Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-03
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

In the Senate Thursday a communi-
cation was received from Arizona asking
support, through memorial to Congress,
of the omnibus statehood bill. A joint
resolution was introduced providing for
the building of good roads Senator
Rogers, memorial to Congress urging leg
islation to give greater power to the
interstate commerce act was adopted
after excluding reference to the Elkins
and Wagner bills. Bills were introduced
by Senator Hudnall to regulate the ope-
ration of warehouses for the storage of
grain and issuing warehouse receipts.
and by Senator Randolph, providing for
the bulletining of the time of arrival of
passenger trains. The Assembly adopt
ed a joint resolution cutting OIL the in
PRODUCTION of new business Feb ID and
refused to concur in a joint resolution TO
adjourn over till Monday evening, thus
announcing its intention not TO BECOME
responsible for a long session.
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Two primary election bills were intro
duced in the Legislature Friday by w.
w. Andrew of South Superior, chairman
of the committee on privileges and cleo
rions, and ]. A. Frear of St. Croix. both,
ton. Each of the proposed measures is
sweeping in its provisions, intending to
cause the nomination of all officers except
school officials and judges by direct vote
at a primary election. The tax commits
sion has prepared and will submit an
entirely new Inheritance measure. 1t
will meet every objection raised by the
Supreme Court in the Black case to the
law enacted two years ago. Assembly
man Cady offered bill that directly af-
fects every banker and every depoSitor
in that it seeks to amend the laws relat-
ing to taxation by placing a tax upon
safety deposits in proportion to the
amount.
A memorial was presented to tile Sen
ate at the session Monday evening seek
ing TO provide free text books in all of
the common schools. 1t came from the
central committee of the Western dis
trict of the North American Gyrnnastic
Union, having been adopted at meet
ing of the committee in Menomonee,
Mich, June /, 1902. An important
amendment touching the divorce laws
was presented in the Senate by Senator
Merton. 1t provides that judgments of
| divorce shall not be entered until one
year after the findings are signed They
are to be entered only upon an order of
the court after he has examined the
parties to ascertain whether they have
lived together or by any act nullited the
decree of divorce. Senator North nitro
duced a resolution authorizing county
boards TO appropriate a sum not exceed
| ing $4,000 for the building OF monu-
ments or buildings to commemorate the
deeds and memory of soldiers and sail
orS who served the nation in time of
war. Senator McGillivray presented a
bill providing punishment for polluting
| the waters of any lake or river in which
trout spawn have been planted. This
extends to pollution in any form save by
| the discharge of sewers.
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The Assembly and Senate at noon
Tuesday balloted separately for United
| States Senator. John c. SpooEcr re-
ceived a majority of the votes in each
house. Neal Brown of Wausau received
| the complimentary vote of the Demo-
Gratis. The vote in the Assembly result
ed Spooner, 70; Brown, %, each receiv-
| ing the full vote of his party -Four
members were absent. In the Senate
Spooner received 80 votes and Brown s..
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United States Senator John C. Spoon
er, of Madison, was reelected by the
Wisconsin Legislature Wednesday, re-
ceiving the unanimous vote of the Re
| publican members of the body. The
| Democratic members, who constitute
one-fifth Of the members of the Legisla-
| tUre, voted for Neal Brown, of Wausau.
| Senator Spooner was presented to the
Legislature after his election and made
speech of acceptance. A petition was
| introduced from the Ministerial Associa-
| ton of West Superior asking for a re-
| peal Of the present marriage license law
| or amending it so as to remove the five
| day wait between the granting Of the
license and the marriage The object of
| the proposed legislation is to stop the
present flow of Wisconsin couples to
| Duluth and the Twin Cities, and thus
save the marriage fees to the ministers
of Wisconsin.