Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-23

the North bill to allow county boards
of supervisors to appropriate money
for the purpose of building soldiers
and sailors monuments was sus-
tanned in the senate by vote of is to
IA, the majority being against the gov
ernors veto, but it requires a two
thirds vote to pass the bin over the
executive objection. On a tie vote
and with Lieutenant Governor David
son voting in the affirmative the
senate adopted the Merton resolution
asking congress to call a constitutions
al convention for the purpose of sub
nllttlng to the states a constitutional
amendment to provide for the election
OF United States senators by direct
vote OF the people. The vote was Is
TO IL as follows: F'or-Davdson.
Burns, Hatton, Hudnall, Martin Nc
GilliVray, Merton Miller. Munson,
North, Randolph, Stout, Wipperman.
Wolff-14 Against-Beach Bird,
Gaveney, Green, Hagemeister. John
son, kreutzer McDonough, ONeil.
Riordan, Rogers, Whitehead Willv-
10. Mr. Cady chairman of the iudici-
airy committee, reported back the
Strong bill, giving jury trials to vio-
lators of injunctional orders, and also
big batch of petitions from labor
unions favoring the bill. The report
humorously recommended that the
petitions be referred to Mr.. Strong
for use in future political campaigns"
and raised great laugh. The as
sembly passed the Dahl bill, whose
object is to have leaf tobacco assessed
alike in all parts of the state, the vote
being As to So. The state affairs com
mittee reported favorably the bill
appropriating $4,000 for a Wisconsin
exhibit at the ST. Louis fair, $25 900
having been voted before. Among
the bills killed were Kehrein's, to
create a commission to pass upon the
legality of proposed legislation and
Morris, to reimburse counties, towns.
cities, etc, for the care of persons
having smallpox in l90O'O1, 'O2.
Madison, April 1.-THE assembly
passed the house bill appropriating
$995,000 for the current expenses of
the state hospitals, prison, etc. for
the next two years, provided $1,000
for seed experimentation at the uni
versity and refused to refer to a com
mttee the Donald bill aimed at the
Bell telephone company. Another bill
passed will allow Wisconsin veterans
who lost their residence in the state
to enter the Waupaca home. A bill
was introduced giving legislators 100
extra blue books for distribution
among their constituents, and the bill
placing bounty on crows ana hawks
was favorably reported.
In the senate a bill was introduced
by the board of agriculture requiring
prOmisSOry notes, etc, to express
the consideration. Tho committee on
public health reported the barber
license bill fayorably. Gov La
Toilette submitted the name OF
Harvey Clark Of Monroe as mem
Der of board Of control Mr.. O'Neil.
asked for some information as to the
gentleman, not himself being ac-
quainted with him. Mr. Martin SAID
Mr.. Clark was graduate of the
state university and had been dis
drict attorney in Green county. He
was equal to any gift in the power
of the people. Mr. Mosher moved
that the appointment be laid over
until Tuesday: carried unanimously.
The appointment of l.. E. Spencer of
Wausau for the board of health was
also laid over. The Rogers bill re-
Iating to monument on the battlefield
of Shiloh was passed