Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-07-02
Big MEASURES HANDLED
LEGISLATORS ARE NOW ON THE
HOME STRETCH
Most Matters of Contention Disposed
Of-Marketing Scheme-PrOhibi-
ton, Soldier Reward-Personal
Madison. june %. 1919.


Madison, June %, 1919.
The week has been busy one in
adjusting large problems. This morn
ing the senate calendars were cleared
and members win recess till July s,
retaining only sufficient numbers to
informally receive and message be-
tween the two houses. The assembly
had more than a hundred bills on its
calendar this morning to dispose of
and it will be obliged to work well
into next week before closing its la
bors. Then few days viii be ne
cessary to permit the governor and
Iclerical departments to perform their
last functions.
The Liquor Legislation Matter
The long and uncertain contest on
a stringent state regulation law to
carry out the new prohibition federal
constitutional amendment for a bone
dry nation, eliminated this morning,
when the assembly coneurred in the
bill adopted in the upper house three
days ago. There were two crucial
points in the matter, list, stringent
observance; I'd, 21a per cent beer)
and on each the fight in both houses
was so even that they practically bal
anced. The latter prevailed and the
former is securely forceful in appli-
cation. The points in the new law
are:
CD 1t provides for search and
seizure o t Illegal liquors. (2l 1t
does not apply anywhere until Jan
uary is, next. go In the mean
time, should congress define 'intoxi-
eating liquors, Wisconsin adopts the
congressional defnation (4) It pro-
vides, temporarily, after January IS,
next, for sale Of 212 per cent beer
without bars or saloons in wet terri
tory only. go 1t does not apply to
| dry territory. (6) Wet territory
may vote it out. "a The whole act
is subject to rejection by the people
at the first election, with the women
voting. (S) Thus, if congress act
any time before January IS, next, the
legislation does not amount to any
thing, except as to the search and
seizure and enforcement provisions.
There is little doubt that congress
will give US a stringent act easily of
Interpretation. If it should not the
Wisconsin law is ample to assure COM
plete compliance with the federal con-
stitution. Aside from the sentiment
against beer, whether Intoxicating or
not, the state law is far-reaching and
strong.
Soldier Rewasd and Educational Aid
The senate, yesterday, solved the
problem of making the Wisconsin sol
diers, sailors, marines and nurses, in
GLIDING Red Cross nurses, who served
in the world war, cash present. The
bill provides for $40 per month for
each month in service, with a mini
mum of $50, and it aims to raise for
the purpose about $16,000,000, SILL
900, 900 by a three-mill tax in the
next levy and $4,000, 900 by an income
surtax on individual incomes running
from one and three-fourths per cent
on the fourth $1,000 or part thereof
! up to six per cent on any taxable in
come in excess of $4,000 and sim
| liar surtaX on corporation incomes
from two per cent on the first 81 900
or any part thereof up to six per cent
on all taxable income over 1000. The
surtax is to be on the calendar year
| 1919 income. The normal deductions
and exemptions will apply.
The act shall not apply to any per-
son for time spent in a students army
training camp nor any service who
did civilian work at civilian pay If
a beneficiary dies before receiving
payment, the amount goes to his or
her heirs.
If any county chooses to raise its
amount by bond issue, it may do so
and have the levy RENTED in each
county.
All sums raised go into the state
treasury and will be disbursed on GER
tificates from the service recogni-
ton board which shall have general
control of payments. The board shall
consist of the governor, the adjutant
general and a returned soldier to be
appointed by the governor.
Wisconsin's men of the war have
been granted another concession
through the bill introduced by Sem
ator Nye, granting free tuition and
pay of $50 month to all discharged
soldiers, sailors and marines who en-
tered service before October 1, 1918,
and who wish to attend one of our
schools. The schools open to dis
charged heroes are the Wisconsin
mining school, Stout institute, the
state normal schools and the univer-
sity. Men who avail themselves of
this aid, however, are barred from
participating in the law which gives a
cash reward of $40 per month.
The Farm Market Bill
After weeks of hearings, disagree
ments and a seeming certainty that
no satisfactory compromise could or
would be arrived at, a conference
committee of the two houses reported
joint bill on the project of COM
prehensive farm marketing measure.
1t provides for a five-man commission
at $4,000 each per year. These are
to be selected by the state agricul-
tural commissioner, the secretary of
state and attorney general. The work
sought to be accomplished through
this agency is a scheme of marketing
and transportation, to determine cost
of production and many others will
be investigated.
The senate passed a bill which pro-
vides that foreign languages shall be
taught in no public school below the
| high school. The assembly non-con-
CURED in the measure, so that will
probably be the end Of all effort in
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