The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-16

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the bill for rerevision to the finance
committee was lost.
More Bills Introduced
Several new bills were introduced in
the senate. Senator Jennings brought
| in a bill to repeal the law which allows
| insurance agents to pay 2 per cent in
| surance fees to local fire depart
ments. Senator Staudenmayer intro
duced measure which provides that
| plans and specifications for public
vaults, crypts and mausoleums must
have the approval of the state board
| of health before the work of construc-
| ton is begun.
Senator Ackley introduced two bills,
| one to exempt farmers from the work
mems compensation act and the other
| to pension circuit judges 70 years of
age, who have been in continuous
| service for thirty years, the pension
to be equal to half the yearly salary
paid to the judge at the time of his
retirement. Senator Whitman intro
duced a bill which reduces from 25
to IL years the period which teachers
must serve before they are eligible
for pension under the teachers re-
tirement fund.
The Senate Passes Baxter Bill.
The senate, under suspension of
rules, by unanimous vote, passed the
Baxter bill appropriating 1900 to
the state board of normal school re-
gents to replace buildings destroyed
by fire at Superior.
The senate concurred in the Gruene-
valid bill appropriating $3,1O0 for an
educational exhibit at the Panama
Pacific exposition, but amended the
bill to provide that the money should
come from the appropriation of STE, 900
made two years ago for state represen-
tation at the exposition. 1t also passed
the Bennett bill making it misdemean-
or to obstruct highways or highway
bitches
The Ackley bill providing for in
creased fees for coroners was re-re-
ferred to the committee on judiciary
A number of new bills came into the
senate, some Of them affecting Mil
waukee, city and county. Senator
Jennings of Milwaukee introduced a
bill providing that the state cede to
the city of Milwaukee strip of sub
merged land 600 feet wide along the
shore of Lake Michigan from Wiscon-
sin street to the extended harbor en-
trance on the south for public park
and boulevard purposes. He also in
troduced bill providing that the
amount of money to be sent on the
sewage disposal work of Milwaukee
in any one year shall not exceed
100000, and that the common coun-
Gil may provide for issuance of bonds
for sewerage purposes without SUBJ
hitting the question to a vote of the
people.
Amusements to Be Legal.
Moving picture shows, baseball and
golf will be declared legal amusements
on Sunday if bill, which the assem-
bly, committee on state affairs decided
to recommend, is passed A bill to
prohibit the sale of snuff to minors
except upon the written order OF par
ent or guardian also was recommended
for passage.
Discuss Apprentice Law.
II. E. Van Scoy and w. e. Fairborn
of Milwaukee and Prof H. J. Hicks
of Madison appeared before the as
sembly committee on labor in favor of
the bill giving the state industrial
commission larger powers in admins
tering the apprenticeship law 1t pro-
vides that apprentices shall not be re-
quired to attend continuation schools
after reaching the age of Is years I'M
less they so desire and that the com
mission shall have power over con-
tracts between employers and appren-
tees. The speakers said the present
law had not worked we'll because it
retarded the promotion of industries,
as it was found impossible to get
sufficient number of apprentices in the
manufacturing centers of the state.
Dry Zone Bill Not Favored.
The assembly committee on excise
and fees decided to recommend that
the Frederick bill providing for a dry
zone of three-quarters of mile around
the soldiers home in Milwaukee be IN
definitely postponed AssembIyman
Frederick said he intended to intro
duce bill providing for state re-
ferendum vote on prohibition at the
SDring election in 1915
Bills Engrossed
A resolution by Assem- blyman
Hambrecht which provides that all
bills now before the committee on
revision, about 100 in number, be re-
ported out by March "a, was adopted.
A motion was received and will be
acted upon later to reconsider the
vote by which the house engrossed
the Vint resolution to amend the
constitution authorizing the state to
acquire and operate storage houses,
warehouses and grain elevators.
Assemblyman Carl Hanson intro
| duced joint resolution calling for
an investigation of land purchases in
Dane county by the University of
Wisconsin
New Phone Company Elects.
/ Merrill-The newest rural te1e-