Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-06
Receipts of Wisconsin Will Meet
the Amount of Legislative
Appropriations.
A TOTAL OF s28,OOo,0oo
Estimated That Finances of the State
Will Be Safe Without Providing
Any Further Source of
Revenue.

approximate S2S0OOOO0 for the bien-
MUM. as shown by figures compiled by
the finance committee. This will be
within the estimated receipts of the
state. SO that no levy viii be necessary
for the usual expenses. The estimated
receipts are SIS, 500, 900. The total APP
preparations will be very near to the
figures of the last legislature.
Members of the finance committee,
headed by Mr.. Whitman, occupied the
week end In visiting Leslie. Lafayette
county. where stands the two-Story
frame structure which was the terri
torlal capitol of Wisconsin in which
the first territorial council met 10 1886.
The structure Is now used as cow
barn. 1t is located about two miles
from Belmont. the first capital In Wis
cOnsin.
Some years ago the building was
moved across the road from its original
site. but the place where IL first stood
8 stlll marked by a marble slab. A
bill is pending in the legislature 10
purchase the old territorial capitol
building. together with another old
building. which was used for some Off
cial purpose, and the original site, two
acres in extent The cost will be about
5000 Historical societies Of the
state favor the purchase.
Licenses for Detectives.
Private detectives, private police and
employment agencies will be licensed
By the state II the Ohl bin, which has
passed the assembly. is concurred In.
The bill forbids any person 10 receive
ii fee. or To represent himself 10 be en-
gagged in any of the occupations named
IN the bill. without first taking "a IL
cpnse from the secretary Of state, An
amendment WAS adopted 10 eliminate
private watchmen, investigators ami
claim adjuSters from the bill The IL
cense fee is s. per year Applicants
for license are required To give bond
Of 81 600, with rwo sureties capable of
indemnifylng any person who suffers
by reason Of the transaction Of any Of
the agencies ~ whom the license Is
granted. The fine for operating with
ouf license is 500 70 $50
A big sign of the times IN legislative
circles is the fact that there is no
printed bulletin Of committee hearings
for the week The mills Of legislation
have weIl-uigh ground their grist
9-he Joint finance committee Is the
onv one 70 which bills will hence
forth be sent. and to this committee
viii go all those involving appropria-
ti0ns.
diminished Business.
There are. however. some matters
still lefr for disposition by the legjsla-
ture These include industrial eluca-
tion. the state board Of education and
proposed organization thereof, and
workmens compensation.
Concurrence By the assembly in the
senate amendment to 56s-S. inserting
the preamble Of Senator WIIcoxS reso-
luton for printing and distributing
President Wilson's address north
ern Wisconsin developmerl measure
drainage bills; bank taxation; sepHra-
ton of grades and slde5rack bills; mp
preparation. measures. some Of which
are somewhat involves! a' l social in
surance bin and joint resoluu'us.
The first appeal TO tn. legislature for
n direct appropriation for the Wis on
sin Veterans home at Waupuca, since
the control Of the home was placed
with ,ne state early thi. session by the
a.. 81
committee was presented with re-
quest for an appropriation of S6oWo
for new power house at the home.
There were two plans placed before
the committee. one of which was To re
pair the present power house and the
other for the haiiding of "A new one.
Residents of Waupaca and rppreSen-
tatives OF the home were in favor of
building a new power house. Il was
stated that the present power house
was not well located and could not be
repaired so as 10 give satisfaction.
Whether the committee will grant
the appropriation is matter Of doubt.
Many prominent members OF the G.. A.
II. have Nritten letters 70 the legiSla-
ture in favo. of the appropriation. The
home UthCiuls are also DESTROYS for the
new power house. Department Cofa-
mander o. l. Kos, psranz of the Wis
consln department of the C. A. Il. ap-
peared in favor of the bill
Vetoes School Lunch Bill.
Governor Philip has vetoed the
Smith bill to furnish lunches for less
than cost 10 Schoulchildrcn The. bill.
which is generally known as The free
lunch bill. had general application to
all school districts ia the state. Gov
ernor Philip intiInates that bin to
furnish free lunches might be uucon-
stltutioual The governor suggests
that bin be introduced emhodying
his suggestions. SO that lunches shall
be- furnished at cost Ia that form bee
will sign it, Tlc, governor signed the
bin providing for central purchasing
board ia Milwaukee.
Signs Graass Sill.
Governor philipp has signed the
Grass bin giving counties the option
of extending the term of the town SUI
g,e-risor. The bill was the subject Of
ii spirited debate IN the house and met
with much opposition in the senate. II
provides that the board of supervisors
may. at its annual meeting in NOvem-
Der, provide by resolution Tint. al the
election 10 be held in each ,'itv or vii
lagt GA the t1rst Tuesday Of April fell