Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-03-18
WISCONSIN, LEGISLATURE.

WISCONSIN, LEGISLATURE.
Madison, March 6.-Senator Eaton
of Milwaukee, chairman of the com
mittee on pubic health and santa
ton, made IS first speech Of ---e
session in defense of his committee 5
report against concurrence in the
anti-cigarette bill, which was on the
calendar for action. Senator O'Neil
moved that the bill be referred to the
judiciary committee saying that con-
stitutiOnal question was involved and
Senator Eaton made a long speech in
opposition. Senator Kruetzer, chair
man of the judiciary committee, said
he could not understand why such
strenuous opposition was made to the
preference to the bill. His COM
mittee was not anxious for more
work, but If referred the bill would be
considered fairly and treated honest
ly. Senator Weed opposed rerefer-
ence. The consititutionality of the
bill, he said, cuts NO figure. The bill
was vicious one and the sooner the
senate killed it the better. Senator
Miller made somewhat impassioned
argument against preference. Sena-
tor Jones was surprised at the sensi-
tiveness of the Miller committee.
Why this haste. to kill the BILL which
had passed the assembly. All that
was asked was preference. Senator
O'Neil was glad he had disclosed the
ioos az %ho hill For. hich h0 cai6
there is a strong sentiment all over
the state. The main argument heard
heretofore was that it was uncOn-
stitutional; now we are told it is
wrong in principle. Referring to SEN
ator Miller's talk he asked whether it
was the influence of the great Ameri-
can Tobacco company or of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union
that he was afraid of. This ended the
| discussion. The vote on preference
was tie on division, Is to 10. Sen
ator Munson called for the ayes and
noes, and the bill was sent to the
judiciary committee by majority Of
one, 16 to Is.
In the assembly the Halls joint
resolution permitting the use OF
voting machines passed with only
these in the negatives: Cady, e. w.
Evans, Fesenfeld, Kern, Silkworth
and Spratt. Mr. Dahls bill, allowing
a person to change name by regis
| tration and paying a fee met with op-
position The author said the exis-
tence Of persons with the same name
caused confusion especially in Nor
wegian communities. The bill finally
went to the judiciary committee.
Bills were passed for the separate as
sessment of lands and the houses
thereon and permitting deformed chill
dren to be admitted to the Sparta
state school.
Madison, March 7-Senator Stout's
joint resolution agreeing to the con-
stitutional amendment changing the
time of election and term of the state
superintendent of public instruction
was adopted by the senate. The
amendment passed the last legislature,
and after it passes this will go to the
people for ratification. A senate bill
| was passed to prevent the dissertation
of the United States flag by placing
advertisements upon it.
In the assembly Mr.. Krumrey car
| ried to a third reading his bill which
| provides that the state shall pay it's
40 per cent. TO county agricultural
societies only on premiums actually
| paid in cash. He said the state is
being robbed of many thousands of
dollars through fair premiums, as
scholarships, suits Of clothes, etc., be-
ing rated as cash above their value. A
bill was introduced appropriating
| $4,000 for repairs to the capitol. Mr..
Dahl sought to save his joint resolu-
ton, which changes the constitution
SO that sheriffs may be. reelected but
it went down to death. Other meas
ures killed were preventing location
of barns near residences and forbid
ding one individual to hold more
| than one liquor license. Mr.. Erick-
sons bill to erect the town of La Fol
| lette in Burnett county was passed.
Another bill passed was one permit
| ting murder trials to be had in the
Dane county municipal court. The
state affairs committee reported IA
lforably the Portage levee repair bill.
The amount ($20,O00) asked for is
granted, but the commission of three
is to be made up of citizens, not neces-
| sarily engineers they may employ an
engineer, though practically the COM
| mittee think it not necessary AS the
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work at once, the commissioners to
receive no pay except actual expenses