Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-04

ought in the future at least to De
made more wide reaching than those
now in the bill. He stamped the
bill as the best piece Of legislation
that had come up in the assembly
thus far this session. The bill was
ordered engrossed with only one vote
being cast in the negative by Assem-
blyman Potter, democrat.
The bill provides for detailed re-
ports from all cities, towns and vii
lagos as to fires, their origin, cause
and circumstances surrounding them
All questionable cases are to be inves-
tigated and the marshal has the pow
er to subpoena witnesses. The OBJ
| jections raised were to the effect that
the district attorneys had the power
| to make Investigations at the pres
ent time and prosecute for incendiar-
ism, and Mr.. Campbell suggested That
# they did not have such powers the
| proper step would be to increase toe
powers of that Office instead of Great
| ing new one.
| The residence district option bill
| introduced by Assemblyman J. T. Bak-
| er, came in from the committee On
state affairs with recommendation
| for passage. Some amendments are
offered in the nature Of a compromise
on the original bill The bill pro
Vides that any district containing
from 100 to 1000 electors may petition
! to prevent the granting of licenses.
| The disagreement in the commit+e
at the hearing resulted from the pro-
visions relative to business dis
tricts. The amended bill provides
that if in any city block, Or e-third of
the frontage is devoted to business
! purposes the vote Of the residents as
! to refusing licenses does not apply 10
! that block. Another provision of the
amended bill is to the effect that 10
district shall be more than twice as
long territorily as it is wide.
The case of State Veterinarian Da-
vid Roberts was recalled when the
senate bill came into the assembly
from the committee on agriculture,
recommended for passage, with ar
amendment to grant him the privilege
Of being interested in another bust
ness so long as he does not use his
office to advance that business.
One Of the important transportation
bills was recommended for pass
1t provides among other features
that the commission may grant more
time to obey its orders when it de-
termines that the circumstances war
roDt IN ov+oDciOD of +irno All cacnc
to be prosecuted by the commission
are to be begun in the circuit court Of
Dane county Amendments onere
by the committee provide for super
vision of the stock Of the railroad
companies, and a listing of the hold
ers. It also calls for a record Of Il
passes issued by the railroads, togeth-
err with the names Of the individuals
holding them and the purposes for
which they were issued. Another
| transportation bill recommended FOR
passage provides for expert weigh
masters to weigh and inspect freight
shipments. They are to be appointed
by the railroad commission.
The committee on military affairs
recommended for passage the nil
which makes it a misdemeanor 70"
anybody to hinder the employment of
a person because he is a member Of
the Wisconsin national guard, and TO
obstruct such employee or employer in
their relations toward each other.
The committee on elections introduce
ed a bill regulating the use of voting
machines and providing that preai-
Dental electors shall be voted for in
a. body. The committee on cities Of
fered q bill which raises the popula-
ton necessary for a village 10 be
come incorporated into a city from
! 500 to 5000. The same committee
offered a bill to make the fiscal year
of the state end December 81 instead
of June 80 The Perry bin to exempt
members of the national guard from
the operation of the anti-pass law
came up and was indefinitely post
poned.
The assembly committee on labor
had hearing on the AlIdridge bills,
233 and 277,-one eXempting. strike
pickets from punishment in case they
used force in keeping men away from
work and the other legalizing co.,
spiracies regardless Of the damage
wrought by them. Attorney QuarIcs,
Mr.. Lindman of Milwaukee and sew
eral other men appeared in opposi-
ton. The committee decided to rec
ommend both bills adversely.