The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-14
Personal Offset Act Defeated in
Senate, rs to 5.
NEW MEASURE is INTRODUCED
Wilcox Bill, Reducing Number of Pre-.
EmPtory Challenges in Murder
Trials From "a to IL Is
Advanced.

| debate on the bill, it having been I'M
| favorably recommended by the COM
| mittee. The measure was defeated by
vote of 26 to 5. The bill was recon-
mended by Governor Philip and had
| the support of the state tax commits
| sion.
| Senator Bray Immediately intro
| duced new personal property offset
bill, which provides that the offset
| shall be used when the income to be
| taxed shall be derived from personal
| property only.
The senate advanced the Wilcox bill
| reducing the number of pre-emptOry
| challenges in murder trials from a
| to II and regulating the procedure in
criminal and civil cases.
"Round Robin" Against La Toilette.
Although sent to committee for a
hearing, the legislature seemed deter
| mined to get some action Immediately
| regarding Senator La Follette's stand
on the filibuster recently directed ia
| congress by him. Senator Bennett to-
day said that he would circulate a
| that Wisconsin is loyal and condemn
| ing Senator La Toilette for the stand
he has taken in opposition TO the preSi-
dent. Senator Bennett claims that he
already has promises from more than
majority of the senators.
The first resolution on the La Fol
| lette proposition has been received in
| the assembly. 1t comes from Water
| town. This petition is signed by S5
residents and opposes any action that
the legislature may take on the mat
ter. It praises La Toilette for his
opposition to the arming Of American
merchantmen and the granting of au-
tocratic power to the president.
Antiwar Petition.
Later in the day Senator Al c. An
derson of Dunn county filed with the
senate an antiwar petition signed by
G. A. Nelson of Midtown, who stated
that it was forwarded by direction of
a mass meeting. The resolution de-
cIares that Wisconsin should stand by
the policy as outlined by Washington
and Monroe It declares that the war
talk in this country is being augment
ed by the munitiOn makers, and asks
congress to place an embargo on food
stuffs.
Pieper's Resolution Treated Lightly.
Little interest was manifested by
the legislature in the resolution of
fered by Assemblyman Pieper criticiz-
ing the junior promenade when the
matter came up for hearing before the
assembly committee on education. AS
semblyman Pieper said that he was
| serious about the resolution, although
one member of the committee told him
he had been inclined to treat the mat
ter as a Joke. No one spoke in oppO-
sition to the resolution, although a
score of students were present to hear
the Dunn county assemblyman de-
scribe the affair. Assemblyman Pie
per's resolution called for reduction
in the salaries of professors attending
the prom to $500.
In Behalf of the Farmer.
Senator A. r. Potts of Waupaca has
offered a bill to change the amount of
appraisal value that the state may pay
for cattle suffering and condemned for
bovine tuberculosis. The present law
places the Limitation on the amount
that shall be paid at $40. The Potts
bill provides that three-fOurthS of the
appraised value may be paid, "but in
no case shall the owner receive more
than $50 for @ native or grade animal,
nor shall the owner receive any COM
pensation until and unless he furnishes
g. statement showing that all of his
cattle over one year of age have been
tested"
Best Methods of Clearing Land.
Senator Wilkinson has introduced a
bill Endorsed by the cut-Over land con-
ference at Eau Claire providing for in
vestigatiOn by the state Of the best
method of clearing land. Zumach Of
fered an old-age pension bill for allow
ances up to $500 annually for workers
over sixty-fiye years old.
The assembly advanced the Camp
er bill to repeal that section of the
state insurance fund law which per-
mits the state to insure county build
ings, town buildings and school dis
trict buildings. The Camper repeal
bill was advanced by a vote of 80 to 33.
Senator Fred A. Baxter of Superior
has bill relating to the hours of labor
on public works.
Bar VioIators of Hunting Law.
THE best way to deal with violators
of the hunting laws is to take their
licenses away from them"
This is the statement of Assembly
mar C. n. Saugen Of Eau Claire in ex-
PLANTATION of his bill in the legislature
on this subject. Mr.. Saugen has intro
duced a bill which provides that for the
first violation of the game laws Of the
state the license shall be revoked and
the person shall not be permitted TO
take out another license until the ex-
piration of a year. For the second Of
tense the person is thereafter disquali-
fed from procuring a license.
Creates Court of Cancellation.
The senate passed the Jennings bill
creating a court of Cancellation in Mil
waukee to aid in the work of the civil
courts. Litigants will not be permit
fed TO bring action for sums Of less
than $50 unless they can show that
Cancellation has been resorted to. The
Bennett bill to exempt autos used in
making a living from taxation up TO
$500 valuation was also passed. This