The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23

judges to draw papers in probate mat
| ters free of charge, in which the es-
| tates do not exceed $4,000 in value,
was ordered referred to the committee
on judiciary The assembly killed the
Kurtenacker bill reducing the license
| fee for master BARRIERS from 81 to 81
year.
The Bray bill, limiting hours of Ia
| Dor for women, was indefinitely post
poned by the senate.
The Bosshard anti-tipping bill, pro-
| hibiting the giving or receiving of tips,
was advanced to engrossment by the
senate.
Discuss Normal Schools.
The need of more normal schools
was discussed in the senate. A bill
| introduced by Senator Whitman pro-
! vided for repeal of the law providing
for the location of the next normal
| school in northeastern Wisconsin. Mr..
| Whitman said: 1--WE need no more
normal schools at this time in this
| state, and if we did need them it is
not the way to do to put in an enter
| ing wedge so long before"
Senator Burke maintained that the
eastern part of the state in Wisconsin.
| The senator said that outside of Mil
| Waukee and Oshkosh all the normal
| schools were in the wrong places. The
| bill was indefinitely postponed by a
vote of II to s.
The Burke bill repeating the law
providing for a state administration
! building in Milwaukee was passed by
! the senate by a vote of % to 1.
| Mr.. Kay's bill to prevent the setting
Of fish nets in certain waters Of Pierce
county was passed and the Hanson
| bill relating to the hunting of rabbits
| with ferrets was amended and ordered
re-engrossed.
Praise Voted For Wilson.
| The upper house adopted a resolu-
| ton offered by Senator Bichler, con-
| graduating President Woodrow Will
son for the liable and wise manner"
in which he has handled the war sit
uation; adopted the Skogmo resolu-
ton memorializing congress to adopt
the Wisconsin peace plan by asking
the president to call conference of
neutral nations.
Recommend cuIbertson Bill.
The senate committee on corpora
tons recommended for passage the
| Culbertson bill, allowing cities under
commission form of government to
return to their former charter form
of government after four years I'M
| der the commission form.
The senate committee on state af-
fairs recommended that the Jennings
bill, making election days in Milwau-
kee holidays, for indefinite postpone
ment.
1t recommended the Bray resolu-
ton, inviting Prof. E. A. Gilmore of
the university law school to advise
the special committee on water pow
ers, for indefinite postponement.
1t recommended for passage the
Culbertson bill, prohibiting hazing in
public schools under a penalty of
suspension or dismissal.
Kill Prohibition Bill.
| Assemblyman Kay's bill prohibit
ing the sale of tobacco in any form
to minors was refused engrossment.
| Upon the motion of Assemblyman
Harrington the house deferred action
on the bill establishing a dry zone
! three-quarters of a mile around the
Milwaukee national home for dis
abled soldiers.
The Frederick bill prohibiting sa-
looms within one mile of dry terri
| tory was killed.
Kill Phone Measure.
A senate committee will recon-
mend for indefinite postponement
two bills by Senator Weissleder, one
prohibiting collections for more than
one month by telephone companies;
the other providing that a telephone
subscriber would have to make good
any bogus nickels dropped into a
pay" telephone.
Increased Tuition Opposed.
Gov. E. L. Philips idea of rails
ing the tuition fee for nonresident
students at the University Of Wis
consin brought out lively opposition
from the committee on education of
the assembly. President Charles R.
Van Hise of the university, Burt
Williams and others spoke against
the Hambrecht bill to increase the
fee from 500 to $3.50.
Bars Lobbyists on Floor.
A joint resolution offered by AS
semblyman Carl Hanson was adopted
in the house by which all lobbyists
will be barred from the floor of the
senate and the assembly and from
the parlors of the upper and the low
er house.
Assemblyman Vint introduced a
bill recommended by the common
council authorizing the city of Mil
waukee to regulate public utilities
operating within the city.
The Van Gordon bill taking the
ownership and operation of lighting
plants in fourth class cities from I'M
der control of the railroad commits
sion was re-referred. Mr.. Van Cor
don said the bill ought to be amend
ed. AS it stood it was Objectionable.
he had found.
Want $4,000 Clubhouse.