The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-01-31
The Cigarette Abolition Bill Has
Already Been Passed by
the Assembly.
APPORTIoNMENT rs DIFFICULT
Leaders Dread New Rivals BARRIERS
Seek Protection by Law-Teaching
Farming in Special Schools.

far, a state of affairs. however, which
breaks down with familiarity. The
new members on the start are a bit
embarrassed, but later as they find it a
free forum they will be prompt in OBJ
jectlng and eager to talk. Assembly
man Williams, of Winnebago county,
who was down in Springfield, Ills, re-
Gently says the legislature there is
noisy body.
''Why, if there was as much noise
in single session up here" said Mr..
Williams, "as there is down there all
Che time it would drive Speaker Ray
crazy"
/ The anti-pass law has the effect Of
keeping many Of the members and es-
pecially the employees in the capital
city over Sunday. Familiar faces are
seen in the churches, and not a little
hard work is put in by the ambitious
men on the legislation Of the coming
week.
Carving UP Political Possibilities
1t is up to the legislature to revise
hhe 33 senate and 100 assembly dis
| trictS of the State-nOt to Increase the
number, but to carve out the districts
so that the population may be evenly
distributed in them, as shown by the
1900 census. The constitution forblds
an increase in the number OF districts
Also the congressional districts must
be recast SO as to provide for an eleV-
enth congressman. Already plans are
proposed whereby ambitious men hope
to surround their home city or town
with district which they can control.
This redistribution is difficult mat
| ter for a committee, and always makes
| friction and confusion. The outcome
| is usually the work of some strong per-
| sOnality, some one who enjoys at least
a party reputation for fairness. a. j.
| Turner, of Portage for the Republic
ans and Dr. Anderson, of La Crosse,
enjoy prestige along this line.
The Cigarette May Go.
Mr.. Overbeck's bill, absolutely sup
pressing the cigarette, has passed the
assembly and that gentleman (who is
from Dorr county, confidently expects
it to pass the senate. That body may
possibly amend it to allow dealers two
months in which to get rid of their
| stocks.
The bill is a copy of the Tennessee
| law which has been held constitution
al by the United States supreme court.
In full the bill reads as follows:
at shall be q misdemeanOr for any
|
| fer to sell. or to bring into this state
for the purpose of selling, giving away,
or otherwise disposing of any cigar
cites, cigarette paper or substitute for
the same, and any violation of any Of
! the provisions of this act shall be
punishable by fine of not less than
$50"
| Exnmina I'll pms Tor BARRIERS.
The bill to regulate BARRIERS, in other
words, to put them on the footing of
physicians and lawyers, fOrbidding
men to shave and others to cut hair
unless they have passed examinations
and been registered, will not have an
easy course. One bill specifies the
number of towels and provides for dis
| injecting raZOrS, etc. 1t is in hedging
questionable measures Of this sort that
the senate is valuable. That body Is
grOwled at some for its independence
but this quality comes in very handy,
as shown by the check there of many
bills which go through the assembly
as if creased.
Senator Harris. Of EikhOrn, for in
stance, in an interview said he thought
the legislature Of Wisconsin was get
ting down to pretty small business
when it proposed to license BARRIERS
He thought it ought to follow barber
| legislation with laws regulating Chi
ropodists Mr. Harris is one of the
men who believe in a general way that
| Wisconsin has laws enough and that
the men who go to Madison with the
intention of killing bills do the state
quite as good a service frequently, as
those who go there for the purpose of
passing bills.
| 1t will be remembered that the
plumbers bill met sudden death sew
eral years ago.
| Appointments by LnFolIette.
| The governor has made the follow
ing appointments:
| Norman l.. ellison of Fond du Lac,
state tax commissioner, instead of
Micheal Griffin, deceased.
| Nils P. Haugen of River Falls, as
sistant tax commissioner, succeeding
Judge Gibson.
VIM. P Lyon, Madison, member Of
the state board of control.
Halford P. Erickson, Superior, COM
missioner of labor statistics,
| H G.. Adams, Madison state dairy
and food commissioner for the remain
fder of the present term and for the
| full term ending Feb. Is, 1908.
| C.. r. BOardman, adjutant general.
Farm Schools in the Counties.
Governor La Toilette, in his inaug-
ural recommendation of concrete eff
fort for better public schools, has CO.
worker in Superintendent L. D. Har-
ivey. One the latter's bills provides
for the establishment of agricultural
schools in two counties Of the state,
the state to pay half the expense. Out
/ side of the convenience to the farmer
boy who must now go to Madison if
he would receive a course in the agri-
cultural college, it is hoped to relieve
the big demand that is now being
made on the Madison institution by
those who desire to annually attend.
The idea seems to be a supplement
of Professor Henry's big school, much
as the seven state normal schools are
supplemented by the county normals
In Marathon and Dunn counties.
However, if the state is to undertake
b., toll xy fpoi ho1