Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-12
feet of the primary law.
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ding more than S-hOur day on state
printing. Twenty or thirty print
cries in Wisconsin have done such
printing at various times,-do =
the printing in those places where
state institutions are located. The
law would especially affect them.
in SO far as in the smaller cities
really no time limit prevails IN
work of any nature. The bill al
lows no overtime. It is vigorously
eight hours, except in time of
war, food, fire. or .pestilenee. 1t
even would have the effect of elm
mating the Saturday half holiday
wherever it exists The measure
probably will be killed. If not,
then Wisconsin printers every
where may confidently anticipate
a like limitation placed on county
town, city and village printing
soon after this wedge has been driy-
en- in. Such a bill, relating to
public buildings, has been noted
1t points the way.
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An annual appropriation of S10,-
600 is asked to carry on an egg
laying contest. Assemblynlan H.
C. Hoffman of Medford, has offered
the bill According to its terms
the regents of the university must
provide for IA record of perform
ance system" for poultry flocl1s, op-
Grated and maintained according to
rules and regulations in co-0pera-
ton with the department of mark
cts. An immediate appropriation
Of $4,000 is provided for the cree,
ton Of a building at the university
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The highway bill cleared the
hurdles when it was passed by the
assembly SO to having already
been approved by the senate, SO to
i. Gov Blaine, who vetoed a@gaso-
line bill two years ago, no doubt
suspecting that it might be the
forerunner of general sales tag
most practicable, equitable and
patriotic system-will sign without
delay 80 it may become operative
on April L. Under the bill a g
cent tax on gasoline is imposed
and in addition an auto license
weight tax. With federal aid of
$2,0O0,OO0 a year the highway bill
will raise upwards of S15,0O0,OO0
the first year and SIS, 100000 the
second.
Just rs measure of temporary
relief from more serious affairs it
may be noted that at an election In
Kansas, more than 800 900 children
voted and elected the meadoWIark
the state bird. The meadowlark
did not have anything like a ma
iority, but it led the field with 49,
1916 votes, a plurality over the quail
and the cardinal. The election was
conducted by the Audubon Society
Most any day now the meadowlark's
merry notes may be heard. Tho
bird is due in Wisconsin this
month.
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Another bill from the socialist
trio in the senate has been rudely
junked. 1t sought an extension Of
the MISREPRESENTATION principle
to embrace persons employed in
bakeries, flour-and feed-mills, no.
tells and restaurants, janitors and
creamery workers Except when
there is but one). Considerable
jockeying preceded the fateful An
ale. The vote was 10 to H. Each
session the socialists endeavor to
extend their activities, and this
identical measure will bob up again
two years hence, and two years
later If need be, and SO on ad in,
finitum. They never rest.
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An really amazing circumstances
connected with the present ses-
sion is the absence of a movement
to revise the constitution. That
has been a regular procedure an
nhally for double. decade. BY
the way, such a job would entail a
cost of nearly million dollars.
That was what New York paid a
few years ago; and it was wholly
wasted since the people rejected
the fabrication at the polls, just as
they have done in Ohio and various
other states, including the first
fundamental law of Wisconsin.
Tinkering with constitutions is a
revel for reformers but an abom-
ination for others.