Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-19

morning session Of the senate. being
the Stout compulsory education bill
and the Hatten bill increasing IL,
number of county training schools for
teachers from six to ter. The Stout
bill will, if it is finally passed. be the
first effective compulsory school at
tendance law to be placed on the Wis
consin statute books. 1t makes COM
pulsory the attendance at school of
all children between the ages of 7
and IA years of age for months in
each year, and also of all children
between IA and 16 unless they be en-
gagged in some useful employment.
The assembly passed the Lenroot
measure for a referendum on quasi,
pubic franchises if duly petitioned
for, killed the so-called barber bill,
approved the bill to enable the state
treasurer to obtain bonds from surety
companies, passed the DEVILS lake
park proposition, hung up an amend
ment to the Merton bill passed in the
senate over the governors veto and
also postponed action for a week on
the mill school tax bill This measure
and the barber bill occasioned some
debate. The barber bill was a special
| order for II o'clock and as soon as
that hour arrived two amendments
were offered, one by Mr.. Morgan re-
duc1ng the apprentice period from
! two years to one, and another by Mr..
! I. II. Smith bringing Turkish bath
establishments under the perview of
| the act and requiring the state inspec-
tors to see that the rubbing brushes
: and other paraphernalia should be
kept in an anti-septic state and also
to see that hotel combs, brushes and
washbowls should be maintained in
such a condition as not 10 produce in
! lection. Both were rejected. Mr..
COwling made an argument in behalf
Of the bill, saying that in past legisla-
lures some fun had been had at the
expense Of such bills, but that really
there was a serious side. The ten
dency Of the state is to protect the
public from unsanitacy conditions and
from dangers. 1t does this with ref
erence to dentists and doctors. Why
not with reference to barbers2 The
| bill has been objected to because it
creates a board, but there is no ex-
pense attached to this board. 1t con
| sists of three members who must have
five years experience as BARRIERS and
I each member gets So a day while at
work and three cents per mile for
travelling expenses. The bill express
" provides that these charges shall
COme out Of the fund obtained by the
commission from BARRIERS who must
pay for examinations and for certifi-
Gates permitting them to continue at
the trade. The bill was killed, 50 to
At. The BreitWisch Joint resolution
constituting the committee on claims
a special committee to visit the Mil
Waukee and Platteville normal schools
half by Messrs. Timlin, Smalley and
Breitwisch and one against it by Mr..
Lord, who thought the normal regents
could impart all the information de-
sired. Mr. Coffland's bill forbidding
fences unnecessarily erected for an
noying owners of adjoining property
was advanced to third reading.
Though the senate judiciary bill per-
hitting district attorneys to appoint
assistants was on the calendar for
third reading it was killed by being
refused advancement. Mr.. Smalley
made a motion, which prevailed, re-
calling from the committee on state
affairs and referring to the judiciary
committee assembly bill No. II, max
ing it prison offense to sell liquor
in prohibition places.
Madison, March 13.-Contrary to
expectations no attempt was made in
the assembly to resuscitate the bar
Der bill, doubly killed, but a similar
bill is pending in the senate but
weighted with a hostile committee
recommendation. The election COM
mittee introduced a bill for the
registry of electors for local elections
in towns without incorporated vii
lagos and Mr. Coffiand presented
petition in favor of an anti-cigaretLc
law The senate bill constituting the
tax commission a board of assessment
fCr express and sleeping car COM
panies was reported and the educa-
tiOnal committee reported favOrably
the bill increasing the salary of the
state superintendent to $4,000 while
the bill authorizing the labor COM
missioner to grant permits to chill
dren over II years of age to work
was reported for indefinite post
pOnement.
In the upper house Senator North
asked that the assembly bill to en-
power counties to give bounties for
the killing of rattlesnakes be laid
over until March 26 so that he might
have time to study the measure, and
is request was granted. The Till to
reduce the school fund income tax to
an amount equal to tax OF 40 OF
q mill was sent to the committee on