Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-06-20
SENATE FAVORS
WOMEN VOTERS
ADOPTS STOUT AMENDMENT
RESOLUTION.
CONNOR COMES TO RESCUE
Lieutenant Governor Takes Chair
Just in Time to Decide Tie Vote on
the Side of the Feminine State
crafters-Steps Taken Toward Ad-
journment.
Madison, June 10.

MdulSOn, rune IL.
Woman suffrage in Wisconsin will
be an issue in the fall election Of
1908 if the proposed constitutional
amendment by Senator Stout, which
was ordered to a third reading in the
senate yesterday passes the assembly.
Senator Stout made a few remarks in
favor of it's advancement and upon
roll call the vote resulted 13 to 10.
Senator Wilcox was in the chair, but
he resigned in favor of President Con
nor whose vote of AYE" saved the
defeat OF the measure, the timely APP
pearance and vote of the lieutenant
governor causing laughter and ap-
plause.
Children my be admitted to the pub
lie schools in Wisconsin at the age Of
four years. Joint resolution Ga, by
Mr. Ainsworth, providing for the
change from six to four years, which
proposes an amendment to the consti-
tuition was adopted by vote of II
to s. Senator Martin spoke in favor
and Senators Whitehead and Brazeau
against the resolution.
Senator Hastings joint resolution
for an amendment to the constitution,
providing that inhabitants Of the state
shall have the liberty at seasonable
times to hunt on the lands they hold
and on other lands not cultivated or in
closed, and in like manner to fish in
all boatable waters which are not pri-
vate property passed the senate by a
vote Of IA to Y. AS an affirmative
vote of II was required the resolution
was declared lost
An invitation from Senator La Fol
Iette to the members OF the legisla-
ture to a visit with him at his Maple
Bluff farm this afternoon was read to
the senate.
BY unanimous vote the senate
passed the bill providing $4,000 for
a normal school at Milwaukee, The
plans for the structure are contingent
upon the approval of the governor.
Senator Sanborns bill for divorce
laws uniform with those of other
states passed after a discussion by a
vote Of Is to 10. The measure repeats
the present divorce laws and provides
more stringent rules for the prOtec-
ton of married women
Senator HazelwOOd's bill, which
provides that no new trial be granted
ia civil or criminal actions because
Of improper admission of evidence,
errors in pleading or instructions to
the jury unless a miscarriage Of jus
tee results therefrom. was passed, Is
to TO-
Ten thousand dollars was voted to
the geological and natural history
survey.
The assembly amendment to the
senate bill relating to the adjustment
of the board Of control, which desig-
mates the names of the five appoinees
and also fixes their terms of office
was non-concurred in. Senator Hud-
nall made a spirited speech declaring
it unconstitutional to legislate persons
either into or out of office.
The assembly bill providing that the
amount of money to be used as state
aid for graded schools shall be $780,
600 a year and another, that the state
aid for the education of the blind shall
be increased to $50 pupil were
unanimously concurred in.
Assemblyman Ainsworth's bill for
the establishment of an employment
office for teachers of the elementary
grades, was concurred in. 1t is to be
a department of the labor bureau.
The senate committee on rules pre-
sented a joint resolution for examina-
ion into the business of the legisla-
.ure remaining unfinished, for the
purpose of arranging for speedy adj
ournmeDt.