Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-10
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

Benson Thursday. 1t provides Cor a
uniform system of text books in all plb-
lie schools throughout the State, to be
either printed or purchased by the State
and furnished to schools at cost price.
An appropriation fer $4,000 is msde to
enable the State to purchase copyrights.
The State superintendent together with
two expert educators, are to constitute
board to select the books. The wou1d-
ing or killing of human beings through
carclessness on the part of hunters is
sought 10 be made a criminal offense an
der bin introduced by Assembiynan
lie Roy. 1t is designed to make hunt
ers more careful and provides a penalty
of fine from 81 TO $1,000 and imprison-
ment from Ione day to one year Mr.. lie
Roy presented measure enabling the
labor commissioner TO appoint factory in
speetors at the request of labor organ
izations who shall serve without pay.
Senator Miller. ON request of the State
beard of control. presented bill in 9he
Senate making the following appropria-
tons State hospital for the insane, $685.
600; northern hospital. $4,000: school
for the deaf, $40 10; industrial school
for boys, $13,5OO: State prison, 5000;
home for Predetermined, $1,000. ard St5,,
600 for fire insurance premiums. Appfo-
priations are for improvements and re-
pairs.
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The Assembly Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections Friday unanimously
reported a substitute primary election
bill providing that all candidates for
elective offices. including candidates for
United States Senator, shall be nomina-
ted at a primary election to be held the
first Tuesday in September. 1901, and
biennially thereafter, excepting eandi-
dates for school offices and justices Of
the peace. Any primary excepting the
September primary shall be held two
weeks before the election. The same com
mittee reported substitute on the Uni
ted States Senatorial memorial resolu-
ton, the amendment requesting Senator's
from Wisconsin to exert their influence
and use all honorable means 10 the end
that Congress may submit to the people
an amendment to the Federal corstitu-
ton permitting the people to vote direct
~ for United States Senators.
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The first debate over the primary
measure came Monday night, whea As
Remblyman Frear asked that it be made
a special order for Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Ray thought the time for considera-
ton too short, saying many of the MEM
5ers wanted to consult the wishes of
their constituents. and asked that CON
sideration be deferred until one week
from Wednesday. e. w. Evans, the
Democratic leader. supported Mr.. Rays
amendment, saying that there would be
no purpose IN printing 1000 extra copies
of the bill unless it was that members
might send copies to their constituents.
Speaker Lenroot was unable to decide
whether the motion to amend was car
ried and called for the ayes and nees.
The vote was as follows: Against pest
ponement 81. for postponement 40. The
Senate held a brief session.
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Tuesday mornings session of the AS
scmbly was considerably enlivened by the
speech of Assemblyman Bradford IRE
senting, a burlesque upon the discoveries
Of the coal investigating committee. \
-ssnall basket of coal was presented to
the committee because of its valuable
discoveries In an effort to settle the
much yexed problem of prison labor, As
semblyman Joseph +. Martin of Green
Bay has introduced a bill forbidding the
contract system The manner of the
employment Of convicts is placed entire
ly in the hands of the Legislature, all
authority now being invested in county
boards being revoked. An iron-clad meas
IRE to prevent State, county, city, village
or town officers or employees, whether
elective or appointive, from taking any
part in the circulation of petitions for
nomination under the primary election
act directly or indirectly. excepting to
sign their own names to petitions, has
been presented in the Assembly. 1t
came in the form of a separate measure
and was Immediately sent to the com
mittee on privileges and elections. Bills
were introduced in both houses to permit
of the consolidation of street railway
lines of Marinette and Menominee, and
providing for development of water pow
ers along Menominee river. Aside from
the introduction of new bills little bust
ness was transacted in either house. IN
the Senate a resolution on the death Of
Francis A. Hoffman of Jefferson was
offered by Senator Beach and adopted by
rising vote.
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The primary election bill known as
1.-THE committee BILL" No. 81 A. was
passed to engrossment and third reading
in the Assembly Wednesday afternoon,
the final vote being rs in favor and 20
in opposition. Of the twenty opposing
votes eleven were east by stalwart Re
publicans and nine by Democrats Near
ly two-thirds of the Democratic members
favored the bill. BY the action of the
Assembly the bill is now fixed iii the
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