Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-03-13

Bill Is introduced by Assembly
man julius Hanson.
MEASURE PROVIDES PENALTY
Three-Year Sentence for Persons TAX
ing Part in Prize Flghts-ssme
Sentence for Those Who
Watch Contest

Madison. The repeal Of the state
boxing law is proposed in a bill intro
duced by Assemblyman julius Hanson
of Shawano, which will be given a
hearing by the assem- bly, committee on
state affairs this week Assemblyman
Hanson says that he has made can
vass Of the body and believes the re-
peal bill will be enacted.
Since / started the agitation
against the boxing commission / have
received hundreds Of letters against
the continuance of boxing contests in
this state" said Assemblyman Han
son. II expect to file as many petit
tions favoring the repeal Of this law
as the railroads have filed fayoring
their increase Of the two-cent fare
The Hanson bill provides for three
year sentence to the states prison for
any person who takes part as a prin-
cipal in prize fight or boxing con
test, and three years as the penalty
for a person to watch such a contest.
A resolution to amend the state con
stitution so that the state may own
and operate grain warehouses, eleva-
tors and storage houses has been In
dorsed by the assembly. The resolu-
ton was offered by Assemblyman
Vlnt. Milwaukee 1t was opposed by
Assemblymen HambreCht OF Grand
Rapids and EllingsOn of Hawkins Mr..
Ellington contended that the state
should get out OF private business.
The resolution was declared to be an
instrument to secure lower prices and
break up the food trust, in speeches
by Assemblymen Nordman and Mink
ley. II was finally engrOssed by a vote
Of u to A. The assembly killed the
Frederick bin to appropriate $4,000 70
the Wisconsin Humane society. and
the Gruenewald bill 10 appropriate
$1,000 for a rural school exhibit at the
Panama Pacific exposition. 1t recon
sidered the vote by which Il killed the
Hoffman bill establishing certain re-
Iuirements in the storing OF dynamite
The measure will come up again for
legislative action next Monday eve
ling
Assemhlyman Murphy of ManitOwoc
county has offered memorial to con
gress asking the federal government to
AXE over the complete supervision OF
he fishing industry on the great lakes.
he committee on excise and fees has
nfavorably reported the Ofstie and
frederick bills for the closing of all
aloons in the state at an early hour.
I'd the Budlong bin permitting the
ayment OF license money in Install
lents
That the travelling public of Wiscon.
in is paying more than 1000 a day
the statement OF J. F. Barnes. La
rosse, travelling man who appeared
efore the senate committee on state
Hairs in favor of the enactment OF
le Bosshard bin forbiddng tipping
the state He declared that were
ipping' prohibited the travelling pub
would not be subjected to so many
eonveniences and humiliations as II
today Barnes claimed that II the
II were enacted into law II would
u be a dead letter on the statute
'oks, as there ara 5000 travelling
en- In the state pho are pledged to
idea. and would see that the law
enforced to the letter. The bill
DIVIDES a fine OF from s. TO S25 for
cry person Offering or receiving
barnes claimed that the econom-
effect OF the bin would be that bet
salaries would be paid instead OF
uncertain income in tips w. r.
ring Of Madison. a travelling man,
20 favored the passage Of the bin.
Sem Plat. a porter on the North
stern line between Madison asd
lwaukee. who has travelled the route
the last 25 years. and knows most
the politicians Of the state. appeared
opposition to the bin He said his
,ular salary was only $50 a month:
Il he never asked for a tip. but
thankful for all that came his
y; that he had large family To
port and needed all the money he
Id earn
About how much do the tips
cunt to in month o" asked Sen
Everett Of Racine
Well. gentlemen. that Is uncertain"
Jared MIR. Plat You see. the bug.
s has been very poor this wear. and
re was so little coming In that IL
Id not be counted
he state affairs took no action on
bill
enator Frank Hanson appeared IN
" of his bin for the creation of a
architectural and eurineertnc de-
ment
s7,osE in State Treasury.
isconsin's taxation mill has
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