The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01
ASSEMBLY REPEALS
ELECTION PAMPHLET
HARRINGTON RESOLUTION Is
SENT TO ENDORSEMENT
BY THE HOUSE.
MANY BILLS ARE PASSED
Providing for Increase in Salary
of Pension Secretary
Burke Bill Killed.
Madison, May %, 1915.

While the senate is juggling with
the question of whether they shall
or shall not repeal the elections
pamphlet law, the assembly is going
right ahead with the repeal. That
house sent to engrossment the Har-
rington bill which repeats the pri-
mary election pamphlet law.
The assembly engrossed and then
suspended the rules and passed the
following bills: 1884, relating to &C
tions to quit titles; 651A, for the
Wasserman test at Mendoza hospital;
732A, relating to public accountants.
Bill 511A, relating to loan compa-
MES, after being amended by Assem-
blyman Zinn, was passed by a sus-
pension of the rules.
Among the bills Indefinitely post
poned was the Waldron feed dealers
lien bill; the Schroeder bill relating
to appeals from the industrial COM
mission; the Stemper bill regarding
payment of salaries of city officials,
and the Nordman bill calling in
judges in the case of illness of county
judges.
Bills passed were the Hoffman bill,
relating to payment of taxes in labor,
and the Glenn bill, which permits
trustees of the teachers retirement
fund to increase the salary of the sec
rotary not to exceed $500, and the
Scott bill, providing for publication
of state maps once in four years in
stead of once in two years
Concur in DonneIIy Bill.
The senate concurred in the DON
nelly bill, providing that the ballot
for the issuance of additional bonds
In the city Of Milwaukee must con-
tain a statement of the amount Of
outstanding bonds. The senate also
concurred in the Hedding bill author
izing the Union Cemetery association
of Milwaukee to acquire and hold
240 acres of land for cemetery pur-
poses. The art commission bill was
Cured in the assembly municipality
committee bill authorizing the city
of Milwaukee to enter into contract
for public improvements before mon
ely for bonds has been received; the
Waldron bill, providing for the i'd
mission of persons to the Milwaukee
county a1mshouse who are able to
pay part or all of the cost of their
main tenance, and the Reinhardt bill,
relating to maintenance of evening
schools in Milwaukee.
Senate Kills Burke Bill.
The senate killed the Burke bill,
authorizing physicians to testify in
will contest cases relating to mental
capacity of testators who were their
patients.
The senate ordered to engross-
ment the Fairchild bill, providing for
taxation under the income tax law of
life insurance and also for endow-
ment insurance.
The senate nonconcurred in the
Donnelly bill, providing that candi-
dates for certificates to practice law
shall be designated by number in
board
would Not Refer Bills.
Senator Bennett introduced a joint
resolution to the effect that all bills
in both houses, received after May
81, should go to the calendar with
out being referred to committees,
and further providing that all rules
interfering with this should be sus-
pended The only bills excepted are
financial measures. Senator Everett
objected. On motion of Senator
Bennett the consideration of the res
olution was put over until later.
Refuse to Bar Cigarettes.
The assembly, IS to 80, killed the
MCGOWAN bill prohibiting the state
university and other educational in
situations of the state from employ
ing professors, teachers and instruc-
tors who smoke cigarettes and pro-
hibiting such institutions from
granting diplomas and certificates of
graduation to any student who
smokes cigarettes. There was no de-
bate on the bill.
The assembly indefinitely post
pOHSu, 10 10 10, lie I1On"dH DIII
repeating the law appropriating
100000 for woman's dormitory at
the state normal school at Stevens
Point
The assembly passed the Ballard
bill, exempting farmers from the
state workman's compensation law,
also The Weber bill authorizing the