The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
BIG VICTORY IS
WON BY DRYS
Referendum Liquor Bill Is Passed
by the Assembly.
GOES TO VOTE IN APRIL, 1918
If Ratified by People Law viii Go into
Effect July I, <32o-Riil Passed
by a Vote of 81
TO a.

bill was sent to engrOSSment by the
assembly by q vote of 50 TO "A. If it
passes both houses, as there seems
likelihood of it's doing, and is signed
by the governor, the question will go
TO a vote of the people at the April
election, 1913, and if ratified by ma
jorlty of the people 1t will become eff
fectlve July l, 1920.
Do Not Condemn La Toilette.
Ali amendments to the bill were vot-
ed down with the exception Of one in
troduced by Mr.. Evjue, author of the
bill, changing the time Of the election
from November, 1913, to April, 1913.
The assembly killed the Poor reso-
tuition, changing the constitution so as
20 allow municipalities to increase
their bonded Indebtedness.
When the Bennett resolution, con-
demDing Senator La Toilette for his
filibuster, came up in the senate, Sen
ator Wilcox Of Eau Claire said that
the senator's ought to be fighting the
common enemy instead of fighting
among themselves, and said that he
thought a resolution could be drafted
which would be favorable to all con-
cerned, and a committee was immedi-
ately named which drew up the follow
ing resolution, which the senate
passed:
There is no divided loyalty among
the people of Wisconsin.
'They stand fairly and squarely
against the common enemy and pledge
their unqualified and loyal support to
the government to protect itself and
Its citizens In this present crisis"
No mention Is made In the .resOlu-
ton of Senator La Toilette or the fill
buster.
Score Former Governor.
Former Gov. James o. Davidson,
president Of the state board Of con-
troll, was scored in the assembly when
the Everett bill appropriating $4,000
for deficit at the states prison came
up for consideration. The bill was
finally engrossed.
1.-Two years. ago l was n spectator
when the appropriation bill for the
state board Of control bill came up"
Beloit. Governor Davidson, head of
the board of control, appeared before
the assembly In joint session and
asked that the appropriation be cut,
saying that the institutions did not
need that amount of money. 1t now
appears that If the legislature had adj
hered to the recommendation of the
re two
would have done the wise thing"
The assembly refused to reconsider
the vote by which it engroSsed the Ev
erett bill for the regulation of work
mems compensation insurance COM
panies. 1t reconsidered and killed, by
a vote of sc to II the Barwig resOlu-
tion providing for meetings of the leg
islature five days a week. The reso-
luton was denounced by Assemblymen
Everett, Edwards and ScherwitZ.
They claimed that 1t was impractical.
The Bennett bill for the regulation
of fire insurance has been placed on
next Thursdays calendar for cOnsid-
GRAFTON. This measure has already
passed the senate.
lien on AUTOS TOR REPAIRS
A new bill which has just been re-
eeived in the house from Assemblyman
Z. w. Peterson of Racine gives a
garage or repair shop lien on any
automobile, motorcycle or bicycle for
repairs made.
Assemblyman Harris bill for the
charging of fee for the employment
of aliens has just been received in the
house. The measure provides that
from and after January !, 1918, every
corporation doing business in the state
employing aliens, who are not citizens
of the United States and who are
qualified to file their declaration of in
tention to become citizens, shall for
felt to the city, village or town in
which the principal place of business
of the company is located five cents
day until such declaration is filed.
A measure TO require every steam
threshing outfit TO be provided with
regular fire apparatus for extinguish-
ing fires is provided for in bill Of
fered by Assemblyman George Carpen-
ter of Sank county.
Talk is that there will be no session
of either house from Monday, April 2,
inclusive to Monday, April 9. Elec-
ton day will be Tuesday, April 8;
Easter Sunday, April s. Leading men,
bers of the assembly are in favor of
adjournment Friday, March so, TO
Monday evening, April Q.
Co-Operative Laundry Wins Prize