Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-20

The action of the state railroad rate
commission was sustained and two
cent railroad fare was given a deci-
sive blow in the senate yesterday.
Senator Hastings bill providing for a
two-cent passenger rate was on the
calendar for indefinite postponement,
and he made spirited argument In
its defence. His principal contention
was that the people OF the state de-
mand such legislation, and he de-
nounced the puerile attitude which
i the Legislature is according them. His
attack on the railroad rate commits
sion was met with a fierce reply by
/ Senator Hudnall who sustained the
! findings of the commission and ridi-
culed the lack of information OF the
Dodge county senator on the railroad
/ situation. Mr.. Hudnall quoted from
T, Governor Hughes veto message to the
New York legislature in regard to a
similar two-cent fare bill. He especi-
+, ally emphasized the ability of the rail-
road commission to fix rates, and
showed the unreasonableness of an
+, attempt to interfere with it's recent
action after IL months of investiga-
ton. The roll call resulted in a vote
of 81 to 6. Senators Burns and Nor
ris (rep) Husting, Hardwood and
! Pearson (dem.), and Rummel Is. d.,
voting for the bill.
| Three communications were re-
ceived from the assembly, one of
which was the, bill providing that no
railway train shall be run without a
| full crew. which was recalled Sena-
tor Burns joint resolution providing
for an amendment to the constitution
relating to apportionment was adopt
the constitution relating to municipal
corporations and their Indebtedness
was indefinitely postponed Eleven
bills were ordered engrossed and read
a third tine among which was Sena-
tor Sanborn's relating to contributary
negligence and the assumption of risk
as defenses Although the bill was
recommended for engrossment, Sena-
tors Whitehead, Brazeau, Roehr and
Fairchild dissented Senator Sanborn
made lengthy argument in behalf of
employees who seek 20 recover DANA
ges for personal injuries. emphasizing
that part of the bill which provides
that contributory negligence shall be
no bar to recovery.
No Fee From Candidates
Among the IA bills indefinitely post
poned was one by Senator Fairchild,
providing for the payment by candi-
dates for Office of fee of one per
cent. of the salary Of the office 80
days previous to the placing of their
names upon the primary election bal
lot. A bill recommended by the COM
mittee on banks and insurance, pro-
viding that shares of stock in incor-
porated banks he assessed on the
basis of true cash value was also in
definitely postponed.
The child labor bill, recommended
by the committee on judici-
airy was ordered to a third
reading. II provides that no child be-
tween the ages of IA and 16 shall be
employed in any gainful occupation
without permit from the commits
sioner of labor, factory inspector, or
county or municipal Judge. 1t enumer-
Iates in detail what occupations chill
dren OF certain ages are positively
prohibited from undertaking. The bill
to require telegraph and telephone op-
orators to be 20 years of age and to
have six months actual experience be-
fore becoming such was laid over UNI
I'll Tuesday.