Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-03-12
OCTOBER z A
LEGAL HOLIDAY
Bill Adopted in Assembly by Vote
of 43 to az.
SEEKS AN EARLY CLOSE
Hawn's Resolution is Passed to Hold
Session of Legislature on Satur-
day of Every Other Week
Goes to Senate Now.

Madison-By a majority OF one
vote. the assembly passed the Nye
bill making October u. Columbus day,
legal holiday The vote caused an
animated debate and stood 43 to AZ
The assembly also adopted a resolu-
ton offered by Assemblyman C d.
Hawn of Pierce county to hold SEES
sions of the legislature on Saturday of
every other week.
The senate has accepted the resigna-
ton of f. f. Browne, congressman
elect, of Waupaca.
Forbids Marriage Of Cousins.
The assembly passed the Chinook
bill prohibiting persons of a closer kin
than second cousins from marrying;
the Axel Johnson bill permitting an APP
peal from the decision of the town
board when it refuses to permit the
stringing of telephone wires along d
public highway. and the Viebahn bill,
requiring a teacher to instruct pupils
in manners" at least two hours
week A score of bills relating TO the
catching of fish in different localities.
among the most important of which
was the Schnitzler bill prohibiting the
drawing of nets at night, have beer
engrossed in the assembly.
There is a bill before the legislature
for four-year term for city officers.
The moving spirit back of 1t is Alder
man f. C. Bogk of Milwaukee.
Aims Blow at University.
Nf
Bay is opposed to the University of
Wisconsin competing with the farm
ers in the selling of milk and the
manufacture of butter. In a bill of
five lines introduced in the senate he
seeks to do away with this competi-
ton. His bill provides that the Uni
versity of Wisconsin is hereby prohib-
tied from purchasing milk for other
| than experimental and educational
/ purposes. Any surplus creamery
| products of the University of WiscoE
sin shall be sold and disposed of to the
several state institutions"
| In the city of Madison a big milk
and cream trade has been built up by
/ the dairy school of the university. In
many sections of the state university
butter is sold at high figure. Sen
ator Burke claims that this competi-
| ton with the dairymea should be pro-
| hibited and that the university should
not purchase milk from the farmers of
Dane county for the purpose of making
butter for sale
Spring Shooting Bill Killed.
Without word OF opposition the
assembly killed the Litza bill to per-
NIT spring shooting in the state. For
merly this measure has caused the hot
test discussion, but, with the exception
# Assemblyman Paul. the committee
| on fish and game reported unanimous
ly against 1t. The Hull anti-discrimi-
nation bill, which has been defeated
in three past sessions. has passed the
house with hardly a dissenting vote.
To Check Autoists' Speed.
| A unique method of preventing auto
lists from speeding faster than the law
allows is Incorporated in the Richard
| son bill. which provides that no auto
mobiles shall be sold in the state with
a power that will carry the car faster
! than % miles an hour Richardson is
/ a farmer. and farmers complain that
/ the speeding. of cars by ioy-riders re
| suit In accidents and are damaging to
the roads. The provisions of the bill
| do not apply to automobiles which are
| already owned in the state nor to cars
| operated by nonresidents. Evidently
! Mr. Richardson intends that police Off
I
! GERS and surgeons will be allowed to
| operate cars that will go faster than
the law allows. for he excerpts these
two classes from the provisions of the
! bill
Senator Zophy of Milwaukee, the
| lone Socialist senator in the upper
| house will ask unanimous consent to
| introduce a bill requiring all persons
! pleading guilty to a crime TO permit
a sufficient number of witnesses TO be
| sworn n substantiate the plea. His
bill is said to be instigated as the re-
| suit of recent Dane county case.
"Dogskin' Johnson pleaded guilty TO
murder in the first degree. After he
reached the state prison Johnson
| claimed that he was innocent but that
he entered the plea of guilty for fear
| he would BE lynched. The proposed
:.ephy bill would compel the taking of
| a sufficient amount Of testimony to
reasonably substantlate the charge.