Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-07-23
M'COvERN SIGNS
new BOXING BILL
Contests Limited to Ten Three
Minute Rounds.
WATERPONER BILL IN HOUSE
Passes Senate After Thirteen Hours
Debate-stiil Fighting over Walsh
Saloon ell!-The Lost New Party
nk-eubernatorisI Candidate
Banking Relief Bill Passed.

Banking Relief Bill Passed.
Madison Wis, July 22.-Tbe end OF
the long legislative grind II in sight.
The senate has at last argued and
fought out he waterpo~er PROPOSE
ton. and Il has been passed along 70
the house for the anal war Of
words and shower Of amenGments. In
the measure that was passed IL the
senate after thirteen hours Of debate
the progressives of the Republican
and Democratic parties see a notable
victory With some changes, which do
not tend 10 weaken the bin to any
material extent, the bill that stood the
test and won the votes in tho senate
Is the substitute measure that was
recommended by the special commit
tee on Conservation, the theory Of
which was given the personal o. K. Of
Senator La Toilette. Louis Brandeis,
End others in Washington, D. c.
Senator Nus ting, who shouldered the
major burden in making the debate
for the BILL Is optimistic as to the
fate of the measure IN the house. He
feels that the bill stands an excellent
chance o being passed IN the same
form that It was acted upon By the
senate. II an attempt IS made 10 seri-
ously modify It, the senate is not like
y to submit 20 The new amendments
That fact is pretty generally under
stood in the lower house. and as
everybody IS tired Of working here and
anxious to return home, the bin seems
to have fair sailing
Provides for Thirty-Year Franchises.
One amendment favored by the va.
terpower people met with no opposi.
ton from the friends u me bill. The
amendment provides that when the
state decides 10 cake over a water
power property that 1t shall include n
the compensation that 1t pays 10 the
company the price that was paid for
the site. even II the figure Is consid-
cred excessive. The waterpower men
maintained that such a provision was
but matter OF fair play to the inter.
ests which are willing to spend large
sums of money to develop WATERFOWL.
ers In Wisconsin. and the senate took
that view Of the lEatter
No attempt was made TO tamper
with that section which classifes wa.
terpower concerns as public utilities,
and as public utilities they come un.
der the direction OF the state railroad
commission. The bill also provides
for thirty year franchises, and gives
TO the state the right to take over wa.
terpowers when Il sees fit upon the
payment of Just compensation. In
The other respects the measure is sub.
stantially the same as the bill offered
by the committee on conservation. the
details and sections OF which were
recently published in this column.
The Ne. Boxing Bill.
Wisconsin. fCr many years the scene
Of many boxing contests, has placed
the manly art Of self-defense" upon
a business like basis. The Hedding
bill legalizing tenround no decision
contests passed by the legislature has
been signed by Governor McGovern,
This law is 70 be administered by
commission Of three members appoint.
ed by the governor, The commission
selects its own secretary. who is to be
paid $1,000 a year and is to be the
only salaried officer created under the
act.
Boxing contests are to consist Of
ten threeminute rounds. with a one
minute interluission. Clubs are II.
censed on the basis Of population OF
Fhe city In which il is proposed TO give
shows. A sliding scale has been ar.
sanged for q license fee. the amounts
ranging from SIS for the smaller cities
10 $500 for 4 city the size of Milwau.
kee The state also takes 3 per cent
of the gross receipts for each show
that is given. An annual appropria.
fion Is provided for the commission
and out Of this sum it must meet the
SALARY OF the secretary and the ex-
Ienses Of the administrative board
All contestants must submit to a ply.
steal examination before entering the
ring, and contests cannot be held IN
any hall where liquors are sold. Mil
wauke will secure at least TWO Of
three commissioners, and the commits
sion no doubt win select Milwaukee
as It's headquarters. A Milwaukee
man will probably be chosen secre.
tary Violation Of the law by any
club means forfeiture of its license
g. do business This restriction Is
considered severe enough to make all
clubs live up 10 every provision OF the
act.
AS boxing bills go. it is generally
agreed that the bill passed by the
legislature and signed by the governor
Is good bill" Governor McGovern's
approval of boxing will win for him
many friends In the city OF Milwau.
kee. Politically. the signins Of the
Hedding measure viii reinstate him
with many who failed to support him
In the last campaign, There isn't any
question about that, for few towns in
this country are as fond OF the game