Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-04
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE

Madison, Jan 23.-Assemblynan
Roethe Of Grant county believes the
legislators should not only shun the
railroads but the university and
other state institutions as well, lest
they be led from the path of virtue,
and to that end introduced resolu-
ton urging the advisability of educa-
tors not extending social attentions
to the solons.
MIR. Ainsworth presented bill fix
ing the school age of children attend
ing district schools from 6 to 81
years. The present limit is to 20
years. Other bills were: BY Mr..
Grassie, requiring detectives to pay
$50 license fee; by Mr. Keppel, add
ing two members of village boards to
boards of review; also providing that
majority verdicts may hold in justice
court trials; also making fees of jur-
ors in justice court trials; also max
ing fees of jurors in justice courts
travel; for half day 81; witness fees
not to exceed SIS except in discretion
of justice; by Mr.. Mackenzie, pro-
viding that nomination papers shall
not be circulated before sixty days
before fling; by Mr.. O'Neil, exempt
ing notaries public from provisions of
anti-pass law; by Mr. Hebron, TAX
ing away the exclusive feature of the
franchise of the Milwaukee Gas
Light company; Mr.. Norcross, APP
propriating $4,000 year for two
years to the Wisconsin geological and
natural history survey for a study of
the roads, lead mines and water
powers; by Mr.. Bichler, limiting the
cost of laying out highways to one
tenth of one per cent of assessed val
uation of town except on vote of cleo
tors; by Mr.. Hager, permitting the
killing of skunks at any time; by
Mr.. Estabrook, providing that laws go
into operation the first day of July
after enactment unless otherwise
specified; by Mr. Turner, making it
illegal everywhere to hunt rabbits
with ferrets; by Mr.. River, prohibit
ing the employment Of train dispatch
ers or telegraph operators over eight
hours without eight hours rest fol-
lowing, except in cases of casualties;
by Mr. Wehrwein, providing that
teachers who violate contracts shall
lose certificates and districts that
employ violators of contracts may
lose share of apportionment fund;
by Mr.. Ledvina, to abolish the tut
ton fees for resident students in the
college of law; by Mr. Alldridge, re-
lating to false pretenses to get en-
ployment. Employers advertising for
help must say if strike exists or be
subject to a fine of $4,000 or two
years Imprisonment in Jail; hiring of
armed help is prohibited. The as
sembly passed a substitute prepared
by the committee on printing to the
Grassie bill, which provided that any
citizen for SO could get copies of all
bills, resolutions and journals of both
houses. The committee found it
necessary to raise the amount to $12
but for 81 copies of enrolled bills
only can be had.
Among the important bills intro
duced in the senate were these: BY
Senator Hagemeister, empowering
the state tax commission to supervise
and control issues of stocks and
bonds of corporations; by Senator
Wright, requiring the use of Wiscon-
sin granite in the capitol; by Senator
Roehr, prohibiting marriage or CO.
habitation between imbecile or in
valid persons and providing a penalty
of one year in jail or $500 fine for
persons violating the act or aiding
and abetting violations.