The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-17

Author of One of the Railway Rate Bills Be-
fore Legislature.
hOldoVer state senator's may attend the
state meeting of the nominees of their
party for the purpose of formulating
the party platform was passed by Il
vote of GA to %.
Among the bills killed were: Max
ing the act of deliberately assisting a
person to commit suicide murder in
the second degree, and providing for
a state bounty of $1OO for the arrest
and conviction of a horse thief Be-
fore the former bill was killed it's au-
thor, Assemblyman Mckenzie of Wau-
kesha referred 10 the case of Florence
Groves, the young woman who is al
legged to have been assisted in killing
herself at Milwaukee hotel by Ar
thur Miligan. He thought the bill
good legislation.
The state affairs committee favor
ably reported the Stout bill appropri-
ating $4,000 for state exhibit at the
Lewis and Clark exposition at Port
land, Ore, next summer.
Madison, Wis. March 1O.-The as.
Sembly FLASHED on four subjects, the
Coftiand resolution calling on State In
Surance Commissioner Host to furnish
complete itemiZed statement of the
receipts and expenditures of his de-
partment during the last two fiscal
years, voted down after the commits
sioner had fOrestalled it by presenting
statement covering part Of the mat
ter demanded: the Bohri bill, cutting
wage exemptions from $50 to $50 Il
month, which passed; the question OF
allowing county fairs to sell intoX-
lcants on their grounds, the opposition
TO liquor finally winning. and the
Schauer bill. requiring agriculture to
be taught in the common schools,
which will be passed
Among the bills passed were: Tc
permit the city of Milwaukee to con-
denim land for harbor purposes; to re-
peal the law requiring candidates for
. teachers certificates to pay ST each for
taking an examination. and to regulate
the use of highways for camping pUr.
poses.
Another new capitol scheme had its
birth in the senate session. when the
committee on manufactures intro
duced bill providing an appropria-
ton Of 100000 annually for the next
two years with which to make a be,
ginning.
In response to the resolution of Sen
atOr McGillivray calling for state
ment of the condition of Legislative
business. Chief Clerk Eaton reported
that 4S7 bills had been introduced. Ala
were in the hands of committees. &c
had been passed. II had been post
poned Indefinitely. and 10 We're on the
calendar.
Madison. Wis, March 11-In the as
sembly the Stout bill appropriatins
$4,000 to be used with the $4,000 re
manning from the ST. louis fund for &
Wisconsin exhibit at the Lewis anC
Clark exposition at Portland" next sum
mer was on the calendar for concur
renee, and despite strong opposition i
was put through. the vote being 30 t.
SO. Assemblyman Kinney of Dunn
chairman of the state affairs commit
tee. which recommended the bill TO
concurrence, said that Wisconsin man
ufacturers have a large business on TIN
coast. which would be further promote,
by good state exhibit at the exposi
ton. He said about $4,000 remaine'
from the st. Louis appropriation.
Among the bills passed We're: T
change the law relating to the commit
ment of boys to the State industrial
school. so as to provide that childre
between the ages of s and 16 instea
of 10 and is may be committed there
and to authorize the state sealer o
weights and measures to collect an
retain fee Of 16 cents for every seal
or measure he tests.
The senate committee on educatiO
made it's report on the normal schot
bills. Senator Rogers measure al
propriating $4,000 for improvement