Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-05-14
SURE SOME REGULATIONS
DRYS LOSE FIGHT IN THE STATE
ASSEMBLY
Struggles Over Length of Work Day
Increase in Salaries of Teach
ers and Judges-First Can
didacies
Madison. Mav n. 1q1a.

The last was busy week in the leg
islature, both houses buckling on their
working and fighting clothes. For the
first week of the year a Saturday
morning session was had in the SEN
ate. and one this Monday morning.
But the assembly failed in its ex-
pressed good intentions to do likewise
and adjourned from Friday to Tues
day. a large volume of work was
transacted.
The assembly encountered its hard
est struggle of the session, on Thurs
day, when the bone dry enforcement
bill was before it for disposition. The
purpose of the measure was to REIN
force the prohibition constitutional
amendment and make prohibition a
reality. The opposition fought under
the banner of "three per cent beer,
and a referendum to refer it to the
people to vote upon at the next elect
ion. As was shown later, this was a
mere subterfuge. The opposition pro-
position prevailed by close vote. The
friends of enforcement voted to kill
the whole bill after it had been amend
ed, and in this the vets also Joined,
for their purpose had been accom-
plished, of staving off action.
Now fresh pull viii be made in the
senate on Senator Benefits bone dry
enforcement bill. which has been
awaiting the action of the lower house
on the same matter.
Senator Huber of Dane county on
Friday, introduced a joint resolution
memoralizing congress to grant am
nesty to all persons convicted of dis
loyalty and violation of the espionage
act, Adoption of such resolution
would certainly confirm outside opin-
ion that Wisconsin was not true blue
ON the great issues of the world war,
Both houses passed bill increas-
ing the salaries of circuit judges from
$500 to $500. This can only apply
to judges elected in the future.
The assembly concurred in the sem
ate bill fixing minimum salaries for
school teachers Mt $50, raising it from
$45. Why not the legislature take it
upon itself to fix the salaries of school
district officers; how much per cord
they shall pay for fuel with which to
heat the school building, or what kind
of grub" the children may bring for
noon lunch?
The assembly has been Juggling
heavily over general eight-hour
work day bill, and on Thursday or
dered to engrossment one which is
clearly class legislation, exempting as
1T does certain occupations from its
provisions. 1t is pretty difficult to
guess what action will be taken on it
II it reaches the senate. If this bill
becomes law it will then be entirely
proper for the state, or some COM
mission of the state. to fix the wages
for all occupations and tell consumers
what brand of baking powder they
may use in their cooking or whether
they shall buy spear head" or fine
cut chewing tobacco.
The first member of the legislature
TO announce his candidacy for a state
office at the primaries in 1920 is DIR.
A, J. Pullen, who lives at Fond du Lac
and who represents that district in
the senate and aspires to be Lieuten-
ant Governor. He is a popular menu
Der of the body, leading physician
apd surgeon of his community, who
also served the government in the late
war. DR.. Pullen is chairman of the
important committee on education and
public welfare in the senate.
Col John Turner of Mansion, who
is senate sergeant-at-arms, is favor
ably mentioned for the. republican
nomination for state treasurer. For
twenty years or more Mr. Turner was
editor of the Mansion Star. He was
long a member of the state national
guard, rising from private to colonel
serving in the Spanish American war,
on the Texas Border, leading his reg
iment in France in the famous Thirty
Second Division, o. G.. M.