Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-25
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE

| Madison, Jan. lin the senate Mr.
/ Noble introduced a joint resolution
/ that I'VE commend the action taken
/ by the Wisconsin members Of
/ congress on the tariffs, and that
! it is the sense of the Wisconsin Iegis-
lature that the promises made in the
national republican platform, regard
( ing readjustment Of tariffs should be
1 kept. and that copy of these resolu-
tions be tr .nsmitted tc each of the
Wisconsin senators and members Of
/ the house Of representatives at Wash
i ington and to the proper officials OF
each branch of congress" Senator
Hudnall introduced a bill providing
that all county judges shall be regu-
( lraly admitted attorneys in some court
Of record, that they shall have re
sided in Wisconsin two years or more
preceding election and that they shall
be not younger than rs years of age.
Senator Morris introduced bill max
/ ing the Milwaukee Free Press the Of
ncial state paper.
( In the aembly the speaker an
nounced the standing committees and
( w. Il. Turner of Columbia county in
trodueed a bill providing for the regu-
laton # autom jtfei and motor
I cycles. TIE whole roint of it is that
automobiles must be licensed by the
+ secretary of state, the fee Icing g.
/ The penalty is a fua Ct 500 or ten
days Imprisonment il the county Jail
O. botn Uuou ever5 machine tire
Registered number must be clearly Cis-
cernible Assemblvmal Oscar r.
Theme of Milwaukee is after those
people who sell spurious gold and sill
yer. He introduced a measure when
provides that every article represent
ed to be Of soid made fer sale. shall
bear upon il, plainly stamped, the
figures indicating the exact number OF
twenty-fourth parts of pure gold.
Madison, Jan. l9.-In the senate
Mr. Stout introduced a bill appro-
siiating $4,000 for a Wisconsin build
ing at the Oregon exposition Senator
Eaton, involved in criminal litigation
in Milwaukee, was granted indefinite
leave Of absence, Senator Munson
introduced a bill exempting county
and district school superintendent
from the operation Of the primary law,
The assembly concurred in the
senate memorial to congress favor
ing wider powers for the interstate
railroad. Mr.. Potter of Washington
county introduced q bill abolishing the
office of county superintendent OF as
sessment, and another bill forbids
merchants dealing in trading stamps,
while yet a third requires the state
treasurer to pay for his official bond.
Madison, Jan. 20-The senate
adopted a resolution adding Senators
Stevens and Rummel to the committee
on finance, banks and insurance and
received the governors message relat
ing 10 a Wisconsin exhibit at the
Portland exposition. Bills wei IN.
troduced by Senator Bird, Inning
compensation of counsel for INDECENT
persons to $15 a day; by Senator
HulnaN raising limit of town schooi
taxes to per cent; ana by Senator
Martin eliminating requests to
co'nt,es from operation OF inheritance
tax law.
In the assembly Mr.. Bell introduced
a bin to authorize Il cities to vote
mayoral salaries and Mr.. Fridd one to
make ell mayors members of boards
of education without vote but with
veto powers. Two bills were pre-
scented eNempting practically all local
mutual insurance companies from the
necessity of paving fees to the insur-
ance commissioner. and another meas
IRE modifes the peddler license law.
Both houses adjourned to 3 p. m.
Monday