Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-06-27
Madison, June &c.


High license and no license legisla-
ton held the boards a large part of
the day in the assembly, with the net
result that high license was slaugh-
tered and the statute relating to sub
mission Of the question of mo IL
cense" or higher license was modified.
The high license" bill provided for
raise in the minimum for cities from
5000 to $500, and the alternative
amounts from $3.50 to $500 and $500
to $500. For towns the increase CON
templated was from the minimum Of
500 TO 5000 and from $3.50 to $3.50 and
$500 to $500. The vote on the bill
was 81 to 81 in favor of non-cOncur-
renee and an effort to reconsider the
vote for the purpose of killing the
measure Immediately and preventing
further consideration was frustrated
only by a threatened call of the house
and a motion to take recess.
Assemblyman Potter of West Bend
led the fight against the high license
measure and Duncan McGregor made
q speech in favor of the bill. Most of
the time taken up by the consideration
of these temperance measures was
spent in parliamentary maneuVering
and not in debating.
At the afternoon session the motion
to reconsider was again put by AS
semblyman Potter and Assemblyman
Ingram moved to postpone considera-
ton until today The motion to
postpone was lost on a roll CALL %
to 43, and Mr.. Ingram then moved a
call Of the house, but there were in
sufficient seconds to the motion. The
motion to reconsider was then lost by
the same vote and the measure buried
for good
The companion bill was then called
up and passed without further trouble
1t provides that the petition for sub
hitting the question Of no license or
higher license under the present stat
ute must be signed by 20 per cent of
the electors voting at the last general
election, instead of only twelve as
provided at present Another change
in the law is to the effect that when
the question of higher license is sub
mitted only the one amount instead OF
either may be submitted and voted up
on.
The roll call on the motion to non
in, h. irrI, L;
follows:
For higher license-Assemblyme
Anderson, A. S. Baker, J. F. Baker,
Bancroft, Bell, Cahoon, Carpenter,
Cleary, Curtiss, Durley. Hagen, Har-
ring, Ingram, Jackson. Jones, Keup, |
Leroy, Mains, McGregor, T. H. Mill |
er, Morris, F. F. Mueller Nelson, Nor
cross, Palmer, J. P. Peterson, Roethe, |
Roycraft, G. E. Scott, Simon Smith,
Sorenson, Sprague, Turner, Ekern-
"a.
Against higher license-Assembly-
men Ainsworth, Berg, Berner, Bichler.
Cernahan, Detling, Disch, EIver, Esta-
brook, Everett Georgi, GOldsworthy,
Harrass, Hughes, Kander, Keyes,
KindIin, Ledvina, Luy, Marquardt, Nc
Gee, Neitzel, Nye, Perry, Fred Peter
son, Pickart, Potter, Reynolds,
Schauer, Nicholas Schmidt, John
Scott, Soper, Stewart, Weber, Wehr-
vein Wellensgard-37.
The bill appropriating $4,000 to the
legislative reference library was
passed.
Spite Bill Killed.
The Keppel bill to prohibit candi-
dates for office from holding office as
members of campaign committees,
which was directed at Lieutenant Gov
ernOr Conner, was killed after a short
speech by Mr.. Bancroft, who said that
the measure was clearly a personal !
measure and absurd.
The joint resolution in effect abol-
ishing the state census and making the
apportionment of senate and assembly
districts dependent upon the federal
census was adopted, 50 to 5.
The appropriation for the Milwaukee
normal school was passed after an
amendment by MI Grassie restoring
the original 100000 instead of the
senate's $4,000 was adopted.
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