Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06

Bill Prohibits Treating to Intoxi-
eating Liquors.
MOTION TIC KILL 1T FAILS
Measure viii Come Up for Final Rc-
ton in Assembly Next Wednes-
day-BiII Favors Railway
TeIsgra rhers.

Madison.-The Heden bill prohibit
ing treating to Intoxicating liquors
has been sent to engrossment IN
the assembly after a motion to kill
the bill was defeated by a vote of A
to 80. Under the terms of the bill as
it now stands, treating to intoxicating
liquors is prohibited, except that a
man may treat his wife and there may
be treating at a banquet Every sa-
loonkeeper must put a sign over his
treating is prohibited At the opening
of the debate Assemblyman Engebret-
son, chairman of the committee on ex-
else and fees, sent letter to the
speakers desk, which was read, in
which Attorney General Owen held
that the antitreating law was consti-
tutional. Assemblyman Heden said he
believed the bill would remove many
Of the Objectionable features in the
liquor traffic. Assemblyman Minkley
said he had noticed that in saloons
where there were signs prohibiting
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saloon was conducted, and he believed
that bill discouraging treating would
have the same effect. The measure
will come up for final action by the
house about next Wednesday.
Assemblyman Hambrecht's bill to
open the complete eligible list of the
civil service commission to appoint
ment, instead of the first three names,
was on the calendar for death, but was
finally advanced. The measure was
favored in speeches by Assemblymen
Hambrecht, Crosby and Ellingson.
Railroad telegraphers will be given
double pay on Sunday for labor, or
one days rest in seven, if the bill ad-
vanced in the assembly is finally en-
acted into law. This measure was on
the calendar slated for death. The
motion to kill the bill was lost by a
vote of IA to 6. The measure was
then engrossed.
By a vote of 48 to 27 the assembly
advanced the Hambrecht bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the participation
of the state in the celebration of the
semtcentennial anniversary of the act
Of emancipation to be held in Chicago
Chis summer.
By a vote of 48 to 80 the assembly
concured in the Perry bill changing
the official state paper from the Wis
cOnsin State Journal, Madison, to the
Evening Wisconsin, Milwaukee. 1t adj
vanced the Pieper bill authorizing
towns, villages, cities and counties to
construct and maintain dams across
navigable waters. 1t laid over until
next Thursday the Woodland bill ap-
propriating 100000 for state aid to
highways. Before the measure was
laid over Assemblyman Aulenbacher
offered an amendment cutting the ap-
preparation to 100000.
By divided vote the assembly COM
mittee on judiciary has recommended
for indefinite postponement the bill
designating the first Monday in April,
instead of the first Tuesday in April,
as town election day A minority
report in favor of the change has been
filed by Assemblymen Hambrecht,
Crosby, Frederick and Whitcomb.
Senator Burke announced that ow-
ing to the doubt existing over the val
idity of the antitipping law, he moved
to reconsider the vote by which the
bill was passed over the governors
veto. Senator Bosshard, author of the
measure, characterized the move as
one for delay to garner one more vote
in order to kill the bill. He served
notice that he would move a call Of
the house if the reconsideration mo-
ton were pressed. Later, however,
after making his motion for a call
of the senate he withdrew it and al
will be argued and a vote taken next
Wednesday.
Senator Bennett is preparing a sub
stitute for his bill amending the eu-
genics marriage law. His original
bill repealed the law. He is now max
ing a study of these laws in other
states, and promises to use their best
features in framing a law for Wiscon-
sin that will be better than any yet
devised and which will pass the mus
ter of the legislature. Accordingly
his bill was re-referred to the state
affairs committee.
A bill by Senator Arnold giving a
garage owner a possessory lien over
an automobile stored in a garage, to
apply during such time only as the
machine is in the possession Of the
garage owner and for the amount of
the charges for such storage or re-
pair, was engrossed by the senate.