Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-21
ELOPERS SAFE
IN WISCONSIN
Assembly Refuses to Blight
Loves Young Dream.
CAN BE MARRIED IN STATE
Bill to Prevent Runaway Couples
From Coming into Wisconsin
From Other Commemorative
Is Killed.


Madison. May 1.-THE assembly has
refused to blight loves young dream
It killed a bill aimed to prevent az
fectionate young couples clipping
across the state line from Illinois and
Iowa and ringing wedding bells in
the Wisconsin border towns, and also
TO make questionable runaway
matches OF Wisconsin people into
border states.
The bill was championed by Assem-
blyman Rosa.
1T win prevent runaway matches,
by requiring that couples conform to
the laws OF their own states instead
of getting across the line to eyade
them" Rosa said.
Don C. Hall opposed the bill, partly
because of a clause which penalties
the officiating magistrate up to fine
of $1,000 or year in jail Rosa ex-
planned it was to check marrying
magistrates"
Pay for Condemned Cattle.
Senator Cunningham's bill to extend
the time two years during which the
state will pay for cattle reacting to
the tubercular test was engrossed in
the assembly. The bill fixes a limit
for condemned cattle of $40 per head
The law enacted two years ago pro-
vided that after July /, 1913, the state
would make no payments for con-
demned cattle. This bill extends the
limit two years.
Following close upon the assemblys
action in killing the Stevens bill for
an habitual criminals act, the senate
took the same course with the Stevens
bill providing for an indeterminate
sentence and the paroling of convicts
Both measures were championed by
the state board of control. Upon mo-
ton of Senator Skogmo. the senate
tabled the nomination of Glen p.
Host to be state fire marshal
Echo of Ekern Controversy.
The Ekern-McGovern controversy
has again bobbed up in the senate,
when that body sent to engrossment
the Bosshard bill giving to the circuit
court power to review any order of re-
moval made by the governor, or to the
supreme court in case such officer was
appointed with the senste's consent.
The vote was Is to u.
The assembly engrossed the Burke
bill appropriating $4,000 out of the
hunters license fee money for the es-
tablishment of state game farm on
the state forestry reserve.
Favors Licenses for Plumbers.
Assemblyman Gannon's bill giving
the state board of health power to APP
point inspectors and license plumbers
in cities of the first, second, third and
fourth classes was engrossed. The
bill does not apply to cities of the
fourth class having a population OF
less than $500 This bill has been
repeated at previous sessions of the
legislature, but went to engrossment
with practically no opposition.
The Kneen bill to prevent the dupli-
cation of telephone companies in
towns, the same as the present Law
operating in cities, was cngrossed.
l.. l.. Johnson's bill extending he
FIRST and second choice, now applied
only to primaries, to the general cleo
lions was laid on the table. On motion
of Assemblyman Roesler, Chinnock's
bill to appropriate $4,000 to reprint
portion of the farmers institute bulle-
tins WIS killed
Fc- Direct Election.
Assemblyman Everett's bill provid-
ing for the direct election of United
States senators was engrossed. The
assembly killed the Dietrich bill for
the regulation of stocks and bonds.
This bill was practically a copy of the
Kansas blue sky law 1t also killed the
Frederick bill providing that voter
must live in the precinct at least 80
days before he can vote.
Assemblyman Walsh of Milwaukee
put up determined fight for his bill
to curb the activities of the install
ment houses His substitute amend
ment providing that the goods pur-
chased cannot be taken away IL the
purchaser has already paid down 80
per cent was adopted. and the bill
went to engrossment.
Assemblyman Holmes succeeded in
having the Hansen amendment TO the
Martin Sunday closing law defeated.
This would leave it to the common
councils, town and village boards TO
provide ordinances for Sunday regula-
ton.
The senate passed the Rhea bill pro
viding that county superintendent
shall hold examinations at least twice
a year in two different places in the
county.