Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-17
THAT ON REVISION NAMED AND
READY FOR BUSINESS.
WILL SEE ALL BILLS FIRST
EIver of Dane Chosen as the Minor
ity Representative-Among Bills
introduced lie One for a Irvine
Plant and Another Restoring the
Old Law for Mortgage Taxation.
Madison, Jan. lG,

opeihSf ERefn announcer dS HOuSS
members Of the joint committee on
revision Messrs. c. f. Stout Of Price
Taylor counties, NJ j. Cleary of La
Fayette Timothy Burke of Brown, J.
p. peterson of Burnett-Polk and e. J,
lGlyer of Dane, the last named being
the democratic member. This is
new and highly important committee
whose function Is to receive and edit
all bills after they have been intro
duced 1t will lick them into shape,
after which they will be sent to APP
propriate committee, then take the
conventional course. 1t Is a commit,
tee capable Of affording a great help
in the formality of lawmaking and
it Will find invaluable the services OF
an exceptionally competent CLERK.
None has yet been named The sen.
ate members of this committee arc
Senators Brazeau, ROehr and Hazel
wood
The house also concurred in Senator
Whitehead's resolution for a joint
committee on apportionment, of FIVE
senators and nine assemblymen.
Several bills were introduced. Then
on motion of Mr.. Norcross a recess till
evening was taken.
Binder Irvine Plant.
rhe first bill Of the day was by Nj.
Roycraft, appropriating 100000 for
the establishment of a binder Irvine
plant at the state prison, 100000 be-
ing for grounds and buildings The
state board of control is to fix the
price of it's twine in March of each
year. Buyers are not permitted to
resell the Irvine Another bill by Mr..
of joint school districts shall bear the
expense Of equali2ing school taxes
For Co-employe Law,
Several other important measures
came in, one by Mr.. Durley permits
recovery when railway employees are
injured through the fault of co-em
ployes.
Mortgage Taxation
Mn Ties presented bill restoring
the old law for the taxation Of mort
cages and Mr. Durey offered one OF
like tenor. Another measure by Mr.
TIES, makes 1t jail oflensc for auto
lists to fail TO stop upon the raising #
a warning hand by the driver OF
horse,
Other Bills.
by Mir IIa1ing, logalizing the bonds
heretofore issued by school districts
under the township system
by Mn Thomas, substituting the
name Rusk for Gates, in law of 1903.
permitting O. E. Peterson and l.. f.
MCGill to dam the Flambeau river
Minor Mention.
The house concuwed IN Senator
Iludnalrs resolution for the purchase
of book of record for the joint com.
mittCe on claims to be deposited wi'h
the secretary OF state at the close Of
the session. It will show all The
matters that como before that great
pruning committee committee
which has to pass upon every cent ol
expenditure made by the legislature.
The assembly was opened with prayer
by Presiding Elder s. W. Truosdale
IN THE SENATE.
The senate received two important
blls, one by Senator Wilcox, to EN-.
power municipalities to acquire, main
tain and operate public service prop
critics such as street railways, electric
lighting, gas and water systems. and
the other by Senator Browne, to revise
the law of damages SO that employees
injured in the discharge of their duty
shall be relieved of the necessity OF
overcoming the strong defense at
present existing and known as the
"contrdbutory negligence" law rhe
Browne bill combines the features of
the so-called "co-employe" and cont
lparatve negligence" doctrines. It
provides that in personal injury suits
! the jury shall decide whether the Dc
| tective machinery or other things com.
phdiHSu VI IL htOlt W plStlle lOI the
accident than the contributory negli-
gence of the employe who sustains the
injury. The bill also proposes that
any agreement entered into by and
between the employee and employer TO
disregard this proposed law shall be
of no force and effect.
The message of Governor Davidson
was referred to the various commit
tees having to do with the several
matters discussed.
| Indefinite leave of absence was
granted to Senator Stondall. who goes
to Mexico for his health.
BLOOD RELATIONSHIP.