Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-20
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

| The Assembly on Friday passed the
Lenroot resolution providing that nc
| franchise shall 20 into effect until sixty
| days after passage and If 10 per cent
I OF the electors 50 desire it shall be sub
mitted to popular vote. The Hall resolu-
| tion asking Congress TO pass the Gull
/ lon Interstate railway bin was unani.
| mously adopted Final hearings were
had on the railway tax bill. The rail-
! road attorneys have made much of dis
crepancies existing between Gov. La Fol
lette's figures il his message to the Leg
islaturc.
The Senate had a short session Monday
| evening. with only seven bills on the cal
| endar and one OF these, 2o5 s., by Sena-
tor Stout, relative to the compulsory ed
ueation OF children, was laid over, owing
| 10 the absence of its author. Senator
! Stout's joint resolution for constitu-
tional amendment providing for woman
suffrage. recommended for indefinite
| postponement by the committee on priv
ileges and elections. was also laid over.
senator Green's bill, 101 s.. requiring the
Milwaukee Common Council TO fix the
amount Of and make az appropriations
| killed without debate. Assemblyman
keene's bill to authorize the Milwaukee
Common Council 10 extend the time for
| the collection of taxes and 10 impose Il
| fine Of u OF l per cent for neglect to pay
taxes on time, almost resulted in a row
| among the Milwaukee members in the
Assembly, but it was re-referred before
| the Tight grew warm. Among the commu-
nications to the Assembly was Il remon-
STRANGE against the osteopathy bill, ign.
| ed by siXteea physicians residing in the
| Thirteenth Ward of Milwaukee. The
committee on penal and charitable insti-
| tutionS reported a general appropriation
bill for passage, and it was sent to the
| committee on claims Gov La Toilette
| sent up a list of bills which he had APP
proved. Senator Jones bill relating to
| the protectisl of fish in Waukesha Coun-
| ty lakes, and Senator Whitehead's bill
relating, to the salary of county superin-
tendents, We're concurred in
The Senate on Tuesday, with only one
dissenting vote, killed the Stout amend
| ment TO the constitution permitting wom-
an suffrage. Senator Mosher's bill pro-
hibitih.. the Insurance of State property
was tabled by vote of Ii to :. The
Baker bill prohibiting marriage of di-
| yorcees within a year after decree has
been granted MAS listed for death. but
was re-referred. The Jones bill to open
| the State school at Sparta to infants un-
| der 3 years of age was ordered to third
reading. Assemblyman Hall submitted an
| amendment to his railway commission
will, which will permit the railroads to
continue a commodity rate. The Over
| beck cigarette bill is dead, but a high
license substitute has been prepared by
Senator Miller, which, it is believed. will
pass the Senate and be accepted by the
| House. 1t provides State license of
| 500 annually and places all dealers I'M
der a bond of $3.50 not to sell cigarettes
| to minors.
The bills providing for the appointment
| of at least one woman on the board of
| university regents and the board Of nor
NAL school regents respectively were fav-
orably reported by the Senate commit
| tee on education Wednesday. The As
sembly killed the bill providing for the
use of wide wagon tires on country
| roads; also Spratt's bill providing for the
payment for sheep killed by dogs. The
new military bill prepared by the Adju-
tant General was ordered to third read
| ing.
The Senate on Thursday ordered en-
| crossed the bill providing for the appoint
| ment of one woman on the State board
| of university regents by vote of p to
10. The bill viii now pass the upper
| house, and stands a strong chance of
| passing in the lower. The Senate passed
the bill fixing the salary of the Milwau-
kee chief Of police at $1,000 a year.