Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-04-25

on claims reported to the senate the
bill TO appropriate $4,000 for the pur-
pose OF making an exhibit at the
Alaska-Y ukon-Paeiic exposition at
Settle. but the amount was recon-
mended to be reduced to $4,000 be
fore the bill is passed. Senator Roehr
reported a number of important insur-
ance bills for passage from the COM
miitee on banks and insurance. The
memorial to congress, introduced in
the assembly by john Scott, asking
congress to appropriate sufficient
money for the building of ship canal
from Lake Michigan to the Missis-
sippi river by the way of Portage, was
slightly amended and advanced 10
third reading. The Ledvina bin to
abolish tuition fees in the university
law school was advanced. Seven sem
hte bills were passed. as follows: BY
Senator Roehr. providing for the es.
Enlistment and maintenance of trade
schools, by Senator Froemming, re-
lating to the liability of the telegraph
companies and enabling the recovery
of damages for mental anguish occa-
stoned by the neglect, delay Or non de-
livery of messages, by Senator Fair
child, relating to the suspension Of
sentence Under supervision, of minors
16 to 2l years ord and allowing sub
contractors to sue Municipality for
work done for a principal contracto.,
up to the amount due or thereafter to
become due from the municipality to
such principal contractor.
The comparative negligence bill in.
tlcduced by Assemblyman Durley was
advanced to engrossment in the as
sembly. 1t provides that raiirol |
companies are liable for damages for
in1Sries. resulting in death or injury
in the following cases:
]. When such injury is caused by
Ia defect or ins0fficiency in any loco.
motive, engine, car, raii, track, road
bed, or appliance to be used by the
|empfoye
2 When such injury is cacsed in
whole cor in greater part by the
|carolessness of any officer, agent, ser,
want or employe. The provisions are
mot to apply to persons employed in
shops Or Offices
In every action to recover damages
the court SINH submit to the jury frs
the question Of whether the en,ploye
was guilty of contpi5etory negligence,
and if the question on contributors
negligence is answered IN the afTirma
tive the court shall be required II
Isabmit En- following question.
WAS the negligence of the party
Injured Tor killedo shghter or greater
las a Sontributory cause TO si.ch in
Jury (sJr dcath} than the negligence
or carelessness OF such company ol
jany ether ofhcer agent, servant Oh
Femploye thereof, other 'than the on,
$50 injurd Cor SiTleH)?'
Ccntributory negligence according
to such "a law wu,ild nos be the com
lplete defense IT was at common Law
i'm personal injury acticsrs.
The assembly decided that il woul.
be mexpedient 10 teach practicsl I,oll
tics in the public schools any NOR,
than they are taught at the presen
time, when II voted 10 indefinfte!y
postpone the Erassie resolution A
fUng debate preceded tire voting. and
desperate effort was made TO save
the resolution, but the assembly rs
fused to postpone action for week
land then refused 10 rerser it to the
lconrmittee on education, and finally
voted by safe majority to infsefi
nitefy postpone. The committee on
public health recommended for con.
currence the senate Oill which is 1e-
signd to regulate sanitary conditions
lin bakeries and confectioneries The
penalty for violation is raised from
$50 to 800 and from 80 to 80 days w
Jail. The bufeau of labor statistic s
is put In charge Of the inspection
service and a license is 10 be ISSUED
by the bakery Inspector who acts
under the bureau Of labor statistics.
All rooms in bakeries where work is
done must be at least eight feet high,
and no utensils or materials whicss
are unclean may be used Twenty.
three bills were killed.
Madison, April 1s.-Most OF the
time Of the senate was occupied with
debates on the medical advertising bill.
which was finally amended by its
author, Senator Lockney, and adj
yanced ~ third reading. 1t Is All
outrageous harsh measure in its bear
ing on editors. The bin had been
changed in the committee on public
health and sanitation SO as to forbid
the publication OF Objectionable medi-
cal advertisements but so as not to
provide for punishment OF the news
paper and other publishers whose
papers might contain such matter. AS
amended by the committee the bill
was made to apply to the one who In
serted the advertisement rather than
to the publisher.
Senator Lockney assisted BY SEN
ators Hudnall and Noble. maintained
that unless publishers be reached by
the law IL would be impossible to
reach the advertisements OF the bad