Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-04-02

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nose. Another amendment was
offered to exempt those persons
who strike their wives, provided
the women have been red headed
since birth" Senator James Bark
-er, of Amigo, offered an amend
ment providing the penalty be a
year in the ''old ladies" home. The
staid committee on education and
public welfare offered an amen =
ment providing that the penalties
should not apply if the Ibeating or
Cured during a game of golf. draw
poker, 500, postoffice, or a score OF
other pastimes. at is time some
che said something of intelligence, Z
remarked Senator Joseph A. Pad
way of Milwaukee, as he presented
an amendment raising the penalty
from 80 to 100 lashes. He forth,
with made a speech on the "aes-
thetics of wife beating" Then
the Hunt amendment was repud-
lated and the bill indefinitely post
poned, 19 to 8.
The Massachusetts senate has
passed bill to repeal a statute,
some years out CT fashion, which
imposed a fine of 500 on any woni-
an wearing hatpin which protrud
ed more than two inches. That's at
least one point on which the Wis
consin legislature is net stuck.
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That's an interesting suggestion
from Assemblyman T. w, Duncan,
Milwaukee socialist. that lin conn
ties having a population Of 100000
or more the rule of taxation shah
be uniform upon the same class CT
subjects, and lands used for agri
cultural purposes shall be taxed
at lower rate than lands not so
used" To this extent he would
have the constitution amended But
it may be asked, if discriminatory
taxation of this character is de-
sirable fer Milwaukee, the OILY
place affected, why. not for the
whole commonwealth? The public
will be loath to accept the innova-
ton.
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After battle between the vets
and drys, the senate committee on
state and local government unani-
mously recommended passage of
two wet measures, one to remove
the state penalty for the manufac-
ture of home brew and light wines
exclusively for home use, the other
memorializing congress TO amend.
the Vclstead act to allow the man
ufacture and sale of light wines and
beer for beverage purposes under
government supervision The
memorial was introduced by the
committee on state and local gov
ernment. The bill removing state
penalties is sponsored by Senator
Ben Gettelman of Milwaukee Dur
ing the debate Senator Herman Bill
grien of Iron Ridge handed Bible
TO Mrs. Annie w. Warren of Slough
ton, representing the w. c. t. u,
and requested her to read the Eas-
sage concerning the marriage feast
where water was turned into wine,
Two CT the members of the COM
mittee. Barker and Gettelnan. said
they are technically violating the
Severson law in their own homes.
Senator Barker, Senator GettelmaH
and Senator Bilgrien spoke in favor
of the measure and a score against.
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a bill requiring a drivers license
for all who operate motor vehicle
was ordered engrossed by the ser
ate after an acrimonious debate.
Senator J. E. Padway, Milwaukee
socialist, author of the measure,
came in for a sharp attack by Sem
ator A. E. Carey, Edgerton, who
charged that the measure was a
Milwaukee Auto Club project and
that the rest of the state had no
interest in the matter. The bill
calls for a physical examination.
Courts are empowered to revokel