Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18

ing restraints upon liquor traffic made
their appearance in the rushing cur
rent of Legislation. One Of them ere
ating an excise board and increasing
license fees was introduced by Sena-
tor Wright by request. The other in
troduced by Senator Lyons aims
wholesalers restrictions and MOI
freedom for saloonkeepers. Incident
ally it breaks in on trust formation.
One bill forbids manufacturers of Ii
quors to be interested in saloon Ii
cenSes. This aims at a practice
claimed by saloonkeepers to be throat
| cutting. If a saloonkeeper is ''incor-
rigible," breweries often sit down
upon him" by establishing a rival sa-
loon on an opposite corner or in
neighboring place if they can not
rent him out outright Another pro
vision fOrbids manufacturers, whole
SalerS or jobbers to enter into retail
business or to lease buildings for re
'all purposes. The fine provided for
each ononse is from $500 to s.. 500.
me Dill by Senator Wright estab-
IlSheS an excise board of three men
10 De appointed by the judges of the
circuit courts. This board is to ex-
anime applications for licenses and
| regulate the saloon trade. Their iur-
lSdictlon over the liquor traffic re
moves the power of common councils
from the field The bill Ieyies tax
on breWeries OF ten cents per barrel.
and fifty cents per barrel on products
OF dlsulIeries. II also provides mini
mum saloon licenses as follows.
Milwaukee not less than 81 600
Cities of second class not less than
$3.50; third class not less than $500,
fourth class not less than $3.50.
Other important senate bills were
Changing the speed limit of automo-
biles from twelve miles i'm towns and
twenty-five miles outside Of corporate
limits to a rate not greater than is
responsible for the safety of traffic
or pedestrians; increasing the salary
of Justice of the supreme court from
$4,000 to $4,000; providing for pen
sion fund for school teachers for
which one per cent of the scmi-an-
nual salaries should be retained by
the treasUrers of the boards of cduca-
ton, the teachers to receive one third
annuity after continuous service Of
twenty-five years; permitting grocers
and drygoods merchants to form
, mutual insurance companies
Amonog the many house bills were
the following: Relating TO compeu-
= sation for publication of election no
, tees and information to voters also
, relating to registration of voters aud
: printing of poll lists; providing that a
portion of the license fee derived
? shall be used in Improvement of pub
5 lie highW iys; making an appropria-
ton of 1000 to defray the expenses
of joint committee to invite advice
: and cooperation i'm the matter OF
, state aid in the construction Of road
, ways and bridges; to transfer the du-
ties of the immigrant commissioner
: to the bureau Of industrial statistics.
providing for the operation of a dyna-
mite plant at the state prison to regu-
late the sale of the product thereof
and making an appropriation Of $125-
600 therefor; providing for the loca-
ton of state normal school at the
city of Amigo and making an appro-
priation of $4,000; relating to en-
ployers' liability; for a division of the
Inheritance tax between county and
state; relating to the prevention OF
Inflammation of the eyes and blind
ness of the new born babe or so
called ophthalmia neonatorum, to
abolish a legislative reference room;
relating TO advertising and publica-
ton of resolutions, ordinances and
proceedings of councils. Among the
Joint resolutions was one on liquors;
to submit the question of holding a
) constitutional convention; and propOs
ing an amendment to the cOnstitu
tons, giving municipal corporations
power to issue bonds TO pay for lands
and permanent public improvements
extending over a period Of fifty years.
The legislature adjourned to the
18th.