Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-30
Kills EWue Referendum Measure
lust Five Minutes Before 1t
Becomes Law.
PROPOSES SUBSTITUTE LAW
Executive in Message to Legislature
Urges Act Which viii Permit
Only Sale Of Beer and
Wine.

become law. Governor Philip flied his
veto message with the chief clerk of
the assembly. thus denying the people
of Wisconsin the opportunity of yot-
Eng on the subject of wet or dry at the
spring election in 1918.
In the Evjue statewide dry refer
endum bin the message on which was
read in the assembly Governor Phil
ipp recommends the enactment Of the
following additional liquor Legislation
al this session.
A law 10 take effect not later than
July l. 1917, which will permit only
the sale of beer containing not more
than per cent alcohol and wine
to contain not more than 10 per cent
Of aicohol.
He urges this bin as n war measure.
Recommends the enactment Of a law
giving the state thu right 10 cancel any
liquor license that Is issued within the
state. If upon good and sufficient proof
ct can be shown that the person cou-
Quoting such saloon has sold liquor to
a minor or to a person intoxicated.
or 10 one to whom drink is forbidden
by law. The person holding such license
shall not again be eligible 10 receive
a renewed license within the state.
Reason fer Veto.
Discussing his reasons for vetoing
the Eyjue referendum bill. Governor
Philip says that the suggestions he
made to the legislature to amend them
are reasonable and fair These sug-
gestlons were that the breweries he
permitted to>continue to manufacture
fer shipment into other states and
countries where the sale Is permitted
and also that individuals be permitted
to make vine or cider Of their own
product.
There can be no objection founded
upon reason to the amendment that
have suggested. declares the governor
IA his message
May Split Party.
For five months the Evjue bill has
been the leading topic Of discussion II
the legislature There are convictions
here that the Republican, party viii be
split la the campaign over fhis issue.
The dry forces have called mass
meeting conference of all people inter-
eSted IL this issue for Thursday after
noon At this meeting campaign will
b. mapped our for carrying the issue
into every legislative district in the
next campaign.
Governor Philips objections 10 the
Ey iue referendum bin were THAR it was
too sweeping in that 1t would not per
nit breweries 10 operate II the state
voted dry. and further. ,hat II would
not permit the farmer to manufacture
wine for his own table use.
by substantial maIorities RI" house
passed the referendum bill, F." Jared
AssembIyman Eviue. Governor Phil
ipp vetoed the bill The responsible
Try Is upon his shoulders. The peoples
rights were denied by him. Governor
Phillip has made il a political issue,
while 7 was attempting TO take the IS
sue out of state politics by having
referendum vote IN the spring Of 1918.
when no state officials or members Of
the legislature are TO be elected"
XIII Pension Bill.
The bill to pension members Of the
supreme court after they have reached
the age OF sixty-tlve years by allowing
them to retire and become court com
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uually has been defeated in the as
sembIv. This measure has attracted
wide attention because " the f,.ct that
Justice r. n. Marshall would have
come under the terms Of the bill on
January next. Two of the other
seven supreme court judges would have
come under the bin during the next
few years.
The state council Of defense will he
given power to control the food stu
alton in Wisconsin. Practically with
out opposition the assembly advanced
the bill comforting broad powers Of
conhscation and food distribution upon
the state council Of defense,
The assembly reconsidered. but later
killed the Everett bill creating a state
board for the supervision and licens-
ing Of real estate agents It also
killed the V. V. Miller hll on the
same subject.
By a vote of - to the assembly
passed bill providing new method
Of distributing street car taxes.
Municipal Ice Depots.
That many cities OF Wisconsin VIII
avail themselves Of the provisions Of
the Metcalfe bill giving to cities the
power 10 establish municipal depots To
supply ice md fuel is indicated by a
number Of letters which have been re-
ceived at the extension department Of
the university and by members of the
Legislature from cities asking for in
Formation on the subject This bill
brownies that every city of the state
shall haze the power by vote of
three fonrth> Of the memberS-elect of
The common council To operate depotS
or plants.
Appropriations for Defense.
Already appropriations have heen
made direct from the state treasury to
pay expenses caused by the war, The
state council of defense has an unlim-
dted appropriation. a bin is now pend
sng in the assembly appropriating Sl5,-
600 annually for intensive work in the
training Of nurses and tht, is a rider
on the university approprin ion bill
asking for S25.j0o annually for special