Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

The Lenroot hin, requiring that upon
petition of 10 PR cent of the voters of
any city any franchise which has been
granted by the Common Council must be
voted upon b; the people, was read
third time in The lower house of the Leg
islature on Friday by an almost unani
nous vote, only Assemblyman Silkworth
of Eau Claire voting against the bill.
The bill was read after two hours of
heated d, ate during which Messrs. Silk
worth and Lenroot, the author of the
bill, exchanged uncomplimentary opin-
ions of each other. The bill was debat-
ed at great length in committee, most of
the speeches being made by the lobbyists
and attorneys for the public utility cor
porations of the State. Owing to the OBJ
Jections of the representatives OF the
Milwaukee Stree: Railway Company,
Mr. Lensoot, in The committee, consent
ed TO an amendment to his bill providing
that the measure should not apply 10
Milwaukee, and in that form IL was re-
ported TO the Assembly, which promptly
struck out the clause emitting Milwau-
kee from the bill.
Both houses held short sessions Mon
day night and neither finished its calen
dar. At the opening of the session in
the Assembly NJ. Whitson offered Il res
olution congratulating President Mckn-
ley upon his second inaugural and extend
ing congratulations to Mrs. Mckinley
also. II was treated as privileged rcso-
luton and was adopted by unanimous
rising vote, the Democrats voting with
the Republicans. 1t was quickly mes
saged over to the Senate and coneurred
in there in the same manner. In the As
sembly number of petitions and remon-
strances for and against the primary elec-
ton bill were received. Thirteen bills
were passed or eoneurred in. The bill
raising the standl,1 for admissions 10
the bar in Wisconsin, Nv requiring three
years study instead of Two before exam
nation by the ate board, was passed
by the Senate unanimously, M.'hout dis.
cussion. Three other bills were passed.
Thirteen petition, for the passage Of
the primary election Sill, including one
from twenty-five Democrats of Vernon
County. and another from coiored resi-
dents of Milwaukee, were submitted 10
the Senate Tuesday morning. The anti-
cigarette bill was reported by he com
mittee on public health and sanitation
for indefinite postponement. Senators
Burns and Munson alone voted against
the bill increasing the salaries of SUI
preme and Circuit judges. which passed
by vote of 80 TO >. Th zee other bills
We're passed and two concucsed in. There
was the usual flood of petitions and re-
monstrances at the opening OF the Senate
session, and for the first time the re-
menstrances against the primary election
bill nearly equaled the petitions for it.
There were large number Of petitions
in favor of the soldiers memorial bill
and the osteopathy bill. There We're also
many in favor OF the stationary engineer
bill a number sf remonstrances were
received against the passage Of the Har-
vey school bill Senator Jacobs bill. No.
1870 S. relating to the incorporation of
churches. was concurrei n. Ii is tech
meal bin relating Simply to the incor-
poration papers.
The Assembly on Wednesday morning
received the usual number of petitions
fer aud against the primary election bill,
in about equal numbers There were a
lot OF petitions on the exemption bills.
Mr. Halls joint resolution looking TO
the amendment of the constitution to per
NIT the use of voting machines was pass
ed by the Assembly. only six members
voting against it. Ihey were: Messrs.
Cady, II. w. Evans. Fesenfeld. Kern,
Silkworm and Spratt. The Overlook
anti-cigarette bin gave the Senate the
liveliest session ii has had so far this
winter. and the bill was saved from de-
feat by one vote. 1t was rereferred 10
the committee on Judiciary by a vote Of
10 to 10 after there had been one tie
vote. Among the petitions received in
the Senate was one from The third
House of the Wisconsin Legislature
praying for the passage Of 5SS A., pro-
yiding for the railway transportation Of
employees of the Senate and Assembly.
Senator McGillivray offered a memorial
TO Congress urging that the allowance for
maintenance OF Indian children in indus.
trial schools in Wisconsin be increased
from Sl6T to $50 per capita.
The Stout resolution for constitution.
al amendment changing the mcnner of
eleeting 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 sheriffs. Among the
bills passed were those forbidding the
Dissertation of the American flag by ad
vertisements or otherN Use.