The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-22
La TOILETTE men
TAKE UP GAUNTLET
Governor May Put Aside the
Toga to Renew Fight on
StalWarts.

Special to The Journal. =
Madison, Wis, March 22.-The La
Toilette faction is thoroly mad at the
appointment of Congressman j. w.
Babcock to be republican national COM
mitteeman from Wisconsin in place of
the late Henry G. Payne. They take
this as a direct declaration Of war by
Senator Spooner and the stalwarts, and
the campaign will be opened, they say,
at once, by laying the plans for the
final cleaning out of the stalwarts.
La Toilette men demanded the APP
pointment to the national committee
on winning out in the supreme court
and at the polls last fall, and take this
appointment as direct announcement
that the fight must 60 on. 1t is de-
| clared unofficially that Governor La
Toilette will decline the election of
United States senator and will remain
here to direct the fight.
Talk OF Congressman Esch and Isaac
Stephenson for the succession is again
! rife. 7=z
Trust Wars on Cigaret Bill
The senate this morning deferred
consideration for one week of the
Evans anticigaret bill, which makes
servant or agent, directly or indirectly,
to manufacture, sell or give away or
bring into the state for such purposes
any clgaret papers or wrappers or sub
stitutes therefor. The offense is pun
ishable by fine Of from. $25 to $lOO
for the first offense, or by jail impris-
onment of not less than thirty days;
and for second offense fine of from
$l0O to $500 or by imprisonment in
jail for not less than thirty days nor
more than six months.
The law will not be effective until
July l, and its provisions are not ap
plicable to the sales of :;obbers or man.
ufacturers doing an interstate business
outside Of Wisconsin,. Opposition by
the tobacco trust against the cigaret
phi IS beginning to develop, and it is
believed it has stirred up the dealers
to Kill 1t. Senator Frear has offered
an amendment giving half the fine re-
covered to the complaining witness.
The senate advanced the assembly bill
exempt1ng embalmers, brakemen anG
veterinary surgeons from jury duty
ana CONQUERED in the Scott bill, appro
tlngent fund annually for the next two
years.
Work of the Assembly.
The assembly killed Warmers bill
prohibiting the public exhibition OF
handling of any snake, reptile or mon
strosity. 1t passed the bill which limit,
the fees to be received by sheriffs fo1
collecting and paying over all sums
upon. execution or writ of process tt
$50 in any case, and passed the Nor
cross bill providing for history OF
Wlsconsin's part in the civil war.
Senator Wilcox's measure appropriat
ing $3.50 each to Senator Stevens anC
Assemblymen Henry johnson and Pot
ter, Tor expenses as members of the
Legislative committee in visiting chart
table and penal institutions, was con
CURED in, and the bill requiring persons
plating lands to submit the proposed
plats to the common council and fol
the recording of the same with a Ger
tifcate of approval attached thereto
was passed. In case the certificate i.
not attached the plat will not be legal
- Henry Johnson's bill prohibiting
lobbyists from working in secret will
members Of the legislature was favor
ably reported.