The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-04-14
Synopsis Of the Proceedings Of
the Lawmakers at
Madison.
STATE NEWS OF IMPORTANCE
Items of General Interest Caught
from the Wires and Prepared
for Our Readers.

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planning witness.
After spirited discussion the Mar
tin bill, designed to save to Lafayette
county $4,000 on a bequest of 1925
900 for a county court house, was or
dered to third reading. The bill. il
it becomes law, will relieve the coun-
ty of paying an Inheritance tax of $12-
600 on the bequest.
Among the bills passed was one to
extend the time for keeping the polls
open iii Milwaukee one hour. Or until
8 'clock at night, another specifies how
much tax shall be levied in the city. of
Milwaukee for different municipal pur-
poses. and a third provides for safe
guarding operators of corn huskers
from injury by being caught in the
rollers of such machines.
The senate passed Senator Merton's
bill, prohibiting the presence of young
girls at dances in places where liquors
are sold. This bill was amended to
conform to the desires of all those in
terested in it's passage, and takes the
place of a similar measure which
passed the assembly.
After disposing of its calender the
senate adjourned and Senator Hatten
convened meeting of the committee
on railroads to consider the rate com
mission bill. SO few senators were in
the city that meetings of the other
committees could not be held.
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Madison. Wis, April 7.-Senator
Frear created. a sensat ton in the SEN
ate by introducing a resolution ask
ing that State Senator Barney A.
Eaton. of Milwaukee, who is under in
dictment on two counts of bribery, re-
quest leave of absence until the charges
against him are disposed of, and in
event of his refusing to do so that the
senate investigate the case and expel
him if found guilty. After debate the
resolution went over until next Tues
day. Senator Eaton made lengthy
statement saying that he intended to
retain his seat in the senate. and that
he had been acquitted
The assembly concurred in resolu-
ton to return the confederate flag of
the PerOte guards captured at Island
No. 10, to the state Of Alabama. The
Irvine resolution providing for final
adjournment for April % was laid
over.
Among the important bills passed
were: 10 provide for the use of yot-
ing machines at primary elections, to
provide for state inspection of dairy
products in warehouses and curing
rooms, to permit private citizens to
maintain actions for the abatement of
nuisances, and to empower the govern
or to appoint commissioners of deeds
in foreign countries.
Madison, Wis, April S.-After
stormy debate the assembly refused to
pass the Potter bill repeating the pres
ent law creating the office of county
supervisor of assessments.
Mr.. Turner's bill making the unpaid
portion of the purchase price OF monu-
ments, tOmbstones, and cemetery
structures of lien upon them was
adopted by vote of 40 to 81. ~.
Among the bills passed or concurred
in was the Martin bill, providing that
gifts, requests, and devices to munich
palities for public purposes shall not
be subject to an Inheritance tax, which
VIII save $4,000 to the county of
Lafayette on bequest of 1925, 600 re-
ceived for the erection of a court
house. Others were the Lenroot bill.
providing that the act of an employe
continuing at work after knowing that
his employer has neglected to repair
defective machinery Or place safe
guards around it, as required by law.
shall not be bar to recovery of dam
ages for injury, and the committee bill
providing that the statute of limita-
tons shall not run against the recoy-
cry by the state of back taxes from
railroad companies.
The senate postponed consideration
of the Stout bill establishing 300
foot saloon limit until Wednesday.
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Madison, Wis. April 10.-A ioint
resolution was introduced in the Wis
cousin senate calling upon the ma
tiOnal congress, ''to pass such RENE
dial legislation as will put stop to
polygamy and polygamous living and
political control of the Mormon hier
archy and that we request the United
States senators from the state of Wis
cOnsin to vote to refuse Reed Smoot.
an apostle of this church and one of
its highest officers. the right to con-
tinue as senator of the United
States"
Madison, Wis, April H. The
Evans anti-cigarette bill was reported
to the assembly as being correctly en-
rolled and, after being signed by the
officers of the two houses of the legis-
hture will be sent to the governor.
Among the bills passed by the as
sembly Were: To increase the limit
OF damages recoverable for the death
of relative in certain cases from
$1,000 to $4,000; to prevent the cleo