Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-07-30
WALSH MEASURE
MEETS DEFEAT
Bill Legalizin9 Saloons Refused
by Assembly.
CLOSED FROG SEASON WINS
Amendments to Spoor Act Coneurred
ln-Solon Asserts Dealers Ship
$4,000 Worth of Meat Annual
iy-Extermination Is Near.

MdUsSOu---l assembly mas 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
waukee who had been denied a sa
loon license under the court decision.
He claimed that II was taking prop
eTty away from innocent people. As
semblyman Potts, Allison. Frederick
and Engebretson claimed that it
would set the provisions of the Baker
law back six years" 1t requires q
two-thirds vote to admit tne bill and
the Walsh motion failed by a vote
of SO to 53. Assemblyman A. j.
Hedding of Milwaukee then attempted
to introduce a bill which would per-
NIT certain hotels to have saloon Ii
censes even though the licenses we're
in excess of the number permitted
under the Baker law. This bill like
wise failed to obtain the required
two-thirds.
Without a 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
bill Furnishes by a fine of not less
than $25 any person who shall catch
frogs during the closed season.
The Walsh bill prohibiting install
ment 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 commission to investi-
gate the advisability of erecting monu-
ments on the battlefields 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 100000 an
nually
On motion OF Assemblyman Axel
Johnson. his bill, which would permit
the 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
Of which Governor McGovern sent a
special message to the senate asking
hem to reconsider the vote and pass
the bill in order to redeem platform
pledge
The senate lifted the call of the
mouse and by vote of II to Is 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. 1t was
defeated.
Senator Skogmo said that the bill
would be a political issue iD the next
campaign. He called attention to the
fact that the measure had the indorse-
ment of labor. Secator Husting said
that ii was more important 10 con-
serve the manhood of the state than
machinery. The bill was opposed by
Senator Teasdale. who said there was
no call for such legislation.