Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-07
COUNTRY AGAINST
MILWAUKEE PLAN
TWO CONGRESSMAN FOR CREAM
CITY NOT FAVORED.
CHANGE SECOND DISTRICT
Dodge Dropped and La Fayette and
Green Added to Make 1t Safely Re-
publican-Racing Pool Bill TO Be
Heard This Week-RaiIway Com
mission Measure Wednesday.
Madison, March 4.

The demand of Milwaukee county
for two congressional districts is
meeting with strong opposition among
committee. The cream city lacks
$4,000 of having the population re-
quired for two districts, but the mem
bers from that bailiwick argue that
at the present rate of growth it will be
only short time until the county has
the number of inhabitants necessary,
consequently the appOrtionment
should be made so as to allow the two
congressman at once. The country
members strenuously combat this
philosophy and have mapped out a
different plan. one which combines
Waukesha with Milwaukee county.
AS Waukesha county has population
of about $4,000 the proposition is
thought to be a fair one
This same map makes some
changes in the second district.
Dodge, the strong democratic county,
is eliminated and La Fayette and
Green are added, thus making the dis
Hall Bill Wednesday.
The initial hearing on the Hall rail
way commission bill is to be held
Wednesday afternoon. The railway
companies have been putting up a
very hard fight on this bill and there
is not manufacturing institution in
the state which is getting a defferen-
tial rate or a rebate which has not a
letter on file against the measure. On
the other hand, there are a very large
number of petitions on file in favor of
the bill and Mr.. Hall is working very
hard himself to secure the passage of
the measure.
Lenroot Measure In Senate.
The Lenroot franchise bill will go
to the senate this evening and will
be referred in all probability to the |
senate committee on corporations. !
How the senators feel toward this bill |
can be seen when it is said that a |
prominent senator asked one of the |
assemblymen yesterday afternoon if |
the asSemly was willing to furnish a |
coffin for the bill. However, it is
doubtful if the senators will dare kill |
the measure. because it is popular |
with their constituents.
Baby Bill to Pass.
Among the important bills which !
are on the calendar for passage in the |
assembly today is the measure |
which will permit the placing of de-
pendent children under the age of 8 !
years in the state school located |
at Sparta. This is the bill which |
has the opposition of the home
finding societies of the state and is a |
one which is going to be debated on |
the floor. The measure will probably |
become law.
Racing Pool Measure. |
1t was expected that the initial hear
ing would be held last week on the |
bill permitting the sale of pools at |
horse race meets, of not more |
than thirty days duration and
Secretary Willis of the Young |
Mems Christian association OF |
Milwaukee came out here to be heard |
against the Dill. FOf some reason, |
the committee was not able to get
together on the measure. 1t is, how
ever, promised that there will be d |
meeting some time this week on the |
bill. 1t is understood that a strong
lobby of Chicago running race men
who desire to hold races again at the |
state fair and Ideal parks will be here
this week to support the bill, and the
rumOrs here are now to the effect
that very much harder fight is going
to be made to secure the passage OF
the bill than has been generally sup
posed. 1t is not likely, however, that
the measure will get by the legisla-
ture, as a recent canvass of the as
Sembly by friends of the bill showed
a great majority of the assemblymen
against the measure. Still the racing
men are anxious enough to hold meets
in Wisconsin again and will make a
very hard fight for the bill. Residents
of Milwaukee and KenOsha counties
have already registered strong pro-
tests against the measure and it is
said that if there is any danger of it's
becoming a law still further petitions
will be presented against the bin.