Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-17
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

A joint resolution was introduced in
the Legislature Thursday by Senator
Hatton which he hopes viii be the initia-
tive in a movement TO hold national
conference on the negro problem. The
resolution provides for the appointment
of ten persons to attend such confer
ence to be held at Atlanta, Ga. and also
requests that the Governor transmit
copy of the resolution TO the Governor
of each of the other States, with tile re-
quest that a like number be appointed to
attend the conference. This is an abso-
lutely independent movement. and Sena-
tor Hatton's object in Introducing the res
olution is to bring about a conference up
on this important topic by a gathering
which shall in every way be free from
partisan bias. He feels that such cun-
ference. providing that the Governors of
the various States will appoint as dele
gates men who have given some thought
and study to the subject, will be produc-
tive of good The bill appropriating S20,
600 for the completion and equipment
of buildings at the Home for the Feeble
Minded. Chippewa Falls, was passed un-
der suspension of the rules on motion of
Mr.. Dahl. who explained as reason for
urgency the fact that there are 400 APP
plieatiOns for admission in excess of the
accommodations, 250 of whom can be
taken care of when these buildings, now
nearly finished, are equipped.
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In the Assembly Friday the bin pro
vidng for the taxation of railroad COM
panies on the ad yalorem basis was inal-
ly passed by unanimous vote, without II
word of debate Coincident with this ae-
ton the third and last sweeping admins
tration measure, the railroad commits
sion bill, to fix and control the rates for
passenger and freight traffic in Wiscon-
sin, made its appearance. 1t was intro
duced by the Assembly Committee ON
Railroads, by Chairman C. w Gilmnn, of
Mondoyi. The bill was drawn by the
administration members of the commit
tee with the assistance of the Governor
and the Attorney General and was pre-
sented to the Assembly with favorable
recommendation for immediate passage
Attorney General Sturdevant is said to
have investigated all the legal questions
involved and the measure. administration
members say, will stand the test of the
most severe judicial controversy to which
the railroad corporations are certain to
subject it if it becomes a law.
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The Assembly On Tuesday voted TO re-
consider the vote that recently defeated
the proposed BARRIERS license law, and
made il special order for Thursday
Joseph w. Errant, Chicago attorney.
argued against the passage of the Lang
bill to prevent all combinations, boycotts
and agreements in restraint Of trade.
The committee decided to recommend the
bill for passage. Errant appeared for
delegation of retail and Wholesale drug
gists from Chicago, Milwaukee and 9TH
err cities and said that the bill was aimed
at the boycotts which the Retail Drug
ests' Association of America have eff
fectively used to fight department stores
and other price-cutters of patent inedi-
cines. Attorneys for the leading rail-
roads of the Northwest appeared before
the taxation committees to oppose the
bill to establish a commission 10 fix
freight and passenger rates in Wiscon-
sin. BY this law the Governor proposes
to prevent the railroads from raising
rates to reimburse themselves for the
annual increase of $1000,000 in taxation
provided for in the ad .valorem bill al
ready reported for passage.