Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-03-28

| and postures rs time dragged slowly
on. During the previous session a
senate bill was concurred in authoriz-
ing special election in Milwaukee to
choose aldermen in three new wards
thus preventing the mayor frora APP.
pointing democrats. Senator Roehr's
resolutions for constitutional amend
ments for an election on and a revi-
sion of the banking law was concurred
in. The same action was had on Sen
ator Whiteheads bill permitting local
mutual fire insurance companies to do
business for 100 miles roundabout
but in not to exceed eight counties.
The assembly was too weary with
its allnight exploit to hold day
session but at night there was an
other lively skirmish when the COM
mittee on engrossment failed to in
clude the primary election bill in its
report and hints of wrongful hold
| ing up of the measure were made at
the expense of Mr.. Barlow chairman
OF the committee. Mr.. Hall, who gave
the intimation, was finally pacified
and withdrew a motion which he had
made ordering the committee to re-
| port the bill back forthwith.
! In the senate an assembly bill was
concurred in providing for the
separate assessment of lands and the
J buildings and improvements thereon.
| Madison, March 21.--After a sharp
debate the senate voted to kill Sena-
tor Miller's bill which gave the COVER
nor power to confer the title of colonel
upon the instructors in military
science at the university and other
| colleges of the state. Also the bill
giving fraternities sites for chap
ter houses on the university grounds.
The assembly devoted itself largely
bridges-the last a matter of no gen.
eral Importance, the others of really
vast moment The owen bill giving
common councils and village trustees
the power to alter franchises hereto
fore or hereafter granted and to fix
rates, tolls, etc, of, street railways,
gas, electricity and water, produced
from Mr.. Keene a flowelT speech in
opposition in which it was asserted
that such a law would be unconstitl-
tional as in violation of contracts. Mr..
David Evans declared statute of this
kind would unsettle values and ruin
the market for bonds. Mr.. owen spoke
at length in support of the bill, insist
ing that the constitution expressly re-
serves to the legislature the right to
alter franchises. The bill was killed,
So to %. Another matter debated at
some length was the assembly appor-
tionment bill. Mr.. Krumrey, repre-
senting Sheboygan county which loses
one district under the new deal, OPP
poses consideration at present on the
ground that the whole apportionment,
senate and assembly, should properly
be passed upon at the same time. He
made a motion for delay which was
negatived &C to 20, then the bill was
ordered engrossed. A seemingly very
innocent bill introduced by Mr.. Babb
caused half hours debate. The
measure, while general, is neyerthe-
less calculated to legalize the specific
act of the electors of the town of
Redwood in Richland county in vot-
ing $4,000 of bonds for building
$4,000 bridge over the Wisconsin
river. Mr.. Sturdevant deemed this
wholesale business of legalizing illegal
acts as dangerous, but Messrs. Orion,
Cady, Babb and Rossman justified the
act and the bill was ordered engrossed.
Among the house bills passed were
Brunson's, prohibiting even the so
Letting or accepting of orders for
filed cheese; Jones, permitting chill
dren under years of age to be ad-
mitted to the Sparta state school:
Smiths, appropriating $500 for a
memorial hall and G. A. r. headquar.
ters in the capitol and for the presei.
walton of Wisconsin battiehags in air
tight cases and Duerrwaechter's, per.
hitting 4th class cities to have all
their polling places IN one building.
Senator McGillivray's bill, enabling
4th class cities to buy. build or own
powers for water or lighting plants
and such plants also was concurred in.
Senator Stout's joint resolution for a
constitutional amendment permitting
the legislature to raise the salary OF
the state superintendent was con-
CURED in. The primary election bill
was made a special order for tomor
row morning.