Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-06

ming introduced a reciprocal rail.
, road demurrage bill It provides
that railroads shall be charged 81 a
day for failure TO deliver cars to ship
pers after a reasonable time after dc.
mand, and the shippers are to be
charged 81 day for delay in load
, ing or unloading the cars. The bill
p, is designed to remedy car shortages
and facilitate business. Il is also
: provided that railroads shall move
/ shipments at least 40 miles a day.
Senator Sanborn took the first step
, toward relieving the congested con
dition of the state historical library,
by introducing a bin to appropriate
$4,000 for the construction of the
last wing of the building. Other bills
were: BY Senator Page, increasing
the maximum punishment for drunk
enness to 80 days in ia, 1y Mr..
Browne, authorizing the university
regents to establish and maintain a
medical college; by Senator Hudnall,
giving to boards of director ) of park
and drive associations the right to
condemn lands for park purposes out
side of the corporate limits of the
city; by Senator Roehr, authorizing
cities to establish schools for in
dustrial education.
For the purpose of restraining
married folks from carrying out
agreements to secure divorces by
stipulation or default of appearance
on the part of the defendant, Assem-
blyman ] F. Baker introduced bill
in the lower house to require the dis
trict attorney to appear in behalf of
the state and oppose the granting of
each divorce for which suit is in
.stituted. Other bills introduced
were: BY Mr.. Bancroft, increasing
the annual approp iation for the Wis
consin National guard from $4,000
to $4,000; requiring railroads to
maintain the block system and other
appliances for the safety of employees
and the public; by Mr. Roethe, to in
clude. 'quack' grass in the list of
noxious weeds; F. Petersen, Jr., to
adopt the Massachusetts form of gen
eral election ballot, which abolishes
the straight ticket" circle and the
party column: by Mr. Weber, author
ling counties to pension blind per-
sons over Is years of age at $3.50 a
year; by John Scott, making counties
liable up to 800 for damages caused
by mad dogs; by Mr.. Goldsworthy,
requiring railroads to pay their share
for the macadamizing of crossings: by
F. Miller, requiring two years of ex-
perience before BARRIERS apprentice
can take a state examination; by Mr..
Hager, increasing the appropriation
to the State Horticultural society
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year. The
campaign of the social democrats
for the relief OF union strikers from
the operation of laws for the Just
protection of employers against
lawlessness of discharged or striking
employees was illustrated when AS
semblyman Alldridge of Milwaukee
introduced a bill providing that the
operation of the non-interference law
shall not apply to members of labor
unions while on strike. The nom
interference law forbids union men
and others from interfering with men
who are hired to take the place left
by workmen. Assemblyman Dom
achowski introduced an anti-smoking
bill 1t provides that persons under
rs years of age who shall smoke
shall be subject TO fine of $40 or
30 days in jail Business men who
shall tolerate such minors to smoke
in their places Of business shall be
subject to a fine Of s25, and for the
second offense shall be subject to a
fine Of $50 or 80 days in Jail