Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-03-14
roting in the negatlre.

Wright voting in the negative.
An old friend Of many recent legis,
latures made its appearance in a pill
introduced by the committee on en-
crossed bills, by request Of Senator
Husting 1t is the telephone bill, toI
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 eit,
zen may make complaint against an
.habimal 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.--Auother 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 a new bill introduced appro.
priating $1,000 for payment for the
investigation. A committee on federal
relations report fayorably 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 socalled anti-tights
bill. The committee on elections re.
ported for indefinite postponement
the bill permitting independent voting
in primary elections; also agains, the
bin limiting campaign expenses; also
against the one making ownership of
freehold worth $500 and two years
residence in state qualification for of,
fee of mayor or alderman. The Joint
resolution for a constitutional amend
ment giving foreigners until 1912 to
take out their second papers was ia
yorably reported, The bill abolish.
ing extra fees in the university law
school, was reported fayorably, but
the one which would take away eX.
pcrience in teaching as a necessary
qualification in county superintendent
was reported for death,
The senate concurred in the Ban.
croft resolution requiring a state
ment regarding special counsel EN-.
iployed by the state in the last ten
years and in the John Scott joint res.
olution for the appointment of a com.
mittee to visit the levees in the
vicinity of Portage city, to report
thereon. The appearance on the cal
endar of the ingram Joint resolution
relating to the Improvement of the
upper Mississippi with recommends
ton from the committee on state af
! fairs for inconvenience brought out
a protest from senator's from the west.
ern part of the state. Senator Burns
called attention to the fact that the
resolution was in direct line with
recommendation of the war depart.
ment and that it would be a great
mistake for a state bordering for
the Mississippi to turn down such a
resolution. Senator MunsOn, chair
man of the committee said congress
had adjourned and the committee
thauUht Il urnarpScar,, ~ tbie ti,,,p IA
concur in the resolution; further, the
only man who had appeared before
the committee, the secretary Of the
La Crosse Board of Trade, had de
clared the expenditure of money as
suggested was worse than useless
Senator Owen made a defense Of the
, resolution and Senator Roehr poured
oil on the troubled waters by suggest
ing that the resolution be rereferred
to the committee on state affairs, Will
instructions to give senators inter
ested a hearing and it was so or
dered, Among bills passed were tho
following; BY Senator Bird. relat
ing to the sale Of pune lands; by
Senator Munson authorizing the
placing Of state records in the Gus
tody of the State Historical society
and by Senator Morris, granting t
the United States the right to use the
Wisconsin military reservation nea
Camp Douglas.
Madison, March 8.--After a SEES
sion Of three hours and a half anr
which developed three prolonged de
bates the assembly adopted the join
resolution to let the people declar,
if they want to double the presen
salary Of the members and decidet