Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-05-04

La Du, lie Roy, Loebs, Lord, Modem
hauer, Morgan, Peterson, Potter, Ra-
kow, Root, Rupp, Smalley, Smoker, G.
II. Smith, Stevens, farrell, Terens,
Thoreson, Valentine, Verbeck, Water
man, Whitson and Mr.. Speaker-59.
Against - Messrs. Barker, Brett
wisch, Cowling, Dudgeon, Hamm, Har-
! tung, f. Johnson, Johnston, Lang,
Lane. Miller, Morris, Osborn, Ray,
Reed, Reynolds, Slider, Slade, A. e.
Smith, Thompson, Wallrich, Westfahl,
White, williams and Willott-26.
Woman's Status Unchanged.
Mr.. Wallrich attacked the judiciary
committees bill to abrogate the COM
mon law disabilities of married wom-
en- on account of coverture, saying that
/ il went further than the law of any
state except Mississippi. This pro-
posal was one which would enable a
married woman to endorse the note
of a friend and run the risk of losing
| her property. Mr.. Cady said the bin
was in the interest of common hon
esty-that If enacted a married wom-
an may order the necessaries of lite
and yet cannot be held responsible.
Mr.. barker, after listening to the law
yers, was satisfied the bill was bad;
so was Mr.. Becker who did not want
women to be able to deed away her
property without the consent of the
husband. she can do it now" de-
clared Mr.. Smoker, who said the till
was modelled on the New York law
and that the Ohio law was not much
different. The men, he said, who
objected to such a bill were not those
entitled to protection. The whole
question narrows to the point of hold
ing married women to the liabilities
/ corresponding to the rights she as
sumes.
Mr.. Dudgeon thought the bill very
radical and that the burden of proof
TO demonstrate its worth lay upon
those favoring it. Much property
comes to women practically as trus,
not to be dissipated except in the pay
ment of her honest debts. Good rea-
son no doubt exists for the present
law based on the experience of gener-
atoms and there was no warrant for
change. Mr.. Carpenter said it was
time enough to pass such law when
women had been given all the rights
of men. The bill was then killed, 6U
to %, as follows:
For-Messrs. Ainsworth, Andrew,
Bartlett, Bradford, Cady, Dahl, Doug
las, Ekern, Frear, Gilman, Henry
Johnson, Kimball, La Du, lie Roy,
Loebs, Smalley, Smoker, Stevens,
Thoreson, Whitson and Williams-23.
Against-Messrs. Armenian, Barker.
Bartzen, Becker, Benson, Breitwisch,
Carberry, Carpenter, Cosgrove, Cow
ling Dinsdale, Dixon, Dudgeon,
Evans, d., Jr., Evans, e. W., Finnegan,
Fridd, Fritzke, Haderer, Hamm, Han
nifin, Hartung, Hasa, Johnson, F.,
Johnson, Thos., Johnston, Karel,
Kehrein, Kinney, Koch, Lang, Lane,
Lord, Moldenhauer, Morgan, Morris.
Osborn, Peterson, Potter, Krakow, Ray.
Reed, Reynolds, Root, Rupp, Slider,
Slade, A. Z. Smith, farrell, Terens,
Thiessenhusen, Thompson, Wallrich,
Waterman, Westfahl, White, Willott
and Mr.. Speaker-60.
Fine for Fleming.
Senator Roehr's bill, permitting f..
j. Fleming to redeem for some 100000
% acres of the Milwaukee fair
grounds, was concurred in without
debate. The vote was So TO %.
1
Barber Bill Too.
Senator Hudnall's bill for the exami-
nation and licensing of BARRIERS was
concurred in without division.
No Bee Inspections.
Senator Burns bill increasing the
annual appropriation for the inspec-
ton of apiaries from $500 TO $500 was
antagOnized by Mr.. Carpenter, who
was willing to vote for it if it incluj-
ed bumblebees' and hornets nests,
while Mr.. Barker thought factory in
spectOrs ought to do the work. Mr..
Cady wanted to ask Mr.. Barker if the
bees that buzzed politically were in
cluded. Mr.. ID. Evans said the bill
was a good one. The bill was then
nOncOncurred in, 5S to %. Mr.. f.
Johnson moved to reconsider, and that
motion lies over for day.