Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-11

substitute to No. Is ), the revision pre-
pared by eX-Supt. Wells, was passed.
The adoption of the manual training
system in the public schools, Senator
Stout's bill, limiting the appropriation
to 5000 annually, was passed. Sen
ator HAalen was opposed 70 concur
renee IN 30 \. limiting commence.
meI. of law suits for personal injury
where the person injured has moved to
Wisconsin after the accident, to CON
form with the law Of the state where
the accident occurred. The limitation
in Wisconsin is six years, in Illinois
and several other states two years. 1t
passed 4 senate bill was killed pre-
venting discrimination by telephone
companies. Senator Putnam'S bill re-
pealing the act of 1893, which gave
state aid to county fairs permitting the
sale Of liquor on the grounds, and re-
sale. was tabled. The bill for the re-
lief of exTreasurers BaetZ and Kuehn
reported for passage, was on the cal
endar for engrossment and third read
ing. Senator Putnam moved to he re-
ferred to the committee on claims, but
this was refused, % to i. The bill
was then ordered engrossed and read
third time, without discussion, by
vote of Is to II. Pairs were an
nounced as follows: Bashford against,
Thayer for; Wescott against, Brown
for The vote was as follows:
Ayes-Senators Altpeter, Austin,
Burke, Davis, Fisher, Kennedy,
Kruszlla, McMullcn. Office, Fhalen,
PIERCE, Stebbins, Stout Withee, YOU
mans-15.
Noes-Senators Faster. Martin, Nc
Geehan, McGillivray, Mills. Phillips,
Solllday, Spensley, Weeks, Wood
worth-11.
The bill which relieves cXTreasurer
McFetridge from further payment Of
interest moneys was ordered to en-
grossment and third reading without
debate. The same pairs were an
nounced as On the BaetZ and Kuehn
cases. The vote on this bill was 20 to
6, as follows:
Ayes-Senators Altpeter, Austin,
Baxter, Burke, Davis, Fisher, Ken.
ncdy Kruszka, McMullen, officer, Pha-
len, Pierce, Soliday, Spensley, Steb-
gins, Stout Weeks, Withee, Wood
worth, Youmans-20.
Noes-Senators Martin, Mcclellan,
McGillivray Mills Phillips, Put
nam-G.
The bill to abolish the state board
of control of six members and make
Il board of five was ordered engrossed.
In the assembly Mr.. Besse introduced
II bill relating to libel. 1t reads as
follows:
"Any person aggricved by publica
ton In n newspaper, before bringing
a suit for libel against the publisher,
shall by himself or his attorney make
written demand upon the publisher of
such newspaper for n retrGction, speci-
flying IL such demand the statements
complained Of If, within three days
after such demand a full and fair re-
traction with equal prominence as the
alleged libel is published in said news.
paper or in the case of weekly or
semi-weekly newspaper In the next is
sue of said newspaper, the publisher
of such Newspaper In the case or a
suit, may introduce evidence of such
retraction and that the alleged libel
was published in good faith and with
out actual malice; and If 1t shall ap-
pear on the trial that the said retrac-
ton was made in accordance with the
provisions of this act and the publ
cation was without actual malice,
then the plaintiff shall recovc.' as DAM
ages only such loss or injury as he
shall have specifically alleged or
proved"
The county option bill was a special
order, but, to the general surprise
1t was killed without word of debate
and without roll-call. The vote was
strong against the bill, few voices be-
ing heard in its favor.
Assembly bills were passed: Provid-
ing for the appointment by the COVER
por Of Il state board of arbitration of
three members which shall, when
asked to do so, investigate strike trou-
blcs and try to settle them; forbidding
the blacklisting of employees; permit
ting probate judges to send habitual
drunkards to any liquor cure at pub
lie expense in each case of $50; and
requiring bridges OH the Yahara be-
low Lake Monona to be at least six
feet above high water.
A debate occurred over the bill pro-
Wiling that no person can serve as
county superintendent who does not
hold a first grade certificate and who
has not taught eight months In the
public schools. Section Z exempts per-
sons who have held the office or who
now hold 1t. A debate ensued but final
action was not taken.
The following house bills were killed.
For the publication of the town laws;
making deadbeating on railways a
miSdemeanor: regulating telephone
charges and creating the county of
Rivers.