The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01


500, 900 a year on the state indebt-
edness of $2,250, 900 and the Cald-
well bill, making towns, villages
and cities jointly liable with owners
for dogs running at large.
The Budlong bill exempting home
steads of soldiers of the Mexican and
civil wars, was ordered engrossed,
AZ to 81 The exemption provided
in the bill is $1,000.
The assembly committee on judi
ciary, with three dissenting votes,
recommended for passage the Nor
tenson bill, consolidating the state
oil inspection department with the
dairy and food commission and it
recommended for indefinite postpone
ment bill placing the oil inspection
department under the jurisdiction of
the state industrial commission
A iitney bill was introduced in the
senate from the committee on judi
ciary. 1t provides that no motor
driven vehicle for hire or transporta-
ton of persons on the streets Or al
legs of cities, towns or villages can
be operated without having first filed
bond in the sum of $1,000 for each
seat of the vehicle and the bond to
be not less than $4,000.
Favor Cemetery Vaults.
The senate committee on educa-
ton and public welfare recommend
ed for concurrence the Hedding bill,
providing no public vaults, crypts or
mausoleums for the permanent en-
tombment of human bodies shall be
constructed until the state board of
health has approved the plans and a
fund sufficient for permanent main
tenance has been furnished. The
committee recommended the Ham
brecht bill, appropriating $4,000 for
participation of Wisconsin in the
celebration of the Semi-centennial
anniversary of the act of emancipa-
ton of the negroes, to be held in
Chicago this year, be concurred in.
The Harrington bill, repeating the
law for an additional state normal
school in the northeastern part of
Wisconsin, was recommended for
inconvenience.
Would Reconsider Saloon Bill.
Motions by Senator Arnold of Mil
waukee in the senate that the vote by
which the senate killed the Grell bill
permitting saloons to be open certain
hours On election days, and the Aulen-
bacher bill, providing that the license
Of a saloonkeeper shall not be revoked
for selling liquor to a minor, if the
minor appears to be Fl years old, be
reconsidered, and that the motions lie
over were received.
The motion of Senator Staudenmay-
er of Portage that the Bosshard bill
providing for one days rest in seven
for all employees except certain COM
panies, be reconsidered and the motion
lie over until later was received.
There was a warm debate in the as
sembly over the Edwards bill, which
would permit the employment of boys
over the age of 16 years in stone quar-
ries Socialists contended it would
materially change the child labor law.
The bill was refused indefinite post
ponement and was ordered engrossed
by vote of Sc to 16.
Caldwelrs bill, which provides for a
board of varied industries, was sent to
engrossment.
House Kills Many Bills.
Nine assembly bills were indefinitely
postponed The Everett and Cunning
ham senate bills regarding the regis
tration of teachers were now concur
red in Senate bills refused third read
ing we're the Mulberger bill, relating
to terms of officers of county boards,
and the Whitman bill appropriating
$4,000 for the purchase of more land
for Marquette park at the mouth of the
Wisconsin river in Grant county
New Central Board Bill.
The state administration bill Gre
ating new central board of educa-
ton was introduced in the assembly
by the committee on public welfare.
The bill proposes to create central
educational board of five members,
of which the state superintendent of
public instruction shall be an ex-
officio member.
The assembly committee on educa-
ton, to which the bill was referred,
voted with one dissenting vote, to
recommend the bill for passage.
Election Bill Killed.
The assembly killed the bill pro-
viding for majority rule in election
of congressman, county officers and
members of the legislature in Mil
Waukee county, and bill providing
for nonpartisan nominations and
elections of county officers.
The assembly engrossed bill pro-
viding for the nomination of party
committeeman in Milwaukee county
by petition and the placing of their
names on their election ballot.
The county board of control bill
was reported in for passage. The
Heden anti-treating bill was report
ed for inconvenience. The bill pro-
hibiting blacklisfed oo~~~~- 1855
going into saloons was reported for
concurrence.
The Milwaukee county civil SER
vice bill was Indefinitely postponed
in the senate Is to Is.