Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-31
Vote on Suffrage uroeo.

Madlson.-Woman suffrage nou
iooms up as an important issna
before the Wisconsin Legislature
ontli the joint hearing on the question
iast week there was little discussion
ol the Issue. although several bills
nave been introduced by members.
NO" that there has been a presenta.
ion OF the arguments for and against
Tue measures delegations from vari-
GUS sections of the state are here to
urge members to submit the question
TO vote of the people at the Noyem-
per election in 1916. There are two
classes OF suffrage bills before the
legislature.
senator Glenn of Wyalusing and AS
selhDlymen w. c. Bradley of Hudson
ana Hans M. Laursen of Shell Lake
nave introduced bills providing for a
statewide referendum on the woman
Suffrage question at the fall election
in 1915.
senator Pearce Tomkins of Ashland
ana Assemblyman Axel Johnson of
turtle Lake have introduced bills pro.
Vlolng for county option on the sub.
Ject or woman suffrage. These latter
plils are new thought and would per.
mt counties favorable to suffrage to
extend the franchise to women imme.
olately, without awaiting the adoption
OF a statewide amendment.
congressman /. L. Lenroot of SUI
perlor Is here to urge the adoption of
the statewide referendum bills.
IN public statement to members of
the legislature he said that the Wis
cons1n delegation in congress voted
against the federal woman suffrage
amendment because they believed
state legislatures would readily sub
NIT the Issue to vote of the people.
HE declared that if the legislature de-
cllned to do SO some members of the
delegation would be required to
change their position.
Marriages that do not conform with
the conventions of civilized society,""
was the way Senator Otto Bosshard of
La Crosse referred to the 81 common
law marriage contracts filed in Wis
cons1n during the past year. Senator
Bosshard appeared before the senate
committee on judiciary in favor of his
bill to prohibit common law marriages
IN Wisconsin. Senators Fairchild and
Bennett spoke in opposition to the
bill
The exemption of timber lands from
taxation until the trees are cut is
advocated in a bill introduced by AS
semblyman Axel Johnson. The meas
ure has the support of Tax Commits
sioner T. S. Adams and State Forester
E. NJ. Griffith. Both contended that
the Johnson bill was in the interest of
conservation of natural resources.
Commissioner Adams points out that
the heavy taxation Of growing timber
must result in its being cut so that
the man paying the tax may get his
money out of it. Forester Griffith
claims that if the taxation of timber
were exempted there would be less
call for reforestation in Wisconsin.
Assemblyman Harrington of Wal
worth county has introduced bill,
similar to the Whitman bill which has
just been killed by the senate, pro-
viding for the repeal of the law passed
in 1913 requiring the state board of
normal school regents to locate a site
for a new normal school in the north
eastern part of the state. He is also
the author of bill similar to the Han
son measure which has just been rec
commended for passage in the senate
providing for the repeal of the primary
election pamphlet.
Assemblyman Schroeder of Milwau-
kee has offered bill which provides
that any circuit court in the state
may review orders of the state indus
trial commission.