Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-20

no advertisement of certain sure
cures. manhood restorers" and
other so-called quackeries. The other
bill establishes legal definition of the
practice Of medicine and is calcu-
lated TO forbid midwifery-to con-
pei the employment of a doctor in
every case of childbirth. Senator
Bishop proposes that the fee for
hunting licenses shall be raised from
81 to s.. A bill by Senator Marsh
proposes to change the date Of hold
ing primary elections from the first
Tuesday of September to the fourth
Tuesday Of June, and the date of the
platform convention from the fourth
Tuesday of September to the fourth
Tuesday Of August Senator Wilcox
introduced bill to forbid any en-
.ploye of bakery to smoke or chew
tobacco, and Senator Barker intro
duced a bill to extend the sanitary
regulations of bakeries and make
these regulations applicable to candy
manufactures. Senator Sanborn pro-
poses in a bill the $4,000 be appro
rriated for a Wisconsin exhibit at
the jamestown exposition and Sena-
tor Brazeau proposes an appropriation
of $4,000 for a Wisconsin exhibit at
the Alaska-Youkon show. Senator
Owen proposes that railroads shall
provide the same service for passen-
gers on Sundays on branch lines
that they provide on other days of
the week. A bin to enable printers
and publishers to organize mutual fire
insurance companies was introduced
ty Senator Owen. Senator Browne
introduced the good roads constitu-
tional amendment which was adopted
by the last legislature Senator
Marsh, who recently introduced a bill
TO abolish the present BARRIERS board
and the system of examination and
certification of BARRIERS, has another
bill, to provide for an inspector OF
barber shops under the supervision
OF the state board of health, the in
spector to be paid IS a day and ex-
penses. Senator Barker would pro-
vide In a general law that no licenses
for saloons be granted for less than
$500 in cities of 5000 people or less,
and for $1,000 in cities larger than
5000. A bin by Senator Whitehead
would abolish the taxation of credits
and repeal the mortgage taxation law,
A bill of utmost Importance was
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place the terminal facilities of one
railroad at the disposal of all other
roads without discrimination. A bin
by Senator Browne carries an annual
appropriation of $4,000 for three
years for the acquisition of land for
state park in Sank county in the
vicinity of DEVILS Lake. Senator
Stondall introduced bin to prohibit
/ the common council of the city OF
Madison fro-2 geaut!-g ',.cc2-cc =.
, -. saloon within half a mile OF tn
state university. A joint resolu ton
by Senator Whitehead proposes to
amend the constitution so as to re.
quire the possession of full citizen
papers by aliens before they may be
allowed to vote. Senator Whitehead
also introduced a bill carrying s1,074,.
goo for defraying the expenses of state
prison and other institutions for the
next two years.
Two joint resolutions were intro
duced by Assemblyman Stewart OF
Dane county affecting the operations
Of the lumber trust. One provides
Tor an investigation into the methods
Of the said trust by the legislature
and the other is to memorabilia con
gress to engage in a like undertaking
Assemblyman Roethe proposes to
compel railroad corporations to pub
| Itch their time tables in the newspa-
| pers A like bill is before the MINI.
eapols legislature. a $1,000 liquor
| license bill made its appearance, com
| ing from Mr.. Clausen. Assemblyman
LeRoy's transportation bill was in
trodueed. The measure is of wide
scope and among other things pro
yide.s that street railways, telegram
anu ttltplOIt COIN pdtltSS uS pun uu
der the control of the railway com
mission. S. eaker's Ekerns elabor
ate bill providing for the taxation OF
public utilities was introduced. The
speaker also stood sponsor for a
measure to create state park in
La Fayette county at Belmont. A
bin came into the assembly to pro
vide for state plant for the purpose
Of crushing stone to be used ON high
ways. A bin introduced by Assem-
Lyman Keppel provides that no can
didate for politic9! office in the state
and for the Office Of United States
senator may be a member of state
central committee. nor can any mem
| Der Of such committee become a
candidate for the Offices mentioned.
Madison. Feb. 12.-Nine bills came
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