Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-25
D0INGS In THE LEGISLATURE.

In the senate bill was introduced
forbidding attorneys at law TO be in
come tax assessors and also large
number Of amendments to the drain
age laws which were offered by Sena-
tor Monk.
The law for state flag which was
accidentally repealed several years ago,
was the subject of bill by Assembly
man Holmes. 1t provided for a state
fag with blue back ground on one
side Of which is to be coat of arms
of the state, and on the other the
coat OF arms of the United States.
Assem- olyman Grinde has offered a
bill requiring members Of the legisla-
ture to give their entire time to leg
islative work and not to carry on any
outside business while the legislature
is in session.
Assemblyman Stewart has offered a
bill permitting cities and villages to
conduct peoples Institutes in connec-
ton with their school systems.
Assem- blyman Walsh of Milwaukee
has presented bill making a license
from county clerk perquisite to
the carrying of fire arms. Minors are
also forbidden to carry fire arms and
their confscation by police officials
when they are found in the hands of
minors is permitted under the law.
All veterans of the civil war who
took part in the battle of Gettysburg
and are now living in Wisconsin will
be enabled to attend the 50th ami
versary of that battle, July l, and 3
or this year, transportation free, if
bill lately introduced by Senator
Bishop passes.
What has been the cost of the new
capitol building so far? This is
question which Senator NJ w. Perry
wants answered. A resolution calling
on the capitol commission for a de-
tailed report on all expenditures to
date was introduced into the senate
Wednesday morning.
After warmdebate in the assent bly,
Tuesday Assemblyman O'Day was de-
clared officially elected by viva Yoce
vote.
Mr.. Holmes introduced measure
providing for the cooperating of the
state forestry board and the state
board OF health in the selection of
Vocation for tuberculosis Sanatoriums.
Among the bills introduced in the
senate Tuesday night was one by Sena-
tor George f. Scott, which revolution
ICES the paymentof campaign expenses
1t throws the burden of expense ina
large degree on the state and county
Mr.. Sommerfield proposes to abolish
one form OF double taxation by exempt
ing from income tax one who shows
THAT he has paid taxes on the real est
ate, the income of which he is asked to
pay upon also.
Mr.. Jennings introduced one giving
the state board of health power of
commitment to the county hospital
OF victims of tuberculosis who refuse
TO take the precautions against spread
Ing the disease recommended by the
state board of health.
Mr. Sawyer would prohibit the send
ing OF any youthful offender under
10 to a prison or reformatory. He
would have such committed to one
of the industrial schools.
Mr. Teller fears that the bidding of
state banks for postal savings deposits
may lead TO an unjust Discrimination
against other depositorS, so his bill
would prohibit bank or banker from
pledging as collateral the assets of
the bank to secure deposits of public
funds.
Senator Victor Linley on Tuesday
introduced a bill which provides for
the appointment of Joint legislative
committee of members, three to be
senators and five to be assemblymen,
to investigate the white slave traffic
in the state and the cause of the nom
entorcemnt OF the laws against this
traffic.
Last Tuesday was flood day in both
houses in the introduction of bills,
it being the last day under the rule
to introduce new business. In the
assembly $50 bills were introduced,
and oy the time Chief Clerk Shaffer
had read the titles and the authors
names he was fatigued.
Many have been shut out as they
could not be prepc red in time. These
will be introduced later. In addition
there will be hundreds of committee
bills. The bills before the legislature
during the session will aggregate
nearly 1000, or at least 300 more than
were introduced in the session of 1911.
OF the $50 bills introduced in the as
sembly 1l5 were handed in by Mil
waukee members
The senate has gone on. record as
opposed to the use of tobacco in any
form by persons under 16 years old.
The bill introduced by Senator
i ON Fnr1 Ncn doll ~
passed by the senate on Thursday.
The bill provides that any one who
sells or gives or furnishes in any way
tobacco in any form to persons under
l6 years old shall be punished on con-
viction by fine of from $40 to $50.
The finance committee of the state
legislature on Friday recommended
for passage the emergency appropria-
ton bill providing $4,000 for good
roads.
The assembly on Friday decided
that the day on which Christopher
Columbus discovered America should
be a legal holiday.
Proposed legislative action looking
to the conservation of water powers
and forests must be deferred for at
least four years, according to an
opinion, announced today, by Atty.
Gen. W. G. Owen.