Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-04-11
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

Madison, April S.--Two important
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 commission
law for cities of the third and fourth
class, and a bill raising the salary of
the veterinary surgeon of the Milwau-
kee fire department from $500 to
$1,000. 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
remove policemen and firemen with
out assigning reasons therefor.
For a 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 i
vote of 81 to AS
Madison, April 4.-The Overlook
cigarette bill is dead. The senate
killed it by vote of IA to IT, Those
voting against the bill were Senators
Devos, Eaton, Fearne. Gaveney, Green,
Hagenmeister, Harris, Jacobs, Knud-
sen, Miller, Mills, Reynolds, Roerh,
Stebbins, 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
dragged along through the senate
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 1t would get through by a
small margin. There was no debate
Senator Kreutzer introduced joint
resolution providing for the adjourn.
ment of the Legislature May and
shutting off all business except cxecu.
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 it. To
day the senate returned the bill with
two amendments, one rearrang.nG
/ Brown hat txtysN Ifoo y
districts should be made certain; the
other merely providing that in cas-,
any territory were omitted from tn,
measure it should be attached to tn,
contiguous district having the leas
population, etc. The first was killed
with only 8 votes in it's favor, tn,
other was concurred in. Mr.. Keen
by which the assembly had refuse,
to concur in the senate bill, 40S, pat
enting $500 acres of land to c.. +
Pnster. Louise Vogel and Ephiran
Mariner. He said that in 1866 tn
parties mentioned in the bill ha,
bought at auction from the Sturgeon
Bay Canal company the lands in ques
tioh "hiSh udu DSSH lduLtu Wy tus
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
Pfister 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 long debate the motion pre-
vailed, AZ to "a. 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 engrossed the
Evans joint resolution calling for a
constitutional amendment extending
suffrage to women by a vote of 40 TO
33. This action was taken after an
hours speech by Mr.. Evans and a
half hours fun by the wags Of the
assembly Among the bills killed
were: Thomas, to provide for
bureau of practical dairy information
and Spratt's, .abolishing inspection OF
Illuminating oils.
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