Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18


! tOber 1 to April 1.
Madison, April 1.-THE proposition
+ to give the state the right of appeal
from adverse decisions Of trial courts
in criminal actions furnished the sub
ject of a debate in the senate. and
finally the bill on that subject was
re referred to the committee on judic-
amendment
The bill was introduced by Senator
Fairchild of Milwaukee, to cover such
situations as arose in the graft cases
in Milwaukee where defendants under
Indictment for crimes we're diScharg
ed without trial by decisions on tech
meal points The district attorney
sought by mandamus to secure re-
view in the supreme court, but the
court held that it had no jurisdiction.
The bill was considered by the COM
mittee on judiciary and substitute
drawn to make it conform to the
statute enacted by congress recently
on the same subject Senator Lock
ney declared that the bill was a re-
Spouse to public clamor on matter
Of which the public knows nothing"
Senator Husting sided with Sena-
tor Lockney and Senator Brazeau
made an argument in support of the
bill
The committee on military affairs
reported for inconvenience the res
cation of the soldiers home at Wau-
paca. Several senate bills were or
dered to engrossment, including two
by Senator Roehr for the establish
ment of trade schools and the pun
ishment of larceny of lead pipe and
other property from buildings in
course of construction and Senator
Froemming's bill to make mental
anguish ground for recovery of dam
ages against telegraph companies.
Four bills were killed, three by Sen
ator Whitehead relating to steal
ing gas and electric current, and the
Hazelwood bill to punish unethical
doctors. Senator Froemming Op-
posed the final passage of the Mueller
barber bill because by requiring an
apprenticeship Of two instead of one
year it would make it more difficult
for BARRIERS to get help but the bill
was concurred in. The Barker bill
to punish the manufacture and sale
of misbranded or adulterated medi-
cines, liquors and toilet articles was
passed.
The proposed Sheridan drive, in
volved in bill 1885, introduced by Sen
ator Fairchild, furnished an incident
of interest. This bill, which provides
for a survey of a state road from the
Illinois state line to Milwaukee, at
the expense of the counties through
which it passes, was favorably report
ed by the committee on roads and
bridges, after a hearing in which no
one appeared in opposition to passage.
After a debate the bill was rereferred
Spread-eaglism, which would do
credit to memorial day exercises, at
tended the consideration by the as
sembly of the bill to send the Fond du
Lac company of militia to the James
town exposition and appropriate 81 900
for that purpose. The bill came up
from the senate for concurrence, and
after fully an hour of patriotic speech
making, it was concurred in, IS to 6,
those voting no were the five social
democrats and Mr.. Grassie of Mil
waukee. The only other debate in
the assembly was over the Barker
wide "bed-sheet" bill. Assemblyman
Everett, himself a landlord, led the
fight and succeeded in killing the
measure by a vote of 46 to 36. Mr.
Everett opposed the bill on the ground
that it was special legislation and
that it was not broad enough to
cover good many evils in regard to
sanitary conditions in public buildings.
He called attention to the roll towel
equipments in the capitol itself and