Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-08

ricnce Of them all that only the young
# wild animals was killed. the CID
ones being protected for tn eir annual
progeny.
Mr.. Merrill opposed the Thomas
bridge bill, whoae purpose is 10 limit
the aid which counties may give to
towns in bridge building to one bridge
for eacn Gown. Mr. Merrill said Ms
town had taken advantage of the pres
ent law 10 the extent of perhaps 81 800
and, now that it was fixed, he did not
feel Like cutting other towns eff from
like privilege The bill, however,
was advanced to a third reading
Assembly bills were killed: To provide
for the semi-annual payment Of taxes;
detaching territory from Clark and Mar
athon counties ard attaching it to the
county of Wood; to create the county
of Rivers, and to create the county of
Rusk. The Hurd anti-cigarette bill
was passed with but one voice raised
in opposition to II and no vote against
it. The bill in brief requires a IL
cense OF $500 for selling cigarettes and
also provides a fine of from $25 to
800 for selling them to minors.
Mr. Hurd read a speech which
was greeted with much applause He
quoted startling figures. In 1853, one
million cigarettes were sold, in 1876,
II, millions; in 1885, one billion, in
1896, over four and one-half billion.
The increase for 1896 over the previous
year was $50 million He pointed out
the Importance of the proposed law It
touched every home. He spoke of
juvenile victims of the habit whose
faces betrayed a mental, moral and
physical wreck. Mr. Frink was
not opposed to bill prohibit
ing the sale Of cigarettes to
minors, but to the present bill lac was,
holding it unconstitutional to prohibit
an adult selling a cigarette to an adult
He believed the state had no right to
practically prohibit the sale of cigar
cites until the national congress had
given it the power. The bill was pure
" paternalism. 1t would be just as
reasonable to prohibit the sale of
cEions because they cause bad
breath.
Mr. Merrman believed the bill con
.stitutional and favored its passage
Mr. McGrath argued similarly. Mr.
w. A. Jones said it was a sad thing
that any one should have to say word
in favor of such bill. Dr.
Clason chairman Of the commit
tee on public health and sanitation,
presented a petition for the passage of
the bill containing $4,000 names. He
detailed the ruinous effect of cigarettes
on the systems Of boys and thought if
the bill were not passed, the whole
criminal code should be revised,
Mr.. Lewis deprecated the compari-
son Of dollars and cents with the boys
aud girls. He read from teachers re-
ports on the cigarette evil.
The bill was passed to a third read
ing unanimously amid applause, and
on motion of Mr. Hurd was immedi-
ately passed, without dissenting vote.
Joint resolution No, 9a, to recall the
Marquette statue, came from the com
mittee without recommendation. Mr..
Sweeting moved that it be laid upon
the table The motion was unanimously
Madison. April among the bills
passed or CcrcurreG in by me senate
were Nos, &5Sa (StouD, designating
June 4. 1898, a public holiday; 373s
appr0prating $1,000 10 secure vaults in
the capitol; and 126a (Agonl, proyid-
ing for a sub-s,ate fair at Chippewa
Falls NJ. }0ps CThayerl, to prevent
the introduction Of the San Jose scale
and other insects was killed. Fifteen
msu aute bills We're introduced, II bg
senator R1ehr, 10 take the place OF the
Frieke insurance code which was kill
ed Senator Welton introduced a joint
resolution requesting President Nc
Kinlav to rescind eX-PresidenJ Cleve-
lands order consolidating the Mil
waukee pension Office with the one at
Chicago The Timme fish and game
bill IS now waiting for the governors
signature, the senate having concurred
i'm The troublesome assembly amend
meu pfpNiulnE iot Il tiNStu Se1HHl
from October 70 to Dec 1 for white
fish and trout in Lakes Michigan and
Superior.
In the assembly Mr.. Barnum present.
ca / resolution requiring the members
D. return their railway passes. the
the chief clerk being ordered TO enter
ga the journal every day the names OF
those VINO deliver their passes. Amid
laughter. the speaker ordered that the
resolution lie over Assembly bills
PASSED were. Nos. 1858 Peterson re-
pcalng the law giving compensation TO
delegates from county agricultural
societies &c the state fair; and SIS
Truer organizing "a state board Of
agriculture of twelve members VINO ae'
without pay aud are appointed by The
governor The Austin bin relating 81
hotels was opposed byNr R7rnuu who
thought that hash sellers were no
more entitled to have the criminal law
invoked 20 aid them in collecting their