Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-03-02
THE LEGISLATURE.

SilOIO ucDdIe. 1Iloy were Oilc IlOoCl
ick bill relating to the opening aEc
closing of polls on election day; Helm
bill relating to the power CT remoya
of employees of city by the mayor
Frederick bill regarding yestibules or
railroad passengers coaches; Smith
bill relating to half holidays on the
day of holding certain elections, and
Bradley bill relating to legal fences.
The senste adopted a resolution in
troduced by the commiLcee on finance
memorializing congress to pass legisla
tion to prevent foods in the Mississ
ippi valley. 1t is Understood thai
twenty-one other state legislatures in
the middle west have adopted similar
resolutions.
The Bradley bill relating to remova
of fences, which caused lengthy de
bate was finally refused indefinite
postponement and ordered engrossed
The committee on judiciary reported
in the Kremb's bill regarding exemp
tion for indefinite postponement
This bill would have reduced the ex.
emption from $50 to $40 month.
Senator Barwig of Mayville OF
Wednesday introduced joint reSolu.
tion in the Wisconsin senate, provid.
ing for investigation of the subject OF
charging fees against non resident
students at the university.
The assembly ordered engrossed the
Johnson bill prohibiting hunting on
the lands of another without permis-
sion.
The hearing of the Smith bill, pro-
viding for one day rest in seven, be-
fore the assembly committee on labor
on Wednesday was well attended.
1t was agreed that the industri al
commission ought to be clothed with
power to regulate work in such cases
where it was necessary for workmen
to be employed on Sunday. The bill
will be amended after further consul
tation
The Hanson county judge bill was
given hearing on Wednesday. The
bill provides for removal of county
judges by the governor. The COM
mittee will take no action for some
time.
The joint committee on water pow
ers Wednesday night heard Engineer
G. B. Stewart of Madison on the Ack-
ley bill providing for state regulation
of water powers. Mr.. Stewart spoke
against the measure. Former Assem-
blyman Elver of Madison, suggested
that if the committee favored the
act it should provide for guage sta
tions on all water power streams.
Assemblyman Nordman spoke for
strict state regulation of water pow
ers. The next hearing on the bill
will be March and 10.
Lobbyists are in the capital city in
great force and it is many years since
so many have been seen. The rail-
roads have the largest crowd of work
ers there. On motion of Assembly
man G. B. Ballard of Appleton, the
assembly passed resolution calling
upon the secretary of state to furnish
a list of the lobbyists registered in
that office.
The senate committee on corpora
tions was told by Insurance Commis-
sioner Ekern on Thursday that fire
insurance rates in Wisconsin were
unreasonably high, and that the state
insurance commissioner should be
authorized to determine unreasonable
ness of such rates. Ekern was speak
ing on the Bennett bill empowering
the state insurance commissioner to
regulate fire insurance rates and re-
quiring rates to be reasonable and
nondiscriminating.
I1C dSSCAuDly dd dlOCd IA1O OOlAh-
son bill increasing the penalty for
trespass upon the land of another
from $40 to s25. 1t killed the Fred
erick bill, for extending the time for
opening and closing the polls in
towns; the Helm bill to give the
mayor of any city greater power in
discharging municipal employees; the
Frederick bill, for yestibules on all
passenger coaches; the Smith bill, for
half holiday on election days; the
Tews bill, to permit hunting on open
waters; and the Bradley bill, to COM
pei the removal of illegal fences at
any time. The assembly passed
another Bradley fence bill that takes
the provision out of the present law
that would eliminate the time set
for removal of illegal fences.
The assembly committee on judi
ciary, on Thursday, decided to recon-
mend for indefinite postponement
the Helm bill prohibiting students OF
the state university and other public
institutions from voting unless their
school residence is their permanent
residence. The committee also de.
cided to recommend for indefinite
postponement of the Helm bill pro-
hibiting university and other officials
from being appointed or elected tC
public office.
The assembly committee on state
affairs, on Thursday decided to recon-
mend for indefinite postponement
the Pieper bill, amending the present
eugenics law.
1t also decided to recommend fol
indefinite postponement the Oftsie
bill providing that saloonkeepers yio-
lating Sunday closing law shall lose