Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-01
WISCONSIN LAW MAKERS

Cal Dill, making a universal S-nOur
day on all public work was favor
ably reported by the assembly com
mittee on manufactures and labor 1t
applies not only to state work, but
also to cities, villages, towns and even
! to school districts. Why counties are
not included is not apparent. 1t is
No. 85a and was introduced by Mr..
Berner, a Milwaukee socialist. ANY
officer or agent of the state or of any
city, village, town, school district, or
other municipal corporation, Or any
contractor or sub-contractor or agent
who violates any of the provisions of
the act, are to be deemed guilty of
/ misdemeanor and upon conviction
be punished by a fine not exceeding
5000 or by Imprisonment for not
more than six months or by both
fine and Imprisonment"
In spite of half-hour's speech by
! Carl D. Thompson Of Milwaukee, the
i social democratic resolution which
provides for a memorial to congress
on the ultimate ownership and opera
ton of railroads by the government
was effectively shelved for the time
being by being re-referred to the
committee on transportation. The
committee npublic health yesterday
introduced new bill which propose
more stringent requirements In regard
to the issuance OF marriage licenses.
The present law requires an applica-
ton to the county clerk and an is
suace at least five days before the
ceremony may be performed. The
new bill substitutes the county Judge
for the clerk, and requires the filing
of affidavits on the part of the con
tracing parties and the applicant,
whoever he may be, to the effect that
the contracting parties are of age,
that they are not insane, idiotic,
feeble-minded or epileptic." The af-
fidavit of reputable physician is re-
CURED on these points also. The
county judge may, at his discretion,
demand further evidence of the ability
to contract marriage on the part of
the parties.
The Wisconsin BARRIERS board law
although conceived in selfishness and
born in iniQuity, will not be repealed
by the present legislature. This was
determined in the senate by vote
Of "a to 6. Senator Marsh's bill to
repeal the law was on the calendar
with a recommendation from the com
mittee on state affairs that it be
indefinitely postponed. Senator Marsh
moved that the bill be ordered en-
crossed and read a third time. Sena-
tor Roehr raised a point of order on
the propriety of Senator Marshs mo-
ton, but President Conner ruled that
the motion was in order
Senator MARSH vigorously advocated
the repeal of the law, on the ground
that it was not right to require barb
ers to come a long distance to take an
examination, that the greatest pur-
people with positions, that it had not
accomplished enough to warrant it's
continuance, that the BARRIERS all over
the state, particularly those in small
towns, were opposed to the law, and
that if it's purpose was to require
and maintain sanitary conditions it
would be better to give this work to
the state or local boards of health.
Senator Hudnall opposed the repeal.
Doctors who are assuming the title
of IN. D. are resisting the enact
ment of the proposed law to prevent
y0rNI duo Of
colleges from practicing their profess
sion. Petitions are coming in daily
to the legislature protesting against
the passage of the bill to define the
practice of medicine. The state board
of health and the state board of medi
cal examiners are in favor of the en-
actment of such law, so that the
general laws against the practice of
medicine by unfit persons may be the
more effectively enforced. A petition
of protest was received in the senate
signed by q citizens of Milwaukee.
Madison, March 22.-The red flag
was waved before some of the mem
bers of the assembly when the Ban
croft resolution relating to entrance
requirements to the university came
up for consideration. The resolution
was introduced almost a month ago,
and provides for the establishment of
a purely English course, and abolish
ing the language requirements for en-
trance. The faculty recently took
action in line with the resolution, and
when the latter came up, it was op-
posed by some members on the
grounds that what the resolution
sought to accomplish had already
been done and there was not further
purpose to be gained by adopting the
resolution. A lively debate ensued,
in which the question of moment
seemed to be, Who shall have the
credit for inspiring the action taken
by the faculty and regents in letting
down the bars. Bancroft, Elver,
y Pow apd ROatha maintained that