Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-13


duced by the committee on claims in
the assembly. Mr.. ellsworth, chair
man cf the committee, announced
that the bill had the approval of the
committee and it was his idea that
the measure should go Immediately
to the calendar for passage, but ON &C
count of the absence of a specific
documentary report to that effect the
bill took the usual course and was refer
red back to the committee ON claims.
A number of lawyer legislators have
expressed the opinion that the bill is
clearly unconstitutional. Mr.. TAYLOR
is living at the Gisholt home for the
ag at Cottage Grove.
Madison June S.-Both houses
held sessions in which most of the
business was transacted under sus-
pension of the rules, so that business
might be hurried along. The senate
received from the committee ON trans
portation new bill to require rail-
roads to provide adequate telephone
service. the purpose being to require
railroads to have both telephones in
their stations where there is more
than one exchange. Senator Bird
offered another water-power resolu-
ton. His proposal to declare the
policy of the state for public owner
ship or regulation of all the water
powers of the state was killed Friday.
The new resolution provides for leg
islative commission to investigate the
subject of improving navigation main
tanning even fiowage and developing
water powers, and report legislation for
the next legislature to consider. A new
bill came from the committee on
judiciary to further prevent the mar
riage of imbecile, insane. or other
persons whose marriage is deemed
mwholesome for society. 1t has the
approval of the committee brit Sena-
tor Whitehead dissents.
After an appeal by Assemblyman
Ingram the assembly adopted the
Thompson amendment to the hours
of service bill for railroad employees
establishing a fiat eight-hour day for
railroad telegraphers. When the bill
came up after a rather precarious
career. objection was raised to taking
action and Assemblyman Stout spoke
against the amendment urging that
the national law contained provisions
identical with those of the substitute
bill and that the measure ought to be
ordered to engrossment without
change. Mr.. Cleary suggested that
the amendment might work hardship
in connection with small stations in
the state but the assembly adopted
the amendment and the bill engrossed.
Among the bills recommended for
passage are: Appropriating $4,000 to
the state board of agriculture: the
original appropriation was s67.5O0; to
appropriate $4,000 for state board OF
vital statistics; to appropriate 5000
to the Wisconsin Buttermakers' asso-
citation: to appropriate $500 to the
Eastern Wisconsin Firemens asso-
citation. The bill to establish a bind
ing plant at the state prison and APP
propriate $4,000 for that enterprise
was reported without recommends
ton. The legislative reference library
appropriation bin was held up. This
department now asks for $4,000 an
nually as compared with only 81 500
last year. The bin to grant rebate OF
81 from highway taxes for using
wide-tired wagons on public Highways
the width to be BY inches went
through. According to another bill
passed railroads win be required to
stamp the price OF every railroad
ticket on the face OF the same