Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-06-27

J Stout, which was ordered to a third
reading in the senate passes the as
sembiy. Senator Stout made few
remarks in favor of its advancement
and upon a roll call the vote resulted
IL to 13 Senator Wilcox was in
the chair. but he resigned in favor of
President Common whose vote of ave"
saved the defeat of the measure. Chi
dren may be admitted to the public
schools in Wisconsin at the age of
four year The joint resolution pro-
viding for the change from siE to
four years, which proposes an amend
ment to the constitution was adopted
by vote of II to 8. Senator Martin
spoke in favor and Senators White
head and Brazeau against the resolu-
ton. The question now goes to the
people Senator Hastings joint reso-
luton for an amendment to the con-
stttution, providing that inhabitants of
the state shall have the liberty at sea-
lsonable times to hunt on the lands
they hold and on other lands not cul-
tivated or inclosed, and in like man
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which are not private property passed
the senate by a vote of IA to y. AS
an affirmative vote of II was required
the resolution was declared lost. By
a unanimous vote, the senate passed
the bill, providing $4,000 for a nor
NAL school at Milwaukee. Senator
Sanborn's bill for divorce laws uniform
with those of other states passed
after a discussion by vote of Is to
10. The measure repeats the present
| divorce laws and provides more string
ent rules for the protection of mar
ried women.
The senate summarily disposed Of
two important measures, which had
been made a special order. The con-
tributory negligence bill and the bill
providing for bimonthly payment of
wages were both indefinitely pest
poned the former by a vote of IS to
II, the latter by % to 3. The CON-
tributory negligence bill which had
been introduced by Senator Sanborn,
provided that neither contributory
negligence nor assumption of risk on
the part of the employee shall be a
bar to recovery of damages, and that
in either case the employee be entitled
to recover one-half Of the damages as,
sessed. The bill was voted down
without discussion.
The capitol appropriation bill came
up in the assembly and encountered
the bill was laid over. so that menl-
bers may inform themselves and re-
ceive figures and reports. The main
criticism that developed in the dis
cussion was directed at the capitol
commission for proceeding with tn }
work in quiet manner and refusing
to take even members of the Ie2isla-
ture into its confidence Assembly
man Bancroft defended the commits
sion and declared that accounts and
plans and specifications were az all
times accessible to the members and
that nothing would be withheld from
them if they only asked for Informal
ton.
Assemblyman Burke's bill, requir-
ing the railroad commission to inspect
railroad scales and exercise control
over the weighing Of cars was on the
assembly calendar for indefinite post
ponement by recommendation of the
committee on claims. Upon the mo-
ton of Assemblyman Stout the bill
was passed
The assembly committee on iudici-
airy, by request. introduced a bill to-
repeal the mental anguish bill
which passed both houses less than
month ago and has become Law.
The law which was passed made tele-
phone and telegraph companies liable
for damages for mental anguish
caused by delay in transmission re-
sulting from carelessness Or incom-
peterce of operators Or employees.
The cur, ulative or second choice
voting bill was killed after a short
speech by Assemblyman Bancroft
who said simply that he hoped the leg
islature would follow the precedent
set by the last legislature when it
killed the proposition. Several appro-
priation bills were passed. The most
important of these appropriations
were the two Whitehead bills provid-
ing for appropriations TO the various
charitable and penal institutions.
They provide for items aggregating
81, 062, 500.
The Harrass bill to pension mem
beTs Of the state militia who have
been hurt while in active service was
passed Sc to Is. A debate ensued
over the proposition to establish :.
binding Irvine plant at Waupun before
the bill was passed by a vote of Il to
p Mr.. Ban croft called attention to
the question Of constitutiOnality since
the state is barred from engaging in
internal improvements and therefore
logically cannot engage in an indus
trial enterprise of this nature. He
also pointed out that already half
million has been appropriated for va
rious items, that S125,00O IS demanded
for this undertaking. $500, 900 year
for nine years will be voted for the
new capitol. and about a million was
recommended by the committee for
the state university. He said further,
that this was the most inopportune
time to undertake the building Of a
Irvine plant for the simple reason that