Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-09

sous To WSu as soon as Iney nave OBJ
tanned license, Now they must have
v license 1--WE days prior TO the cere~
mony. MeSsrs, Rohri and Durlane of.
ferca memorials urging Wisconsin
congressman to support the bin for
the making of q foot chapuel in the
Mississippi river from st, Paul to ST,
Louis,
Madison, Feb, lin the upper
house Senator McGillivray proposed a
consutional amendment permitting
the state to aid in road huildmg,
Bills were introduced as follows ny
Senator Freemming, making ii a
crime To offer a hrthe to a state 9th
cial or for him to accept one, by
Senator kNear, making fraudulent leg
iSlaton or voting punishable by u fin
o. $500 or three years Imprisonment,
by Senator North, forbidding fire in
surauce combinations aud by Senate,
Nyle establishing u state system o
I've stock pedigree registration and
abolishing private systems, The print
ing committee made favorable rec
ommendatiou ON the bill constituting
the Milwaukee, Free Press the oiiicia
state paper
In the assembly several importan'
kills. made an appearance, among then
the following: by Mr.. Hannihu, do
ing away with the circle at the top ot
ballots, requiring tho voter to indicat
by cross each candidate whom h,
favors and limiting the ballot to t
inches in width; by MIR, Chandler, re
curing a better safeguarding around
cornshredders. also exemptng en-
Nalmers from jury dirty; by MIR
Cleary, requiring that ballots be pre-
served for "a months, by Mr.. Gilman
permitting the polls at primaries 70
open later than G O'clock in cities and
by Mr. Henry Johnson. aholishing
tonnage taxes on vessels.
Madison, Feb. "A comprehensive
plan for q system OF state civil sorv,
ice appointments by merit IL con,
tanned in a bill introduced by Az
semhlyman Warner in the lower
house He proposes TO establish u
commission to examine applicants for
state employment and require that
appointments be made on the sole
basis of merit A like bin for Nit,
waukee city was also introduced,
Other important measures were. by
Mr. Nelson, for the semi-annual pay.
ment OF taxes, by Mr.. Ragatz, OK.
tending To 1910 from 1906 the time
within which quail may not be killed !;
by Mr. Berner providing that eight
hours shall be the working day for
women in all manufacturing work
laundries, and other shops where
women are employed at manual
labor by Mr., strehlow, providing for
an increase In the force of factory
inspectors from six to fourteen: by
Mr. Crowley, making the punishment
Of people contributing TO the dc,
lnquency of children Il fine not ex.
ceeding $1,000 or one years impris
onment, by Mr., Huber, by request
to appropriate $4,000 annually to the
agricultural experiment station fnI
experimenting In the growing. curing
fermenting and handling Of tobacco,
and by Mr. Meyers. making auc
tloneers' licenses $50 year. The
senate resolution forbidding the In.
PRODUCTION of new business after Feb
10 was concurred in. This uction
while not making short session
certain, will tend strongly To that end
The joint committee on forestry
and lumber introduced a bill In the
senate to repeal the McDonough law
enacted by the legislature OF two
years ago and providing for the es
adjustment of u new state forestry
board and system Of state forest
reserves which VIII cost the state
some $4,000 year to maintain
The board proposed Is to consist o.
the president Of the university, tho d.
rector of the state geological survey
the dean Of the university college o.
agriculture, the attorney general anr
one other member To be appointed b,
Che governor, with tho consent OF Tho
senate. Without dissent the senat
concnrred in the assembly bill, asa
to extend the right Of the state 4
bring suit for alleged unpaid railroa'
taxes for six years back, instead o
two, This assures that legal nj