Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-03-14

at a sure conclusion, and for his part
he thought ii wiser to rely on the
commission who had devoted much
time to study of the question. The
amendment was defeated by the fol
lowing vote:
To limit increase of cost to $1,000,
600 in addition to the 40 cents per
cubic foot-Senators Bird, Bishop
Browne, Burns. Fridd,. Froemming
Hagemeister. Hazelwood. Husting
Marsh, Owen, Page, Pearson. Smith,
Wolff. wright-16.
Opposed-Senators Barker, Bra
zeau, Fairchild, Hudnall. Lockney,
Martin. Morris. Munson. Noble. Ran
dolph, Roehr. Rummel Sanborn,
Stondall, Stout, Whitehead. Wilcox
II.
The vote on ordering the bill TO
engrossment was IS to 5, Senators
Hagemeister, Marsh, Page, Wolff and
Wright voting in the negative.
An old friend of many recent legis-
latures made its appearance in a till
introduced by the committee on en-
crossed bills, by request Of Senator
Husting. 1t is the telephone bill, to
require competing telephone ex-
changes to establish such connec-
tons that patrons of one system can
communicate with the patrons of
another
Another bill from the same source
was introduced. to amend the present
saloon blacklist law so that any citi-
zen may make complaint against an
habitual drunkard and cause him to
be posted and saloon keepers forbid
den to sell or provide him with
liquor. The present bill limits such
complaints to near relatives.
Madison. March 7.--Another in
vestigation of the soldiers home at
Waupaca may be made Judging from
proceedings in the assembly where
such proposition was received with
favor and new bill introduced appro-
nr;ating $1,000 for payment for the
investigation. A committee on federal
relations report favorably on the
joint resolution introduced by MT
Palmer, the colored member from
Milwaukee. memorializing congress to
make an Investigation into the
Brownsville affair and the discharge
of colored troops. The same commit
tee reported for indefinite postpone
ment the Hughes so-called anti-tights
| BILL The committee on elections re
ported for indefinite postponement
| the bin permitting independent voting
in primary elections; also against the
bill limiting campaign expenses: also
against the one making ownership o.
freehold worth $500 and two years
residence in state qualification for OF
! fee of mayor or alderman. The join
resolution for a constitutional amend
Iment giving foreigners until 1912 Z
take out their second papers was ia
yorably reported. The bill abolish
ing extra fees in the university lay
school, was reported favorably, bu
the one which would take away e,
lperience in teaching as necessar
qualification in county superintendent
was reported for death.
The senate concurred in the Ban
croft resolution requiring state
ment regarding special counsel EN-
lployed by the state in the last tel
years and in the John Scott joint res
olution for the appointment of com
Dlittee to visit the levees In tn
vicinity of Portage city, TO repor
thereon. The appearance on the cal
endar of the Ingram joint resolution
relating to the improvement of thu
upper Mississippi with a recommends
ton from the committee on state af
fairs for inconvenience brought on
"a protest from senators from the west
ern part of the state. Senator Burns
called attention to the fact that thu
resolution was In direct line will
Recommendations OF the WET depart
ment and that II would be a grea
mistake for state bordering TO
nearly It's whole western boundary OF
the mississippi to turn down such !
resolution. Senator Munson, chair
man OF the committee, said congress
HAD adjourned and the COMMITTEES
thought II unnecessary at this time Il
concur in the resolution; further, thu
only man who had appeared before
the committee, the secretary of thu
La Crosse Board of Trade, had de
Iclared the expenditure of money al
suggested was worse than useless
Senator Owen made defense OF tn
resolution and Senator Roehr rture'
oil on the troubled waters by suggest
ling that the resolution be rereferre,
TO the committee on state affairs, wit
instructions to give senators inter
ested hearing and IL was SO Of
dered. Among bills passed were tn
following: BY Senator Bird, relai
Ing to the sale OF puDlic lands; b
!, Son 81 Mmnson. AUTHORIZING H.
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