Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-30
WALSH MEASURE
MEETS DEFEAT
8iIl LegaIizing Saloons Refused
by Assembly.
CLOSED FROG SEASON WINS
Amendments to spoor Act Concurred
in-Soion Asserts Dealers Ship
$50, 900 Worth of Meat Annual
b-ExtermInation Is Near.

Madison-The assembly has re-
fused to permit the introduction OF
The Walsh bill, which would legalize
nearly 1000 liquor licenses in the
state that have been declared illegal
by a decision of the supreme court.
Defeated in the senate, Assemblyman
Walsh made an attempt to introduce
the bill in the house. He said that
there were 266 saloonkeepers in Mil
waakee who had been denied sa,
loon license under the court decision.
lie claimed that it was taking prop
.er5y away from innocent people. As
seniblyman Potts, Allison, Frederick
and Engebretson claimed that i it
would set the provisions of the Baker
las back six years" 1t requires
two-thirds vote to admit the bill and
the Walsh motion failed by a vote
Of SO to 3d. Assemblyman A. j..
Hedding Of Milwaukee then attempted
TO introduce a bill which would per-
nit certain hotels to have saloon IL
censes even though the licenses were
Ia excess of the number permitted
under the Baker law. This bill like
wise failed to obtain the required
twO-thirds
Without vote of opposition, the
assembly concurred in the amend
ments to the Spoor frog bill, which
makes the months of March and April
a closed season Spoor claimed that
the dealers of frogs in Wisconsin
annually shipped $4,000 of frog meat
TO the markets of Chicago and New
York. He feared that the frog would
be exterminated in Wisconsin, ''as the
snake had been from Ireland" unless
a closed season was declared. The
bid Furnishes by fine of not less
than $25 any person who shall catch
frogs during the closed season.
The Walsh bill prohibiting install
iaent agents from taking back the
goods of the purchaser without the
consent of the owner was given final
passage and now goes to the governor.
The assembly advanced the bill
providing for a commission to inYestl-
gate the advisability of erecting monu-
ments on the battlef1elds of GAINESVILLE
and Antietam. Assemblyman Roessler
moved indefinite postponement, saying
the state had erected sufficient num-
Der OF monuments. Assemblyman
Holmes championed the measure.
Final concurrence was given to the
Peavey bill increasing the powers OF
the board of health and increasing
the state appropriation to $4,000 an
i,aaliy
on motion of Assemblyman Axel
Johnson, his bill, which would permit
sue Bull Moose" party to get a place
on the primary and general election
ballots. was sent back to the senate.
This was the bill which was killed In
the senate two weeks ago and in favor
az which Governor MeGovern sent a
special message to the senate asking
them to reconsider the vote and pass
the bill In order to redeem q platform
pledge.
The senate lifted the call OF the
house and by F. vote of IL to 13 killed
the bill providing for one days rest
in seven for employees. Senator Skog-
mo offered a substitute that would
permit the industrial commission to
make reasonable exemptions. It was
defeated.
Senator Skogmo said that the bill
would be a political issue In the next
campaign He called attention to the
fact that the measure had the tndorse-
Jaent of labor Senator Husting said
that it was more important to con-
serve the manhood of the state than
machinery The bill was opposed by
Senator Teasdale. who said there was
40 cali for such legislation.