Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-01
Woman's Suffrage.

Madison March 25.-Woman's stuff
rage will be submitted to a vote of
the people at the fall election in 1910
if the recommendation of the senate
committee on elections is adopted by
the legislature. The committee re
ported favorably the Stout bill sub
hitting the question to the voters.
The senate advanced to a third
reading the substitute amendment to
Senator Fairchild's bill, relating to
the larceny of horses. 1t reduces the
maximum penalty from Is to eight
years.
In an effort to discourage the
flood of petitions in favor of county
option, Senator Bodenstab precipi-
tated a merry war in the senate by
introducing a motion that no more
typewriter petitions be received.
Senator Bird Immediately pro- ested.
He waved a handful of petitions, one
Of which had 500 names and they
expressed the opinions of his peO-
pie and he wanted them received.
Senator Lehr rather favored the
motion and said he was Withholding
some petitions till he could investi-
gate the authenticity. Senator
Blaine warned that such motion
would be an abridgment of the right
of petition guaranteed by the consti-
tuition. Senators Pearson, Browne,
Owen, Whitehead, Martin and Bishop
~
Senator Page spoke for it. Sen
ator BOdenstab finally withdrew his
motion and Senator Lyons, in order
to save time, moved that the pc
titiOns be not read by the clerk, but
Messrs. Owen and Whitehead OBJ
jected, the latter believing such action
amounted to abridgment of petition
The chair sustained Senator White
head, holding that the presumption
must be that the petitions were in
troduced in the interests of good
government. The clerk then read the
enormous stack of petitions. Some
$4,000 names were represented by
the petitions.
The senate committee on state af-
fairs recommended for passage Sen
ator H. e. Marshs bill providing for
County option. The recommendation
of the committee was not unani-
nous, Senators Marsh, Pierson and
Barker voting AYE" and Senators
Page and Burke voting mo" The
Marsh bill was made a special order
for next Wednesday morning at 1890
O'Clock at which time it will come up
for discussion in the senate.
In the lower house AssembIyman
Frank Hammill's proposal to change
the constitution of the state, placing
a limitation of 100 days upon the
length of legislative sessions failed
by the close vote of 45 to DC.
The rock pile is a sovereign rem
edy for vagabondage. At least, such
was the experience of AssembIyman
Merlin Hull gained while he was dis
trict attorney of Jackson county For
five winter months there was an aver
age of 20 tramps a month fed ami
housed at public expense in Black
River Falls. Each vag cost the
county so cents a day TO feed. This
expense took no account of sheriff's
or court fees. Then Mr.. Hull in |
spired the installation of a rock pile |
at the jail and by the end of two
months the tramp became an utterly
personality in the Black |
River Falls region. Mr.. Hull has in
PRODUCED a bill authorizing every
county to establish its rock pile and
today it was favorably reported by a
committee.
Madison, March 29.-Saloonkeepers
will be unable to collect liquor debts
if the assembly concurs in Senator
bill, which was passed by !
The senate. This measure provides that I
no garnishee proceedings shall be
commenced in any action to recover
the price or value of liquor sold at re- |
tail. The joint resolution relating to |
was on the calendar for |
indefinite postponement, but on mo-
ton Of Senator Gaylord. socialist,
went over until Thursday. The propos-
al would bring about immediate gov
eminent relief for the unemployed by
the building of schools, reforesting OF
and wasted lands, reclama-
ton of arid tracts huildiup of canals |