Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-17
ASSEMBLY FAVORS
STOCK LIMIT BILL
LIE ROY MEASURE ORDERED TO
ENDORSEMENT.
SOCIALIST SEES DEFECTS
Would Make Law Much More Drastic
for Regulation of stock Issues Of
Railroad corporations-Fire Mar
shall Bill Passed-Wide Bed
Sheets Favored.
Madison. April IL.

Madison, April IL.
Discussion in the assembly arose
yesterday over the engrossment of
one Of the transportation bills which
purports to confer more power upon
upon the railroad commission 1t is
provided in the measure that the com
mission may require the listing of
stocks of corporations of every de-
scription, such information to be
made public at the commissions dis
cretion Carl D. Thompson took the
floor to maintain that the movement
for greater publicity demanded that
I The advocates of the reform legisla-
ton should insert in the bill section
to make the publication OF these
stocks compulsory. Assemblymen Lee
Roy and Burke opposed the conten-
lions of the social democratic mem
Der from Milwaukee. contending that
! the recommendations Of the transpor-
tation committee ought to carry more
weight than the suggestions of a
man whose every suggestion has been
impractical, visionary and revolu.
tiotary."
| Mr.. Thompson then fell back upon
another alleged defect in the bill, the
clause which permits the employment
OF experts without taking them from
civil service lists. Both Messrs. lie
Roy and Burke fought this suggestion
as vigorously as they fought the other
and the bill was ordered to engross-
ment
! Mr.. Elyer intimated that he would
prepare an amendment so that the
section which provides for the bring
| ing Of all actions in the circuit court
for Dane county also provide for the
costs TO be borne by the state.
Deficiency Bill concurred.
Senator Whiteheads bill under sus-
pension of the rules. was put upon it's
concurrence. 1t carries an appropria-
ton of $4,000 to cover deficiencies
for charitable, penal and reformatory
institutions. The vote was unanl,
nous.
Asemblyman Cleary's fire marshall
bill came UP for passage, but the an
ticipated opposition did not manifest
itself The roll call showed votes
against the bill: Messrs. Kay, In
gram, Keppel. Morris. Luy. Potter,
Mckenzie. Roycraft, Sprague, J. S.
Thomas ard Ties
A joint resolution introduced by AS
semblyman Schauer, which provides
for an amendment to the constitution
to the effect that after 1912 only nat
uralized citizens may be allowed 10
vote was adopted with four dissenting
votes The resolution proposes an
amendment which will strike ont
from the constitutional provision on
qualifications of electors the phrase
which grants to those who have nude
/ declarations of citizenship the right
of suffrage. After 1912 only citizens"
may vote. Those who voted against
the resolution We're Messrs. Burke,
Harrass, Hughes and Kubasta.
The senate bill relating to the state
veterinarian came up for third read
ing in the assembly aud was advanced
without discussion. 1t purports to
regulate the practices of the state
veterinarian with respect to his inter.
est in patent medicine concerns.
Two other senate bills advanced to
a third reading were one by Senator
Morris granting the use to the United
StatcN of sShe Wisconsin military res
eryation at Camp Douglas and one by
Senator Fairchild relating to the ap-
pointment of bravet second lieuten-
ants in the wisconsin national guard
from among university graduates,
Bed Sheets to Be Wide.
The conn littee on public health rec
commended for concurrence the Barker
bill intended TO produce more sanitary
conditions in hotels. 1t provides for
individual towels ard larger ped
sheets to prevent the spread of tuber
culosis.
The Collier bill, providing for the
labelling of all patent medicines as to
the ingredients contained. was report
ed for killing.
The anti-tights bill was recommend
ed by the same committee for refer
Z ence to the committee on public i'm.
,provements
The committee on military affairs
recommended for passage the bill ap-
propriating $1,000 for the purpose Of
sending the best company of militia
to the jamestown exposition
Seven other assembly bills were
passed, among them the following:
87a-By MIR. Elyer, relating to the
hours Of labor Of street railway en-
ployos. limiting them to II hours
within IL consecutive hours a day
434a-By ar Kubasta, relating to
rules Of evidence in prosecuting sa,
1oonkeepers, 1t provides for penalties
for minors between IS and q whJ
apply for drinks
5O1a-By Mr. Thompson, relating to
fbe GALAXY oF cifv officers unrTufttfn ps