The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-04

Inc senate ordered 6QSFOSScu LuS
Weissleder bill providing that all per-
sons in the election booths at the hour
prescribed for closing the polls shall
be allowed to vote; the Richards bill,
giving each voter at least one minute
in which to cast his vote; the Jennings
bill, providing that the personal cam
paign committee of nominee for pub
lie office, who declines or fails for any
other reason to run for the office, shall
fill the vacancy; the Jennings bill, per-
hitting election boards to have regis
try lists of voters printed and requir-
ing school boards to grant the use of
school buildings for election booth
purposes; the Jennings bill, provid-
ing for election districts containing
800 electors in the city of Milwaukee.
The senate committee on corpora
tons introduced a new bill authoriZ-
ing the state railroad commission to
order union passenger stations in
city where two or more railroads have
adjacent rights of way, the station to
cost at least % per cent of the gross
passenger and freight earnings in such
city during the year preceding the is
suance of such order.
Servant Bill Killed.
The Minkley bill, which would have
permitted the industrial commission
to invade private homes to see wheth-
er domestics were properly cared for,
was killed by the assembly, AZ to 38.
The bill which provides for change
Of official state paper was sent to
third reading by the assembly after
nonconcursence had been refused by
vote of 33 to 46. Assemblyman Nye
offered an amendment striking out the
words Evening Wisconsin and substi-
tuting the Milwaukee Journal. This
amendment was rejected by a vote of
54 to "a.
The assembly indefinitely postponed
three joint resolutions amending the
constitution One by Mr.. linn would
have provided for the recall of judi
cial officers; one by Mr.. Nye relating
to farm credits, and one by Mr.. Mink
ley which would have amended the
constitution so that in cases of i'm
parchment only majority would be
needed instead of two-thirds as now.
The Budlong bill, providing for ex-
empting homesteads of old soldiers
from taxation was finally passed after
some debate, in which Mr.. Budlong
called attention to the fact that this
was the first legislature since the war
in which no old soldier was present as
a member of one house or the other.
An attempt was made to Indefinitely
postpone the bill and this was refused,
26 to 40. The bill was then engrossed.
"Mary Ann" Dies BY Vote.
MARY Ann" passed out of the poll
tical life of the state without word
being said in regret by any of her
former supporters. The Bichler bill,
repeating the second choice law, was
passed by the senate some time ago
and was concurred in by the assembly
without opposition. AS soon as the
bill is signed by the governor, the law
will be a thing of the past.
Halt Normal School Action.
The assembly laid over the Bradley
bill which repeats the appropriation
for building for the normal school at
La Crosse.
The Freehoff bill, relating to the cou-
pom ballet, and the Greil bill were laid
over for two weeks. The assembly or
dered to third reading Senator Whit
mans bill, which carries an appropri-
alton of $1,2O0,000 for the construction
of the capitol for two years.
Bills concurred in by the assembly
were the bill by the committee on in
surance and banking, relating to the
liability of stockholders in banks; the
Weissleder bill, relating to nomination
papers; the Tomkins bill, relating to
the power of town boards to borrow
money, and the Bichler second choice
bill.
Pass Appropriation Bills.
The senate, Is to IL, indefinitely
postponed the Hambrecht bill, making
Glenn bill, appropriating $4,000 for
the purchase of Marquette State park
in Grant county, and committee bill,
appropriating $4,000 for the mainte-
nance of the state tuberculosis camps
at Tomahawk lake, were passed.
When the Bosshard bill, providing
for one days rest in seven for en-
ployes of corporations, came up for
consideration, the author of the meas
ure introduced substitute bill author
izing the state railroad commission to
suspend it with respect to railroads
and public utilities and the state in
dustrial commission to suspend it with
respect to other corporations when
necessary.
Anti-Tipping Bill Valid.
Atty.-Gen. Owen held that the Heden
anti-tipping bill contains no unconsti-
tutional provisions. The inquiry was
made by Assemblyman julius Enge-
bretson, chairman of the excise COM
mittee. The Bosshard bill, having the
same purpose, was passed by both
houses, but vetoed by Gov. Phillip. The
anti-tipping issue is still live one in
the legislature, as the Bosshard bill
veto is pending in the senate and the
Heden bill of similar import is before
the assembly.
New Company Is Formed.
Grand Rapids.-The Wisconsin Sand
stone company of Grand Rapids is
new concern for which articles of in