Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-05-28

ton, to submit the original PROPOSE
ton to a vote of the people, in a way
that took the stalwarts by storm, and
even those who favored the Ray
resolution were brought to favor his
amendment. Mr.. Bradford's amend
ment struck out that portion after
the word bill" in the thirty-sixtn
line, and inserted the following:
Therefore, be it resolved that it is
the sense of the assembly, in view of
the expressed desire of the senate, to
submit the question to the people for
their ratification, that the assembly no
longer insist on rejection of the SEN
ate amendment to bill No. ga, but
that said amendment be so amended
as to provide for the submission of
the entire bill to vote of the people
OF the state in the manner now pro-
vided by law for the submission of an
amendment to the constitution, at
the next general election to be held in
November, 1904, and when so amend
ed that said senate amendment be
concurred i'm
Mr.. Ray, who had introduced the
resolution providing for the recession
of the assembly from it's position, ex-
planned his attitude as favorable to
the primary principle and said he was
for the Bradford amendment Mr.
Andrew read from typewriter manu-
script to the effect that he wished he
could believe that the resolution of
fered by Mr.. Ray had been offered in
good faith. Mr.. Wallrich was
satisfied that should this bill go into
effect it would not work to the welfare
OF people or of politics in general
Notwithstanding my position, I &C.
cept the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Eau Claire. Mr..
Cowling said that whether it is good
for the people or not, he was willing
that the people should decide, and
was not afraid to abide by their de-
cision. Mr.. Frear spoke for the
amendment while Mr.. Osborn declared
that the millennium had come Mr..
Cofland, a democrat, said he would
vote for the amendment, although
both Mr. Bradford and Mr. Frear hal
voted against a similar amendment
introduced to the one under dis
cussion.
The assembly then accepted the
amendment offered by Mr.. Bradford,
receding from it's position in refusir 9
to accept the senate amendment
Messrs. Benson, Hannifn, Modem
hauer and Rakow voting no, and the
senate amendment, as amended, was
messaged back to the senate.
The senate killed the bills requiring
railroads and street railways to re-
port accidents at crossings, the bill
to require the furnishing of cars at
non-competitive points, the bill com
polling roads to make close connec-
lions at junction points, and the bill
requiring better cattleguards to be
furnished by the roads. The senate
amended the game bill by striking
out the clause permitting spring
shooting. 1t passed the bill ar-
propriating 100000 for an addition to
the capitol to provide quarters for
the supreme court and S19,500 for
general repairs of the building and
grounds.
The senate killed the Donald bill
to prevent the telephone trust from
charging different rates in cities of
the same size, the rate being IA to u.
The senate refused to consider the
Lane two-cent-a-mile passenger rate
bill which came back from the as
sembly by request. The bill to pro
hibit the granting of rebates by rail-
roads to favored shippers came from
the assembly and was referred to the
committee on railroads.
The veto of the Eaton bill to require
the expenditure of interurban electric
road license fee taxes on lighting the
roads used by the lines, was sustained
by a unanimous vote. The time OF
final adjournment was fixed at noon
of Saturday, May 20.