Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-05-18
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Madison. May Il.
The senate yesterday morning
passed the assembly joint resolution
favorlug the submission to the peo-
pie OF a constitutional amendment
providing for a tax on incomes. The
vote was 80 20 1. Senator Green
was the only member voting against
the measure.
Kill fractional Bills.
The committee on privileges and
elections reported for killing all the
factionaI corrupt practices bills. in
troduced by Senator Beach and
others.
Coal Committee Fails.
Senator McGillivray was rather
worsted in his daily clash on the coaI
committee bill and the biI to license
and examine architects. The coal
committees bin was refused passage
and the architects bill was laid over,
Notwithstanding Senator McGilli-
vray's objection. The measure to ex-
anime and license architects was
passed Tuesday night and Senator
McDOuOugh made the motion TO re-
consider. He said at the morning
session that he desired to make
speech on the bill and TO offer some
amendments. Senator McGillivTay
objected to reconsideration and asked
that unanimous consent be given
Senator McDOnough to make his
speech at once. Senator O'Neil
promptly objected. The motion to
reconsider was passed by a vote Of
- to 6 and then Senator NcDonOugh
moved TO lay the bin over until
night. Senator McGiIlivray objected
strenuously also TO this. but the
motion prevailed without division.
North "Dueks" a Vote.
on the coal committees bin there
was a large surprise. It's killing was
accomplished by the 'ducking" Of
Senator North out OF the chamber
and the change of the vote Of Senator
Wipperman. Senator North. when
the bill was reached. Ieisurely
strOlled out Of the senate chamber
and returned after the vote had been
announced by the lieutenant COVER
nor. Senator McGillivray questioned
the count and asked for another roll
call, the request being granted.
Senator North again left the
chamber. The first roll call was an
uoUnced as 16 TO Is against the bill
and the second was found to be Il
TO Is the same way. The vote was
as follows:
For passage-Bird, Burns. Eaton,
Hudnall. Martin, McGillivray. Merton.
Miller. Muns0n. Randolph. Reukema,
Rogers, Sarau. Wolf, Wylie-15.
OppOsed-Beach, Gaveney, Green.
Hagemeister. HattOn, Johnson,
Kreutzer. McDonough. Morse. NIOsher,
ONeil, Ri0rdan, ROehr, Stout, White
head. Willy. Wipperman-17.
Senator North laughed heartily
when he returned.
Veto Sustained.
The governors veto of the Milwau-
kee lakeshOre boulevard bin was
sustained. 10 TO 20, the majority OF
the senate being in favor of the posi-
tiOn taken by the governor. The vote
was as follows:
To override veto-Messrs. Beach,
Eaton, Gayeney. Green, Johnson,
Merton, Morse. MOsher. North. Ran
dolph Reukema, Roehr. Rogers-13.
To sustain the EOvernor-ATessrs
Bird. Burns, Hagemeister. Hatten,
Hudnall. KreutZer, Martin, Nc
DonOugh. McGilEvray, Miller, Nun
son. O-Neil, Riordan. Sarau. Stout,
Whitehead. Willy, Wipperman, Wolf.
WyIie-20.
The veto OF the Milwaukee police
department pension bin was unaui-
mOusIy sustained.
Cigarettes Win Again.
Senator Bird made another unsuc-
Cessful attempt to restrain the sell
ing of cigarettes advocating the pas
sage OF a bill reported favOrably by
the committee on state affairs TO re-
quire a license fee OF $500 for each
vendor OF cigarettes in the state. the
vendor TO also give bond o. $1,000
Tor the proper observance OF the law.
This bill was I'm line with the recon-
mendatiOu OF Senator Miller before
the committee on state affairs. Sen
atOr Bird spoke i'm favor OF the bal
and Senators Green and Merton OPP
posed IT, Senator O'Neil, who hal
dissented from the report Of the
committee. said he had changed his
mind and favored the high license. \
The vote ON advancing the bill was
10 TO 20 against it, as follows:
To regulate the sale of cigarettes
hy a $500 Iicense-Messrs Bird.
Burns. Hatten, Johnson, Miller,
Moshgr. MunsOn, O'Nell, Wylie, Stout
10.
Opp0sed-Messrs. Beach. Eaton.
Gaveuey, Green, HudnaIl, Kreutzer,
Martin. McDOn0ugh. Merton. Morse, /
North. Randolph, Ruekema. Riordan,
Ruphr Rogers Sarah. Whitehead.