Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-22
CALL ISSUED FOR
SPECIAL SESSION
GOV. Philip SETS FEB. 10 AS
DATE FOR CONVEYING OF
LEGISLATURE.
WANTS TO NAME SENATOR
Law Providing Severe Penalties for
DisIoyaIty and Sedition Asked.
Would Broaden Absent
Voting Power.


Madison-Gov. Phillip has issued a
formal call for special session OF
the Wisconsin legislature to convene
on Feb 10 at o'clock in the after
noon. Financial matters, the tempo
rary appointment of a United States
senator and broadening of the absent
voting law, a more stringent social
disease statute, stronger provisions
for furnishing persons for melting in
surrection and sedition, law that
will permit the manufacture OF skim
med milk cheese in this state when
properly branded, are among the
more important of the reasons given
for the call.
The call embodies the following
subjects which the legislature is asked
to consider and act upon:
l. To pass an act authorizing the
state to borrow money to repel inva'
sion, suppressing instruction and de-
fend the state in time of war as pro-
vided by Section Z of Article of the
constitution of the State of Wiscon-
sin.
2. To enact drainage legislation
and to amend or repeal any Of the
drainage law.
8. To amend Chapter of the laws
of 1916, special session, entitled AN
act to create Section 11.69 to 1888 in
elusive on account of military service
to vote at general and certain special
elections"
4. To pass an act providing for the
filling of vacancies in the Office of SEN
ator of the United States by tempo
Tary appointment by the governor I'M
til the next succeeding general cleo
ton.
5. To amend Section 1854 of the
statutes to permit automobiles and
other motor vehicles to be run over
the highways of the state when in
transit from the manufacturer to the
sales agency without a license.
6. To enact such legislation as will
permit an increase in salaries of teach.
ers in public schoC in cities of the
first class during the period of the
war.
7. To make an appropriation to the
board Of regents of the normal schools
TO enable them to advance the wages
of teachers in such schools during the
period of the war
s. To amend Sections 772-4 and 772-
10 of the statutes, relating to civil
service in counties having a popula
ton of 100000 or more.
8. To amend the statutes relating
to the registration of nurses.
10. To repeal Section 1728A-11 OF
the statutes.
II. To amend Section 1728P to
1928 Az Inclusive so as to make the
same apply to cities of the second
third and fourth classes.
70. To enact legislation amending
the charter of the Northwestern col
lege at Watertown, Wis.
13. To amend Section 5S3Q-5 of the
statutes by increasing the number o.
county agricultural representative:
and making an appropriation therefor
IA To enact legislation to permit
the employment of prisoners, confined
in the Milwaukee house of correction
outside of the house OF correction anC
10 provide penalties for escapements
when so employed.
Is. To enact legislation prohibiting
melting or attempting to incite or aiC
in melting or insurrection or seditioI
and prohibiting the teaching or advo
eating of disloyalty to the nationa
government or opposition to the state
government and prohibiting interfering
with or discouraging appropriation fol
national or state defense and enactinl
such other legislation as will protec
cur citizens during the time of wal
and providing penalties therefor.
16. To amend Section 4607A of thu
statutes so as to permit the manufac
ture and sale of skinned milk cheese
providing the same shall be made il
form or forms that will in neither ap
pearance nor shape resemble full
cream cheese.
II. To amend Section 235 of tn,
laws of 1917"
He asks for the repeal of section
172SA-11 Of the statutes which, HI
says, is obsolete as a labor law anC
has been superseded. This provision
relates to minors who cannot read The
English language.
Chapter 235 of the laws of 1917
which he would amend, relates to so
Cial diseases. The governor would
strengthen this statute upon advice o
the medical profession of the state.