Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-01-24
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.


WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Madison, Jan. 15-The first sensa
tlonal bill of the forty-ffth leg
islature was introduced in the
assembly tonight by Henry
Overlook, Jr., of Sturgeon Bay. The
measure. which if passed will abso
lutely prohibit the sale of cigarettes
in Wisconsin, is copy of the Tennes
see statute on the same subject.
In the senate Senator Mills intro
duced three bills, the first and most
important one taking up Gov. La
Follette's recommendation about re
ducing the fees of the state oil in
spector. By Senator Mills bill the
fees are reduced from two cents to
three-ffths of a cent a barrel, and all
deputy inspectors are paid a salary OF
500 a month. Another bill
was one making it demea
nor for tramps to steal rides on
trains and giving conductors the
power of policemen in dealing with
them.
Following are the assembly commit
tees as announced by Speaker Ray:
Judiciary-P. A. Orion, L. M. Stur-
devant, George Ella, S. E. Smalley, J.
W. Owen, l. L. Lennroot, Chas. w. Gil
man, Geo. P. Rossman, F. A. Cady, w.
L. Mccormick, F. M. Eline.
State. Affairs-K. E. Rasmussen, J.
M. Barlow, w. L. Root, Ole Erickson,
H. Krumrey, Jos. Meloney, E. w.
Evans
Cities-F. B. Keene, C. Sarau, A. C.
Dodge, Geo. Mcmillan, c. L. Valentine,
Geo. Spratt, H. Pomrening, w. w. An
drew, Alfred Cook.
Finance, Banks and lns.-E. A.
Williams, N. E. Lane, Chas. Barker,
E. A. Miller, G. A. Silkworth, A. Eager,
l. M. McComb
Railroads.. w. Thomas, JOS Will
lott, Jr, M. o. Galloway, S. D. Slade,
X. f. Thiessenhausen H. J. Soltwedel,
A. Z. Hansen. L. M. Coapman, E. r.
Jones, Henry Anderson. M. J. Fla
herty.
Education-James Johnson, A. Jen-
sen, E. A. Williams, Franklin Johnson.
H. Krumery, George Mcmillan, Ra-
phael Katz.
Manufactures-R. F. Thiessenhaus-
en-, Geo. P. Rossman, A. Eager, J. W.
Owen, w. L. Mccormick, A. M. Gavin,
VIM. Rogers.
Asst. and Col. of Taxes-A. r. Hall,
E. Ray Stevens, F. J. Frost, August
linn, D. S. Brunson, N. E. Lane, M. A.
McCabe.
corporations-L. M. Sturdevant, A.
r. Hall, A. G. Hansen, D. S. Brunson,
James Fenelon, D. Hodgins, A. NJ
Gavin.
Town and County org.-W. J..
Middleton, F. A. Cady, Leroy E. Nc
Gill, Henry Johnson, D. Hodgins.
Public Lands-David Evans, Jr.,
Ole Erickson, E. w. Whitson, ]. Sven
holt, J. c. Williams.
Military Affairs-A. G. Dodge, J. H,
Young, [. L. Lennroot, Geo. Rankle,
S. E. Smalley, Leroy E. McGill, J. C.
Karel.
Public Health and Sanitation-Jos
Willott, Jr., David Evans, Jr., E. W.
Whitson, Geo. Spratt, Fred Esau.
Legislative Expenditures-M. o. Gal
laway, H. Miller, H. j. soltwedel, w.
E. Burdeau, H. E. Manuel.
Privileges and EIections-E. Fl.
Steiger, E. Ray Stevens, W. w. An
drew, W. ]. Middleton, L. M. Coap-
man, John A. Henry, J. c. Karel.
Federal ReIations-C. Sarau, Fred
Harting, John H. Babb, E. E. Dow, P
G. Duerwaechter.
Roads and Bridges-F. J. Frost, Ole
X. Roe, w. E. Burdeau, Fred NJ
Price, Geo. J. Kern.
AsricuIture-B. Holland, R. Aims
worth, Jos. Meloney, John H. Babb,
E. E. Dow, P. G. Duerwaechter, Lewis
Benson.
ways and Means-Henry Overlook,
Jr-' J. H. Young H. Cleophas, Frank
In Johnson, H. Schellenberg.
Lumber and Mining-A. E. Smith,
henry Johnson. w. L. Root, H. Pom
renning, E. H. Steiger.
Fuoiic mproVements-E.F F. Clark
B. Holland, E. R. Jones, John E. Nor
ton, Fred M. Price.
Dairy and Foods. D. Slade, J. W.
Inomas, John E. Norton, Jas. Fene-
ION, John A. Henry, John A. Haggerty.
H. Miller, ]. Swenholt, H R. Molden-
hauer.
Sngrossed BiIIs-J. NJ. Barlow, ]. a.
haggerty, Chas. Barker. C. A. Silk
worth, H. J. Park.
Enrolled RiIls-Andrew Jensen