Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-09
MEMBERS SLOW
IN RETURNING
Nothing of Importance Done in
the Legislature.
SCIENTISTS MAKE PROTEST
Start Campaign Against Bills Prohib-
ting Practice Of Health Healing
unless Person Has Physi-
sieian's License.

MadiSon.-Iittle OF importance came
up before the legislature. The mem
| bers were slow in returning from
| their homes after the election In the
senate only one or two members We're
present, and the indications are that a
number of unimportant bills will be
disposed of this week, but that no
really important legislation will be
| enacted
/ In the senate the committee on pub
| lie welfare has offered substitute
| bill relating TO the management OF the
| hospital for the criminal insane at
Waupun. The management of the in
stitution is placed directly under the
| state board OF control. The board is
to appoint superintendent and stew
/ ard of the institution. but the other
officers are 70 be appointed by the SD
! perintendent. Aside from the incar-
| ceration of criminals who are insane,
| or of persons accused OF crime but
who have not been tried because of
| their insanity. the committee has add
ed a section which provides for TIE
commitment to that institution of all
| persons who, because of suicidal or
| homicidal tendencies, are dangerous
| to themselves or others now in state
or county hospitals or asyiums for the
insane
Scientists Start Fight.
The Christian Scientists have start
ed letter in protest of the cam
paign against the O'Connor bin in the
senate. These provide for board OF
health license examiners, prohibit any
person from practicing the science OF
health or healing who is not a IL
censed physician. Some of the letters
TO the members claim that this bill is
so stringent in its provisions that IL
would prevent one person binding up
the bruised finger of another, unless
the person who did the tieing of the
bandages was licensed TO practice
medicine or surgery.
All opposition to the Walsh drug
bill has receded. II has been recon-
mended for passage by the commit
fee ON labor. The bill limits the hours
of labor to 100 hours in two weeks.
The bill is backed by the State Drug
| Clerks association.
Oppose 5o-car Limit BILL
The trainmen's 50-ear limit bill In
the legislature is meeting with strong
opposition from the shippers of the
state. The hearing on the bill will not
be held for a week yet, but the mem
bers of the legislature have already
been besieg I'd with letters from the
small shipp ,rs asking that the meas
ure he defeated. Some of the train
men claim that many accidents are
due to the long string of cars, which
cannot always be crowded onto one
siding. The shippers claim that the
wisconsin system of regulation OF
railroads has resulted in grades being
eliminated and that were limit put
on the number of cars to be hauled
shipments would suffer.
There is at least one insurance Dill
| that has been the subject of consld-
cradle correspondence between the
members of the legislature and their
constituents. The bill is fathered by
L. l.. Johnson and provides that insur-
ance policies in this state are void
unless the company who issues them is
authorized to do business in the state.
In other words, this bill Is aimed at
the correspondence scheme of obtain
| ing insurance.
"Bull Moosers" Expected.
/ A fair-sized delegation of Bull
Moosers" are expected here tomorrow
to argue in favor of the Axel Johnson
bill which provides a way for new
parties to get on the primary election
ballot. The bill provides that this may
be done by petition of a certain num-
Der Of names in at least ten counties
of the state. Last fall the Bull
Moosers" were on the ballot in Wis
consin as independent candidates.
| The Hedding bill went into effect
! lust in time so that the county judges
! elected at yesterdays election through
| ont the state will serve for term OF
six instead of four years. For years
the county judges have been attempt
| ing to have this measure passed.
when 1t had gone through both houses
OF the legislature and was properly
enrolled Mr.. Hedding found that the
| governor was in Milwaukee and did
not expect to return to the capitol UNI
| I'll after election. So Hedding took the
copy to Milwaukee for the governor TO
sign and returned on the next train
with the governors signature affixed
in time to have it published and go
into effect officially before the cleo
tiou was held