Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-02
ASSEMBLY.
THURSDAY MARCH -

Thu hSlJA1. MARCH -.
Chairman Ledvina of the Assembly Judi
cary committee was called east on bust
ness today and during his absence Mr.
Georgi Of Milwaukee will act chairman
killed the Hambrecht anti-vivisection bill
The Assembly was deluged with petitions
favoring the Marsh county option bill A
reconsideration of the Stevens bill provid-
ing for a new normal school in the north
ern part of the state refused. The
committee on military affairs introduced a
cations to hold property without Il few of
the members organizing into civil cor
poration.
FRIDAY, MARCH %.
In the Assembly today the committee on
manufacturers reported for passage Mr.
Ledvina's bill empowering the bureau Of
labor to obtain data showing the effects or
various occupations on health and energy.
A petition received from the faculty
and students of Milwaukee, Downer college
asking that the bill to make the woman
member of the board of control and auxil1-
airy one he killed. Assembyman Viebahn
objected to a suspension of the rules when
Mr.. Cleary tried to get Senator Martins
measure relating to the rotation of names
on the primary ballot before the Assembly,
and no action was taken.
SATURDAY, MARCH 81.
A bill making the crime of kidnapping pun
ishable by Imprisonment for life was intro
duced in the Assembly by the committee on
charitable and penal institutions. Speaker
Bancroft was made a member of the com
mittee on capitol grounds and in thanking
the Assembly for the honor stated that he
hoped the committee would not be the
subject of graft investigation was the
Pennsylvania committee which had charge
of building the capitol of the Keystone
state. Mr.. Reynolds created 4 laugh when
several bills to give state aid to poultry as
sociations were under discussion by stating
that ''he did not believe i'll giving aid to
ariStocratic hens, but was Il firm believer
il every hen scratching for herself" Many
members of the Assembly were absent,
having gone to Milwaukee to hear the Rose
DickIe debate.
MONDAY. MARCH %.
The Dorner art bill which provides for
the appointment of a commission by the
city of Milwaukee to supervise all pur-
chases of works of art for the city was
passed by the Assembly. The Assembly was
flooded with petitions against county option
The. Cady bill making it a miSdemeanor
10 years Of age to smoke cigarettes created
considerable discussion Assemblyman
Dorner objected to it on the ground that 1t
would be burden on the parents of the
youthful cigarette smokers inasmuch as
they and not the children would have to
stand the fine. The Hambrecht bill re-
apportioning the board of regents of the
state university was recommended for pas
sage and will come up later.
TUESDAY, MARCH 30
A resolution by Assemblyman Leroy to
fsOn to abate the smoke nuisance so that
the beauty and whiteness of the new capt.
tOl might be maintained was passed by the
Assembly. Mr.. ROethe's resolution for ad-
iournment on Good Friday was passed. Mr.
Roethe receiving applause when he intro
duced the resolution Senator Birds bill
for memorial hall for Wisconsin soldiers
and sailors was passed and will now 60
to the governor for his signature. The bill
making LincOln's birthday a holiday was
recommended for passage. The chair ap-
pointed MesSrs. EstabrOOk. Roethe and At
wood to draw up resolutions on the deaths
of Atley Peterson and Asa K. Bushnell,
former members Of the Assembly, who died
Monday
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 81.
Inheritance tax measures had their inn
ing in the Assembly this morning, all the
measures coming from the committee on
taxation. The chief arguments were the
division between counties and the state OF
fees collected from estates. Several mem
berS entered into the debate. Assemblyman
J. Z. Thomas Of Waukesha took a prom
inent part in the talking, his contention be-
ing that the counties should get more Of
the money. The debate was cut short by
Mr.. Scott's motion at 11:45 to adjourn for
the noon funeral of Col. i. R. Bushnell.
Assemblyman Hulls' bill, aimed at users OF
obscene language in public places, came
up again for passage with Senate amend
mentS. but was put over by its being re
ferred to the judiciary committee. 1t Will
come up again within a week.