Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-24
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
After State Employees.

After State Employees.
Madison, March Ex-senator Gay
lords resolution requesting the gov
ernor to call before him state EN-
ployes who received money in tbs
primary and general election cam
paigns and demand their designations
was laid over until March "a on mo
ton of Senator Barker. The joint
resolutions of Assemblyman Ingram
increasing the salaries of the mem
bers of the legislature from 5000 70
ST 900 went over until Tuesday.
Senator Blaine asked for rerefer
ence of ASA, repeating section 1929
relating to superintendent of high
ways. The bill was recommended fol
indefinite postponement by the com
mittee on roads and bridges. Senator
Blaine suggested that the measure be
considered in connection with Senator
Brownies good roads bill and it was
rereferred.
In the assembly the Twesme bill, re-
curing spittoons in smoking cars AND
anti-spitting signs in all public places
was put over till Wednesday; like
wise the Kindlin bill 237a, forbidding
cities of the fourth class from voting
for county superintendent if they are
not within the jurisdiction of the SUI
perintendent was sent to the judiciary
committee. DIR. Hoyt's bill regulating
midwifery went over till Wednesday,
while the Hambrecht bill forbidding
railway companies ffom closing cul-
verts went to the judiciary committee.
The Weber bill, 13a, requiring SO
hours consecutive rest IN every
seven days, went over till Wednes-
day, also another Weber bill, 1884, ex-
empting labor unions from the law
governing conspiracies.
HorsepIay.
Madison, March 15-The house en-
ioyed a little horseplay during short
session. The frisky spirit developed
over the Leuch bill whose purpose
was to forbid the rather whimsical
killing of old horses by their owners.
Before a horse can be put out of the
way as worthless, Mr.. Leuch would
have some veterinarian affirm the
uselessness of the poor creature. The
act was conceived in humanity. That
is obvious; but the solons seemed to
think that execution of such a law
would prove impracticable. Mr.. Luech
spoke for the bill and Mr.. Kull be-
lieved that the horse that had served
us faithfully, perhaps pulled us out
of many hole,'' had earned kindly
treatment in its old age. Mr.. Leroy
thought the fit disposition of his prop
erty lay with the owner, while Mr.
Mains limited at freak legislation like
the anti-tights bill, whereat Mr..
Hughes (author of the anti-tights bill
two years ago. exhibited some evil
dence of taking notice. Mr.. Ingalls,
suggested the possibility of class
legislation, since the act was meant
especially to favor horses, and DR..
Frank Smith could see no good reason
why before an old horse could be shot
or sold the consent of a veterinary
was necessary. Mr.. Buslett also took
a shot at the measure. Mr.. Scott
wanted it sent to the committee on ag-
riculture and some one else to the ju-
dietary. but the house preferred to kill
the proposal off-hand; and it did.
Mr.. Cleary presented joint reso-
luton in favor Of final adjournment
on or before May Z. 1t lies over.
In spite of the absence of a quorum,
the senate passed two important bills.
They were one by Senator Morris,
providing that barbering should not
be held as a work of necessity or
charity, and one by Senator Bird, re-
lating to the sale of tobacco to minors.
The former prohibits the keeping
open of barber shops on Sunday and
the latter forbids the sale of tobacco
in any form to minors under 10 years
of age.
Madison, March 16-Without de-
bate the senate adopted the amend
ment to a joint resolution by Senator
Marsh, extending the time for the
senatorial investigating committee to
report from March 15 to April TO-
The original resolution adopted by the
senate provided that the time be ex-
tended to May 1. Assemblyman In
lot h.