Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25

/ be unWhOIeSOme. Senator MGnSOi
asked for an opportunity TO examine
| into the scope Of the meaning Of The
amendment offered by Senator Lock
ney and the mater was laid over
. until Friday. The Brazeau bill to
, prohibit certain unethical conduct OH
! the part of physicians was advanced
! to third reading. The j. P. Peter
( con bill to punish obstructIng per
! Torrance of duty by the dairy and
! food commissioner, was ordered to
| third reading after an amendment by
| Senator Wilcox, to reduce the amount
} Of the fine from 5000 to 800 was
adopted. This will allow such cases
| TO be tried Defore a justice Of the
| peace instead Of holding them until
! the next term Of the circuit court
The Commute on state affairs ia
vors the creation Of a state board of
: immigration, having reported for
passage the bill which provides for
this, and an annual appropriation Of
1000 for the maintenance of the
department. The board IS to consist
Of the secretary of state, the commits
siOner of labor satisfies and the
chief clerk of the state land office. A
secretary to the board is provided
for also, at salary of $1,000 and a
stenographer at salary Of $500.
The purpose Of this step is to adver-
tise the state industriaIly and to in
duce people to come into the state
and setde. Large undeveloped re
gions in the northern part Of the
state are sought o be developed, but
these, it is well to remember, are
private lands; thus the state goes
into the business of advertising lands
belonging to individuals.
The same committee reported fav
Orably on a bill which provides that
the mere possessions of a government
license shall be prima facie evidence
that the law in districts where the
sale Of liquor has been prohibited has
been or is proposed to be violated
This bill would make it easy to pre-
vent the operation of blind pigs "
Automobile regulation was the prin-
cipaI report of the assembly commit
mittee on stae affairs when it recon-
mended for passage a bill which reg
ulates in detail the running of auto
mobiles in cities an in the country.
The substitute bill offered fixes the
speed limit in cities and villages at
try at from 20 to 25 miles. After
dark no rate Of speed higher
than 10 miles an hour may be main
tanned 1t is also provided that a
lantern shall be carried at the back
end of the car to display the
number. Registration is also re-
quired, and the same fee of ST is
charged. The penalties are inter
esting. For the first offence against
the speed limitation a fine of from
$40 to $25 is imposed. For the sec
one offence a fine of from $25 to $50
or 10 to 80 ways imprisonment is
prescribed. For failure to stop a ma
chine for a frightened horse a fine
from $40 to $50 is prescribed or 81
day o six months imprisonment.
Mr.. Elver objected to the bill
which changes the fiscal year of the
state, SO as 20 end December 81 in
stead Of June 80. Mr.. Fstabrook
urged that the departments most in
terested did not object to change
in the system of accounting. The bill
was ordered to engrossment by a
close vote of 81 to 35 Mr.. Sorenson's
bill, which provides that bonds for
electric lighting and gas plants may
be issued by cities without submit
ting the proposition to a vote of the
people, was passed. The effect of
the bin is simply to place these mu-
hicipal undertakings in the sam"
class with street improvements and
waterworkS.