Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-26
MANY BILLS PASSED
WISCONSIN ASSEMBLY DOWN TO
EARNEST WORK.
GRASSIE MEASURE ONE
Acts Providing for Establishment of
Parental School and Affecting
Railroad Teiegraphers Both
Go Through House.

Madison, April 25.-Without debate
the assembly passed the Estabrook
bill providing that hereafter tenement,
lodging and boarding hcrses will have
to be built in accordance with certain
plans and requirements prescribed in
the act. Tho hui was drawn by Miss
EdesSa kul7, ,s lotant state factory
inspector, a~,d revised by several lead
ing architects of Milwaukee. The act
will particularly affect Milwaukee.
Another important bill passed was
the Grassfe measure providing for the
establishment of a parental school in
Milwaukee and for a sufficient number
of agents to look after paroled chill
dren.
To Diminish Danger of Wrecks.
The Anderson bill prohibiting rail
road companies from employing per-
sons under IS years of age as tele-
graph operators, was passed without
debate. 1t is intended to minimize
the possibility of railroad accidents
arising from the mistakes of minors
SiIlPlOy GU III HduOlluS Train OIueIS-
Other bills passed were: The Har-
rass bill requiring railroad companies
to comply with the terms and condi-
tions prescribed by municipalities in
constructing sidetracks and spurs in
such municipalities, the Georgi bill
authorizing municipalities owning
electric lighting plants to furnish
power for private consumers, the Bell
bill requiring street car companies to
have suitable tenders on all their cars,
the Durley bill requiring railroad COM
panies to open highways over their
right-of-way for property cut off from
the highways by their lines, the Led
vina bill relating to fire and police
boards in cities outside of Milwaukee
county, and the committee bill au-
thorizing the board of supervisors of
Milwaukee county to provide for hav-
ing errors made in the county records
while they are being indeXed.
Roycroft Bill Goes Over.
There was considerable discussion
over the Roycroft bill to establish a
twine binding plant at the state pris-
on. AssemblyGan John ~. ! 4onIas
of Racine, who introduced a substi-
tute for the original bill, cutting the
appropriation down from $500,000 to
100000, made speech in favor of the
substitute, and Mr.. Roycroft also
spoke for it. The committee had rec
commended the original bill for indefi-
mite postponement. After considera-
BILE discussion action on the bill and
substitute was deferred.
An attempt was made to secure a
reconsideration of the vote by which
the assembly last week ordered to en-
grossment and third reading the Aims
worth resolution providing for a con-
stitutiOnal amendment changing the |
minimum school age from four to six
years, but the house refused to recon
slider.
Nineteen bills of minor Importance
were killed in bunch, all having been
recommended for that fate by differ
ent committees. One of these bills
provides for the licensing of produce
commission houses.
Judiciary Committee Cemetery.
The judiciary committee IS keeping |
up its record as the cemetery com |
mittee" of the house. Of twenty-nine |
bills and resolutions reported back to |
the house by that committee Tuesday, |
IS were recommended for indefinite |
postponement. Among these meas /
ures marked for slaughter are the
stitutional amendment prohibiting |
polygamy, the Roethe resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the state |
constitution to make sheriffs eligible |
to reelection, the Marquardt bill max
ing it discretionary instead of COM
pulsory on common councils to revoke
saloon licenses for violations of law
and the Curtiss bill prohibiting the
manufacture of dynamite, nitroglycer-
in and giant powder within two miles .
of where such explosives are stored |
in quantities of over 1000 pounds. |
Expo Appropriation Voted.
The senate sent the bill appropriat
ing $4,000 to the Alaska-Y Yukon-Paci-
fic exposition to third reading without
a dissenting vote, the project of
state exhibit being favorably consid-
cred by all committees and by the
members generally. There was con-
siderable of an argument over the :,
passage of two bills relating to con-
tagsus and infectious diseases, their
advancement in their present form
being opposed by Senator Marsh.
Further consideration was postponed
until next week. The Ledvina bill
abolishing fees in the university law
school was also laid over