Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-18
ANT|-TREAT|NG BILL
PASSES ASSEMBLY
SALE OF LIQUOR FOR CONSUME.
TON OF FAMILY is NOT
PROHIBITED.
KILL ONE DAY OF REST ACT
Smith Measure Providing for One Day
of Rest in Seven Was Defeated
in the Assembly by a Vote
of 48 to %.
Madison, May IL, 1915.


The assembly passed the Heden bill
prohibiting treating to Intoxicating
liquors A motion made by Assembly
man Hansen of Manitowoc to kill the
bill was lost, 20 to AZ. The bill pro-
vides that treating shall not be allowed
In places where intoxicating liquors
are sold and requires the keeper of
the place to post Sign reading, Pub
lie treating of intoxicating liquors is
forbidden by law"
The bill provides that the sale of
liquors to any person for the consump-
ton of members of his immediate faE-
lily shall not be prohibited. The pen
atty for violation of the law is fine
of from SIS to s25
One Day of Rest Bill Killed.
The assembly killed the Smith bill
providing for one day of rest in seven
for employees in industrial and mercan-
tile establishments. The motion to kill
the bill was made by Assemblyman
Laursen and it prevailed, 48 to %.
The assembly concurred in the Monk
bill, prohibiting employment agencies
from sending girls and women to
places of bad repute.
Two senate bills were killed; one
providing that the Office of any per-
son holding a county, city or school
district office shall be declared vacant
on the conviction of the incumbent
for a criminal offense growing out of
the administration of his office, and
bill repeating the law relating to the
publication of notices of sale of real
estate under execution.
The Monk bill, prohibiting pander-
ing, was ordered to a third reading.
The Potts bill, extending the time for
payment of county and state taxes by
local and county treasurers from the
first Monday in February to the first
Monday in March, was ordered to
third reading.
Amend EmbaIming Bill.
The assembly amended the Ham
brecht bill relating to the practice of
embalming and the transportation of
dead bodies by providing that no one
should be licensed as an embalmer un-
less he had at least an education equal
that given in the eighth grade of the
common and parochial schools. The
| bill as amended was ordered to en-
grossment and third reading.
Secretary Gettle of the railroad COM
mission was the author of the so-called
jitney bill. This statement was made
on the floor of the senate by Senator
Bray, discussing a bill giving the COM
mission power to regulate the speed of
interurban cars.
Raise for Judges Refused.
The bill coming from the judiciary
committee of the senate and raising
the salary of the judges of the Civil
court in Milwaukee from $4,000 to
$500 was killed. By vote of to II
the bill was refused engrossment.
Senator Martin said judges should
go to county boards to obtain in
creases in salary.
The teachers retirement fund is not
| self-sustaining, was a statement made
by Senator Culbertson, speaking for
his bill for an investigation of all pen
sions. The Culbertson bill as amend
ed calls for committee to investigate
the question of pensions at an expense
not to exceed $4,000. The bill was
| sent to the finance committee on mo-
tion of Senator Ackley.
Among the bills eDgrossed by the
senate, was that bringing fraternal in
surance companies more under con-
troll of the insurance commission and
that relating to organization of domes-
tic Lloyds associations.
The Monk bill for q state police de-
partment was indefinitely postponed
as was the Baxter bill, egulating child
| labor.
Fair Fund Repeal Delayed.
The senate narrowly escaped a
row over the Bradley bill repeating
an appropriation of $255,O0O to the
state board of agriculture. The bill
| is recommended for indefinite post
| ponement, but there was disposition
on the part of the senate to argue
the matter, so in order to avoid de-
| lay the bill was laid over until later.
The Bray bill giving the industrial
commission authority to pass on the
reasonableness of hospital and doc
| tors bills in cases of dispute was en-
crossed. The Stevens bill granting
saloon licenses to hotels was reconsid-
cred and re-referred TO the committee
on state affairs. The joint resolu-
ton calling upon the city of Madison
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Make Long Auto Trip.
Wausau.-Mr and Mrs. Paul Spatz
| have returned to Wausau after cover