Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-27

senator Stout winch was ordered to
third reading by the senate becomes
law. After a few remarks by
Senator Stout. a roll-call was taken
which resulted in vote of Is to Is.
Senator Wilcox was in the chair, but
President Conner was called who
decided the passage of the measure
by voting in the affirmative. The San
born bill for a better divorce law
was passed. The assembly bill to
abolish the state board of control was
killed. The Ainsworth bill for q
teachers employment bureau was con-
Cured in. Children in Wisconsin
will hereafter be admitted to public
schools at the age of four years. The
assembly joint resolution to that eff
feet, amending the constitution, passed
the senate by vote of II to s. SEN
ator Hastings prepared amendment
to the constitution allowing persons
to hunt on lands other han their own
at reasonable seasons failed.
Madison, June 1S.-Woman suffrage
in Wisconsin will be an issue in the
fall election of 1908 if the proposed
constitutional amendment by Senator
Stout, which was ordered to third
reading in the senate passes the as
senbiy. Senator Stout made few
remarks in favor of its advancement
and upon a roll call the vote resulted
Is to 13. Senator Wilcox was in
the chair, but he resigned in favor of
President Common whose vote of ave
saved the defeat of the measure. Chill
dren may be admitted to the public.
schools in Wisconsin at the age of
four years. The joint resolution pro-
viding for the change from SIX to
four years, which proposes an amend
ment to the constitution was adopted
by vote of II to s. Senator Martin
spoke in favor and Senators White
head and Brazeau against the resolu-
ton. The question now goes to the
people. Senator Hastings joint reso-
luton for an amendment to the con-
stltution, providing that inhabitants of
the state shall have the liberty at sea-
sonable times to hunt on the lands
they hold and on other lands not cul-
tivated or inclosed, and in like man.
ner to fish in ali boatable waters
which are not private property passed
the senate by vote of IA to -. AS
an affirmative vote of II was required
the resolution was declared lost. BY
a unanimous vote, the senate passed
the bill, providing $4,000 for a nor
NAL school at Milwaukee. Senator
Sanborn's bill for divorce laws uniform
with those of other states passed
after discussion by vote of Is to
10. The measure repeats the present
divorce laws and provides more string.
ent rules for the protection of mar
ried women
The senate summarily disposed Of
two important measures. which had
been made special order. The con
tributory negligence bill and the bill
providing for bimonthly payment Of
wages were both indefinitely pest
poned. the former by a vote of Is to
II, the latter by % to 3. The con-
tributory negligence BILL which had
been introduced by Senator Sanborn,
provided that neither contributory
negligence nor ASSUMPTION of risk on
the part of the employee shall be a
bar TO recovery of damages. and that
in either case the emp'oye be entitled
to recover one-half of the damages as.
sessed. The bill was voted down
without discussion.
The capitol appropriation bill came
up in the assembly and encountered
opposition. After a long discussion
the bill was laid over so that mem
bers NAV inform themselves and re-
ceive figures and reports. The main
criticism that developed in the dis
cussion was directed at the -epifol
commission for proceeding with Tho
work in 1uiet manner and refusing
to take even members of the 1eaisIa-
ture into its confidence Assembly
man Bancroft defended The commits
sion and declared that accounts ard
plans and specifications were ar AZ
times accessible to the members and
that nothing would be withheld from
them If they only asked for inforrla-
ton.
Assemblyman Burke's bill. reuuir-
ing the railroad commission to inspect
railroad scales and exercise control
over the weighing OF cars was on the
assembly calendar for indefinite post
ponement by recommendation Of the
committee on claims Upon the mo.
ton of Assemblyman Stout the bill
was passed
The assembly committee on judifa-
airy. by request. introduced a bin to
repeal the mental anguish bill.
which passed both houses less than a
month ago and has become Law.
The law which was passed. made teIe-
phone and telegraph companies liable
for damages for mental anguish
caused by delay in transmission re-
sulting from carelessness or incom-
petence OF operators OF employees
The cumulative or second choice
voting bill was Killed after a short