Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-04-18
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

cate that persons contemplating marriage
We're free frcm insanity and certain other
diseases before the issuance of licenses
was killed in the Senate on Tuesday by
a vote of II to 16. The Senate passed
the Kreutzer bill requiring stationary en-
gineers to be examined and licensed, and
the Halton bill providing for a course OF
study in agriculture in district schools.
The Senate concurred in the Stevens bill
amending the statutes relative to grant
ing teachers certificates to graduates of
the State University to require that such
graduate shall have completed the course
of pedagogical instruction at the uniyer-
sity. The Assembly by vote of 80 to GIL
finally killed the woman suffrage resolu-
ton introduced by David Evans, Jr. The
resolution was on the calendar for pas
sage and Mr.. Evans made another elabo-
rate plea for it. The special order in the
Assembly was Mr.. Halls bill establishing
n railroad commission. The railroad COM
mittee reported it adversely. The bill
went over as special order for another
day. Two substitutes to the primary bill
were introduced in the Senate. One is
by Senator Hagemeister, providing pri-
mary elections for the nominations of
town and county officers and leaving all
other officers in the State, including Con-
gressmen, State Senators, Assemblymen
and all city officials, to be named by the
old convention system. The other is by
Senator Kreutzer and in addition to coun-
ty officers makes the primary election APP
ply to delegates to the State, congression-
al, State senatorial and Assembly district
conventions.
The first big debate on the primary
election bill was held in the Senate cham
Der Wednesday evening before great
throng. Senators Miller, Munson, Mills
and Burns spoke for the measure and
Roehr, Long Jones, O'Neill and Weed
against it. In the Assembly the Tor
rens land bill was passed by large vote
and after long debate, though it had been
adversely reported by the committee The
Hall railway commission bill was killed.
The bill to license the business of pri-
vate detectives was passed. An adverse
report was received on the osteopathy
bill
After a night session lasting more than
three hours the Senate Thursday even
ing passed a bill limiting the operation
Of primary nominations of party candi-
dates to aspirants for county offices, with
the additional proviso that it shall not
apply to any county unless adopted there
in by popular vote. The final vote was
10 to II in favor of this substitute for
all pending measures on this subject. This
bill is the Hagemeister substitute, but
it's strongest advocates were Senator's
Kreutzer and Whitehead. The first roll
call was on the Stevens House bill,
which more nearly approached the wishes
of the La Toilette faction than any other
measure under consideration. 1t required
only thirteen affirmative votes, the hostile
majority of seven being as indicated by
last weeks test roll call. The next vote
was on the Hatton substitute, applying
the primary to county officers and legisla-
tors. This was defeated, 10 to II. Then
Senator Miller offered another amend
ment He explained it was the Stevens
bill, with cities eliminated and with Il
clause at the end for a referendum, pro-
yiding for the submission of the bill to
a vote Of the people at the next spring
election. This went the same way as the
Hatton substitute and by the same vote.
Senator McGillivray offered an amend
ment which provided for caucuses and
conventions to select primary candidates,
saying this should suit everybody. 1t was
nevertheless defeated, 20 to Is. An
amendment by Mr.. Weed, including judi
cial elections, was defeated, "a to s.
Then came the final vote for the Hage-
meister substitute.
Another scene of wild disorder marked
the Assembly proceedings on Friday,
when the osteopathy bill was killed by Il
vote of SO to 80. This action followed
long debate and motion to reconsider
brought on innumerable dilatory motions,
resulting in a call of the house. When
this was ordered there was a scramble
for the doors that the members might not
miss their trains home for Sunday. The
sergeants force tried to stop them, but
when the vote was taken eighteen were
recorded as absent without leave. The
call was finally raised and reconsidera-
ton made special order for next We'd
nesday. The Assembly also killed the
Barker bill, which aimed to prohibit mar
rage between blacks and whites.
Bills Passed-Asse emily.
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