The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-03-08

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1t is difficult to see what can be
| said against a bill under which citi-
Zens of ward may GUST saloons. if
| they SO vote. However, such bills
| find hard sledding The Henry bill
viii enlist the support of the country
districts. At present a city gets all the
license, money while the county bears
| the expenses of courts, the poor, ETC.,
made necessary largely by the saloons.
| The abolition of pool selling at horse
races four years ago was bitter blow
to the sporting fraternity and they
| seek again this year to repeal it. Their
argument is that unless there can be
betting at fairs and horse races the
| quality of horsefesh falls off and they
say this has already happened in this
| state.
Check on Common Councils.
The most important matter last
week was the fight over LenroOts bill
to check common councils in their
reckless gift of franchises. 1t provides
/ that where 10 per cent. of citizens pc
tltiOn for a referendum within sixty
days after action by common council
{ the issue OF the franchise shall be sub
mitted to the people. Superior ha-
had great disputes over franchises and
the brilliant young representative of
that city forced his bill through the
assembly. He proposed to exempt
Milwaukee III hopes of avoiding Oppo-
sitiOn to the bill. but Judge OrtOn took
the ground that the big city most need
ed protection from it's common cOUn-
Gil and it was included in the bill As
passed. Strangely enough, some OF
the smallest communities stand in
with Milwaukee assemblymen against
the bill for it may interfere with
telephone and electric lighting prof.
ects. The opposition object to popu-
i lar vote on franchises. saying that
demagOgues can stir up the people.
! or at least get majority vote at the
polls by hustling for support. 1t seems
to be question of whom you would
trust most, common council or pop
ular vote-not the people unfortunate
ly, for all the people will not vote.
. Lenroot's friends fear the senate.
A dozen important measures are
now in the throes. The friends of oste
Opathy are likely to succeed in legal
izing their school of medical pratico,
though the Old-schOOl physicians do not
relish it. Osteopathy has succeeded in
many states, California being the last
to recognize it by vote Of II to o.
superintendent Harvey has some
educational bills to raise the stand
ards, one of them giving the Madison
office more power over county super
intendents Some teachers are writ
ING to the members in opposition on
the ground that it will make the exam
nations much harder and will pre-
vent those who do not hold some form
Of state certificate from teaching in
schools of the first and second class
unless they obtain certificates Under
the provisions of this act.
Superintendent Henry is one Of the
most efficient workers when he starts
out to achieve anything He was
turned down hard two years ago, but
by mOderating his efforts it is not IN
likely he will get what he wants.
Mr.. Adams, the dairy and food COM
missioner, failed to get additional in
spectOrs in his department, and there
was some gossip as to the governors
lieutenant being thus refused, but it
was on the ground Of economy and
some ardent LaFollette supporters
i voted against the increase.
| The Northwestern Mutual Life In
suriance company has secured some
SGO.OOO annual relief from the orion
law.
! No class of citizens are more sens
tive to what they deem invasion Of
their rights than veterans of the civil
war. The proposal to keep the flags
il the new library kindled them quick
and for a time there was glow OF
oratCry. They want the flags in the
caDitOl. where they are seem by all and
az the flags Should be where the de-
Tenders want them the matter was
soon settled. Senator Martin, who is
one of the governors advisers, has
has bills in to authorize a woman
factory inspector and a woman men,
Der OF the beard CT university regents.
The latter bill provides that the wom-
an member shall be one of the re-
gents at large. This is along the line
of the recommendations Of the inau-
gural.
Working FOR Right labor Conditions.
Next Friday the Wisconsin COnsum-
ers' league holds a meeting. The
league Includes, with two local lea
cues. at Milwaukee and at Oshkosh.
about $50 new men and women, and
as it has only been in existence 4 few
months. is still in it's infancy. But
among the persons who are officers Or
much interested in the work, and who
will probably be at Madison are Mrs,
C. 8. Morris, first president of the
State Federation Of WOmen's clubs;
Mrs. \. c. Neville, the reiring presi-
dent OF the same organization. and
Mrs. Youmans, now it's president;
Judge Noyes and wife Of Milwaukee,
ex-senator Withee Professor W. A
Scott. Mrs B. c. Gudden Of Oshkosh.
and others Mrs. GriswOld Buckstaff
writes of the movement:
"The main work Of the state league
apart from securing half holidays for
clerks and other desirable improve
ments in their condition. is to create
demand for the garments bearing the
label of the league which is a guar
antep of excellent conditions of MAX
ing We find we are already creating
a sentiment. or giving force to one
already existing in many quarters
against sweatshop products. and the
merchants are in sympathy with u.s."
There are busy leagues in eight
states, besides the most important
ono in, Nov- yO1.Iy citI Durin0 thn fret