Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-04-18
SKOGNO SUFFRAGE
BILL IS PASSED
Vote Law to Be Submitted to
People.
DEFENSE MEASURE WINS OUT
Only One Member of Assembly Votes
Against Act Providing Commission
to Mobilize Wisconsin's
Resources.

Madison.-Taking the opponents of
woman suffrage by surprise, the Wis
cOnsin senate passed under suspen-
sion Of rules. 20 to l., the SkOgrn6 bill
providing for Il statewide vote on full
suffrage for women in November
1918. The bill now goes TO the assem-
bly,.
After the bin had been engrOssed In
the senate. Senator Burke attacked the
measure pointing TO the conduct of
Congressional Jennette Rankin of
Montana, who wept when the war res
olution came to vote. He said that
this shows women are unfit for crisis
of this kind ami should not be elected
10 Office.
1T was the most pitiable fiasco In
the history OF congress" said Mr..
Burke. II don't want Wisconsin at
this time to join an apron brigade ;
this is no time for hysteria or govern
menr by hysteria"
War Measure Passed.
With but one dissenting vote. the as
Tense bill. providing for commission
of II citizens to mobilize Wisconsin's
resources. The bill was rushed to the
senate. where il was passed, - TO y.
Assemblyman Charles +. Hart Of
Oshkosh has offered joint resolu-
tion providing thas oil the expenses Of
war shall be paid cut Of the income
tax. lie has also offered bin whicA
provides that the dependents of men
who enlist shall be cared for by tite
government The state allowance for
one dependent is $50; two dependents.
S35; three dependents, $45; four de-
pendents, $50, and 50 for each depend
ent over four.
The assembly killed the Kent resolu-
rioR for the establishment Of "a state
printing plant, and the Poor resolution
10 extend the credit of the state 70 set
tiers It killed the Turner bin to limit
the hours Of labor on county work TO
eight hours, the Kent bill 10 repeal The
contributory negligence act, and the
Hart bin for the payment of fee by
corporations employ ng aliens.
WORD of Caution" to Auto Owners.
The assembly adopted joint reSolu-
ton by Carl Hansen, providing for the
distribution to auto owners Of paul
phlets entitled a Word of Caution. 81
The object of the pamphlets is 20 make
autoists more careful IN driving The
slogan for auto owners, the pamphlet
says, should be, stop, look and lis
ten when gotlg over grade crossings,
where so many accidents occur
Assemhlyman v. v Miller introduced
bin which viii allow the destruction
of beaver dams when they cause farm
lands or highways TO he flooded. The
measure Is the out growth OF a discus
sion last week on several bills seeking
appropriations for farmers whose
lands were Hooded because of beaver
dams
Wanted State Officers Examined.
The assembly killed Carl Pieper's
joint resolution which sought to pro-
vide for examination OF state officers
and employees upon petition of ten
members Of the legislature AIr Pieper
spoke in defense of his resolution
.viPHsng UP by asking the rules com
mittee, which had recommended the
resolution for indefinite postponement,
for two reasons why it should be
killed. Nobody complied but the res
olutlon was killed anyhow
The assembly adopted Mr. PeterSou's
joint resolution calling upon the super
intendent of schools to see thar the
"Star-Spangled Banner" and other
patriotic songs be sung more extensive
ly in Wisconsin public schools. 1t was
pointed out that few Americans knew
the words Of the best of all national
anthems.
To Keep Teachers Out Of Rut
Mr. Turner's teacher bin" was en-
crossed. This provides that school dis
triCts may exchange teachers for one
year with districts of other states the
objects. according to Mr.. Turner, being
- prevent the teachers from getting
INTO 'rut" and to benefit by the ex-
change Of Ideas Mr.. Nordman spoke
for the bill, and incidentally took alt
titbiA lAtih MI. hiAtA " AfH ttt ia
formed the r..cu:bers of the house that
Mrs, Turner had conceived the idea
aud had drafted the bill
The house CONQUERED in Senator HUI
hers bin which authorizes cities.
whether organized under ,.nera or
special charter. to lease or purchase or
acquire, by gift or devise. land aud
buildings to he used for rest room pur-
poses by the general public.
Emergency Conservation Bulletin.
Under the caption. Serve the Ma
tion-More Food This Year Is Patriot
ism the agricultural experiment sta
ton Of the University of Wisconsin has
issued an emergency poster bulletin To
the fairness If the state. The bulletin
declares that whether this nation has
enough food 10 feed itself and help sup
ply the worlds needs depends largely
upon the harvests of the North this
summer The granarieS of the world
are the lowest they have been in years
Last year America had short wheat
crop, only six bushels 20 person. aud
consumed six and one-third bushels.
Service 10 TIE Nation.
Farm efficiency is service to the ma
ton" declares the bulletin. The army,
the navy and the industries needed To
carry on the war may take many men
from the farm. Farm labor win be
scarce. The acreage OF cultivated