Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-31
TO REDUCE SIZE OF
BOARD Of CONTROL?
Bill in House Would Have Only
Three Members.
OWEN WANTS TO BE JUSTICE
Attorney General Announces That He
Is a Candidate for Supreme Court
REHABILITATION VIII Be
Held in April.

Madison. - The first consolidation
measure to be offered by the admin
istradon is a bin which would re-
duce the membership of the state
board of control. The present board is
composed of five members. BY the
terms of bill offered In the house
by AssembIyman L. a. Everett of
Eagle River, administration floor lead
er, the size of the board of control
will be reduced TO three members.
They VIII be appointed by the gov
ernor and confirme'' by the senate for
term uf six years The salary will
be 5000 annually.
An unexpected announcement came
from Attorney General Walter q.
Owen. In a statement he comes out
as a candidate for the position of
justice of the Wisconsin supreme
court. The election will be held ip
April. Mr.. Owen will oppose JUS
tice r. d. Marshall of Chippe-
wa Falls. who was appointed as a
member of the supreme court by Gov.
William II. Upham in 1895. Owen has
thrice been elected attorney general
of the state and is one of the best
known men in Wisconsin politics. The
contest promises to be an interesting
one.
A blow at the interference of the sa-
loon with dry territory is directed in a
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blyman |. ]. Kyam Of Rice Lake. The
measure provides that no saloon shall
be maintained within two miles Of any
territory which has voted dry. This
bill VIII prevent th- location Of road
houses close to The border of dry ter
rltory which mas always been cOnsid-
cred a menace under present laws.
This bill will give the people Of the
dry territory the opportunity to main
tain dry conditions as they have voted
without saloons interfering by plant
ing grog shops close to their borders"
declared Assemblyman Kvam.
Not to Call Van Hise.
President Van P'se Of the Univer-
sity will not be called before the leg
islature to explain his position in per-
hitting William JeL nings Bryan to
speak on prohibition and denying the
use of the university building to Max
Eastman for address on Socialism.
When the resolution was reached Sen
ator Timothy Burke asked that IL be
given immediate consideration. The
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Milwaukee, 10 have the resolution re-
ferred TO a committee failed. The
senate then killed the resolution iy a
vote Of 81 to 4.
A bin was offered by Senator George
r. Skogmo for the regulation Of state
fire insurance rates.
The re-appointment of State Dairy
and Food Commissioner George ].
Weigle and State Railroad Commits
sioner Henry r. Crumbower were con-
firmed by the senate without opposi-
ton.
Assembly concurred in senate hill
continuing state board of public af-
fairs with an annual appropriation Of
$4,000. II passed n memorial on the
death of Henry Smith, former Milwau-
kee alderman.
An amendment to the mothers pen
sion law has been offered I'm the senate
by Senator Timothy Burke Of Green
Bay which provides that before a moth
err can receive aid under the law she
must have been Il resident OF the coun-
ty for at least one year The bin pro-
vides that 1t must be shown that the
person is without an income or means
of support. The amount of aid is also
reduced by the terms of the bill. The
Burke measure would give SO instead
of SIS per month for the first child
and IS instead of $40 for each addI-
tional child. The present law fixes the
amount which one family may receive
at $40. and the Burke bill reduces this
to $50.
A law givinE the minority of the leg
islature the right to summon any Off
dial before the Legislature to answer
for his official act Is provided for 10 Il
oil offered by Assemblyman Glenn
Turner of Milwaukee. The bill pro-
vides that upon petition of six mem
bers of the senate, not more than four
If whom shall belong to the same po-
itical party. or of II members Of the
assembly. not more than nine of whom
shall belong to the same political par
ty, any officer of the state, whether ap-
pointed or elected, shall appear before
that branch OF the legislature to an
swer questions touching upon his OIL
cial act The request for appearance
must be signed by members Of the leg
islature. All proceedings. including
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U. Of w. Has Heartbeat Machine.
Madison A string galvano-
meter for registering the pulsatiOn Of
the heart, the second TO be construct
ed in the United Suites. has been com.
pleted by J. s. Nipple. expert instru-
ment maker in the medical instrument
shop at the university.
Lutheran Pastor Resigns
1ennuunoarup - Roy pefor T. NaI-