Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-04-04

ohe ny Nh turner 10 prevent inc
scattering of weed seeds. The COM
mittee on transportation reported for
indefinite postponement the BIZ which
nullifies the anti-pass law in so far as
it applies to transportation of mem
bers of the Wisconsin national guard
| free of charge or at reduced rates.
The committee was opposed to max
ing The exception provided for in the
| bill
| Madison, March 26-The senate de-
voted more than an hour to debating
the question of whether to elect a
! United States senator April 16 or wait
until after May 1, when the vacancy
Tcaused by the resignation of Senator
| Spooner should actually exist. The
end was that the matter was laid
over for a day. Senator Paul A.
Hustimg of Mayville, democrat, intro
duced a joint resolution providin 6
that the legislature begin at noon OF
April 16 to ballot in the manner pre-
/
senator. He asked that tie resolution
be treated as privileged and consider
ed at once. This brought Senators
Rudnall and Brazeau to their feet
with objections to immediate con.
sideration. They said that grave
legal questions were involved. Sena-
tor Husting declared that the sena-
torial matter was delaying the work
of the Legislature and that Immediate
/ ly the date for the election ought t.
be fixed. Senator Hudnall denied
that the sonatorship was disturbing the
Legislature or causing any excitement
Senator Owen opposed reference to
the committee, declaring that legisla
tive work was suffering because oil
the attention of members being divid
led between the senatorial canvass
and the work of considering bills.
The assembly was not in recep
tive mood and slaughtered things
right and left, making the judiciary
committee an effective burying ground
for measures not to their liking
Two bills that went to the judiciary
committee under protest were Mr.
Alldridge's bin relating to false pre-
lenses to secure laborers, and the
Smith bin to reduce the pay OF county
officers to a salary instead of fee
and salary basis. Mr. Allridge object
led to the reference but his objections
were not needed, and both the bills
went to the judiciary committee. The
Allridge bin is most sweeping
measure practically forbidding one
to defend his own property in times OF
strikes, making it unlawful to adver
tise for workmen without stating in
the ad the conditions relative to Ia.
Dor troubles and in many other ways
aims to enibarrass employers.
/ The Sprague bill providing for an
annual meeting of The county clerks
OF the state with the secretary OF
state stirred up a hornets nest. AS
isemblyman Ingram believed the at
tempted legislation a dangerous
venture which might enable the sec
rotary of state to build up with the
assistance of the county clerks, a paw
erful political machine. Mr.. Burke
of Brown county arose in defense CT
the county clerks, and ridiculed the
danger of a Cromwell at Madison
Mr.. Sprague assisted with eulogy OF
the county clerks In his part of the
state. Assembiyman Harring de-
nounces the practice of taking little
jaunts all over the state on all sorts of
pretexts, spending public funds for
excursions. He declared that when a
man was elected to the Office Of
county clerk he was supposed to he
equipped for the position and did not
have to come to Madison for further
instructions. If he were Lot equipped
he had no business running for he
Office. In answer to the eulogistic
remarks of Messrs Burke and
Sprague as to the efficiency and good
standing of their county clerks for
the past three generations, Mr. Har-
ring desired to know whether those
Iynen had ever found 1t necessary TO
come to Madison to post themselves
as to their duties. He moved TO In
definitely postpone the bill, and, in
spite of its recommendation for pas
sage, the measure was killed by a
vote Of So to q.
The Miller bill TO limit campaign
expenses caused an outburst when il
came up for engrossment. 1t was
opposed by Assemblyman Heilborn of
Milwaukee and Ledvina OF Manitowoc.
lMr. Miller alone championed his