Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
TO VOTE
ON PROHIBITION
Senate Passes Eviue Bill Without
Adopting Any of the Pro-
posed Amendments.
NOW GOES TO THE GOVERNOR
Issue VIII Be Decided at Spring Elec-
ton Next Year-Three Military
Measures Win in the
House

House.
Madison.-The people Of Wisconsin
will have up before them for decision
at the spring election In 1918 the i'm
| portant question of prohibition, the
Evjue bill having passed the senate
| without any amendment. The half
dozen attempts 10 change the bill
were voted down and the measure
came through in its original form. The
| bill has already been through the as
sembly and was only put through the
| senate after a hard fight. Ii now goes
| to the governor, and il is believed that
II will have his approval.
Amendments 10 compensate the
! brewery workers in case the state lent
dry, 70 prohibit the sale of drugs con
tanning alcohol were voted down. The
vote on passage was 2l II J.. The
crucial test on the bill came on the
Burke amendment to fix the date of
holding the election in April. 1920. This
was defeated by vote of II TO To-
BY 46 TO Is vote, on motion of AS
semblyman w. l.. Smith of Milwaukee.
the house tabled the Wilcox bill appro-
priating $4,000 annually in the build
ing of armories. Assemblyman +. A.
Everett said that the state might be
called upon to build barracks and for
that reason he was against the armory
bill appropriation.
Seed for Prison Farm.
The Carl Hansen resolution to adj
ioIrn the legislature sine die June
was tabled. Under a suspension of the
rules bin appropriating $1,000 to buy
seed and machinery TO operate the new
prison farm at Waupun was passed.
There was no opposition to the pass
age of the Everett bill. creating board
to be composed of the insurance COM
missioner. member of the state indus
trial commission and a third TO be APP
pointed by the governor, with power
to regulate workmen's compensation
rates and classificatiOns in this state.
This bin is a part of the administra-
ton program and now goes to the
senate for further consideration. The
Donnelly bill for the regulation of cold
storage plants was passed with only
one vote in opposition. A bill appro-
priating $4,000 for deficits In the Wis
consin state prison and the Wisconsin
state hospital for the insane was
passed BY vote of 40 TO u, the
house passed the Oil bill providing for
the payment of wages of state en-
ployees semimonthly.
To Establish tuberculosis Sanitariun.
BY unanimous vote the joint commit
tee on finance has recommended for
passage the Baxter bill providing for
the establishment of tuberculosis
sanitarium in northern Wisconsin. The
board of control is empowered TO make
the selection of the site for the instiu
ton Appearing before the finance
committee was Otto +. Bradley Of the
Wisconsin anti-Tubercu,0sis society.
He favored the passage of the bill, de-
claring that such an institution was
necessary in northern Wisconsin and
pointing out the advantages of such an
institution in that section of the state.
The Joint finance committee Of the
legislature has also recommended for
passage a bill giving the state council
of defense power TO take charge Of the
food situation In case of emergency.
The bill provides that whenever the
council of defense shall find and deter
mine that scarcity of food. fuel,
seeds or other personal property, nee
essaIy for the common defense. or for
the general public welfare, exists or
th-eatefs Thlle the nation is at war
that the state council of defense shall
have power to take charge of the sitna-
ton. The bill further provides that
whenever the prices are excessive, eX-
tortionate or prohibitive that the
council is empowered to take posses
sion of such amounts of any or all
property as II may deem necessary and
shall pay just compensation for the
same. The bin gives the council of de-
Tense the right TO take charge Of the
storage warehouses and all storage ia
cilities and to compensate the owners
by reasonable price.
Asks Congress to Act
Joint resolution No. Co.'S, memorable
ing the congress of the United States
TO enact law vesting power IN m
appointive commission 10 regulate the
control and production. distribution.
transportation. and price of fOOdstuffs.
grains. fuel, and other basic commo-
dlties has been introduced in the up
per house. by senator Wilcox. who OBJ
tanned unanimous consent for that
purpose
May Crop Report.
summary Of the May government
crop report for the state of Wisconsin
is as follows:
Winter wheat--FOrecast. 100000
bushels production last year (final es-
timate). $1,000; two years ago, .
10000: 19lO-14 average. 1,714OOO
bushels
Rve-Forccast 7.35O.OOO bushels
production last year (lnai estimate)
G075.mO. two years ago. 7.77OOOO
bushels. Meadows. condition 81. con-
pared with the ren-year average Of So
pasture. condition II. compared with
the ten-year average of SO.
Workrnens Compensation Act.
The amended workmea's cornpensa-
ton act. the greater portion Of which
has been agreed 20 by committees Of