Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-03-28
CLOSE THE RURAL
SALOON EARLY
Provision of Bill Engrossed by
Vote OF the House.
DRY ZONE ABOUT HOSPITALS
Women Appear in Force and Argue for
and Against Woman's Suffrage
La Toilette censure ResoIu-
ton Causes Discussion.

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ton Causes Discussion.
IadIson. The house has engrossed
the Edwards bill which provides for
the closing of all saloons in rural dis
tricts at eleven o'clock at night and
prohibiting their reopening until six
o'clock in the morning.
Assemblyman Carl Hansen attacked
the bill saying that it would be worth
less so long as the automobile was in
existence. Assemblyman Weston
Woodland of Chippewa county thought
the bin would be Of the greatest benefit
TO the rural community. Assemblyman
A. NJ. Rogers declared that it was an
injustice TO most people to operate a
saloon all night Assembiyman Carl
kurtnacher of La Crosse declared the
bill was sound in principle and hoped
the bill would pass. A motion 10 in
definitely postpone was defeated by a
vote of % to 16. The bill was then en-
crossed.
La Toilette Resolution.
A crowded committee room was pres
ent at the hearing on the Bennett reso-
luton 10 condemn Senator La Toilette
for tilibustering, but the hearing was
brief, and only few spoke. Chairman
Perry at the outset urged the speakers
to refrain from discussing the Euro
pean war issues and TO contine them
selves to the resolution. Senator Ben
nett. its author, said ii was introduced
first as a protest against the threat
ened tilibuster. and that it reflected his
views concerning the action Of Senator
La Toilette and the group supporting
him toward the preparedness bills.
Bennett condemned their action as I'M
American and stated that the purpose
Of the resolution was to condemn Sen
ator La Follettee and that it does con-
tenn him.
'.It is up to the committee now" he
said 'The committee can be pro-
American or it can be pro-anything
else"
Substitute Measure Adopted.
BY vote of to .. the committee on
education and public welfare adopted
a new resolution offered by Senator
Staudemayer as Il substitute for the
Bennett resolution cOndemning the
armed neutrality flibuster.
The Staudemayer expression sets
up the familiar La Toilette charge that
certain forces are active in this coun-
try TO plunge the United States into
war It then declares for peace
peace with honor"-and preparedness.
Dry Zone Around Hospitals.
The house also sent to engrossment
the Eyjue bill for a twO-mile dry zone
around the two state hospitals for the
insane. Assemblyman Schlewietz of
Milwaukee offered an amendment to
include all county hospitals. This was
objected to by Assemblyman Woodland,
who claimed that such a provision
would vote dry the city of Chippewa
Falls. The Schmiewietz amendment
was defeated Assemblyman Evjue
then explained that hts measure was
backed by the state board Of control.
These officials, he said, declared there
were 100 patients at Oshkosh and 100
at Mendoza that were on parole, but
trouble was experienced with these pa
tlents as the operation OF saloons in
that community. The bill was en-
crossed by vote of II to II.
There was a long debate over the
proposed amendment to the cOnstitu-
ton to permit municipalities to in
crease the debt limit from . to 10 per
cent in the city of Milwaukee and from
) to 10 per cent In other cities Of the
state. This amendment was offered to
permit cities to purchase municipal
utilities. The principal speech in ia
vor Of the measure was made by AS
sembIyman Glenn Turner. Ii was op-
posed by w t. Smith of Clark county.
The bill was killed by vote of 40 to
40.
Assemblyman Carl Hansen offered
substitute to his bill providing for
tuIl switching crew on railroads. The
Smith hill for one days rest in seven
was laid Ovec.
Would Hasten Adjournment
Another move to hasten the end of
the present session of the assembly
was taken by the passage of a resolu-
ton offered by Carl Hansen requiring
that all hills introduced within the
five-week period which have not been
reported To the assembly by the re-
vision committee be reported by March
% and that those which are not re-
ported by that time be subject to the
same rules and procedure of the as
sembly as those introduced after the
tive-week period
Prom Reform Bill Killed.
The assembly has killed Carl Pieper's
joint resolution on the university prom.
The vote to kill the resolution was 36
IL IS Mr.. Pieper's resolution provided
far holding another prom for taking
moving pictures of the same in order
10 show WiSconsIn'S taxpayers the ex-
trayagauce of university students and
faculty. II also provided that the reve-
nue. from showing these pictures
should be used to maintain the univer-
Sffy and also that the salaries of the