The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-11

vetoed, L lett the room. DO not pro-
pose to sit in hearing on any PROPOSE
ton when we are told that If we pass
a measure 1t will be vetoed"
TcmkIns Bill Ordered Engrossed.
The senate INDUCED in a discussion
of the business of trust companies,
and at the close of the debate, the
Tomkins bill was ordered engrossed,
instead of indefinitely postponed in
accordance with it's position on the
calendar. The Tomkins bill prohibits
trust companies from selling securi-
ties owned by the company to tolst
estates for which the company is act
ing.
Medical Bills DELAYED.
Senator Frank Hanson has received
| another setback in his fight to have
the election pamphlet abolished. Ac-
| ton on his bill was deferred when
| Senator w. J. Bichler introduced a
| substitute measure. BichIer's amend
| ment modifies the present law but
does not abolish the use of the pam
phlet.
Action on the Ackley bill to regu-
late the practice of optometry, and the
Tomkins bill to regulate the practice
of chiropractice was deferred.
The Bray bill creating an Investigate
| ing committee to look into charges of
misconduct and mismanagement in
any branch of state government was
referred to the committee on finance.
cigaret Bill Favored.
The Dobie bill to permit the sale of
| cigarets to adults was reported out in
| the senate for concurrence. Senator
| George E. SCOTS bill authorizing
counties to provide tuberculosis hos
| pitfalls, was reported for passage. The
Cunningham bill appropriating $4,000
for site for hospital for the treat
ment of crippled children, also was
| reported out for passage.
After lively discussion in which no
less than dozen members participat-
ed and after Assemblyman G. H Har-
rington had pointed out that on July
1, 1916, there will be a deficit of
| $1,279,000 in the state treasury, the
| assembly by a vote of a. to 81 indie
| fin1tely postponed the Bradley bill, re-
| peating the act of 1913 apropriating
$4,000 for a physical education build
ing for the La Crosse normal school.
Hazing Bill Killed BY One Vote.
The senate after a long debate kill
| ed the Culbertson bill, making hazing
III the state university and other pub
| lie schools a felony The vote by
which the bill was killed was decided
by Lieut.. Gov Dithmar, who was in
the chair and voted against the meas
ure. On motion of Senator Bennett
the action of the senate will be recon
sidered
| The senate, after long discussion,
adopted joint resolution for consti-
tut1onal amendment providing for in
ternal improvements in the state This
resolution contemplates that the state
appropriate money for the develop
ment of water powers, forests and
other natural resources. The resoIu-
ton was ordered engrossed by a vote
OF sixteen to twelve. After several
conferences the action of the senate
in ordering the resolution engrossed
was reconsidered and the resolution
re-referred.
Insurance Bill Laid Over.
The senate bill, providing for a bu-
reau for fixing fire insurance rates.
was laid over. The Culbertson reso-
luton for constitutional amendment
extending the terms of assemblymen
from two to four years and of senators
from four to eight years was re-refer-
red to the senate committee on Judi
ciary.
The assembly indefinitely postponed
the Dunn coupon ballot bill, forty-nine
to twenty-five. The bill is certain to
come up again for discussion, as Mr..
Hambrecht, its chief supporter, chang
ed his vote to be with the majority
so as to move reconsideration. AS
semblymen Hambrecht and Whitcomb
spoke for the bill and AssembIymen
Crosby, Kurtenacker, Freehoff and
Nelson against the bill.
Gruenewald Withdraws Act.
The Baxter bill, relating to hours of
employment for women, was with.
drawn by its author. Mr. GruenewaId
said the bill was introduced by request
and after it had been amended the
proposed changes in the present law
were slight.
The bill permitting the state board
of forestry to grant fifty year leases
to settlers on islands in the northern
part of the state, who had believed
they could homestead them, was or
dered engrossed.
Bill Regulating Fares Passed.
The Martin bill relating to the use
of highways by gas companies, down
for third reading, was indefinitely
postponed, as was the Killa bill, on
for passage, which provided that
liquor wholesalers could not permit
agents to solicit trade from any but
licensed dealers.
The Budlong bill, which provides
that a railroad fare between two
points shall not be more than the ag
gregate local fares between the same
points, was passed, and the bill by
Senator Whitman appropriating $1,000
for the bar examiners, to make up q
deficit, was colcurTed in.
Was Warmest April.
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