Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-03-19
WISCONSIN SOL0NS.

The Stout resolution for 4 constitutions
al amendment changing thes manner OF
electing the State superintendent of IN
struction, passed the Senate the second
time on Thursday and now goes to the
people for ratification. The' Assembly
killed the joint resolution providing for
the reelection of shcriffs. 4mbng the
bills passed were those forbidding the
Dissertation of the American flag by adj
vertisements or otherwise.
The assembly ON Friday passed the
Lenroot resolution providing that no
franchise shall 20 into effect until sixty
days after passage and if 10 per cent
of the electors so desire it shall be sub
mitted to popular vote. The Hall resolu-
ton asking Congress to pass the Gull
lom interstate railway bill was unanl-
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 in his message to the Leg
islature.
The Senate had short session Monday
evening, with only seven bills on the cal
endar, and one of these, 206 s., by Sena-
tor Stout, relative to the compulsory ed
ucation of children, was laid over, owing
to the absence of its author. Senator
Stout's joint resolution for a consutu-
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 all appropriations
and levies for general city taxes, was
killed without debate Assemblyman
Keene's bill to authorize the Milwaukee
Common Council to extend the time for
the collection of taxes and to impose 4
fine of Il 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 fight grew warm. Among the commu-
nicationS to the Assembly was a renOn-
STRANGE against the osteopathy bill, sign
ed by sixteen physicians residing in the
Thirteenth Ward of Milwaukee. The
committee on penal and charitable insti-
buttons 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 protection of fish i'll Waukesha Coun-
ty lakes, and Senator Whitehead's bill
relating to the salary of county superin-
tendents, were concGrred 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-
hibiting the insurance of State property
was tabled by Il vote of 16 to s. The
Baker bill prohibiting marriage of di-
vorcees within a year after decree has
been granted was listed for death, but
was re-referrcd. The Jones bill to open
the State school at Sparta to infants I'M
der 8 years of age was ordered to third
reading. Assemblyman Hall submitted an
amendment to his railway commission
bill, which will permit the railroads to
continue commodity rate. The Over
beck cigarette bill is dead, but Il 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 a State license of
500 annually and places all dealers I'M
der 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
semIly 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.