The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-02-01
The Cigarette Abolition Bill Has
Already Been Passed by
the Assembly.
APPORTIONMENT rs DIFFICULT
Leaders Dread New Rivals BARRIERS
Seek Protection by Law-Teaching
Farming in Special Schools.

new IuculDSES Oh Tic SldIL are WI
embarasse but later as they find it a
free forum they will be prompt in OBJ
jecting and eager to talk. Assembly
man Williams, of Winnebago county.
who was down in Springfield, Ills, re-
Gently says the legislature there is
noisy body.
''NThy, if there was as much noise
in a single session up here" said Mr..
Williams, las there is down there all
the time it would drive Speaker Ray
crazy"
The anti-pass law has the effect OF
keeping many of the members and es-
Decially the employees in the capital
city over Sunday. Familiar faces are
seen in the churches, and not a little
hard work is put in by the ambitious
men on the legislation of the coming
week.
Carving Up Observation-Disclosures
1t is up to the legislature to revise
the 30 senate and 100 assembly dlS-
trictS Of the State-nOt to increase the
number, but to carve out the districts
so that the population may be evenly
distributed in them, as shown by the
1900 census. The constitution forblds
an increase in the number OF districts.
Also the congressional districts must
be recast, so as to provide for an eieV-
enth congressman. Already plans are
proposed whereby ambitious men hope
to surround their home city or town
with a district which they can control.
This redistribution is difficult mat
ter f0W a committee, and always makes
friction and confusion. The outcome
is usually the work Of some strong per-
xr-l,n low % II
a party reputa ton fOr fairness. A. j.
Turner, of Portage, for the Republic
ans and DR.. Anderson, of La Crosse,
enjoy prestige along this line.
The Cigarette May Go.
Mr.. OYerbecks bill, absolutely sup
pressing the cigarette, has passed the
assembly and that gentleman (who is
from DOrr couuty) confidently expects
it to pass the senate. That body may
possibly amend it to allow dealers two
months in which to get rid of their
stocks.
The bill is copy of the Tennessee
law which has been held constitution
al by the United States supreme court.
In full the bill reads as follows:
1T shall he 4 misdemeanOr for any
person, firm or corporation to sell, Of
Ter 10 Sell, OE lU GIluS 'lutO tuIS SLdlC
for the purpose of selling, giving away,
or otherwise disposing Of any cigar
cites, cigarette paper or substitute for
the same, and any violation of any Of
the provisions of this act shall be
punishable by a fine of not less than
$50"
Examinati ons for BARRIERS.
The bill to regulate Da1'bers in other
fi,1cr Of
physicians and lawyers, forbdding
men to shave and others to cut hair
unless they have passed examinations
and been registered, will not have an
easy course. One bill specifies the
number of towels and provides for dis
injecting razors etc. 1t is in hedging
questionable measures of this sort that
the senate is valuable. That body is
grOwled at some for it's independence,
but this quality comes in very HANDY,
as shown by the check there of many
bills which go through the assembly
as if creased.
Senator Harris, Of Elkhorn. for in
stance, in interview said he thought
the legislature of Wisconsin was get
ting down TO pretty small business
when it proposed to license barbers''
He thought it ought to follow barber
legislation with laws regulating Chi
ropOdists. Mr.. Harris is one of the
men who believe i'll a general way that
Wisconsin has laws enough and that
the men who go to Madison with the
intention Of killing bills do the state
quite S good a service, frequently, as
those who go there for the purpose Of
passing bill
1t will be remembered that the
plumbers bill met a sudden death sew
eral years ago.
Farm schools in the Counties,
Governor La Toilette. in his inaug-
ural recommendation of concrete eff
fort for better public schools, has a CO.
worker in superintendent L. D. Har-
vey. One Of the latter's bills provides
foT the establishment of agricultural
schools in two counties of the state.
the state to pay half the expense. Out
side Of the convenience to the farmer
boy who must now go to Madison if
he would receive a course in the agri.
cultural college. it is hoped to relieve
the big demand that is now being
made on the Madison institution by
those who desire to annually attend.
The idea seems to be Il supplement
of Professor Henry's big school. much
as the seven state normal schools are
supplemented by the county normals
in Marathon and Dunn counties.
However, if the state is to undertake
to especially train our half million
farmer boys on top of regular school
ing, it will assume a large contract.
Judge orion Preparin. Himself.
Judge Orton is working over the in
.ssurance reports in preparation for the
fight which the Northwestern Mutual
Life will make to secure reduction of
its taxes. In his speech the other night
Ito the Six O'Clock club he evidently
thought it would be bad taste to dis.
euSs insurance taxation beyond saying
nat what tax reform the state had
achieved it should hold on to.
Ever Watching the Trusts.
Senator NcGillvray who has lone
'l,een legislating against trusts. has d
fresh memorial to congress, asking fol-
d constitutional amendment which
Shall give to the federal government
concurrent Jurisdiction with the states
for the suppression of trusts.
Temperance Bills.
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