Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-07-07
NEW JITNEY BILL
FOR LEGISLATURE
Senate Committee Drafts Substi-
tute Measure.
DESIRED BY ELECTRIC ROADS
Places Vehicles Under Jurisdiction Of
Railroad 5ody-Requires Owners
to Be Bonded $4,000 for
Each Passenger.

Each Passenger.
Madison.-The form in which jitney
bus regulation will come before
the legislature is now outlined in
q substitute bill to the judiciary
committee bill pending before the SEN
ate committee on corporations. That
committee has drafted A measure
which in numerous respects supplies
the regulation desired by the electric
railway interests, whose business has
suffered considerably In many of the
cities of the state through Iltney com
petition. The new bill, besides class
ing jitneys as common carriers and
placing them under the jurisdiction
of the state railroad commission, re-
quires every jitney owner TO be bond
ed in the amount of $1,000 for each
passenger capable of being carried
at one time. This is probably the most
stringent regulation Of all The bond
Is intended to make jitney owners re-
sponsible in damages In case recovery
for accidents is sought Each bond
must contain specifications as to the
capacity of the bus, the name and ad-
dress of the owner, the route OF ter
ritory to be covered. the schedule un-
der which 1t is to operated. and similar
data. The Jitney must give reasonable
and adequate service and must con-
form to definite schedules and routes.
Some action in the matter OF amend
inG the Stemper bill amending the
Baker law is likely TO be taken in the
assembly this week. Governor Philip
has publicly announced that In its
present form he cannot approve 1t.
II II should be amended TO make IL
apply only to Milwaukee, he will sign
IT. He also demands that II make
the chief OF police Of Milwaukee the
judge of the character OF a saloon to
be given up, as well as of the one to
take its place. These changes he pro-
poses. he says, In the interest OF bet
ter saloons In Milwaukee, and to give
the saloon men who sustained losses
on account OF advice Of the attorney
general In 1907 an opportunity to re-
open their places.
Il believe Il to be the sentiment
of the people of Wisconsin that there
be fewer and better saloons" he said.
Il heartily concur In this view"
Two important consolidation bills
will be up for consideration In the
senate the later part OF the week.
The first is the agricultural consolida-
ton bill and the second Is the public
welfare commission bill Practically
all the amendments on these bills have
been adopted and the only action that
remains Is the finaf vote. Those who
have made canvass Of the senate say
that the vote may be Is to l6. The
outcome OF the measures appear to
rest with senatr' d. v. Jennings OF
Milwaukee, who is said to have made
no announcement OF his intention on
either OF the measures
The senate VIII have to fight the tax
commission consolidation bill. AI-
though a measure to reduce the size
OF the tax commission and curtail It's
powers was killed IN the assembly last
week and q G5tion 70 reconsider the
vote VS. refused, the same bill win
be offered in the senate az a substitute
to the tax commission bill Of Senator
Bennett.
Assemblyman Van Gorden's central
board OF education bill which has been
reposing In the senate committee on
education for week past will be con-
sidered by the senate as committee
of the whole on Wednesday afternoon.
At the PRESENT time the committee
stands three TO four In favor OF non
concurrence in the bill. Governor
Philip has sent several statements to
the press In favor OF the bill and
placed before the legislature a mes
sage detailing the merits of this legis-
iatl5n. No one is able to predict the
exact o.tcoL5, although il is known
that the vote In the senate will be
close. The two bills 70 repeal the mill
taxes for the support Of the normal
schools and the university were re-
cetved in the senate Monday evening
and will 20 direct 10 the calendar
There VIII be an interesting moor nsht
on both OF these measures. Both the
regents Of the normals and the univer-
sity are opposed to the passage OF
these bills.
Governor Philip has signed the
Huber bin to expedite the settlement,
of uncontested estates within one year
Assemblyman Morgan has returned
TO his home in pepin county TO ascer
tain the sentiment of the people Of
Buffalo county. in HIS district, on tbs
bin which seeks TO give to the state o.
Minnesota an island in the Mississippi
river that now belongs to Buffalo coun
ty.
interpretations.
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