Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
FAST WORK DONE
BY LEGISLATURE
Large Number of Measures Dis
posed of by Assembly.
SESSION TO END MAY IT
Revolution Looking to Adjournment
on That Day Provides That No
New Bills Be Offered
After April p.

Madison, April 1.-THE assembly
showed its apparent favor for on in
vestigation and survey OF the forestry
reserve lands in northern Wisconsin
when 1t voted down Assemblymen An
dersoD's motion TO reduce the member
ship Of the commission from eight to
five. When it seemed likely the bill
would be put through at once. Assem-
blyman Sawyer offered a substitute
amendment, and the bill was laid
over under the rules. The bill pro-
vides the committee shall report at
the 1915 session. 1t carries a clause
that no more lands shall be proposed
for purchase by the state forestry
board for increasing the forest re-
serve until July 1, 1915.
May Adjourn May IS.
Assemblyman Axel Johnson has in
troduced a resolution that all bills
which have heretofore been referred
to committees shall be reported to
the clerks desk by May 6 and placed
upon the calendar. All bills received
from the senate after that date will be
referred to the calendar without fur
Their hearings. Under this resolution
no new bills can be offered after
April %. The object of this resolu-
ton is to close the session by May
IT. Speaker Hull claims that the
work of the session is progressing so
rapidly that 1t will be easy to close
on that date. The assembly has en-
crossed the viebahn bill chasing
stammerers with detectives. so that
they may receive the same state aid
in matters of education as deaf pupils
do. 1t killed the l.. L. Johnson bill
prohibiting insurance men from act
Ing as tax assessors. 1t engrossed
and passed the Viebahn bill providing
that teachers shall be allowed their
regular pay while attending teachers
institutes.
Dam Owners Doubly Liable.
Without word of opposition the
assembly engrossed the Hull bill hold
ing all owners of stocks in dams dou-
bly, liable for any damage which might
be done by reason of floods or break
outs caused by the washout of the
dam. Speaker Hull introduced the
bill because OF the disastrous expert
ences at Black River Falls two years
ago. when the Hatfield dam broke and
nearly wiped the city of Black River
Falls off the map.
The assembly has indefinitely post
poned the l. N. Stewart bill providing
that country boards may establish
peoples Institutes. This was part
of the social center scheme which is
being developed by Prof E. G.. Ward
OF the University of Wisconsin.
BY vote of 6S to z, the assembly
refused to indefinitely postpone the
Kiefer bill limiting the application of
conspiracy in labor disputes. The
bill was engrossed and then passed
under suspension of the rules. Courts
have always denied that the right OF
labor to maintain weapons and defend
their labor is a property right, and
the kiefer bill classed the employer
of labor the same as the employee.
This is considered one of the big la
Fee Splitting Is Barred
The Hull bill permitting the normal
schools TO give two years of univer-
sty work was re-referred to the com
mittee on education for further hear
ing The assembly has passed the
Frederick bill prohibiting fee splitting
among physicians. This bill was OPP
posed By Assemblyman Hansen, who
thought that any such class legislation
should not be enacted. 1t was up
held by Assemblymen Frederick Don
G. Hall and Hurlbut The argument
developed that the best physicians of
the state are now asking for a meas
ure of this kind.
Judson Halls bill for elective mem
bership of the board OF regents Of the
University of Wis consin has been
laid over until next Tuesday.
The joint finance committee has IA
vorably reported the Linley bill for an
investigation of white slavery in the
state of Wisconsin. 1t has also re-
ported the bill for $4,000 additional
appropriation for tuberculosis work in
this state
Under suspension of the rules the
senate passed the Carpenter bill ap-
propriating for a joint committee of
the legislature to investigate for a
permanent location for the state fair
The bill now goes to the governor.
The bill by Senator Burke for state
game farm was ordered engrossed.
The Hansen bill, fostered by Police
Chief Jansen of Milwaukee for the
licensing of private detective agen-
cies, was killed