Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-05-07
WISCONSIN legislature.

Madison, April 28.-In the senate
a message was read from the gov.
iernor veoting the bill which provided
for defraying expenses of the secre
tary of the board of control on In
spection tours. The governors
special message on the subject of re
bates as gross earnings and hence
subject TO the license fee was read
1t had formerly been presented to the
assembly and the female suffrage ill
was laid over until Thursday at 4
p. m. Among the bills killed. was
one appropriating money to the Wis
consin humane society.
In the assembly a substitute for
the bill prohibiting the use of gifts
coupons, etc., in the sale of cigars
cigarettes and tobaccos, was reported
for passage by the judiciary com
mittee 1t makes it unlawful for any
person or corporation to give with
cigars cigarettes or tobacco any
tickets, coupons, vouchers, certificate
or other memoranda, to be redeemed
with gifts.
Two new bills were introduced,
both relative to drainage districts,
one providing remedy for con,
testants in the formation of drainage
districts, the other providing for the
recovery of assessments collected for
benefits where the work fails to pro-
duce the benefits.
The Merton joint resolution calling
ffrfjn nol RI.
provide for the election of U. S.
senators by direct vote came out of
the judiciary committee with a
divided report, bare majority being
against it. Six members, Messrs.
Barker, Breitwisch, Hamm, Hartung
Slider and Wastfahl, voted to pass
over the governors veto the bill
relative to courts taking judicia,
notice of public acts of congress and
acts of other states. Mr.. Ray made
a brief speech for the passage over
the governors veto of his bill
authorizing cities of the third class
to issue bonds to the amount Of
100000 for school buildings, vetoed
because it does not provide for sub
mission of the question of issuing
the bonds to vote of the people. The
bill failed to pass over the veto,
ayes SO, noes As.
The Benson school bill, providing
for the compilation of text books by
the state superintendent, and fur
nished pupils at cost, came up again
on a motion to reconsider the vote by
which it was killed. The vote was
reconsidered, 4S to 81, and after
brief debate the bill was sent to the
claims committee. The bill raising
the attorney generals salary from
SO 900 to $4,000, also upon a motion
for reconsideration, precipitated an
other debate but it was passed and
the senate bill permitting T. ]. Flem-
ing to redeem 25 acres of the state
fair grounds went to third reading
If it becomes a law MIR. Fleming
will, it is said, be able to get $4,000
worth of land for about $4,000. A
Root being the chief opponent of the
bill and Mr.. Cady its defender.
The committee on cities introduced
three bond bills to permit cities to is
sue bonds without submitting them
to vote of the people. The bill TO
regulate the practice of barbering,
which came from the senate and the
counterpart of which was killed in
the assembly early in the session,
was ordered to a third reading by
the assembly last night by a vote of
A to SO. The senate bill authorizing
the governor to make a settlement of
the war claims Of Wisconsin against
the federal government was non
concurred in.
Tie Dudgeon bill providing for full
weights and measures reported for
indefinite postponement by an almost
unanimous vote was ordered to a
third reading. The bill to ap,
propriate 100000 for purchase of
light horse squadron armory, Milwau-
kee, was indefinitely postponed.
A joint resolution was introduced
by the taxation committe. If it is
adopted the people will be given an
opportunity to vote upon the propo
sition to amend the constitution SO
as to provide a graduated tax upon
incomes. AT the same time the conf
mittee reported the senate kill for
the exemption of credits from taxa
ton for indefinite postponement and
recommended for passage the bill TO
tax mortgages.
The same committee introduced a
bill amending the law in regard to
supervisors of assessment so as to
allow the supervisors expense for
postage and stationery and limiting
their salary to 81 day. The bill
does not limit the days supervisor
may work.
Madison, April Ex-Governor La
Follette's long looked for message on
the freight commission bill was de-