Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-04-07
SUFFRAGE MEASURE
IN LOWER HOUSE
Effort viii Be Made in Assembly
to Pass Bradley Bill.
VOTERS MAY DECIDE ISSUE
Measure VIII Be Defended by john
son and Ofstie-Attempt Will Be
Made by Legislature to Re-
peal State Boxing Law.

Madison.-Interes in the legisla-
ture will be centered around the
effort which will be made in the
assembly to pass the Bradley bill
to submit the question of wom-
ans suffrage to a vote of the peo-
pie. Although there are several bills
in the legislature to extend the priv
ilege, the Bradley bill for a refer
endum on the proposition in the fall
of 1916 was the first reported, and
this by a vote of five to six. Assem-
blyman Axel Johnson said that il this
bill we're defeated in the assembly
the committee would report his bill
which leaves it to the counties to de-
termine whether suffrage shall be ex-
tended to women in such locality. The
debate in favor of woman's suffrage
will be made by Assemblyman Axel
Johnson and Assemblyman Ofstie. II
is not known who is to make the pr1n-
cipal argument against the passage
of the referendum bill.
In sporting circles interest will be
conferred around the attempt which
will be made in the legislature to
repeal the boxing law. The COM
mittee has reported the Julius Han
son BILL to repeal the law, for in
definite postponement. Hanson has
made a canvass of the house and be-
lieves he has a good chance to eff
feet the repeal. Assemblyman He'd
ding, author of the boxing law, on
the other hand declares that the only
complaint against boxing came from
the granting of licenses to fourth
class cities and he is championing a
bill on the calendar for passage,
which prohibits boxing in any city
in the state under 10000 inhabi-
tants. The reason for this, as ex-
planned by Spencer Haven of Hudson,
is that with a crowd of 1000 visitors
coming to a small city like Hudson,
or any other of like size, the COM
munity is awed; the fight spirit per-
meates the whole community, and it
is soon communicated to the school
boys, placing before them a false
ideal.
If at any time there was doubt as
to what the attitude Of Governor
Philip is with respect to appropria-
lions made by the last legislature and
which we're not levied, this uncer-
tainty is removed by the notice sent
to the county clerk of Milwaukee
county and addressed to the chair
man of the county board. This no
tice covers the reported purchase OF
additional state fair property, under
the appropriation made by the legis-
lature of two years ago, and is as fol-
lows:
Press reports indicate that your
board has agreed to purchase addition
al property for state fair with the
understanding that the appropriation
of 1855 900 made by the legislature
of 1918 would be available This ap-
preparation, although made by the leg
islature, was not included in the last
tax levy and the money required to
nav it is therefore not in the treas
ury. 1 N not certain that the legis-
lature now in session will permit this
appropriation to stand, and / advise
YOU not to close contracts for the
purchase of the property until the
legislature has again passed upon the
subject, E. L. PHILIP,
Governor. "
! While the action itself, as it relates
to this particular purchase of land.
is not especially important, it is deep
1v significant witA respect to the pol
tcv of Governor Philip as it relates
to those appropriations made by the
last legislature and for which no tax
levy was made by the same legisla'
ture.
The legislature has been asked to
increase the number of county agri'
cultural representatives. The plan OF
having the county representative con
duct a county short course agricul-
tural school in the winter, and farm
visit plan in summer has proven sc
successful, in the opinion of Dean H
L. Russell of the agricultural college
that he would like to see the extern
sion of the plan to other counties
During March county agricultural
representatives have held schools in
seven counties in this state, and such
accomplishments have been made by
this first hand work that Dean Rus
sell has appeared before the finance
committee of the legislature to urge
a larger appropriation for this pur
pose.
There will be a further hearing owe
the Helm bill to make it possible tt
garnishee the wages of state EN-
ployees who decline to pay their bills.
Varsity Business Manager
II. ]. ThorkeIson, for the past 81
months acting business manager o
the University of Wisconsin, was az
pointed business manager by tn
board of regents. His salary will b.
$4,000 per year.