Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-04-30

The sixteenth week of the present
legislative session closed last Friday.
and the prospects are certain that it
will drag along eight to ten weeks, or
till midsummer. The heavy end of
the work is yet to be lifted. Eleven
hundred bills have been introduced,
and still coming.
Bone dry liquor legislation to carry
out and make effective the prohibition
constitutional amendment is vet to be
determined. The brewers are contend
ing for a to per cent brew of beer.
BY vote of to 5 the assembly COM
mittee reported against bone-dry, but
the proposition will be stubbornly
fought out in the two houses. Sena-
tors Benefits dry bill is still in SEN
ate committee, where many amend
ments are pending to it.
Farmers are to be exempt from the
trust laws, evidently, as a bill to ex-
empt them went through the assembly
20 to II, after a stormy debate Wis
eonsin has an antitrust law on the
books curbing trusts and monopolies
and this bill provides that nothing
therein shall be construed to affect the
farmers, gardeners or dairymen en-
gagged in making collective sales or
marketing for it's members or share
holders of farm, orchard or dairy pro-
ducts produced by them. 1t may strike
a snag in the senate, but we hardly
think so.
A bill has been introduced to have
commission appointed by the COVER
nor to nave charge of erecting a men,
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France to the Wisconsin soldiers who
participated in the war as a memorial
to commemorate the heroic achieve
ments of our soldiers on the battle
fields of France The bill carries an
appropriation of $685. 900 to finance the
thing.
Confirmation of the governors re-
appointment of Carl ID. Jackson for a
member of the state railroad commits
sion, was held up for some weeks in
the senate. He was finally confirmed
% to s. No charges of unftness or
lack of integrity were presented, but
just a general feeling that the COM
mission as a whole had granted UNI
warranted increa@ of charge to public
utilities. In refutation IF this the
heavy increases in passenger and
freight rates on part of the general
government to every railroad in the
United States was cited. Out of this
contention has sprung a bill to make
the state railroad and tax commissions
elective instead of appointive. This
move may involve the principle of all
commissioners of the state being made
elective. That would put a crimp in
the advocates of short ballot
The annual Junior Prom of the Uni
versity was staged on Friday night,
and the state capitol, where it was
held. was scene of beauty and ex-
ceeding joy. More than five hundred
couples marched and danced in the
rotunda and halls of the greatest state
house in the United States. State of
ficers, university professors and their
wives were in the general reception
line in the executive chamber. The af-
fair was compliment to returning
soldiers. Governor Phillip made an
professors Of the university entered
the war, $500 students had enlisted
and 5000 graduates of the great
school were in the army
The Nolan bill. extending the right
of suffrage to women, went through
the senate and it is now up to the
people who will have referendum on
it in November, 1920 If it passes
the people, women will be granted the
full right of suffrage on all matters.
Messrs. w. ID. Dyson of Viroqua.
Jens Davidson and Ludwig Lee of
Westby were here on business mis-
sions the past week Miss Maud Nep-,
rud came to join college friends in the
junior prom festivities. o. G. NJ.