Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-04-04
WISCONSIN SOLONS.



In a sensational speech before .:se As
sembly Friday morning Pliny Norcross
of GAINESVILLE referred t. William Jen-
nings Bryan as a lobbyist for the anti
corporation faction of Wisconsin. 1t now
seems certain that Milwaukee will have
new normal school. The committee on
claims has taken favorable action ON the
bill allowing $4,000 FOR this purpose
and $4,000 for improvements ON the
normal school at PlatteviIc. $4,000 for
purchase of site for new school at
La Crosse and $1,000 for improvements
on the normal school at Whitewater The
Assembly passed bill providing for the
recall of Aldermen ON a vote of constitu-
ents and prohibiting paid legislative lob
byists using influence vita legislative
members except in open committee or
legislative meetings. Both We're recon-
mended by Gov. La Toilette.
Speaker Lenroot scolded the Assembly
Saturday morning for the light attend
ancc ut the session. Mr.. Turner suggest
ed that he ought to lecture the absent
ones on their return and not the few
faithful who were present There were
forty-seven members present at the ses-
sion, not a quorum, but the roll call was
suspended and the calendar gone
through. But two bills were reported
from committees at the opening No
347 (DahD, to restrict the sale of liquor
by druggists, and the bill relating TO the
District Court of Milwaukee. both favor
ably. The Assembly seems set against
amending the constitution and killed the
Ekern joint resolution which proposed
an amendment by which the income from
the school fund should be distributed TO
school districts in proportion to the num-
Der of children instead of the present
plan.
The Assembly advanced To third read
ing Monday night two important railroad
measures without Il word of comment or
| an opposing vote. In fact, the bills have
| attracted little attention either when in
PRODUCED or during the discussion in com
mittee One of the two bills advanced
provides for the suing of the railroads
by the State for the license fees alleged
by the State administration TO be due
for former years and authorizing the
mode of procedure on the part OF the
State officials. This bill may affect the
back taxes of the railroads for an iniei-
mite number of years, for it may be in
some eases that the statute of limitations
will not apply until the discovery of the
alleged fraud in reporting earnings on
the part of the companies. The second
bill deprives railway officials of the consti-
tutional right to decline to testify in ac-
tons brought by the State on the ground
that they might incriminate themselves.
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| spect in the ime category with gam
blers. The Assembly killed the two bills
reported by the committee on manufac-
turers, one providing that workingmen
shall receive ffty-two rest days year.
seven of which shall be on Sunday. and
the other limiting the hours of labor in
mills operating day and night meant 10
apply to the paper mills, to sixty-fve
hours a week.
The Senate Tuesday morning by vote
of 81 to 8 favored the proposed amend
ment to the constitution providing for
State aid for good roads. This resolu-
ton must be passed by two successive
| Legislatures and then voted upon b. the
people before it becomes effective. The
| Senate passed by "A vote of 10 TO 9 the
| joint resolution TO accept the invita- ton
of the Legislature and State officials of
Minnesota to visit their capital and in
spect their new State house. Senator
Eaton took his seat in the Senate aud
answered to the initial roll call, but did
not vote on any of the bills which came
up for action. He stated that he was
not sufficiently acquainted with the meas
ures on the calendar TO vote on them in
diligently number of petitions were
received in favor of the passage of .
freight rate bill They came from va
rious parts of the State and would indi-
cate a systematic effort on the part OF
some one to stir mp influence in favor
OF the administration bill. Among the
important bills passed by the Senate
were the graft bill, making it q INSIDE
meanor for any employee TO accept gra-
tuity from any person with whom he
does business on behalf of his employer;
extending the term of Office of the State
labor commissioner from two to four
years, the original bill extending it to
six years being amended to four; the
Carpenter bill providing that a man who
wants to change his name must file
description of his real property and give
reasons for his wanting to assume diff
ferent cognimen than his father gave
him. and the Frank johnson bill prohib-
iting the use of false gas, water or elee-
trio light or power meters, or the OBJ
structing or tanpering with meters.
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The anti-cigarctte bin. which has al
ready been passed in the Wisconsin AS
sembly, was on Wednesday ordered 70 q
third reading 10y the Senate by a vote
of 81 to IL The joint resolution for the
return of the Alabama battle flag taken
by the Fifteenth Wisconsin regiment was
amended so AS to provide for concur.
renee by the Wisconsin Grand Army of
the Republic encampment, which meets
in La Crosse in June A biz prohibit.
ing legislative paid Lobbyists from at.
tempting to influence legislators, excep,
in open committee Of Legislature meet
ings, passed in the Assembly.
Bills Passed-Senate.
To compel rebuilding of railway bridge
of Chicago and Northwestern railway so
called Montfort line. and Chicago. Nj,
waukee and ST. Paul railway Prairie do
Chen line, over Wing creek, town Of
Madison, Dane county.
Relating to repleyin.
Relating To garnishmenr.
Relating to non-payment Of judgments
against insurance companies.
Relating 10 persons exempt from serv.
ing as jurors.
Relating TO powers of electors Of school
districts.
Bills Passed-Assembly.
No. ALA. 10 provide for The registra-
ton and return Of births and deaths.
No 30S, State to give notice 10 owner
Of slaughter of diseased animals and
owner TO disinfect premises.
No 154A. to authorize the appointment
Of a board Of trustees to manage county
hospitals, county farm. alnIshouaes, etc.
No. 4G4S, relative TO construction end
maintenance Of dam across the Big
Plover river in Portage county.
No. 1854, relating 10 payment Of costs