The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-08

but 100 bills in the tin boxes on Fri
day last.
Is the Crow a Blessing.
Sometimes a small bill will perturb
the house or senate more than big
one. An average man would not think
that a bill allowing counties to give
q bounty on crows and hen hawks
could make much trouble. But the
members are as shy Of it as Of Span
ish bomb. 1t is regarded as an anus
ing thing, especially by the city men,
bers, but those who have farmer con-
stituents know how incidents of this
sort are discussed about the fireplace
through the long winter. Word passed
about the farms that "Our member"
failed them on the crow bill, might
harm a politician more than if he had
surrendered 10 the corporations. The
bill is safely through the assembly,
and it is up to Senator Kreutzer OF
Wausau to :'iack' it through the SEN
ate, for his assemblyman introduced it,
Kreutzer is a fine-lined, handsome lit
tie fellow, and when the letharg.c Mer-
ton told him the other day that the
crow is the famer'S best friend, the
clever Wausau man was as upset as
if his honor lad been impunged. Thus
we find some funny things to cheer us
during the tedium of routine.
Primary Elections.
There is no longer discussion Of
primary elections. 1t is regarded as
dead.
Mr.. Barker of the assembly is a
vigorous staiwart. He is an eX-Meth-
odist minister and makes a good deal
of fun. One Of his bills was a measure
to forbid treating" He claimed it
would do wonders to purify politics
and absurd as it is, he got % votes
for it.
The bill to compel uniform telephone
rates and thus prevent the Bell con-
Germ from cutting prices where there is
competition has not been before the
senate. 1t can never pass that body.
The cigarette bills are at very
delicate point. Senator Bird, a new
man, a lumberman from the Stephen
sons district, is making a good fight
for his bill which proposes a $500 fee
for selling them. Mr.. Bird is a bust
ness man who puts the evils of the
"coffin nails ON the plain basis of
common sense. The tobacco interests
are naturally afraid of such a measure
and are quietly plugging against it.
1t is interesting to see how fractional
lines creep into measures that seem to
have no politics to- them. Tom
Fleming, long connected with the state
| fair, has a bill which allows him to
redeem twenty acres of land adjOin-
ing the state fair grounds. He sold it
| to the association and now wants to
| buy it back The fair management op-
| pose the bill and the administration
members are generally with them,
| though he has a fighting chance in the
assembly and believes the governor
| will sign the bill.
Superior's Disappointment.
: The senate stood its ground II to 16
| on the Superior grain inspection bill,
and that husting community must
| wait at least two years for what may
| be a just measure. One vote would
have changed the result as one vote
would have passed the resolution pro
posing election of United States sen
| ators by the people. The two facts
are related ard perhaps some day this
| incident will be told.
Legislation is curious business. If
the people understood the untold value
to them of good Observation-Disclosures
| honest stable intelIioent-tbey would