The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20
WATER POWER MEN
LIKE ACKLEY BILL
URGE SUBSTITUTE FOR HuSTiNG
LAW BEFORE LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE.
SAY CAPITAL WOULD COME
Northern Wisconsin Citizens Declare
Present Statute Has Retarded
Development-State "Slave"
Law Killed.
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Friends of the Ackley substitute for
the Husting law relating TO the devel-
opment of water powers in Wisconsin,
played their big card at a hearing be-
fore the committee on state affairs OF
the assembly and the committee on
conservation of the senate.
The substitute was given the "un-
qualified approval" of water power
men, who seemed confident that un-
der such an act there will be imme-
date investment Of capital for the de-
velopment of water powers.
Private citizens from northern Wis
consin appealed to the committee to
enact legislation which will do away
with the present law under which, they
said, development has been retarded.
United States Senator Paul o. Hus-
ting spoke and declared that the pres
ent statute safeguards the interests
of future generations in a matter
which ought to be given very careful
consideration by the present genera
ton.
state slave Law Nillcus
In the first batch of anti-vice bills
reported out by the committee on edu-
cation and public welfare of the SEN
ate, the movement outlined by the
state vice commission did not fare
well. Seven bills were reported, three
for passage and four for indefinite
postponement The bill aimed at pan
dering was reported for passage.
Among the measures slated for indef-
mite postponement is the bill to Gre
ate Mann act relative to points with
in the state, and the bill relating to So
called indecent exhibitions at fairs.
Anti-Tipping Bill to Governor.
Assemblymen signalized their re-
turn from ten days vacation by
passing the Bosshard anti-tipping
bill.
The bill as amended and passed
reads as follows:
The people of the state of Wiscon-
sin, represented in senate and assem-
bly,, do enact as follows:
Section /. There is added to the
statutes a new section to read:
Section 45751-1. Every employe
of any hotel, restaurant, barber shop
or public place and every employe
of any person, firm or of any public
service corporation engaged in the
transportation of passengers or the
furnishing of food, lodging and other
accommodations to the public in this
state who shall receive or solicit any
gratuity or tip from any guest or
patron, and any owner of such hotel,
restaurant, barber shop, or public
place, who shall knowingly permit
any employe or servant to solicit it
or receive any such gratuity or tip,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Every person who shall give or offer
any gratuity or tip to any person or
employee prohibited from receiving or
soliciting the same by the provisions
of this section, shall also be guilty
of a misdemeanor.
May Jail VioIators.
go. Every hotel, restaurant, bar
Der shop, firm and public service cor
poration engaged in the transporta-
ton of passengers or in furnishing
food or lodging or other accommoda-
tions to the public, shall keep copy
of this law posted in conspicuous
place in such hotel, restaurant and
barber shop and in the dining and
sleeping cars of any firm or public
service corporation mentioned in this
section Any person violating any
of the provisions of this section shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be fined not less than
IS, nor more than $25, or by i'm
prisonment in the county jail not to
exceed thirty days"
Section 2-This act shall take eff
feet on Sept. /, 1915.
1t was reported that the opponents
of the anti-tipping bill, which now
goes to Gov Philip for approval,
were planning to urge him to veto it.
Proprietors and employees of many of
the leading hotels. restaurants and
other public places are opposed to the
bill.
Bill Creates Printing Editor.
The legislative investigation COM
mittee introducing a new bill Great
ing a new printing board and provid-
ing that the board shall consist of
the governor, state superintendent of
public property and an editor of pub
lie printing to be appointed by the
governor Under the present law the
state printing board consists of the
ManViIle Farmer Held for Murder.
Wausau.-Frank MarteH, Manville,
was held for trial at the next term OF
Marathon county circuit court on a
charge of murder, accused of killing