The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-05
MAY KNOW THEIR
FATE BY APRIL IS
Wisconsin Legislature Then
to Ballot for United
States Senator.
EASTER RECESS BEING TAKEN
Minnesota Lawmakers Come to
Talk Fish Legislation With
Our Solons.
EASTER RECESS BEING TAKEN
Probability That the Woman Suffra &c
Proposition will Be Submitted to
the Peopie-John f. Baker
Baby of the House.

Madison. Wis.,. April 2.-at last
there seems to be light ahead. The
legislature has voted to begin bal
loting for United States senator April
IL and to continue voting until an
election occurs Willie there was de-
termined opposition on the part OF
one element in the senate to an cleo
ton before May the legislators must
20 home for their Easter recess with
a deep feeling of relief that one point
at least is settled.
It was felt by many that they would
like to consult their constituents as
between candidates, but the fixing OF
4 ate for voting was most important
and now that is decided there is some
hope of soon ending the agony 1t is
probable that this action was taken
as a result of conference Of the
candidates last week. The candidates
are perhaps as anxious as anyone tc
cring the suspense to a close and 1t
appears they practically all united In
deciding to have the election occur
soon after the Easter recess.
Short Session Improbable.
The hope of short session. which
was so earnestly talked of for time,
seems TO have gone glimmering. In
fact the prospects now are for the
usual long one of recent years and in
dicatiOns are that even had the sena
torial question not come up the SEES
sion would have been well drawn out
With practically three months already
gone but thirty three bills have been
acted upon by the governor.
This is much poorer record than
that Of two years ago when half of
the bills bad been disposed Of by the
time of the spring election. Much
time has been consumed this year IN
committee bearings on some Of the large
measures, such as the public utility.
bill. and as this will not be ready to
leave the assembly for weeks and will
1nen in all probability have slow sail
ing in the senate it is apparent that
final adjournment will not be a fact
until will into the summer. as two
years ago
Seek Uniform Game Laws.
Uniform game laws between two
great states are the objects sought IN
q trip to Madison last week of eight
cen members of the Minnesota legis-
lature, who came with State Game
Warden Fullerton. of Minnesota, to
confer with the Wisconsin Legislature
regarding uniform fish laws on the
Mississippi river among others. The
visitors met the joint committee GA
fish and game to discuss such law and
to devise some system by which an
officer might be given authority on
either side of the river in the eXecu-
ton of these laws.
At the present time violator when
confronted on one side Of the river
slips across into the waters of the
other state and thus escapes punish
ment for his violation Of the law.
This state of affairs has become SO
annoying that it was decided by the
Minnesota committee to come to Madi-
son to see what could be done to put
an end to it. incidentally there was
Iluch mutual benefit from the visit
and much light obtained on game
laws and conditions in the two states.
May Submit Woman Suffrage.
There seems to be a feeling that the
legislature of Wisconsin will this year
take d forward step on the question
of women suffrage. There is bill in
me assembly, introduced by Mr.. Bell.
providing for granting Tie power OF
suffrage to woman if the proposition
sI.an first be Endorsed through a refer
endum 4 woman suffrage measure
~ esented two years ago received
much favor; in fact, it looked for 4
time as though it might 60 through.
By attaching a referendum provision
TO it this year the promoters have re
ieved the legislators Of nluch Of the
responsibility in the matter and
would put it upon the people. This
is a clever move and it would seem
difficult to understand how anyone
could object to submitting the ques-
ton to a general vote. TWO effective
speakers. Mrs. Olympia Brown. CT.
Racine, and Mrs Clara Rewick CO..
by. editor of the Woman's Tribune
appeared before the committee Oh
privileges and elections and presente!
rhe advance woman thought on the
question. The mistake Of the ages.
said Mrs. Colby. has been the hold
ing back of woman. 1t has meant :,
Iroportionate holding back of the
race"
Story on Mrs. Colby.
And, by the way, they are telling
good story on Mrs Colby She was
brought up on farm few miles
Fl on Madison. near the old home OF
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, was "radHa ted
from the University of Wisconsin some
twenty years ago and lived for time