Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-04-21
BODY OPPOSED TO
ANTV|CE BILLS
UnfavorabIe Report on 4 Meas
ures by Senators.
THREE OTHERS ENDORSED
Recommends For Passage Antipander.
ing 5iII-spirited Fight Over
Passage of Measures
Expected.

Madison. - The possibility of
spirited fight for the passage Of
ths antivice bills recommended by the
special investigating committee which
reported last December is strongly
suggested by the action of the senate
committee on education and public
welfare in returning an unfavorabie
report on four Of the most importaI
Of these measures. Three others were
Endorsed. The II bills framed by the
special committee were the fruits of
Is months of statewide investigation
and hearings. and extensive inquiry
into similar conditions discovered b.
other committees in other states and
large cities.
The bills receiving the standing com
mites adverse report were those APP
plying the Mann act principle to cases
of transportation of women for i'm
moral purposes within Wisconsin: pro-
hibiting indecent shows, exhibitions
and pictures at fairs; against the
spread of venereal diseases. and
against the sale of certalc drugs and
appliances. The committee recon-
mended passage for the antipandering
bill, the bill prohibiting attendance of
women and girls at certain dance
halls, and the bill raising the age of
consent for women. For the latter
bill an amendment is recommended,
providing a penalty for the woman
guilty of seduction. The bills will be
on the calendar later in the week.
Also of large public importance was
the action of the assembly committee
on state affairs in reporting out the
woman suffrage bill without recon-
mendation. II developed that the COM
mittee stood even, but that the next
day. following its vote, Assemblyman
Hess of Waupaca county informed the
chairman that he desired to change
his vote. This would have made the
vote to against the bill, but Cnair-
man Johnson ruled that the record
made in the committee could not be
changed 1t is probable the first fight
when the bill appears on the calendar
Friday will be to change its position
on the calendar to the indefinite post
ponement column.
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ing board 70 make it consist of the
governor and superintendent of public
property ex-officio and a paid editor
of printing, with salary of $4,000 a
year, was introduced by the special
investigating committee. Another bill
authorizes the sale of paper bought
by the state and not used for the
political pamphlet
The assembly adhered to its stand
for higher tuition fees for nonresident
| university students. and by a vote of
4S to AZ refused TO reconsider its vote
in passing the Hambrecht bill. which
now goes to the senate.
The judiciary committees recon-
mendation that the bill making the
Milwaukee county municipal court a
circuit court. which also had the in
dorsement of the state bar associa-
ton, was rejected by the assembly
when it killed the senate bill to that
effect.
Two bills affecting the Milwaukee
civil commission were also killed.
One gave the commission compensa-
ton not to exceed $500 per year. and
the other changed the mode of proce-
dure in dismissals from the service.
The Bosshard antitipping bill is now
before the governor for signature. the
senate concurring in an assembly
amendment applying the law Septem-
Der / next. Thi- completed the legis-
lative record on the bill, which was
opposed by hotel men. train porters.
bellboys and other interests.
The special investigating committee
| presented its consolidation program
as relating to agricultural boards and
commissions before the assembly COM
mittee on agriculture. Senator Plat
Whitman and Attorney F. L. Gilbert
representing the committee. They set
forth that the consolidation of the
state board of agriculture, state live
stock sanitary board and state veter-
marian. state apiary inspection. state
board of immigration and the various
semistate agencies receiving state aid
| for promoting certain agricultural &C.
| tiyities would result in economy in
administration and yield a centraliza-
ton of authority which can only lead
TO more efficiency They asserted
also that this commission. consisting
of three members receiving an ade-
ouate salary. would act as an auditing
| board to pass upon all claims to state
aid. and that with reference to fairs
receiving state money this check is
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