The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-23
AT STATE CAPITAL

buSSC OdyS, pdI GlCuldiIy III ouC hil1-
ing of bills. While much progress
was male in legislation the past
week there was no final disposition
of any Of the big measures before
the legislature or of many bills of
considerable interest and signif-
canoe, The three big propositions,
the railroad rate BILL, the civil SER
vice measure and the new capitol
problem, are all in the hands of
committees still, but these commit
tees are hard at work on them and
will report them in good season.
What is regarded by many as She
most important development OF the
week in the legislature was the ad-
vancement of the Evans anti-cigar-
cite bill. whose enactment into law
is now practically assured. 1t is
drastlc and sweeping in its pro-
IONS, absolutely forbidding the
manufacture or sale of cigarettes or
of cigarette papers. The bill went
through the assembly with but one
dissenting vote. and the senate has
advanced it to third reading, by a
vote of twenty eight to eight.
Little has been done with the
rate commission bill. The memoirs
of the committees are engaged in
the task of redrafting it so as to
eliminate some of it's chief object
ions. Senator Frear, who is it's
chic. champion, is massing statistics
and other data to show the opera
tions of the commission system in
other states. One of the surprises
Of the session was the defeat by the
assembly of the resolution appropri-
ating $25, 900 for state exhibit at
the Portland exhibition. Unless
the action is reconsidered. Wiscon-
sin will probably not be represented
at the Pacific fair. The civil SER
: vice bill, which proposes to apply
civil service to Wisconsin, is one Of
the very biggest measures before
the legislature. Last week a nat
ioual trio appeared and argued for
the bill. Alvord W. Cooley, of the
civil service commission; r. H.
Deans. of Boston, and E. S. D.
Goodwin. secretary of the national
evil service league. The bill is be-
ing opposed by the heads of the
STATE charitable and penal institu-
tions, and this is giving it's adher-
ants some apprehension.
There will probably be no tamper-
ing with the barber law, as both
'ouses have reported for postpone
lent bills prohibiting Sunday
shaving and otherwise changing the
law.
In order thae town elections
might be held, the assembly. Fri
day, rushed through two bills, ore
creating the town of Roosevelt, in
Teylor county, and one creating the
towns Of Atheistane, Beaver and
Lake, in Marinette.
A determined war is made upon
the bill that proposes to regulate
fraternal beneficiary associa tions.
The lidsa is to make them uniform
and the bill is strongly fought by
the newer orders. who object to the
tendency to be put on the same in
surance basis as the older orders
have been compelled to go. High
officials from many of these orders
appeared before the committee and
protested against the passage OF
the measure.
Among the recent bills passed
were: To change the law relating
to the commitment of boys to the in
dustrial school, so as to provide that
children between the ages of 8 and
16 instead of 10 and Is may be com
mitted there, and to authorize the
state sea!er of weights and meas
urer t. collect and retain O fee of
10 c, ey ~ scale o" measure
he tests.
BY vote of fifty-eight to thirty
two the assembly ordered to en-
grossment the the Andrews bill pro-
vidin g for the removal of aldermen
by petition method The fire coron-
err bill was refused advancement
Attorney General Sturdevent
has rendered an opinion in regard to