Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11


Madison, April Ex-senator Gaveney
was responsible for a rather uneX-
pected fight in the senate yesterday
morning over the primary election
bill He introduced a resolution in
structing the committee OF privileges
and elections to report the Mile
(Which is the senate duplicate of the
original primary election measure
known in the assembly as the
Stevens bilD not later than last even
opposed by Senators Miller and Hat
ton, but it passed despite their pro-
tests by vote of Is to ia vote that
is quite generally accepted as fore
shadowing the defeat by the senate of
any such legislation at this session.
ing. The resolution was stubbornly
The vote in detail was:
Ayes-Senators Bissel, Devos,
Eaton, Gaveney, Green, Hagemeister,
Harris, Jones, Kreutzer, McDonough,
I Mosher, O'Neil, Reynolds, Riordaa
Roehr, Weed, Whitehead, Willy-18.
Noes-Senators Arson, Burns.
Fearne, Hatton, Kundson, Nc
Gillivray, Martin, Miller, Mills, Mum
son, Stebbins, Stout, Wolff-13.
Administrations Jacobs, Morse.
The bill is a special order for We'd
nesday evening.
A. R. Halls resolution for a consti-
tutional amendment permitting the
use Of voting machines was killed and
the Woodward marriage bill was adj
vanced to a third reading by a vote
of Is to a. 1t forbids marriage
licenses to people with hereditary
diseases. A senate bill was passed
prohibiting the sale of publications
like the Police Gazette and another
the prohibiting the employment OF
children under "A in bowling alleys,
beer gardens or barrooms. An as
sembly bill was concurred in requir
ing that there shall be more than one
mode Of egress from each floor of
hotels, and requiring either two fire
escapes on the building or a rope in
each room.
IL the assembly the Portage dixie
bill. carrying an appropriation Of $780,
600, was advanced to sengrossment;
the measure for the inspection of
barber shops and the licensing of
tonsorial artists was passed. O.
proposition prevailed to cancel the
debt Of 1000 which New Richmond
owes the state-money advanced at
the time of the tornado; and bill
was passed making it a felony to ad-
minister narcotics with wrong intent.
The bill giving title to Pfister, Vogel
and Mariner of Milwaukee to 1900 |
acres of Sturgeon bay canal land was |
by mutual agreement referred to a |
special committee of five-Messrs. |
Sturdevant. Cady, Rossman, Lenroot |
and McGill.
Madison, April 6.-This was the i
first Saturday session Of the legisla-
ture, both houses meeting and dispos-
ing of long calendars. Interest in the
assembly centered around Judge Or
tons eloquent arrangement of the di-
Vorce laws Of Wisconsin in speaking
1SoC1lIiOG IHC passage VI IllO w lILoOu
bill which sought to make insanity q
ground for divorce. The bill was
killed by a vote of ~ to T. Mr.. Cady
sought delay for his bill, forbidding
Of whites with negroes.
Action was delayed until Tuesday.
The committee on public health and
sanitation to which the dancing mas
er's bill was sent reported back a ,
ubstitute which provides that, before
nyone can give lessons in dancing. ,
)elsarte or rhythmic motion a license !.
nust be procured from the county .
Jerk. The applicant must prove that !,
lie is competent to teach and have :.
God moral character. A fine from l..
25 to $50 or three months in jail is 9
he penalty. Elias bill, liquor bill, was !.
eported dversely-Whitson and
vans dissenting. 1t seeks to bring
7ithin the law delivery of liquors to
hildren On order of parents.
Madison, April 8.-Gov. La Toilette p
ant another veto to the senate. This
me he withheld his approval of the v