Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-02-26

Arl oaKEY GENERAL STU RDEVANT.
was good deal Of quiet talk about
the bill. Two years ago the legislature
In an economical mood Topped of Il
number OF sinecurcs, ana this bill put
things back TO about where they were
before. The assembly then attempted
to recall the bill from the governors
hands, but this requires a joint vote
OF both houses, and the senate baked,
prefcrring TO leave the matter in the
governors hands. He vetoed the bill.
The Veto Sustained.
There was nm effort In the assembly
to pass II over the Veto but this Is
always difficult business. A spirit OF
riding the chief executive unless II is
crisis; aud though one Of the gov
ernors chief licutcnunts, Cndy of
Mnrshheld. led the attempt, II failed,
by II vote OF O. to sustain the gov
crnor TO 81 for passage. 1t seems
there urc already % employees clerks,
helpers, etc aud this bill proposed
- more, 1t was an embarrassing in
cldcnt, but most of the nsScmblymcn
took the position of Mr. Root. who in
PRODUCED the bill by request, that they
did not understand II.
As To Tax Reform.
II Is pretty clear that the nd vnlorcm
system of taxing Is IN favor. 1t is
never safe to predict MS to these first
rank measures, but with the GOV
crnor's following devoted to II. and the
tax commission and n number of the
so.called opposition wing devoted Tux
rcformcrs, the license fee mny make
way ut this session to the system OF
assessing and taxing railroad property
as other property Is taxed. The attor-
ncy general Mr., Sturdevant, has given
n careful legal opinion that the sys-
tenn proposed by the tax commission
Is sound
The senate aud Primary Election.
or course, the biggest topic we have
the assembly easily, ms everybody
SHOWS. aud Is now IN the senate. 1t
Is in the committee on privileges and
elections. which tonight viii examine
the bin clause hy clause \ public
hearing will also hr held Thursday
next The friends of the bin are siren.
uous now To get the measure to the
front and passed,
There Is difference OF opinion MS
to how the senate win treat this bill,
full direct vote in making nominations
on the whole state, United States sen
atorS, the state ticket. congressman,
and all else down to villages and
towns, which are exempt MS are judi
ci0l officers aud school Supcrntcnd.
cuts There Is little question that
if senators felt free to vote their own
opinions such n sweeping measure
could never get through that body.
Some of them don't hClicve In abolish.
ing conventions; others are afraid such
Il law viii dcprcSs their own political
fortunes and elevate others. hut, more
Important many Of the close thinkers
hold ii would he wiser, in matter
of SO much Importance, to feel ones
way; for the state IL experiment in
the smaller areas, MS cities and Couu-
ties (whcre citizens know each other
and can vote mtelligently on the can.
aidatcSl than to expand the plan 10
include for instance, state officers
whom but few voters can know even
by reputc, However some wise oh.
Servers insist that this bill Is going
through the senate, and II is even said
the administration has Il canvass OF
that body which proves II. II is al,
legged that the repeated platform dec.
larations compel the passage OF the
full bill, With no referendum as "a
any part Of II. Some say lf the senate