Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-18
PLAN TO LIMIT
SESSIONS FAILS
Assembly Defeats Resolution
for 90-Day Meets.
PRESENTED BY CARL HANSEN
Ruled Out Of Order by Speaker Whit.
tet Because Similar One Had
Been Considered Earlier
in the Session.

Madison. - The plan to amend
the state constitution so as to
limit sessions OF the legislature TO 90
days has been defeated IN the assem-
bly,. The resolution presented by AS
semblyman Carl Hansen Of Manitowoc
was ruled out of order by Speaker
Whittet because similar resolution
had been considered earlier in the
session. A motion to suspend the
rules 10 take up the Hansen resolu-
ton failed after sharp debate.
Every member of this legislature
knows that these sessions are too
long" declared Assemblyman Crosby
OF Clark county The people of the
state wonder why we still continue
in session. l am in favor of the linn
itation."
Assemblyman Hambrecht opposed
the resolution. Other speeches in its
favor were made by Assemblymen
Bradley. Budlong and Harrington.
On motion of Assemblyman Dixon
the assembly killed the Ofstie resolu-
ton to permit those who petitioned
for two and one-half cent passenger
fare law to pay that rate. 1t killed
the Pieper resolution repeating all of
the appropriation laws and turning
the states money over to the COVER
nor to expend for the state institu-
lions as his business Judgment
prompts.
Assemblyman Pieper's resolution
for a legislative investigation of the
subject of law enforcement met a
similar fate. II was killed by large
vote after Assemblyman Hambrecht
had pointed out that the state already
had officials to enforce the laws. AS
semblyman Pieper contended that
there was no need of sessions of the
legislature if the laws were not to be
enforced.
The assembly passed the Hambrecht
bill recognizing the state board of
pablo affairs and giving the governor
power to nominate a secretary;
passed the Kurtenacker bill for the
settlement of the Minnesota-Wiscon-
sin boundary dispute; passed the jit-
ney regulation bill and the Caldwell
bill to return the license fee moneys
from motor vehicles, less the cost of
administration. back to the towns for
the oiling and dragging of dirt roads.
The amount that goes back to the
cities will be placed in the county
highway fund for highway construc-
ton work The assembly killed the
Ploeger bill creating a county of
Burke and bill appropriating $685.
600 for the next blennium for the sup
port of county agricultural representa-
tiyes.
The senate gave it's Endorsement
again to the plan of legislative COM
mittee, to consist of subcommittee
of the finance committee, to act as
board of estimates. sitting between
sessions of the legislature to go over
the states finances as a basis for
budget-making The bill came through
the finance committee but is fash
toned after the Skogmo bill creating
a state council. with a branch COM
prising the subcommittee now given
form in the bill Just advanced.
The university extension appropria-
ton bill, containing s206.110 annually
together with $4,000 annually for
books. equipment, etc, passed the sem
ate, Is to G. Passage was also given
to appropriations of $4,000 annually
and $4,000 as a contingent fund for
the attorney generals department; of
$4,000 annually for the state depart
ment of engineering; and $1s.500 an
nually and $1,000 for new buildings
for the branch experiment stations at
Ashland Junction. Spooner and Marsh
field.
The senate killed the Mortensen
bill repeating the county board of edu-
cation law and the Bennett bill re-
pealing the eugenics marriage law.
Governor Philip signed the Morgan
bill amending tho eugenics law by
giving licensed physicians discretion
In diagnosing the condition of pros
pective grooms and reducing the fee
for examination from SO to 81. The
Albers bill for two normal schools in
northeastern Wisconsin was killed.
The senate concurred in the Crosby
bill creating a marketing department
of the dairy and food commission, but
a motion to reconsider the vote has
been entered.
The senate killed the Bray bill to
amend the Hedding act, passed by the
present Legislature, to provide for the
striking out of that provision that al
lows a grain tax receipt to be used
nc an offset TO the income tax.
Articles Of incorporation.
Articles of incarceration were filed