Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-01
Madison, March 20.

on the United States senatorship, the
election of which takes place April
16.
The senate advanced the Barker
bill to forbid and punish the sale OF
drugs, medicines and liquors which
are not truthfuIly labeled.
The F'roemming bill to make t9'e.
graph companies liable for damages
for mental anguish caused by Eon-
delivery OF delay of messages, was on
the calendar for engrossment but on
motion of Senator ROehr was post
poned until after the Easter recess.
Barber Law Amendment.
Senator Marsh offered lOGg
amendment to the barber bill, requir-
ing the barber board to file quarterly
statements with the governor setting
forth the receipts and expenses OF
the board in detail, and also providing
that the law for the examination and
licensing of BARRIERS shall not apply
to any except in incorporated cities
and villages. The bill with the
amendment was laid over
Three assembly appropriation bills
were cOncurred in, being The Bancroft
bill to continue the annual appropria-
ton of $40 900 for the support OF
the Wisconsin nation al guarI, OF
which Senator RummeI, socialist. vot-
ed in the negative; the PickarU Bin
to refund 800 paid to the state "
the Fond du L3c Cheese & Butter Co.
by mistake, on which Senator Hudnall
voted no. and the Schauer bill provid-
ing for an annual appropriation to
the Wisconsin Agricultural Expert,
ment association.
Assembly Hurries Away.
The assembly hurried through &
fairly long calendar, passing six 1ill>
and ordering two to ergrossment. The
bills passed included two bills intro
duced by Assemblyman Weber in the
interests of child and woman labor
One of them prohibits the employment
of children under IA in theaters and
concert halls. The other regulates
the employment of women and girls
in employments dangerous to nealth
and morals, such as bOttling works
and the like.
The Estabrook bill providing for
the appointment of local boards Of
health by the state board when the
local boards have not been appointed
Or selected. also passed.
The bill introduced by Mr. Weber
vein to give district school boards
the power to levy taxes for the Hul-
pose of bonding officials was among
those passed.
The Goldsworthy bill compelling
railroad companies to make proper
crossings over their tracks to conform
with the streets leading up to them
and the Curtiss bill to require the
proper labelling of baking powder were
also in the number passed
New Bills Introduced.
New bills were offered as follows
BY the committee on c'ties-A bill
to permit Milwaukee to employ spe-
cial counsel as other cities o. the
state are authorized to do.
BY the committee on cities-A bill
to provide for a photographic report
in the circut courts i'm Milwaukee and
KenCsha counties.
BY the committee on cities-A bill
to require the presentation to the
common council of all claims against
the city.
BY the committee on education-A !
bin to continue the commission err
gagged in gathering historical material
relating to the civil war.
By the committee on fish and game
A bill to make incurable insanity at !
tended by Is years of incarceration
ground for divorce. ;
Assembly Jollies Grassie.
The assembly took a recess at 9 20 ,
until 1890 to receive any messages
which might come from the senate. |
On re-convening at the appointed hour |
three resolutions We're offered. Two
of them were treated as privileged
and adopted and referred to a cmmit- {
tee of one consisting of Assemblyrnan !
Leroy, the representative of Isaac
Stephenson in the assembly. The
resolutions follow as the result of tie
Grassie episode at the secret confer I
enoe Wednesday evening and tell their
own story. Each was properly cert, !
fed by the chief clerk ard handed tc
Mr., Grassie. The two resolutions. /
one offered by F. J. Carpenter and the
other by Assemblyman Potter. grant
10 Mr.. Grass.e the exclusive use of the
assembly chamber for the purpose of
hc'dirg a caucus on the seratorship.
Assemhlyman Estabrook offered a
resolution relative to investigation in
10 insurance risks The resolution
was put over, It is as follows:
Whereas the great losses accruing
from fire each year. much of which
might be avo' ded, suggests the impor- :.
taace Of legislation to regulate and