The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-24
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In order to allow opportunity TO lay
the new rugs in the house Chamber,
the session OF the body was he'd Sat
urday afternoon The session was a
short one, and the senate session in
the afternoon was brief, both houses
adiourning until Tuesday afternoon,
Monday being observed as the Lincoln
holiday The effort to replace The Min
nesota grain inspection bill by an in
Ispection in Wisconsin came before the
senate when Senator Browns resou-
ton was adopted as follows:
"Whcreas grave dissatisfaction eX-
lists among the grain growers of the
State OF North Dakota with the Mime
sofa inspection and grading of s:';n.
Frequently grain grown on the same
quarter section of land, will, cundi,
tions alike, shipped in different cars,
receives grades and doci.i"e widely
apart, thus proving the in,: :i;ciencv Of
the law or the Incompetence OF those
chosen 10 administer ii. and that.
"WhereaS. il is to the in,cres, of The
peting markets for their grain aid,
"Whcrcas. there is now pending in
the senate Of the State Of Wisconsin u
Dill, being Senate Bill No. 103. Great
ing 4 grain and warehouse commission
for the State of Wisconsin. and pro-
viding for licensing and regulating
warehouses and elevators. and fo.' he
; storage. Weighing and inspection Of
grain in the city Of Superior, and con.
lilionaily at Other term!na. points in
said state: Hi.d,
whereas. sad bill pr"' j.,,ns thai a
commission of three sha,.. ~ appointed
by the governor OF tie state ot Wis
onnsin. one OF ss1cn b. the request OF
the governor of The State OF North "a.
kota a second by the governor ui the
State of New York, and lie third by
he board of trade of the city of Su-
perio., Wis: and.
"Whercas, he State of Wisconsin,
particularly The city OF Superior. has
in the<,past laborrd diligently 10 give
to this state a competing market;
therefore. be ii
"Resolved by the senate. the house
Of Representatives concnrring. That
We are III full accord With said senate
bill No. 100. and earnestly request and
urge its passage. thereby creating a
grain and warehouse commission at
the city Of SUPERIOR Wis. thus giving
10 the farmers OF this state Il strong
) competing market in whic.l To dispose
OF their grain: and be it further
Resolved. That copies of this; con-
cur! n; resolution be Senl 10 the :,ecre-
tavy Of state and the president Of The
sena: Of the Sal" Of Wisconsin,.
In the house Tuesday the Brown
resolution calling for system OF Mis-
consin grain inspection was concurred
in.
, Both houses have invited William j.
Bryan to speak before them when he
reaches the City on Friday.
, The resolution calling for The lay.
, mcnts By elevators FOR screening
| from wheat shipments: was passed.
The house passed also the pure drug
| bill and The bill! to prohibit in the state
sale of liquor. by travelling saesmcn.
, Bills were introduced prohibiting the
. use of dogs in chicken ShOOtnS: pro-
hibiling the sale of firearms 10 minors
under fourteen years Of age: providing
a general law for tho government OF
cities. by amending the prescn, NUM-.
cipal bill.
In tho Scnaie, Senator Rcgan pre-
senicd g bill providing for tho division
Of the state into two congressional
districts.
Tho houses will meet in Joint session
tomorrow for the exercises in memory
OF the late Judge Cochrane of the sl,-
nreme court The elections committee
is expected to report The primary cleo
ton bills and the action of The house
. will furnish the proceedings of par,ic-
ular interest for the wcrk
The appointments Of the GOVERNOR
probably will be made The lai1ar part
of the present week or the first of next
we"i. The report Of the senate com
Elittre on appropriations which will
comprise the financial budget for The
session. probably will be made On
Thursday of this week.
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ed out in The house by lhn committee
on elections Wednesday and the report
will he acted o.: tomorrow The com.
mi1lce reported substitute bill. pro.
vidin" for the nomination of county
and legislative officers b. the direct
primary. State officers. congressional.
candidates and judicial officers ar, to
be nominated by delegates to be chos.
en- al primary elections. Separate bal.
lor boxes are to be provided at pri.
mary elections. The delegates to the
state convention are to voc for candi-
dates lor nomination.. by secret or
Australian ballot. Th" bill is favored
by the conservatives and it is believed
il will be passed instead of the more
radical bill formerly introduced in the
senate.
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