Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-03
synopsis of the Proceedings OF
the Lawmakers at
Madi on.
STATE NEWS OF IMPORTANCE
Items of General Interest Caught
from the Wires and Prepared
for Our Readers.


senate by vote of % to 5, suspended
Senator Barney A. Eaton, of Milwau-
kee, representing the Seventh district,
from further participation in the legis-
lation during the year Of 1905. An eff
fort to expel was made, but failed to
secure the necessary two-thirds vote
required under the constitution.
This action on Eaton was the result
of testimony given by the senator at
his recent trial in Milwaukee for al
legged graft, of which he was acquitted.
The testimony in question was taken
by the senate as assailing its dignity.
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Madison, Wis, April 26-By a vote
Of 80 to "a the state assembly passed
the Thayer local option bill, the import
Of which is to prevent by remonstrance
the establishment of saloons in resi-
dence districts. A bill extending wo-
man suffrage to city, village and town
affairs was defeated. Resolutions
were presented by the Social Demo-
Gratis urging the governor, legislature
and congressman to take steps toward
naturalization of railroads, telegraph,
and telephone and express companies
and steamship lines" in order that
trusts may be curbed.
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Madison, April 27.-Open intimations
that bribery had been employed to Sc
cure recall Of Thayer's local option
bill, which has passed, created con-
siderable excitement at the session of
the assembly. After a lively discus
sion, during which Rev. Mr.. Thayer,
author Of the bill, made the indirect
charges of bribery. the bill was ordered
recalled by majority of one vote. The
Warner bill, applying civil service laws
for all departments Of the state, was
passed.
The bill to pay the awards of the
capitol commission to the competing
architects was on the senate calendar
for engrossment. Senator McGilliv-
ray, ever watchful upon all motters
concerning the capitol proposition, pro-
posed an amendment which was in
tended to limit the payment of the
awards and to permit no other similar
transaction. Senator Whitehead con-
tended that the bill proposed to do
this. The matter finally went back
to the committee.
The committee on claims sent in a
bill to pay the members of the fish and
game commission attending the Chi
cago conference, $500 or So each for
expenses. The bill making an appro-
priatfon for the Lewis and Clark ex-
position was sent to the committee on
claims.
Madison, Wis, April 2S.-After two
hours Of spirited debate, the state
assembly OVERRIDE the recommenI
dations Of its taxation committee and
materially amended the committee re-
port relating to the powers and duties
of county supervisors Of assessment.
Another sharp contest developed
over the Dahl bill providing for the
adoption of the Torrens system for
the registration Of land titles.
The substitute bill for the Ekern
measure to compel the Bell Telephone
company to grant the use Of its long
distance lines to the various indepen-
dent telephone companies of the state
was on the calendar for indefinite post
ponement, but the Trempealeau mem
Der saved 1t from immediate death by
offering an amendment. The house
adjourned before any action could be
taken.
The senate disposed of long calen-
OAR, although many Of the bills were
laid over Senator Stevens introduced
q substitute to the Oshkosh capital
bill, which adds referendum clause
to his bill and permits a vote on the
capitol location. The Stout bill pro-
viding for the sale by municipalities
of the right to handle and sell intox-
icating liquors went over, as did the
bill to pay the competing architects of
the capitol. The Stout bill, upon the
insistence Of Senator Wilcox, went to
tuC SoAuIulllcc Ou SldLe dud1rS, WHICH
has had it under consideration. Sem
ator Stout requested leave of absence
until May 8.
Madison, Wis, April 29.-The Assem-.
bly,, with but one dissenting vote,
passed the employee bill recommended
by Governor LaFollette and defining
the liability Of railroad companies. The
assembly also advanced the bill to pre-.
Vent piracy Of plays. The bill for
live stock sanitary board was killed.
The bill requiring competing telephone
companies to connect was advanced.
In the senate the committee on
charitable and penal institutions in
troduced bill providing for the selec-
ton of legislative visiting committee
by the legislature instead of by the
governor. The bill proposes to select
one senator and two assemblymen each
from the committee on claims and from
the committees on charitable and penal
institutions.
The senate passed fifteen bills, and,