Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-14

there more than 80 days. Senator
Brazeau introduced a joint resolution
requiring the railroad commission tc
make its report on the 2-cent fare
matter not later than Feb. 20. The
senate committee on judiciary intro
dnced bill to provide for the re
tirement of a justice of the supreme
court after reaching the age of 70
years and after 20 years of continu-
Gus service. This would affect Chief
Justice Cassoday Senator Hazel.
wood proposes to increase the term
OF office of county school superin-
tendent from two to four years. Sem
ator Husting introduced a resolution
for the necessary change of the fed
eral constitution to provide for the
ELECTION of United States senators
by direct vote of the people. Senator
Fairchild introduced bills providing
that life insurance policies must con-
tain the entire contract, and that
there shall be no more non-participat.
ing policies written in lu.s state.
Senator Munson introduced bills to
appropriate the usual amount. 500
for two years, to the contingent fund
of the governor, and 50 900 for new
heating plant at the executive resi-.
dence. Senator Sanborn offered
bill to provide for divorce laws in
e~sconsin uniform with those pro
posed in other states
In the assembly Mr.. Bancroft of
fered a sweeping local option meas
ure to regulate the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors. One significant feature
of the bill is. clause which limits
the number of licenses which may
be issued by communities. The pro-
portion is placed at one license for
every $50 inhabitants A woman
suffrage bill, providing simply for
suffrage in behalf of all women 81
years of age, was introduced by AS
semblyman Bell by request. Assem-
blyman Thompson wants all bond is
sues voted on by the people. AS.
semblyman Coolidge is responsible
for the introduction of measure
which, II enacted into law, will com
pei competing telephone companies
operating in the same community to
make connections so that the patrons
OF either and both lines may be ac.
commodated. Assemblyman Elver OF
Madison is the author of two bills
designed to protect society at large
against the dangers arising from i'm.
beetles, idiots and epileptics. Surgi
cal treatment is authorized a
freak measure made its appearance
a bill to prohibit the wearing OF
tights. Mr.. Estabrook of Mllwau
kee intends to have civil engineers
pass an examination before they ca,
conduct engineering projects ii thi.
state
Madison, Feb. 9.--All records O
3 the Wisconsin legislature We're broke,
when, at the close of the time for III,
lntrGduction of new business tonigh
lover 1,500 bills had been presented. =
about 200 more than ever before. Many
however are merely to change tn,
lettering and numbering of section.
OF the statutes. The results Of th.
!, Legislative Investigation of life insur
ance came into the senate in the form
OF "a bills introduced ~ Senate,
Roehr. They provide for the enact
flent into law of the recommends
tons made by the special investlgat
ing committee. Senator Brazeau in
uoduced two bills, at least one Of
winch will be vigorously opposed b,
newspaper publishers and some doc
tors. II provides that there shall be-
i.o advertisement of certain sure
cures manhood restorersp anf
other so-called quackeries. The othe,
bill establishes legal definition of the
4 practice of medicine, and Is calcu
lated to forbid midwifery-to CON
pei the employment of doctor In
every case of childbirth. Senate,
Bishop proposes that the fee fol
hunting licenses shall be raised from
81 to IS. A bill by Senator Marsh
proposes to change the date of hold
ing primary elections from the frs
Tuesday of September to the fourth
Tuesday of June. and the date of tn.
platform convention from the fourth
Tuesday OF September to the fourth
Tuesday of August Senator Wilco,
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 bill the $4,000 be appro
priated for Wisconsin exhibit al
the jamestown exposition and Sena
tor Brazeau proposes an appropriation
OF $4,000 for Wisconsin exhibit a
the Alaska-Youkon show. Senator
Owen proposes that railroads shall
lprovlde the same service for passen
gers on Sundays on branch lines
that they provide on other days o.
the week. A bill to enable printers
and publishers To organize tultftyal drt