Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-04-11
JOINT SESSION OF
LEGISLATURE HELD
Unprecedented Meeting Of Both
Branches of the Assembly.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION UP
House Finally Passes the EvJue Liquor
Referendum Bill by a Vote Of Sc
to 37-Now Goes to Senate
for Action.

hiaFked an event without precedent
since Wisconsin became state
First the assembly adopted a resolu-
ton calling for a joint committee of
the whole. When IL reached the senate
it was discovered that there was no
such procedure In the rule book, and
the senate changed it to joint con-
yention. 1t finally resulted that while
Lieutenant Governor Dithmar and
Speaker Whittet presided in dignified
state, with the clerks at their posts, the
senators and assemblymen were alb
sent. there being no rule to require
their presence.
The bills discussed embrace about all
the theories of industrial education.
superintendent Cary opposed one ia
vored by Dean Birge. representing
President Van Hise. which divorces the
industrial education work from the
work Of the schools and gives the
state board of industrial education the
control. 1t is the contention of those
in favor of the bill that capital and
labor know best how to conduct indus
trial and vocational educational lnsti-
tutions, and the school men claim the
educators should be in charge.
Demand Woman Member.
Scores of petitions were received in
the assembly in the past few days pro-
testing against the passage of the Ev-
erett bill changing the personnel Of the
state board of control, unless the bill
is amended SO as to provide for
woman member. The present board is
composed OF five members, one of
whom is n woman. The Everett bill
provides for a board Of three members
who must take up their residence in
Madison and devote their entire time
to the duties of the board. The Ev
erett bill does not provide that any of
the three shall be woman but does
provide that there shall be woman
10 visit the different state Institutions.
The womau's clubs Of the state de
clare that with so many women CON
fined to the state institutions. It is
but just that they be given representa-
ton by one member on the board.
Even the backbird may be the sub
iect of legislation. A long petition has
been presented ia the assembly ask
ing for the passage of law placing
bounty on blackbirds. II the legiyla-
ture does not think such a law would
be feasible. 1t asks that county boards
be given the power'to offer bounties
for the killing OF blackbirds.
Excitement in Senate.
The senate INDUCED its first excite
ment OF the session when Senator
Schultz moved a call of the house and
kept the members behind locked doors
until he decided he had been unduly
excited by the arguments and with
drew his motion, the call being raised.
Ii all happened when Senator Bennett
moved indefinite pOstponement Of the
Schultz bill which originally took away
the powers of the railroad commission
as they apply to municipal waterworks
departments. The bill was amended
and the senate wgs about to engrOss II
when Senator Bennett moved to kill 1t.
The Milwaukee senator. evidently be
liev,ng he had lost his fight. moved the
call. After the call was raised the
senate proceeded to vote his way.
Referendum Bill Passed.
The assembly passed the Evjue
LIQUOR referendum bill by a vote OF So
TO 81. The bill must remain in the
house "a hours TO await any motions
which may be presented for recOnsid-
Grafton.
Dispose Of Many Bills.
The assembly killed the Duffy reso-
luton 70 amend the constitution so as
to extend the credit OF the state to set
tiers in northern Wisconsin. 1t killed
the Kent resolution memorializing con
gress in favor of public ownership and
operation of railroads. It engrossed
the Everett bill, increasing the qualifi-
cations for teachers: the Rosa bill in
creaslng the time under which an ac-
ton may be brought for seduction and
the Bradley bill. providing for the pub
lie ownership of opera houses and
recreation centers. The assembly by
a vote of AZ TO "a engrossed the Rogers
bill to pay members of the legislature
10 cents mileage 20 and from the capt
tai not oftener than once Ia 30 Gays.
This will permit members TO go home
once each month at state expense. En-
grossment was given the Poor bill CIV
ing all cities the power TO appropriate
money to aid in the securing of con
ventions.
Money for National Guard.
In the assembly. Assembiyman Bur
nett moved that the bin appropriating
$500 600 per annum for the National
Guard of Wisconsin. be recalled from
the committee on state affairs and re
turned 70 the clerks desk The motion
was agreed TO by unanimous consent.
Mr.. Burnett then moved 20 suspend
the rules to advance the bin 70 en-
grosSment The hIll was ordered to
engrnssment and was referred 10 he
committee on finance. Senator VIII
cox's bin providing for state aid for
the construction of armories for
Guardsmen will get new impetus.
To peadhead State officers.
Assemhlyman W. A. Duffy Of Bay
field county has just offered bin In
the house TO compel the railroads ia
furnish free transportation TO any cleo
tive state officer. The bill does noh
comrletely repeal the anti-pass law,
hut II makes a rather startling modi-
flcatlon. It provides that every railroad
company operating in this state ''in
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