The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-31

SENATOR MGILLIVPAY.
and No. 10, On April Z. 1862 Assem-
bly, Norcross, department commander
of the Grand Army, has introduced a
resolution asking for the return of the
flag.
The assembly killed a bill prohib-
iting the exhibition of snakes or Of
human mOnstrosities. The senate laid
over the anti-cigarette bill for week
Friends of the measure fear for it's pas
sage,
Madison, Wis, March 24-Without
discussion or DEBATE the assembly or
dered the Thayer district option bill
engrossed and read third time, the
vote being 40 to 43
The Henry Johnson bill, providing
for the taxation of vessels and other
watercraft as personal property in the
districts in which the owners reside
was ordered engrOsSed. Under the
present law such property Is taxed on
a tonnage basis.
With President Pro Tenn. McGilliv-
of the longest calendar of the session
with rapidity. Eleven bills were in
definitely postposed without separate
action.
Five bills were passed. The bill Civ
ing the secretary of state power to
employ help to compile the census re-
turns was ordered to third reading as
amended, limiting the appropriation to
$4,000, Fourteen bills mostly those
coming from the judiciary committee
and relating to legal matters, were or
dered to engrOsSment.
.s.Os.
Madison, Wis, March 25.-After a
prolonged and bitter debate the assem-
bly, passed two measures urged by
Governor LaFollette. One provides
for the recall of aldermen on the vote
of majority of his constituents and
the election of his successor: the other
was the Henry Johnson bill pro-
hibiting paid legislative lobbyists from
attempting to. influence members ex-
cept in committee Or house meetings.
BY a unanimous vote the senate con-
Sembly authorizing the return of bat
tie flags taken by Wisconsin soldiers
from the First Alabama regiment
The Thayer bill, extending the term
of Office OF the labor commissioner
from two to six years. was ordered to
engrOssment by q vote of is to II.
Messrs. Beach. Bird, Froemming.
Hagemeister Johnson, Krutzer, Roehr,
Stevens, Whitehead, Wipperman, Wolff,
and Wright voted against it.
The bill authorizing the judges Of
courts of record of Milwaukee coun-
" to appoint five trustees of the Mil
waukee county hospital was advanced
to third reading. The spring shooting
bill was put over. When the bills
marked for indefinite postponement
were reached Senator Bird saved his
cigarette bill from the list, and action
was postponed until Friday.
.s.Os.
Madison, Wis, March 27.-The as
sembly passed the Dahl liquor bill, a
measure aimed at INSCRIPTIONS drug
giStS. The bill requires an affidavit
from each liquor purchaser at drug.
stores. The affidavits must state the
purpose for which the liquor is wanted
requires druggists to keep records OF
sales, and file them regularly with city
or village clerks, and provides fol
resembling of licenses for violations.
The supervisors of the Fifteen Wis
consin, the fighting Norwegian regi.
ment,' have sent in strong protest
TO the Legislature against the proposed
Immediate return TO the state of Ala
bama of the flag of the perote guards
The assembly deferred action on the
joint resolution until Wednesday, wheT
new resolution will be introduced
providing for its return on the con
currance by the G. A. r. at the en-
campment IN Lacrosse in Tune.
Madison, Wis March 2S.-Senatol
Barney A. Eaton of Milwaukee tool