Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-02-07
SToNDALL RETURNS FROM HIS
SOUTHERN TRIP.
has A LAND TITLE BILL
Another Effort to Provide Simpler
and Less Expensive Method of
Real Estate Titles--Senator Sar
born introduces Bill to Reach
Careless Hunters.


1'btiibl ~ Nis A3AoiiN"i '''hi 800 ~
his seat in the senate yesterday, after
his trip to Texas, whittier he went
for a soiourn In tho hope Of lettering
his health He Is much better. thank
YOU 10 use the words that meet the
inquiries OF follow senator's.
The first bin to be introduced by
the Dane county senator VIII be one
TO simplify the present cumbersome
and expensive system Of transfer OF
land titles. The proposed system is
an adaptation or improvement Of the
so-called ToTens system. Senator
Stondall recognizes that there is
great demand for more simple,
more safe and secure and much less
expensive system Of transferring
titles to real estate, ard no believes
that his bill win meet this demand
and satisfy his need OF course the
bill, Ike most measures Of large i'm
portance, will meet opposition, par
ticularly from abstract Of title men
and lawyers whose revenues are aug.
mented by the present impOssibillty
of sale or purchase Of real estate
without the employment Of thelr ser
vices in the making Of abstracts and
examination Of titles
Aims at Reckless Hunters.
Senator Sanborn introduced u bill
to make the killing of a human being
manSlaughter In tho fourth degree II
the person doing the killing be hunt
Ing and the fatality result through
the negligence of the hunter Sena-
tor Sanborn. however, does not as
sumo parentage for the measure, for
he introduced IT. by request
A bill by Senator Smith would
change the law OF 1905, which pro
hibits the importation Of western eat.
tie without accompanied with GER
tliicate of freedom from tuberculosis,
80 az 10 allow such cattle to be
brought into the state for feeding pur.
poses.
Some friend or constituent Of Sena
tor Sanborn wants to take the profits
out OF the weekly Newspaper business
by cutting the compensation for print
Ing tax lists from 30 cents to s cents
per description, and providing that
II no paper viii publish the lists for
the low rate the list shall be pinned
up In ut least three places in tho
county BY request, Senator Snnborn
introduced u bin TO this effect.
No Pay for Monopolies.
Senator Sanborn proposes to ro.
strain trusts and combinations and
bring moro competition into public
contracts, He introduced bin TO
provide that MI contracts for city,
county, town or village work or for
the furnishing of goods or materials.
shall be let TO the lowest bidder, and
that before any money Is paid on such
contracts the claimant shall file an
aiiidavlt That he Is not possessed VI a
monopoly In the line covered by the
contract
large number Of the fish and
game bills of the present session
nave come from Senator Sanhorn
He introduced one today to limit the
bag of game birds as follows:
Prairie chickens limit reduced from
10 TO 10 birds pheasant, from 25 to
10; geese or duck, from 30 to 20;
mixed bag, 20 birds.
senator Smith introduced local
fishing bill, to allow the use of set
lines in some lakes in Green Lake
county.
Another local bin by Senator Smith
provides for the Office of register I'm
probate In connection with tho
county court OF Fond du Lac county.
the salary to he fixed by the county
board at not less than $500 a wear,
Senator Smith introduced a bill to
increase the limit of the town Tux
levy from $500 to 5000 for road pur.
pusos
Senator Bird introduced a bin to
change the time OF the annual meet.
ing of school districts from the first
Monday in July to the first Monday
in March.
Memorial Laid Over,
The Joint resolution adopted by the
assembly Monday night to memorial.
re congress 70 pass tho La Toilette
bill to limit the hours Of consecutive
labor of railroad mon, went over un-
der the rules When the resolution
was read by the clerl, Senator White
head suggested that under the rules IF
the senate the resolution should lie
over for a day, and the president SO
ruled, Another Joint resolution, re.
eei'ed from the assembly, to provide
certain legislative officers with die.
tlonaries, went over under the rule.
upon the suggestion Of Senator Mum.
son.