Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-11
MAKING HASTE SLOWLY
THE STATE SOLoNS MARK TINE
LEISURELY
Many Important Measures to Dispose
of-New Bills Presented-Patri-
Otic Adjournment-Per
Madison. juno 9. 1q1q.

Z The legislative pace since Memo
I rial day vacation has been dilatcry
and seemingly it is difficult for mem
( bers IN either house to adjust them
selves, in summer DAYS, to what
should have been a winter Job. Not
withstanding the rule against presen-
tation or introduction of new business
after given time. more bills have
been introduced than have been dis
posed of the past week. And now,
at time when the closing strokes of
the session should be had, a number
! of the really important matters are
yet to be considered. These are slated
for the current week, yet l doubt if
conclusion will be reached on them
this week And what seemed likely
for final adjournment by July first,
will, it is feared, be wrought not ear
lier than the fifteenth.
To date 567 bills have been intro
duced in the senate, as compared with
T20 two years ago The assembly
has before it 672 bills, a total this SEES
sion of 1888, A greater per cent of
measures are becoming laws than any
session | have ever known.
The national suffrage resolution
which just passed congress, is a new
subject for our legislature to pass
upon. 1t was received by Secretary
OF state Hull last Saturday. and to-
morrow he viii officially transmit the
same to the two legislative houses.
10 Wisconsin, because its legislature
IS thus IN session, may come the dis
tinction of first passing upon this
federal woman suffrage matter. Ii
requires ratification bylegislatures of
| three-fourths of the states to make
It link in the constitution of the
United States.
An old age pension bill, introduced
by Milwaukee socialist senator, met
favor with the upper house to the
extent that it was ordered advanced
on the calendar. 1t seems past be-
lief that such a measure can run the
complete legislative gauntlet and get
by the executive. But you can never
tell in these days of Reconstruction"
To the unthinking this might appear
to be a blessing to the aged and I'M
fortunate, but would it not tend to
encourage improvidence? If every
man knew that at the age Of go or 65
he might be cared for the remainder
of his life as a ward of the state and
community, would it not tend to an
incentive to shiftlessness in what
should be the active working DAYS in
early life--at time when it ought to
be the ambition to hustle and make
provision for ones latter day needs
and the demands of posteritv?
The active work of last week was
demoraliZed to certain degree bv the
adjournment on Thursday till tomor-
row, to permit joining in the great
metropolis celebration and welcome to
the returned overseas members of the
Thirty Second Division, which occur
ired on Friday. The legislature and
state officers went by special train to
Milwaukee Friday morning, returning
in the evening. Four thousand sol
diers We're in line and the demonstra-
/ tion was worthy ofthe metropolis and
tribute to the men in uniform who
sacrificed home ties for the perpetu-
alton of a better world
Dane county has her welcoming
demonstration for soldiers on
Thursday of this week. and it is cut
out for big affair. The capital city
has never before been so fittingly de.
corated as now.
Mr.. L. c. Boyle was here for few
hours on Thursday, enroute to Mil.
waukee. He was accompanied BY
DR.. F. A. Tate of Rice Lake, who is
still president Of the state denta
board.
Governor j. o. Davidson recently
returned from Jacksonville, Florida
where his wife has, for some weeks
been confined in hospital, and it is
feared she will never be able to trave
home, so delicate is her condition
For years Mrs. Davidson has been af.
fiicted with heart trouble. She has
been in the south since early winter
o. G.. NJ.