Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-03-19
WILL PROTECT
FROGS IN STATE
Assembly Passes Bill for Closed
Season.
SPooR MAKES ELOQUENT PLEA
Author Of Measure Asserts Methods Of
Hunters in Handling the Animals
Is 6srbaric-Sees p 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 ] 10
JuIe /. forbidding eating or hunting
in that time. Spoor made an eloquent
plea
Hunters Are Barbaris.
THE methods of frog hunters are
barbayIc," he said Il have seen men
cut i've frogs in two. tossing the hind
quarters into a 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.
don't think you gentlemen win hesis
tate to expend the cost of those brass
spittoons to give US the chance TO be-
come full-hedged citizens" Miss Ada
James Of Richland Center thus closed
her argument Tor a resubmission OF
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 filed
the assembly floor and galleries and
oyeriowed into the parlors and lobby.
There was. however. just as much
earnestness shown by the sufragists
even if the support was not SO great.
The hearing was on Senator Glenn's
bill. PISS. granting women the right OF
suffrage. Senator Glenn spoke briefly
at the opening of the hearing, leaving
Il to the women present to make the
arguments
Miss James said that even IL 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 cleo ton 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 candi-
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. rs
proud of the fact that the state is free
from the domination of the railroads
and corporations and 1t 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 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 a majority
| OF $4,000 II suffrage had carried, he
maintained. IL would have needed con
] HlutIdUie udfuluodu ApA amy W
/ 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
/ Il again"
Would it tend to educate the peo-
| ple?' asked Senator Teasdale. the
! chairman of the committee
1T would not" replied MIR 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 aud that court has
spoken There was a 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 it.
! think it is an insult ALMOST To say il
is wrong to introduce this bill at this
/ session