Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-07-16
LEGISLATURE MAY
ADJOURN JULY z
Senate Tackles Remaining Prob
lens This Week.
Philip BREAKS VETO MARX
Governor Has Killed 20 Measures So
Far This Session and Has Ap-
proved 42S - So,Ger Bonus
Bill Before Upper Body


Madison.-Effort is being made by
the Wisconsin Legislature to complete
the work on hand in order that sire
die adjournment may be- taken proba-
bly, on Saturday. Action by the senate
on the bonus bills viii determine
whether the members Of the assembly
will be required TO return again TO
vote on the bills. Indications are that
the work of the session will be COM
pleted during the present week.
Governor Phillip has broken his
veto record. Two years ago he We
toed IS measures. So far this session
he has vetoed 20 bills and he says
there are several in sight which will
get the executive AK. To date 700 bills
have Been introduced in the assembly
and nearly 600 in the senate. The
governor has given his approval TO 42S
laws to date and about 100 measures
are still in prospect.
The soldier bonus problem is still
the big measure of Importance pend
ing. The assembly has passed bin
providing for q referendum to the peo-
pie on the subject at a special election
to be called by the governor on August
10. There is some opposition TO ref
erendum in the senate. Two weeks
ago, when the bonus bills were first
considered, only two senator's favored
the plan, but since the house has
a "A no rafa lfffs
measure and favor 1t there seems TO
be a disposition in the senate to con-
cur in the assembly action. There Is
some talk that the liquor referendum
bill providing for - per cent beer,
which would not be voted on until the
changed and that the two referendum
measures might be voted on at the
same time. II is not certain as yet as
to whether the beer referendum bill
will be changed The matter is now
being talked over, but no cuncensuS of
opinion seems to have been reached
on the matter. Those favOring the
plan argue that by having the two ref
erendum measures up at one time a
large vote would be polled and the
people will actually pass on two Of the
largest measures which have been be-
fore this session. The MUiberger bill,
legalizing % per cent beer "a this
state unless congress shah decree 9TH
erwise, does not take effect until Jan
uary 16, 1920. If referendum We're
had on the bill this fall the vets would
have a decision on the measure early
and would know exactly what tls .peo-
pie thought about the matter. If the
present referendum bill stands on the
Mulberger bill it will go into effect and
later he voted upon by the people.
The legislative halls today look as
IL struck by a storm. The desks of the
members, which last week were piled
high with legislative bills, have been
| cleaned up, and around the corridors
are large boxes In which the members
are shipping their Legislative plum
der" home. A place of unusua4 activ-
lty has become quiet. Both of the chief
clerks have begun to release employees
and within a day or two there will be
t@only a ghost of the former active force.
With the enactment of new mar
rlage law in the state Legislature John
c. Muenzer and Sybilla Ebener, his
| cousin, were granted a marriage Ii
cense and the ceremony took place at
Beaver Dam last week.
Under previous state laws ii has
] been Illegal for cousins to wed
Muenzer. when he found the law bar
red his desire to marry the woman
of his choice, took the matter up with
Senator Roy 2. Wilcox who framed a
law for Muenzer's special benefit.
The new law permits cousins to
marry provided the man be forty-five
and the woman fifty years old Muen-
ger gave his age as forty-nine anG mis-
brides as ffty-one The legislature
acted favOrably upon the bill after the
state health department had sane
toned the measure.
The state treasury has nearly 49,
| 0O0,000 more in the general fund than
a year ago at this time. The official
report of the treasury department, just
! filed with Governor Philip. shows
that on June 80. 1918, the fund had 49,
532. 61274. rs compared with a general
fund balance on June 30, 1919, of So
381. J05.97. This shows balance In
the geseral fund of 1888, S9323.
On June 30, 1913, the balance in all
funds Of the state was Sj.577 O9G. 50
as compared with balance June 30
this year Of $7,55s.847.27. The balance
In all funds of the state is 81 ,5SI, $50
Served on Membership Salary Of $780,
The present Wisconsin legislature
has served on membership salary of
$500. A constitutional amendment
now goes to the people giving the leg
islature power 10 increase the salaries
of members of the legislature. II is
probable If this constitutional change
IS approved. that special session of
the legislature may be called In ad-
vance Of the next regular session e
make q salary change There seems
to be a disposition to increase the sal
airy 10 $1,000 year with actual mile
age