Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-05-13
WISCONSIN LAW MAKERS

Madison, May 1.-The joint reSolu-
ton introduced in the assembly by
Mr.. Ties, protesting against the hold
ing of the Syracuse Wisconsin uni
versity crew race scheduled here for
memorial day and protesting against
any other athletic events on that day,
was concurred in. President Van
Hise accordingly has ordered the
athletic association to change the
date. The Milwaukee municipal les
plant bills, introduced by Senator
Roehr and Assemblyman Harrass,
were ~re-referred to the committee on
villages and cities for another hear
ing. The spring shooting bills were
laid over for a week on motion of
Senator Browne.
Should the substitute amendment
to Senator Froemming's bill relating
to hours OF labor on public works
become law the purpose of the orig
inal bill viii be entirely subverted
and the application of the eight
hour day will be imposed upon every
class of public work in state, city,
town, village Or hamlet, not only the
larger works but to every minor de-
tail where the public is charged with
the expense, road work, street work,
everywhere within the state. Even
contractors and contractors are
involved
An effort to reconsider the vote on
the Mckenzie bill to require total
of twenty-five per cent of the party
vote at the primary before any candi-
date can be designated as the party
candidate failed in the assembly. al
! though the friends of the measure sue
ceeded in securing a few more votes
than they had Tuesday when the vote
stood 50 to 81. The vote yesterday
stood So to SO. The debate which
ensued again was repetition of the
discussion which took place when
the bill first came up. The demo
Gratis. Messrs O'Neil and Hughes,
and several republicans, Messrs.
Sprague and Curtiss, again opposed
| the measure
BY of vote of So to % the assembly
refused to recede from the stand taken
last week in favor of the Joint reso-
luton raising the school age of chill
dren to six years. Assemblyman
Ainsworth the author OF the resolu-
ton, presented SINE telling argu-
ments in favor OF amending the con
stitution TO the effect indicated in the
resolution He pointed out that 80
per cent OF the school children In
America were understood and that,
as contrasted with school children
in foreign countries, American chill
den were frail. He said that clearly
America had failed in its destiny so
far as fulfilling its duty toward the
school children Is concerned. He
claimed that there was too much pre-
cocity and too little sturdy health and
ruggedneSs among our school children.
Assemblyman McGregor also took the
floor in favor of the proposition.
MessrS. Falvey and BichleF opposed.
Madison, May ITO absolutely
| keep minors out of saloons for the pur-
L pOSS Vi new Dltl InlIOuQCCu III lAC
| assembly by the committee on state
affairs. 1t provides that no keeper OF
any saloon, shopper place of any name
whatsoever for the sale of any strong.
| spirituous or malt liquors to be drunk
| on the premises, in any quantity less
| than on gallon, shall permit or allow
| any person under the age of twenty
| one unaccompanied by his or her
| father or mother or lawful guardian
| to be present at or in any such sa-
loon. shop Or place. Any Person VIC
| lating this section shall be punished
| by fine of not less than so nor
| more than S100, or by imprisonment
in the county jail not to exceed six
| months.
BY vote of 60 to 80 the assembly
| adopted the resolution which pro-
| rides that the question OF whether a
| constitutional convention shall be
l leld shall be submitted to the people
It the next election or members OF
| the legislature. A debate, lasting an