Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01

duced a bin limiting campaign expenses.
Mr.. Ainsworth presented Il joint resolution
fNing the school age of children attending
district schools from to n years New
Assembly bills introduced were: Rcgulat-
ing the business of private detectives re-
curing examinations and $50 license fee.
boards of review. Providing that majority
Nerd,ctS may hold in justice court trials if
agreement cannot be reached after one
hour elaboration. Making fees of jurors
in justice courts S1J0 day with cents
mile for travel. For half day ST. Witness
teeS not to exceed SO, except in discretion
cities of injuries on highways from fifteen
10 thirty days Providing that nomination
papers shall not be circulated before sixty
Gays before ming. ENempting nOtarieS pub
lie from provisions of anti-paSS law Per
hitting the Green county judge to hold
court at Brodhead: Taking away the ex-
Milwaukee Gas Light company. Providing
that property of defunct Baptist organiza-
lions 90 TO the Wisconsin Baptist state con
Vention. ApprCpriating $4,000 Il year for
two years to the Wisconsin Geological and
Natural History survey for 4 study of The
roads lead mines and water powers of
state. Providing that no property of huS-
band shall be exempt from seizure for sup
port of wife or minor children during iii
skunks at any time Requiring vendors of
sales of merchandise in bulk to give list Of
creditors Regulating building and vcntla-
ton of tenement and boarding houses. Pro
yidlnG that all laws go into operation the
first day of July after enactment unless 9th
erwise specified. Extending protection OF
nSh IN Mason lake from to 10 years Max
ing il illegal everywhere to hunt rabbits
with fCrretS Prohibiting employment Of
train d!Spatchcrs or telegraph operators over
eight hours without eight hours rest fol.
lowing. except i'll case of casualties. Re
quring assessors to gather statistics OH
beans and cabbagcS Providing that teach
erS who violate contracts shall lose ccrtfi-
Gates and districts that employ violator of
contracts may lose share Of apportiOnmcnr
fund. Making September primary only reg
iStrati0u day for either primary. city or
Eent raj election Relating to false prCtcn-
Ses to get employment. Permitting ,oun-
ties To get tax moneys collected ON real
estate of railroads in such counties. After
somr explanation and debate the Assembly
passed substitute prepared Ivy the commit.
tee On printing to the Grassic bill, which
provides that any citizen for ST. may got
copies Of all bills, resolutions and journals
of both houses.
The first thing to come before the Assem-
~ on the oath was Il petition presented by
MIR. Carpenter coming from the county
board of Portage county and asking for
the repeal Of til" primary election law.
Mr.. bancroft placed joint resolution stat
ing II was the sense of the Legislature that
all reports of boards of regents. commits
Slon& and other bodies should he made in
time to be laid before the Legislature at
opening OF the session. which, was adopted.
ASS"mhlyman Stout introduced joint reso-
luton increasing the compensation of mem
bers from $500 to 5000 year and 10
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resolution was presented for & memorial 10
Congress for til" construction of Il ship way
canal from the Great Lakes to gulf by way
OF the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. Follow
ing the Introduction of eighteen new bills.
the Roethe resolution frOwnng on state in
situations giving social functions for legiS-
latOrS came up Mr.. Irvine of Waupaca
moved it$ Indefinite pOstpOnemCnt. which
followed on viva TocC vote. The SCnat,
reported C0ncurrpnc" in the GraSSic bill by
which people of the state can get copies
of Legislative proceedings payment of
81 1t WIS the second bill passed by both
Houses. The Assembly adopted the Joint
rules prepared for the two houses chiefly
by Senator Whitehead ana Speaker Ekorn.
BiilS introduced i'll the Assembly were: For
erecting m"numcntS to mark boundaries OF
platS For ferry across the Mississippi
river between Buffalo county and Wabasha,
Mimi. Repeating common law provision
relating to husband ard wife tcStifying
against each other. Regulating appeals in
justice courts. TO harmonic the &;stutcs
relating 10 county courts. Providing pen
atty for making false returns of affairs Of
corporations, COpartnerShipS etc. Permit
ting shooting of quail in October and No.
Vembcr. Permitting majority vCrdicts IN
civil action when parties interested agree
thereto Providing for punishment for
VagTaucT. trampS, fortune tcIlarS and pros
ututcS shall he required to do hard labor
i'll county jail for three months. if able.
Authorizing bank examiner TO cOmDpI DrOD-
err bookkeeping for building and loan asso-
cations Requiring officials of building and
loan associations to have good securities.
Prohibiting fishing through the ice in She'll
lake for ten years. For n dam across Nee
nah creek III Columbia county. To dctach
a portion from Price county and attach il
to Taylor county. For fixing boundaries of
towns: Requiring that persons holding Of
flee of mayor, alderman or supervisor to be
two years resident of city or town and
worth $500 i'll freehold. Providing for rOta-
ton of names on the primary ballot