Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09

Madison, May 3-SenatOr Mobiles
bill to authorize cities to vote for the
adjustment of the aldermanic system
of city government and to substitute
, thereto a system of gOVernmnt by
commission was on the calendar of the
senate for advancement to third read
ing. 1t was laid over until Tuesday
and Senator Whitehead announced
that the bill was extremely Important,
involving great and radical changes
in our system of municipal government
and ought to receive most careful
consideration. The Martin bill to
gr.nt to the board of control the
power TO parole prisoners III the
state prison was finally passed by
concurrence in the assembly amend
ment which provides that the approval
Of the governor must be had before
such power of parole shall be eXer
.cised. The socfaIistic bill introduced
by the assembly committee on cities
and passed by that house. authorizing
Milwaukee to establish and operate
depots for fuel supplies, was indefi-
nitely postponed:
Assemblyman Crassie succeeded in
having action deferred on his resolu-
ton to raise the salary of the attOr-
ney general to $4,000 a year and
make the term 10 years. Among tn
measures killed were: The Berner
OIL ig11t
the ATltf1:idge bin making 1T false
pretenses to induce men to change
their places of labor on promises
not fulfilled, the BrockhaUsen bH1 TO
destroy the defense of contributors
negligence, the Hebron bill to forbid
judgese from practtcing law. the Esta-
brook bill to Iegulate the practice of
civil engineering. Senator Hudnai1s
bill to appropriate $1,000 for extending
and improving the interstate park at
the dei1s of the ST. CroiX river was
concurred in. some twenty petitions
appeared in the assembly in favor Of
the proposition to establish state
park at Devils lake. Assemblyman
Luy introduces resolution which
contemplates an Investigation into thc
home finding associations for depend
ent children.
The comittee on roads and bridges
reported in favor OF adopting the joint
resolution which proposes an amen1-
ment To the constitution so as TO au
thOriZe the state to aid in the con-
struction of highways. Scores of pc
titions have come in from all parts of
the state in favor of this project
The assembly killed the Douglas
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of committee to examine inCo
and report upon the finances of the
state. beginning with the close of the
last term Of Peck, as governor.
A bill to create naval reserve
CINE into The assembly through the
judiciary committee. 1t provides for
eight divisions of naval reserves to be
divided into two crews, the first and
second naval reserve of Wisconsin.
The commander is to be appointed b.
the governor and all the subordinate
officers are provided for in the bill
The discipline in vogue in the United
States navy is to be maintained in
the states organization. Provisions
are made for the reserve to go into
the United States service temporarily
and an appropriation of $4,000 a yea,
for two years is also provided for in
the bill The Nye bill relating to the
closing of upper births at the option
of the option of the occupants of the
lower berth when the upper is not in
use was opposed by Assemblyman
Bancroft as extreme legislation, and
as running into the danger of being
declared unconstitutional Messrs.
Nye and T. NJ Thomas favored the
bill, ana it was passed. Other bills
passed were: Permitting owners of
land TO hunt rabbits with ferrets and
providing that railway trains shall net
be run without q full crew and speci-
flying what constitutes a full crew.