Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25
STATE ASSEMBLY
ADJOURNS ATLAST
Makes Final Get Away After
Passing 700 New
Laws.
FIFTY PER CENT DEFEATED
Session Has Been Shorter Than the
One Two Years Ago, the War
Having a Tendency to
Shorten the Work.

Madison.-The fifty-third session Of
the Wisconsin legislature adjourned
sine die Monday evening. All had
been accomplished early In the day ex-
cept the prefunetory adoption of the
resolutions notifying the governor that
the work of the session had been com
pleted and asking him If he had any
further information TO submit.
Lieut.. GOV. +. F. Dithmar pre-
sided over the closing session Of the
senate and Speaker l., c. Whittet pre-
sided in the house. The conclusion of
the assembly today marked a unique
record for Speaker Whittet. He has
not missed a single daily session since
the opening of the legislature on Janu-
airy 10.
over 700 laws have been enacted.
Fifty per cent Of the bills introduced
IN the legislature were defeated. The
records of the senate today show that
there were III senate bills introduced
and l04 senate joint resolutions. In
the assembly there were 72l bills Of
fered and 1921 joint resolutions.
Signs Trust Regulation Bill.
The Whittet bill regulating combina-
lions, trusts and moncpOlies has been
signed by Governor Philip. The idea
of the bill is to help reduce the cost
Of living. A hearing was given this
bin by the governor at which f. II.
u no m
the measure. Discovery was then
made that the original bill as drawn
would only apply to an attempt Of a
domestic corporation TO unlawfully
boost prices.
Governor Philip suggested that
the bill be recalled and amended so as
to make the terms Of the measure ap-
plicable to individuals and TO foreign
and domestic corporations. Both
houses of the legislature have recalled
the bill. incorporated the amendment
suggested by the governor and within
an hour after this legislative action
Governor Philip gave the measure his
approval. The measure is an lmpor-
tant one.
Checks Price Boosting.
This bill is designed to check uniaw-
ful boosts in prices. It is said that il
may be used against manufacturers,
who, it is charged have recently in
creased prices far beyond the cost of
manufacture and reasonable profit,
The penalty section Of the measure
allows citizen TO begin an action
against any lalce-boosting concern,
and II the facts of conspiracy to in
crease prices is established, then the
law permits penalty recovery of all
amounts paid for the goods; besides,
he is allowed 10 keep the goods free of
cost. The bill is one of the most
sweeping antitrust acts enacted by
any legislature and will probably be
freely used during the coming year
against price-boOsting combines in this
state.
The legislature has recalled from
the governor the bin which relates to
servants and which provides that no
girl under eighteen years of age could
be employed without having first OBJ
tained q permit from the Industrial
commission. The governor declined TO
sign the bill under those conditions,
pointing out that this would prohibit
the employment of girl in farm
kitchen and would work hardship in
many cases. Under the provisions Of
the law as IL was passed, if woman
engaged the service of a girl under
eighteen TO mind her baby for an hour
while she went to a moving-picture
show she would have 10 get permit
from the industrial commission. This
provision was stricken out and IL is
SAID that the governor will now sign
the bill.
Vetoes Donnelly Bill.
Governor Philip vetoed the Don
nelly hill passed by the legislature, re
straining the alienation Of personal
property for a longer period than dur
ing the time Of the lives Of two per
sons in being and Il years after their
death. The bin proposed 10 place the
same restraint Oh the change Of own
ership of personal property as Is now
en- real property.
The measure would, if it became a
law. tend TO restrain the making Of
longtime trusts of personal property.
The governor in his veto message said
that he objected 10 the bill because
charitable Institutions and associations
were not exempted from its provisions,
and because II would tend 10 create
such litigation TO determine whether
1t was valid.
For State Reinsurance.
Under chapter 49, Of the laws Of
1917 the commissioner Of insurance
may. with the governors approval,
purchase such reinsurance as may be
necessary 10 properly distribute the
risk. provided DO such reinsurance
shall be affected when the net risk car
ried by the state insurance fund shall
not equal or exceed 10000. nor where
the rate Of assuming a proportional
amount Of the risk shall exceed that
received by the state insurance fund.
The commissioner shall collec1 reiusur-
ance upon any loss and pay The same
INTO the state insurance fund.
Senator Pullen Going to France.
Just as soon as the session Of the
legislature was brought 10 a close Sen
ator A. +. Pullen Of North Fond do Lac
--..,,r.sf 70 leave for Franco 10 ms