Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-24
In the Assembly.
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Tn the lOtn GON. DaNluSOn ulStONpTCu
that the Domachowski smoking bill was
much more drastic than was supposed. The
first section prohibits the smoking of to-
bacco i'll any form by boys under 16 years
of age, unless accompanied by parent or
guardian, but section prohibits any person
from allowing boys to smoke on their prem
Uses. This would make father liable TO
fine or imprisonment if he allowed his boy
to smoke in his own home, although exempt
from prosecution if he accompanied him to
some public place to smoke. The bill will
be redrawn for correction.
TUESDAY.
On the 18th. the Assembly adopted Il Joint
resolution providing for an amendment to
the constitution to allow state aid for good
roads. The resolution has now been adopt
ed by two successive Legislatures
and will be voted on by the PEG
pie at the next general election
The =, Social M attempted to
wood and Pettibone. the officials of the
Western Federation of Miners now on trial
in Idaho for the murder of former Gov.
Steunenberg. The attempt was futile, their
joint resolution to memorable Congress to
institute an investigation and ascertain by
what authority through what influence,
if any, the United States supreme court can
set aside the constitution of the United
States and legalZe the crime of kidnap-
the bills sent to engrOsSmCnt were the three
charging the powers of game wardens, pro-
hibiting the use of dogs in running deer
and providing heavy penalties for using eN-
plOSives or poisonous substances in fishing.
Two bills were killed. one providing for the
inspection of the byproducts of creameries
and one relating to the costs of action in
which state officials are parties.
WEDNESDAY.
On the 18th the Assembly advanced the
Elver sterilization bill. The measure which
is intended to prevent the propagation of
operation TO be performed by commission,
vested with the authority of the state.
The session was marked by the Introduce on
hill Of irh
one came from the committee on dams. a
committee bill regulating automobiles ap,
peared 1t amends the present law in thai
it does not require the automobile driver
to shut off power upon meeting horses un.
less requested TO do So 1t also requires
that all motor power should be shut OFF
when machines are left unattended. The
penalty is changed so that for second
OffenSe there shall be fine Of SO to 500
bills reported for passage was the telegraph
mental anguish bill, and the act providing
a salary of $1,000 each for members of the
civil service commission.
THURSDAY.
On the 10th the Assembly passed the So
called anti-treatng bill introduced by DIR.
Miller of La Crosse. 1t specifies purposes
for which candidates can spend money,
such as printing. advertising, etc, and fixes
amounts based on number of votes, per-
hitting expenditure of $500 for 5000 votes
and decreasing graduated amounts for lar
ger number Of voters. Other bills passed
agreements between employers and en-
plOyod be filed in the office Of the commits
soner of labor and statistics. the O'Ncill
bill providing a penalty of three to fifteen
years for assault and theft and being armed
and the Lockney bill prohibiting adyertis-
ing treatment of certain diseases.
FRIDAY.
On the 18th nearly score Of bills were
reported out by committees in the Assem-
bly,. Bill No. $40 providing penalty for
obtaining franchises or other privileges by
corrupt means was favoraby reported The
Assembly refused reconsideration to the
Brazcau bill to appropriate $4,000 for
state exhibition at the Alaska-Yukon expo
stion in 1909 which bill was denied en-
grOssment Thursday Fourteen bills were
sent to engrossment, among them those
providing compensation for members of the
board of commissioners on idiocy, providing
Il salary for members Of the civil service
commission and requiring the labelling of
stock foods. The bill to create the town of
Mercer, in Iron county, was killed. The
Froemming bill making telegraph companies
liable for mental anguish" and the Brazeau
bill aimed at unprofessional conduct on the
part of physicians was sent to third read
ing.