Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-22

Assemblyman b. S. Potter of West Bend
and Gilmore T. Elver of Madison for theil
expenses In visiting the state penal and
charitable institutions; permitting railroad
companies TO employ only telegraph opera
tors over 20 years old who have had at
least six months practical experience; re-
QUireS all state banks to have their capital
paid up in full by January l. 1909, or go
out of business; eNemptS the property of
creating Il streets department in the city Of
Milwaukee,. If joint resolution introduced
by George f. GraSsie of Milwaukee is adopt
ed, every one who accepts a nomination and
election to the Legislature two years hence
will be morally bound to support his party
candidate for United States senator who
receives plurality of the votes of the en-
tire state cast by his party for that office
at the September primaries L. N ClGusen
of the bayfield, Sawyer WaShburu district.
introduced joint resolution memorable
Ing Congress. TO make an appropriation fS
a suitable general government building at
the Alaska ukon-Pacifc exposition and
that exhibits be placed therein showing the
standing. progress and advancement of the
United states as great commercial nation.
In the Assembly on the 18th the judiciary
committee reported favorably on the bill for
m additional county judge in cities of 300
300 Eight petitions from all sections of
the state protesting against the repeal Of
the barber law, were presented. A reSOlu-
ton was adopted providing for the making
Of Il report by the tax commission not later
than April l. 1t was explained that this
resolution should not be confused with the
one directing the rate commission to re
port. George Scott presented petition
from citizens of Rice Lake asking the
passage of the bill for creating the Office of
state fire marshal. A bill introduced pro
vides: Every egg producing fowl shall,
upon proper application being made to the
secretary Of the board of agriculture. be
provided with an automatic dating machine
and it shall be the duty of every such fowl
% date COnSecutiVely each egg laid, in order
that the public may be properly Informed
as to the age and edible qualities Of such
hens product" After lively wrangle the
Dill to increase the annual appropriation for
the Milwaukee public library about $4,000
was laid over for one day.
The effort to repeal the BARRIERS license
law was killed if the Assembly committee
report recommending its death is adopted,
scented petition from the women of Brook
lyn for the passage of the measure loOkin@
to women suffrage. The Assembly adopted
the Ingram joint resolution petitioninG Con-
greSs for the deepening of the Mississippi
river above the city of La Crosse that
more available waterway be established to
the proposed Panama canal. Among the
resolutions fav0rably reported was that by
Mr. Bancroft calling for a report of tho
expenses of the state for special counsel
the past two years. The committee on clec
tons made short shift of the bill to repeal
the primary election law. recommending it
for Indefinite poStpOnement. Mr. Ledyina
of Manitowoc introduced the following
Joint resolution: THAT an Immediate re
vision Of the tariff be made and that copies
OF TINS resolution. properly iuJRtDlltaIeU,
be sent to each member Of the Wisconsin
delegation in Congress-. The Kandpr bill
increasing the annual appropriation for the
public library of Milwaukee was advanced
on the calendar without one word of dis
sent. The joint resolution of ASScmblyman
Palmer OH the Brownsville affair came i'll.
In the Assembly on the 10th Assembly
man Miller introduced tariff revision
Joint resolution memorializing Congress.
Lcdvina introduced another resolution. urg-
ing upon President Roosevelt to call an
extra session of Congress to revise the
tariff Immediately. The tariff measures
were made special order of business for
Monday night Among the petitions that
came in were one favOring state Ei0nu-
mpnt at NiCkSburg; another from the drug
gists of Appleton against the Bancroft pat
pnt medicine bill; one from residents of
Prairie du Sac for dam at that place; sew
pral against the repeal of the barber license
law A Joint resolution providing that
when the Legislature adjourns Thursday,
February 81, it be until February 26, was
adopted. Mr. WehrwCin presented Il joint
resolution asking Congress to fix n standard
for grading and classification of grain Mr..
Bancroft presented Il joint resolution for
the establishment of a purely English
course at the university and providing for
changing the high school system, making
the requirement of foreign languages not
necessary to remain on the accredited list
for engineering courses Through Chairman
NJ A Grcgor the committee on educa ton
introduced a bill relating to taxes for
school purposes in cities of the third and
fourth class. Bills advanced were the Nor
cross bill for the state Baptist convention
taking over certain church property and bill
for paying employees taking the state cen
sus last summer. The Cleary bill for
changing the required number of village
trustees from six to four will be passed.
also the Perry bill prohibiting the unauthor-
lied wearing of badges of army societies.
A resolution was adopted for the printing
of 1000 copies each of the lie Roy bills for
the regulation of public utilities. The Ban4
croft bill providing free text books for pub
lie school students was killed