Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-05-13
LEGISLATURE.


spite of an effort to kill it. This bill
provides for legislative commission
to investigate the white slave traffic
and provides an appropriation o.
$4,000. The commission is to repcgt 4
at the next session of the legislature
The Glenn woman's suffrage bill
was put on its final passage iii the
assembly also on the same evening
and carried by vote of At to %. The
bill now goes to the governor.
The Minkley bill fixing minimum
salary of $40 month for school teach
ers in all townships having an asses
sed valuation of $4,000, brought out
a debate in the assembly Tuesday
evening, the bill passing by vote of
4S to 28.
The bill which provides for the in
crease of salaries of circuit Judges
from $1,000 to 1000 per year,
was endorsed by many attorneys at
the hearing before the Judiciary COM
mittee, Wednesday.
Senator Perry's bin providing for
voting by mail, which once had been
recommended for passage by the SEN
ate committee on education and pub
lie welfare but was recalled for furth-
er consideration, met with objection
at hearing and will not be re-
ported favorably unless materially
modified.
A bill by the committee on judic-
larry providing that in actions for
damages against railroads for person
al injuries or death of an employe,
the fact thatsuch employe was guilty
of contributory negligence shall not
be bar to recovery, but the damage
shall be diminished by the jury passed
the senate.
Roessler of Jefferson was out in the
assembly Thursday morning on his
bill to do away with the printing of
the primary election pamphlet by the
state.
Mr.. Jennings bill, making the
terms of mayor, treasurer, comptroI-
Ter, commissioner of public works,
city engineer and city clerk, president
of the council and the ward aldermen
in cities of the first class four years,
after April, 1914, was ordered en-
crossed and then passed.
The Hedding bill providing that
when member of the legislature
who is an attorney has lease pending
in court the fact shall be sufficient
cause for adjournment Of the case.
The Larsen resolution memorable
ing congress to enact law setting
aside certain islands in the great
lakes for the purpose of establishing
thereon bird preserves was concurred
in.
The finance committee considered,
Thursday, bill introduced to remedy
defects in a measure which passed
earlier in the session, providing for
the taxation of saw logs. There was
a big delegation of men representing
lumber companies and cities in the
part of the state who pro-
tested against the measure, which
permitted the assessment of saw logs
in transit from the place where they
were cut to the mill. AS cities like
Washburn, Ashland, Marinette, Eau
Claire, Wausau and others always
have large stock of logs assessed
within their jurisdictions the new
deal would have robbed each of a
large tax income. And what was
still worse, it would have given to
towns in many cases that had not
dollar of interest in the logs.
The Linley white slave traffic bill
was passed by the assembly Thursday
evening 63 to 10. 1t now goes to the
governor for his signature.
Senator Burke's bill to protect
hotelkeepers from loss through claims
Of guests for property taken or stolen
was reported for passage by the state
affairs committee.
The brewers divorce bill which has
had varied career in the assembly
and finally killed Thursday has
duplicate in the senate and it may
still come out to the assembly to
plague again chat body.
Speaker Hull appeared before the
senate committee late Thursday after
noon in behalf of his bill providing a
double liability upon the stockholders
in waterpower enterprises when dam
age was occasioned by floods. 1t is
the bill will be recon-
for passage.
The senate gave final passage Thurs
day night to the bill which prohibits
the sale for Manufacture in Wiscon-
sin in the future of anything but
Swedish safety matches or double
dipped parlor matches.
Passed the assembly the bill by the
committee on labor, establishing
semi-monthly pay days for all en-
ployers of labor of any kind, includ
ing the state and all municipalities
Also Mr.. Richardson's bill, providing
that any farmer who establishes and
maintains water trough for public
use on the highway adjoining his land
shall have not to exceed $40 renitted
from his highway tax.
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