The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-03-31

question fairly and sqiarely. While
the vote upon excise questions will be
close, and the argument will be heat
ed, the impression prevails that this
legislature is not likely to pass any
particularly drastic legislation touch.
ing upon the liquor question.
The state board of control is max
ing a fight for the very life of the
charitable and penal institutions OF
Wisconsin Assemblyman Brockhaa-
sen. a Milwaukee Socialist, presented
bill providing for thirty-six con-
secutiye hours of rest each week for
employees of these institutions. Pres
ident Graebner of the board of con-
troll said that the passage of this bill
would make it necessary for the state
to materially increase the appropria
ton to the board because under the
present appropriation is is impossible
to employ more help. Even an in
creased appropriation, he said, would
hardly make it possible to give EN-
ployers thirty-six hours of consecu-
tive rest because it is impossible to
secure help at any figure owing to the
peculiar character of the work. The
Socialists are carrying their labor ideas
but they are meeting with powerful
opposition from men who have bee \
at the helm for years.
!. X X
Assemblyman Hansen, the humoi-
list of the assembly and the champion
of the harem skirt, introduced a bill
to tax all unmarried women over tn 2
age of rs years S. a year The bl'l
; also provides for a matrimonial con
mission to consist of the governor, a
bachelor, the superintendent of publ :
property, and the chief clerk of the
assembly, also bachlor of good looks
and bright prospects. For tax dodg-
ing under this measure penalty is
fixed in the form of fine of not less
than SIS nor more than $50.
X X X
j. Q. Emery, state dairy and food
commissioner, is in. bitter fight over
corn strip. Mr. Emery is opposing a
bill which will permit the sale of corn
strip containing glucose under the Ia
bel of a corn strip. Mr. Emery wants
this produce to carry a glucose label.
The people who favor this bill are said
to have fought bitterly against the
reappOintment of Mr. Emery. Grocers,
retailers, wholesalers and manufac-
turers from all over Wisconsin are
here working for the passage of the
bill
Through the efforts of Assembly
man Gettle the joint resolution to put
up to the people the question of hold
ing a constitutional convention was
defeated in the lower house. Mr. Get
tie said that business conditions adj
just themselves to the constitution.
To rip and tear the constitution from
top to bottom, he said, might result in
unsettled and chaotic business condi-
tons. Furthermore, the voters of the
state were not demanding a consti-
tutional convention. Assemblyman
Weber, a Socialist, has been leading
the fight for a new constitution in Wis
consin. He put up the same fight two
years ago, but then, as now, his efforts
proved futile, at least so far as imme-
date action is concerned
X X X
The senate committee on judiciary
this coming week will act upon the
resolution calling for an investigation
relative to the election of United
States Senator Stephenson. Both
houses have adopted the Roycraft res
olution for an Investigation Of the
methods used by legislative lobbyists.
FRED c. SHEASBY.