The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-03

support the measure, in view Of this
strenuous opposition"
With the primary election bill out
Of the way, things will move moro
rapidly. The senate passed the bill
exempting credits; and this is another
bill as to which the governors friends
in the assembly are under sore pres
sure from their constituents. Every
fellow who has some money out on
mortgage is against it, and it is amaz-
ing how many farmers and others
have loaned some money in this way.
Down east Il man who has saved $500
or $500 puts it in q savings bank, but
with us often he gets an attorney to
put it out on mortgage. The fear, too,
that the taxation of mortgages raises
the rate of interest influences others.
1t will be one Of the prettiest fights in
the assembly when the proposition
comes up.
Routine Matters,
In the meanwhile there is rapid dis
bly, calendar the other morning carried
Is bills, and nearly all were given ac-
ton, a bunch OF 25 being killed. by
one Wholesale motion. .-.....
The state board Of health Will have
nice appropriation Of $4,000 to work
with, if the senate agrees with the
assembly, and the fight against small
pox especially provided for It seems
the northern counties have been IN
der heavy local expense for what is
really state matter, for the disease
breeds in the lumber camps and the
cases stray to the southern part Of the
state.
Cigarettes IA Perfls
The cigarette bill has quietly crept
through the assembly. That body has
literally passed a bill fcrbiddinG the
making, sale Or purchase Of ciga~-
cites or the paper for them. # It &C.
comes law the coffin nails will be
swept out OF existence, If law can do
it. There will be I; hard fight in the
senate for it means SO much to the To-
bacco indusir.'. All reform bil1s get
better treatment this year than Us
ual. For Instance the assembly
passed a bill keeping saloons away
from 70 license towns. AS from the
committee, the limit was one mile but
an amendment cut it down to one
quarter. Had there been a vigorous
leadership, the original limit might
have been retained and it would be a
great help to those communities that
are struggling to ge5 rid OF the curse
Of the saloon.
The compulsory education bill comes
up this week in the assembly. Some
good work has Gaen done for Is and
it is a righteous measure, designed 10
keep children in school certainly until
"A years, and for two years more u1.-
less there is ccmDulsion to toll.
Congressman Baococ1z Here
Congressman .Babcock has been. in
town for q fortnight. He is q born
leader and his experience, in managing
national campaigns, as chairman< OF
the Congressional committee, makes
the Madison situation easy for
him. He has made his headquarters,
not at the large Park hotel, out al
one Of the. smaller houses and has.
come in contact with many of the!
legislators. Il is no secret thai the
congressman co not want their nomi-.
nations under the direct vote plan and
it is Mr.. Babccck's mission from Wash
ington to prevent this. AS a matter
of fact, in the effort to get votes, the.
~ off uybN
vices are familiar, would have Bis
advantage, The system would seem To-
be a blow at rotation.
Among the bills which have created
considerable # cling was the one TO
set up a board Of boiler inspectors,
but it has finally been killed. The bill
to forbid marriages Of whites and
blacks met the same fate, though go
assemblymen voted for it. 1t isn't
often a speaker on the floor is Kissed,
but David Evans, Jr., the jaunty, fear
less little champion of reforms from
Waushara, met this treatment at the
hands of the Democrats. He de-
nounced Iillman for his negro batting
in biting words. Evans pleaded for
the blacks 20 marry as they please
and looked forward to the day when
they will be as good as anybody else.
One of the arguments for the bill was
that these mixed marriages are most
always of black men with white wo-
men, thus doing injustice to black wo-
men, who must thus go without hus-
bands.
Childless Rich Must Pay
The tax formerly military for
common school funds will be finally
adjusted The enormous increase in
assessed property sent the income to
schools to an impossible point, and the
question now is, how much shall il
be reduced. The northern counties,
which have more children than proper
ty want it as big a tax as possible
even seven-tenths mill; but the assem-
bly, fixed it at siE-tenths, which will
yield 100000. The senate is on record
for an income Of about 100000 more.
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