The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-06
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candidates may make any pledge d.
rectly or indirectly upon present
laws or future legislation that may
be proposed, or upon questions of
public or private interest, other than
those issued by the candidate, his
personal committee or regular party
committees, through the press, or by
general distribution of letters,
pamphlets or circulars, through the
mails or otherwise, and no candidate
shall give or sign any such written
is issued as provided for the informa-
ton of the voters generally"
Must Cleanse Bottles.
| If bill ordered engrossed by the
assembly passes the legislature every
one who buys milk by the bottle will
have to see that the bottles are thor
oughly cleansed before they are re-
turned or be subject to a fine of not
more than s25. The bill provides
that any person, firm or corporation,
whether acting by servant, agent or
otherwise who does not see that cans,
bottles, ETC., used for dairy products
for human use are properly cleansed
may be fined. This will affect house
| holders as we'll as milk dealers as it
is the ultimate consumer" that is
aimed at by the bill.
The Moran bill relating to the cleo
| ton pamphlet and the Killa bill relat-
ing to a county board of control for
Milwaukee county, were killed in the
assembly as other bills relating to
the same subjects are either on their
way through the legislature or, as in
/ the case of the county board bill,
have passed the legislature and gone
to the governor
The bill 730 A, giving banks the
option of being taxed under the in
come tax or as at present, which was
reported in to the assembly properly
engrossed was sent to the finance
committee, as it carries an appropri-
alton.
Fight on Sunday Bill Due.
The Helm Sunday law bill, it ap
pears, is to cause another fight in the
assem- bly, The bill was non-con-
Cured in by the senate. The assem-
bly, received a request from the SEN
ate to return the bill to the senate.
Opposition developed, Assemblyman
| Spoor being for return and Assembly,
man Cretney being against.
Grants University Privilege.
The assembly passed the Cretney
bill providing that graduates of all
r., l., III, 1r 1f +1,0
state shall be admitted to the univer
| sity without examination
| 1t also passed bill providing that
! the state railroad commission shall on
request examine and audit freight bills
of Wisconsin shippers, but not more
than fifteen for any one shipper in
one month.
The assembly finance committee bill
appropriating $1,000 annually for the
aid of the Wisconsin Livestock Breed
ers' association, after a long debate
killed, 81 to 80. Mr.. Nnr0hy moved
the vote be reconsidereu.
The senate amendment to the Grell
bill providing that public utilities own
ed by cities of 10000 population or
less shall not be required to file de-
tailed reports on cost, receipts and
expenditures with the state railroad
commission except on request, was
concurred in by the assembly.
Senate Concurs i'm Bills.
The senate concurred in the follow
ing assembly bills: By Mr.. Laing, re-
lating to winter terms of high schools;
by Mr.. Nye, to authorize commission
ers of public lands to convey to Edwin
F. McClaustrand certain lands; by
Mr.. Laing, appropriating money to
maintain a domestic science depart
ment in the Waukesha high school;
by the committee on finance, appro-
priating $1,000 to the Wisconsin Acad-
envy of Sciences, Arts and Letters by.
the committee on finance, appropriat-
ing money to clergymen for prayers
during the session.
A bill presented by Senator Burke
in the senate amends the present state
law relating TO glucose.
The senator said he introduced the
bill at the request of the attorney gen
eral and the governor
New Tax Bill Referred.
A new tax commission bill came into
the senate. 1t provides for repeating
the law creating the present commits
sion of three paid members, and
creates a commission, consisting of
one paid member, the governor and
members of the state railroad commits
sion. The bill is designed to take the
place of that killed by the assembly.
Senator Bennett, who introduced it,
said on the floor of the chamber that
1t represented the state administra-
tion's desires respecting the creation
of a new tax commission. The bill was
introduced as a substitute for senate
bill No. 1888, which was presented ear
ly in the session.
On motion of Senator Tomkins, the
new bill was referred to the commit
tee on finance and will probably come
up for consideration in the senate.
Would Split Court Costs.
Senator Martin of Milwaukee offer
ed for introduction a bill providing
that the county and city of Milwaukee
pay equally the cost of maintenance of
district and municipal, courts of that
county. The bill is similar to one
killed some days ago in the assembly.
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