Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-11
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.


and two unimportant bills were
vetoed by Gov. La Toilette. The
latter related to bridges and dams
in northern Wisconsin. The impor-
tant measures were an amendment
to the fire and police combustion
lag for cities Of the third and fourth
class, and bill raising the salary of
the veterinary surgeon OF the Milwau-
kee fire department from $500 to
81 900 His objection to the latter
measure was that it took the salary
matter out of the control of the Mil
waukee council, to the former that
police and fire commissioners could
!emoye policemen and firemen with
out assigning reasons therefor.
For time at least the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Spratt to repeal the cor.
rupt practice act is dead, the assem-
bly, having refused to pass it by =
vote of 81 to As.
Madison, April 1.-The Overlook
cigarette bill is dead. The senate
killed it by vote of ii to IT. Those
voting against the bill were Senators
Devos, Eaton, FeNne, Gayeney, Green,
Hagenmeister, Harris. Jacobs, Knud-
sen, Miller, Mills, Reynolds. Roerh,
Stebbns, Weed Willy and Wolff. 1t
was the first measure introduced in
the assembly and was also the first
one passed by that body, but it has
II tsoc oil he
against the most bitter opposition
until it finally came from the Judiciary
committee with the recommendation
That it be passed. The vote yesterday
was disappointing TO the friends Of
the measure who had expected all
along that it would get through by a
small margin. There was no debate
Senator kreutzer introduced a joint
resolution providing for the adjourn.
ment Of the legislature May and
shutting off all business except execu
dive messages after IL o'clock mid
night May 2.
AS was certain to happen the ap
portionment of the state into as
sembly districts is raising a consider
able ruction. Some time ago the
lower house after fight passed the
bill 1t was thoroughly unsatisfactory
to the Sheboygan and Portage county
representatives because those counties
each lost member under 1t. To
day the senate returned the bill With
two amendments. one rearrangins
Brown county so that two republican
districts should be made certain: the
other merely providing that in case
any territory were omitted from the
measure it should be attached to the
contiguous district having the least
population, etc. The first was killed,
with only 9 votes in its favor, the
other was concurred in. Mr., Kcene
made motion to reconsider the vote
by which the assembly had refused
to concur in the senate bill, 408, pat
enting 1900 acres of land to C. F.
Pnster, Louise Vogel and Ephiram
Mariner He said that in 1866 The
parties mentioned in the bill had
bought at auction from the Sturgeon
Bay Canal company the lands in ques-
ton which had been granted by the
federal government but afterward the
state set up claim to some OF the
lands as included in the swamp land
grant. This claim has not been made
good, and the bill was introduced to
settle the title in favor Of those who
had paid for the lands. But Mr.. Cady
argued that If these lands went TO
Pfster ct al, the state was the loser
Just to that extent. Gen Rusk, while
governor. had absolutely refused to
convey them to the canal company.
After a long debate the motion pre-
vailed, AZ to 80. A letter from Mrs
BENJAMIN Harrison was read, in which
that lady expressed her appreciation
of the resolutions adapted with refer
ence to the death of her husband,
The assembly ordered engTossed the
Evans Joint resolution calling for a
constitutional amendment extending
suffrage to women by vote OF 40 20
80. This action was taken after an
hours speech by Mr. Evans and a
half hours fun by the ways of the
assembly Amone the bills killed
were: Thomas, to provide for
bureau OF practical dairy information
and Spratts, abolishing inspection OF
Illuminating oils.