The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-08
ELECTION PAMPHLET
KILLED BY SENATE
EXPENSIVE STATE ADVERTISE
MENT FOR CANDIDATES is
VOTED DOWN.
PASSES ARE RULED AGAINST
A Railroad Employe Holding Town or
Village Office Must Not Keep
His Pass, Is Decision of
Assembly.

Madison, June 4, 1915.
The senate, by a vote of IA to 8,
passed the Hanson bill repeating the
law providing for the publication by
the state of campaign pamphlet be-
fore primary and general elections.
Contrary to expectation there was lit
tie debate on the bill. Senator Bich-
Ter, democrat, who wanted to retain
the campaign pamphlet, accused the
majority Of using steam roller meth
DDS in forcing the bill through. He
said if the pamphlet law was repealed
the people of the state would in a
short time demand a substitute for it.
Rule Against Passes.
A railroad employee holding town or
village Office must not keep his pass,
the assembly decided A joint resolu-
tion amending the constitution would
have privileged railroad employees who
hold village offices to continue to hold
their pass.
The bill by Senator Monk, raising
the age of consent for women from 16
| to Is years was sent to third read
! ing by the assembly after long de-
| bate. The Killa bill, prohibiting
agents of breweries or wholesale liquor
dealers from soliciting orders from
any but licensed dealers was sent to
engrossment.
County Highway Bill Passed.
The bill providing for state conser-
walton commission, backed by the adj
ministration, was passed by the as
| sembly without argument, " to 6.
| Those voting against the bill were
Assemblymen Carl Hansen, Herzog,
julius Hanson, Ofstie, Pieper and Van
de Zande.
| The Woodward highway bill was
passed by the assembly and messaged
to the senate. This bill places road
making in the hands of county authori-
| ties. 1t calls for an appropriation of
100000 for the state highway fund.
| The Morgan bill amending the eu-
genics bill requiring that marriage
| licences be issued on affidavits that
contracting parties are free from ven
ereal disease was passed by the SEN
| ate.
The Hedding boxing bill was re-re-
| ferred to the committee on state af
! fairs
The Hambrecht bill requiring that
all candidates who successfully pass
examinations be certified to the civil
service board was killed. also the
Fairchild bill exempting dwellings u.s.
ed for charitable and school purposes
from taxation. The $4,000 appropria-
ton for the negro centennial celebra-
tion in Chicago was acted on favor
ably.
Concur in School Bill.
The senate concurred in the Rein
hart bill, authorizing school directors
of Milwaukee to buy $4,000 worth of
land for school purposes each year
and enter into five year contracts for
the payment of such land. The Gull
bertson joint resolution providing for
legislative investigation of the evils
consin efficiency bureau" and the pub
LEGATION Of Everybody's Business was
adopted by the senate, Is to g.
The Minkley bill, regulating recall
Ginning and repapering of rooms,
was, by a vote OF IA to II, ordered to
third reading in the senate. The Har-
rington bill, repeating the law provid-
ing for new normal school in the
northeastern part of the state, was
laid over.
Seek New Judicial Circuit.
bill was introduced in the assem-
bly, from the committee on judiciary
which seeks to add another judicial
circuit to those now in the state. The
bill provides that Sank county shall
be cut off from Dane county, the two
now making the ninth Judicial cir
cult, and be known as the twenty
first Judicial circuit, leaving Dane
county by itself
Money for Waukesha School.
The assembly engrossed the Laine
bill which appropriates money for
course in domestic science in the
| Waukesha High school
The resolution by Senator Hanson
giving the railroad commission DOW
er to regulate the speed of interur-
ban cars was nonconcurred in by the
assembly
Assembly bills passed were: Ed
wards, relating to the date for school
district meetings; Stemper, relating
to discontinuance of streets and al
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