Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-03-04
VOTING By MAIL
FAVORED IN HOUSE
AssemblYnan Pieper Introduces
Measure.
SIMILAR TO MINNESOTA LAW
Would Permit Person to Be Absent
From Voting District and Have
His Ballot Counted on
Election Day.

Ma0lSon.-W1th view toward IN
creasing the vote at elections, AS
semblyman Pieper of Dunn county
has presented a bill in the assem-
bly, for voting by mail. The Pieper
bill is closely modelled after the Min
nesota law and permits person alb
sent from his voting district to mail
his ballot back to be counted on cleo
ton day. i@4
The senate committee on judiciary
has announced that the Skogmo res
olution for the calling of a constitu-
tional convention will be given con-
sideration on March TO- The assem-
bly, committee on state affairs has re-
ported the Bradley bill, cutting the
appropriation. of the state board Of
health from $4,000 to $4,000, for pas
Pieper bill, which would practically
repeal the eugenics marriage law.
Petitions have already started to
come into the legislature favoring the
passage of the bill increasing pas
senger rates from two cents to two
of spooner sent in petition of 10
names favoring the increase; John
S. Owen of Eau Claire sent list of
IS names, and list of A names came
from Milwaukee. These petitions
have been referred to the assembly
committee on transportation, where
the bill introduced by Assemblyman
Everett, by request, for the increase
has been referred
Assemblyman Donnelly's resolution
to employ experts to codify the cleo
ton laws of the state met defeat in
the assembly. Assemblyman Carl
Hanson declared that it was a
"sheme to give an expert politician
a job" Assemblyman Julius Hanson
said that the people of his district
elected him as the expert and that he
would not vote to hire another expert
to do the work for him. Assembly
man Prescott of Milwaukee said that
the work would cost about $500 and he
thought it should be done. The as
sembly killed the resolution.
Without a voice in it's favor the as
sembly killed the Krenbs bill which
would reduce the exemption of work
men from $50 to $40 Nearly an hours
time was spent in the assembly con-
sidering the memorial to congress for
legislation to abate foods from the
Mississippi river. Assemblymen Ham
brecht, Johnson, and others contended
that a state legislature had no bust
ness considering federal legislation.
Assemblymen Whittet, Lathrop and
Ellingson favored the resolution, but
it was finally laid over.
At the hearing of the Caldwell bill
providing for tax on dogs, Assem-
bIyman Woodward of Chippewa de-
clared he favored the tax because it
would eliminate the tramp dogs, a
great detriment to the building of the
sheep industry in northern Wisconsin.
The assembly committee on state af-
fairs reported the Ofstie bill, for re-
vocation of a saloon license for sec
ond conviction for selling liquor on
Sunday, for indefinite postponement.
In the senate are listed 318 bills as
| introduced. Senator Fairchild of Mil
waukee leads the list with "a, followed
by his colleague, Senator Martin, with
80. Senators Huber, Stevens and
Rollman each introduced one bill.
The senate adopted memorial on
the death of S. S. Fifeld of Ashland,
once lieutenant governor and legisla-
tor. The assembly bill changing the
name of Dunbar, Marinette county, to
| Goodland, was concurred in. Senator
| Staudenmayer withdrew his resolution
! calling for an opinion from the attor-
ney general on the right of the board
Of normal regents to employ lobbyists
to work for or against pending bills.
| The judiciary committee recommend
| ed indefinite postponement for the
Burke bill permitting appeals from
decisions of the state commissions
to be tried in the counties where they
originated The senate passed the
Bray bill providing that the law per
hitting continuance or adjournment
of cases in which a party or attorney
interested is a member of the legisla-
ture shall not apply to certain civil
actions. The BURGLARY committee re-
ported favorably on the Fairchild bills,
prohibiting the making or using of
false statements in obtaining money
or credit, and prohibiting issuing
worthless checks, drafts and orders.
The Kellogg hill bringing several ar
ticles of grain and fruits into the list
| of fOOdStuffa which rnuSf he sold nv
weight was passed