Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-04-17
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

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to compel the retun from the committee
Of the Senate bill, which IS a duplicate Of
the measure which has already passed
| lieve committee Of considering that
| bill. The resolution was adopted IS to
| 10. The two absentees are said to be
| hostile TO the measure, hence the likeli-
| hood is that it will be rejected 20 to il
when the eliminating vote occurs. As
| semblyman Halls resolution for a con-
| stitutional amendment legaiizing the use
of voting machines in Wisconsin was lost
| ia the Senate. There was a majority of
one in its favor, the vote being I6 to 10,
but not a majority of the members-elect.
| which Is required TO pass a constitutional
amendment. The House passed the bar
bers' license bill and gave New Richmond
| the sd, 900 borrowed from the State at
the time Of the tornado. Another meas
ure passed makes the administering OF
narcotics for wrongful purposes a 4 l.
| ony.
A motion by Senator Miller to recon
slider action taken on the primary election
law was defeated by about a two-thi dis
| majority on viva yoce vote in the Senate
Saturday morning. The bin licensing sta
tionary engineers, which came in from
committee with minority report, was
passed with little opposition, but will
come up again. Senator kreutZer moving
reconsideration of the vote and that ac-
tion ON the motion be deferred untd the
next Tuesdas. The Senate amendment
to bill 3D. s., providing for the compila-
ton of opinions for the Attorney q sneral.
was coneurred in. The amendment pro-
yides that the work shall be done with
out cost to the State. The Assembly sub
stitute bill providing for telephone SER
vice in the capitol vas concurred in. Mr.
Orion made vigorous attack upon the
Whitson divorce bill at the morni1g SEES
sion of the Assembly, and willie the
House at first showed disposit on to act
favorably upon the measure, by passing
an amendment, the wi,ui4 bill was slaugh-
tered after the siege. The joint resolu-
ton relating to the Inauguration of small
industries in the State penal and reform
atory institutions was carried.
The Woodward marriage BILL which, as
amended required a physicians certifi-
cate that persons contemplating marriage
Were free from insanity and certain other
diseases before the issuance of licenses,
was killed in the Senate on Tuesday by
vote of IL to 16. The Senate passed
the Kreutzer bin requiring stationary en-
gineers to be examined and licensed, and
the Halton bill providing for course of
study in agriculture in district schools
The Senat concurred in the Stevens bill
amending the statutes relative to grant
ing teachers certificates to graduates of
the State University to require that such
graduate shall have completed the course
of pedagogical instruction at the univer-
sity. The Assembly by vote of 80 to 81
finally killed the woman suffrage resolu-
ton introduced by David Evans, Jr. The
resolution was on the calendar for pas
sage and Mr.. Evmis made another elabo-
rate plea for it. The special order in the
Assembly was Mr.. Halls bill establishing
a railroad commission. The RAILROAD COM
mittee reported it adversely. The bill
went over as special order for ano .her
day. Two substitutes to the primary bill
We're introduced in the Senate. One is
by Senator Hagemeister, providing pri-
mary elections for the nominate Of
town and county officers and leaving ali
other officers in the State, including Con-
gressmen. State Senators, Assemblymen
and all city officials, TO be named by the
old convention system. The other is by
Senator Kreutzer and in addition to coun-
ty officers makes the primary election 9p-
ply to delegates to the State, congression-
al. State senatorial and Assembly district
conventions.
The first big debate on the primary
election bill was held in the Senate cham
Der Wednesday evening before great
throng. Senators Miller Munson, Mills
and Burns spoke for the measure and
Roehr. Long Jones, O'Neill and Weed
against it. In the Assembly the Tor
rens land bill was passed by a large vote
and after long debate, though it had been
adversely reported by the committee. The
Hall railway commission bill was killed.
The bill to license the business of pri-
vate detectives was passed. An adverse
report was received on the osteopathy
bill
After night session lasting more than
three hours the Senate Thursday even
ing passed a bill limiting the operation
of primary nominations of party candi-
dates to asr;rants for county offices, with
the additional pr0viso that it shall not
apply to any counn unless adopted there
in by popular vote. The FINAL vote was
10 to II in favor of this substitute for
all pending measures on this subject This
bill is the Hagemeister substitute, but
its strongest advocates were Senators
Kreutzer and Whitehead. The first roll
call Was on the Stevens House bill.
which more nearly approached the wishes
of the La Toilette faction than any other
measure under consideration. II required
only thirteen affirmative votes, the hostile
majority of seven being as indicated by
last weeks test roll call. The next vote
was on the Hatton substitute applying
the primary TO county officers and legsla-
tors. This was defeated, II TO II. Then
Senator Miller offered another amend
ment. He explained it was the Stevens
bill, with cities eliminated and with
clause at the end for referendum, pro-
viding for the submission of the bill to
a vote of the people Mt the next spring
election. This went the same way as the
Hatton substitute and by the same vote.
Senator McGillivray offered an amend
ment which provided for caucuses and
conventions to select primary candidates,
saying this should suit everybody. 1t was
nevertheless defeated. 20 to IL. An
amendment by Mr.. Weed. including judi
cial elections. was defeated, 24 to S.
Then came the final vote for the Hage-
meister substitute.
Bills Passed-Assemb1y.
Brunson-Relating to sales of oleomar-
ri