Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-03-19
WILL PROTECT
FROGS IN STATE
Assembly Passes Bill for Closed
Season.
SP0OR MAKES ELOQUENT PLEA
Author Of Measure Asserts Methods of
Hunters In Handling the Animals
Is Barbaric-Sees % Sacks
Embedded in Ice.

Madison.-The frog is to be protect
ed. The assembly unanimously passed
the Spoor bill providing for closed
season for frogs from November 1 to
June 1, forbidding eating or hunting
in that time Spoor made an eloquent
plea.
Hunters Are Barbara.
''The methods of frog hunters are
barbaric." he said. Il have seen men
cut live frogs in two, tossing the hind
quarters into q sack and throwing the
still struggling forequarters on the
floor Last week ] saw men take %
sacks of frogs which they found i'm
bedded In ice
THE brass spittoons distributed
about the capitol cost $24 each. l
don't think you gentlemen will hest
tate to expend the cost of those brass
spittoons to give us the chance to be-
come full-1edged citizens" Miss Ada
James of Richland Center thus closed
her argument for resubmisslon or
the question of woman suffrage to the
people before the senate committee
on education and public welfare,
How interest in this matter has
fallen off was shown in the little
group Of women who gathered in the
committee room as compared with the
gathering two years ago, which nlled
the assembly floor and galleries and
overlooked into the parlors and lobby.
There was, however, just as much
earnestness shown by the sufraglsts
even if the support was not so great.
The hearing was on Senator Glenns
bill, 225S, granting women the right OF
suffrage Senator Glenn spoke briefly
at the opening Of the hearing, eaving
it to the women present to make the
arguments.
Miss James said that even if some
women did not care to vote, they
could join the 10000 men who did
not feel like exercising their right OF
suffrage at the recent election In this
state. Miss James said that more
votes were cast on the woman suf-
frage question in November than were
cast for the three candidates for gov
ernor or for the presidential candl-
dates, or for all the other amendments
on the ballot, which indicated the in
terest taken In the question. The de-
feat of the bill was due. she said, to
the Retail Liquor Dealers association
and the German-American alliance.
Wisconsin," said Miss James, is
proud of the fact that the state is free
from the domination Of the railroads
and corporations and it cannot be that
you will let the liquor dealer have the
last word on this subject
Miss James said the only argument
which should be considered against
the resubmission of the bill to the
people for a referendum vote was
that of expense.
Robert Wild of Milwaukee, repre-
senting the German-American alliance,
was the only one who appeared
against the bill Mr.. Wild made but
a short address. The proposition, he
said, had been defeated by majority
of $4,000. If suffrage had carried, he
maintained, it would have needed con-
siderable hardihood for anyone to
come before the present legislature
and asked to have the question re-
submitted to the people,
This question has been thoroughly
discussed, said Mr.. Wild. "and / do
not believe the people care to vote on
1t again
would it tend to educate the peo-
ple?" asked Senator Teasdale. the
chairman of the committee.
1T would not" replied Mr.. Wild.
THE people have been educated.
With due Difference to the senator
who introduced the bill it seems to
me almost impudent to bring this mat
ter in again There was an appeal to
the highest court and that court has
spoken. There was fair, square
vote, and that should stand"
Progress is slow, and has been
slow from the beginning of time"
said Senator Glenn. There has al
ways been some who opposed 1t.
think it is an insult almost to say 1t
is wrong to introduce this bill at this
session