Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-21
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makes 1t clear that the central boz Z
Of education shall recommend appro
prlations, but after the appropriation!
are made the administration of fund
'eft to the governing regents OF III,
educational institutions. President Va,
Hlse OF the university says he feel.
that he has no part to play IN chang
ing the composition of the board, bu
ne adds that in all other respects h,
regards the Whittet bin as @construc
i've This is taken to mean that III,
university authorities will not oppos,
the measure.
The senate and the assembly locked
horns over a proposition 10 raise tat
salaries of legislators $500, maxim.
the salary of an assemblynan $1,000
and boosting the pay check of thc
speaker of the house to $500.
Early last week the senate nasse(
the revision bill relating to Frances
When the measure reached the house
an amendment was tackled onto tns
bill increasing the salaries of the law
makers. E. A. Everett cautioned the
house not to adopt the amendment be
cause. in his opinion, it violated a
provision of the constitution. Othel
members said they thought that the
lawmakers ought to receive at least
enough compensation to meet their
board bills while in Madison, and the
bill went through with the amend
ment intro iuced by a Socialist.
Senate Beats Salary Boost.
In the upper house. however, the
amendment was rejected and the bill
turned back in its original form. The
senators did not question the justice
of the proposed raise, but they con.
sidered it inadvisabIe to pass a bill
which attorneys agreed would not
stand the test in the supreme court.
Speaker Whittet saved the Vincent
bill which provides that state and fed.
eral employees who wish to address
the members on pending bills shall
conform to all rules and regulations
relating to lobbying. The house seem.
ed inclined to ditch the measure be-
cause some of the members argued
that the legislature seemed to be 90
ing too far in barring citizens from
the assembly chamber.
Mr.. Whittet remarked that two
years ago state department main.
tanned lobby at an expense of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000
d. S. Burnett asked for more details.
and the speaker met his request with
the statement that he referred to the
normal school system.
Henry j. Gren has started an in
vestigation TO ascertain if the money
spent by the normal school people two
years ago was drawn from any auth
orized sum- He says that if the money
was taken from such a fund he Will
ask that the full amount be returned
to the state treasury.
Writers statement and GrelPs mo-
ton for an investigation caused mild
sensation and one which promises to
develop an interesting aftermath.
Wisconsin Will Support the U. s.
The senate and assembly have
adopted the following resolution
pledging loyalty to the federal gov
eminent in the present international
crisis.
Resolved by the assembly, the SEN
ate concurring, that the speaker of the
assembly and the president of the sen
ate be and they are hereby instructed
to at once wire the President of the
United States, the president of the
senate and the speaker of the house
of representatives of the United States
that the people OF Wisconsin have
things possible and consistent with
the dignity of our nation to prevent
war, and that the people of Wisconsin
have implicit confidence in our gov
eminent in whatever action it may
ultimately be necessary to take in the
present international crisis"
The following resolution by the So
cialists will be killed:
Resolved, by the assembly. the SEN
ate concurring, That we hereby des
clare that to our best knowledge and
belief the people of Wisconsin are
in favor of peace and against war
that the people of Wisconsin protest
against taking away our food in order
to provide for the soldiers of Europe
and that the people of Wisconsin
therefore, do not want declaration
of wan on any power in order to pro-
tect blood-stained commerce; and be
it further
Resolved, That We hereby declare
that the dignity and sovereignty Of
our nation do not demand that our
citizens be protected on belligerent
ships any more than that they be pro-
tected on belligerent soil-and that
we. therefore, demand that American
citizens be warned against boarding
the ships of belligerents except at
their own risk and that American
ships be forbidden to enter the war
zone; and finally be il further
Resolved, That copies of these res
olutions be sent to President VIII
son. the two United States senators
from Wisconsin and to the Wisconsin
delegates in the national house of rep
resentatives.