The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-04-28

the remainder of the bill will not suf-
fer. 1t is a foregone conclusion that
the bill will be in the supreme court
short time after it's passage, and the
legislature is making special effort to
frame it to stand the test of consti-
nationality
Assemblyman Gettle bombsrded the
public press of the state in connection
with the bill which provides that corn
syrup could not be sold in this state
without the label of glucose. The bill
was killed. but before the vote was
taken Mr.. Gettle charged that the
press of the state had been subsized
by the Standard Oil people through
the medium of large display adver-
tisements. Holding up letter, he
shouted that even one of the legisla-
tive correspondents had been ap-
preached and that an attempt had
been made to Fix" him for the bill
Assemblyman Long, a Democrat, join
ed Mr.. Gettle in the fighting against
the measure He said that any pro-
gressive (pointing to the Republicans
who would support such bill would
go down as a traitor and coward. 1t
was charged that the corporate inter-
ests sent to Madison a high paid lob
by to influence the members.
The present legislature has shown
it's hand on the question relating to
greater control of the liquor traffic.
AS forecasted in this column, the bill
providing for a five mile dry zone in
Madison because of the presence OF
the state university of Wisconsin was
overwhelmingly voted down. All at
tempts to compromise by cutting down
the dry zone to one mile and even less
than that also went by the boards.
The legislature baked at taking away
from the city of Madison, a we'll gov
erned and we'll behaved little city,
the right of home rule SO far as the
LIQUOR question is concerned. The de-
bate on the dry zone bill was made
eventful by Assemblyman Draper, who
charged that on the night that the
bill was considered in public hearing
in the assembly chamber several mem
bers of the legislature attended the
theater as guests of the brewery lob
by. Assemblyman Harper, a resi-
dent of Madison, in opposing the bill
made a notable argument against re-
ports sent broadcast rejecting upon
the moral character of the young men
and women attending the university
''The student body at Wisconsin is
Just as clean and moral as the stu
dent body in any university in the
world, said Mr.. Harper II resent
statements that have been made in
the assembly chamber rejecting upon
the purity of our boys and girls. They
were lies-every one of them"
The Mary Ann bill providing first
and second choice in the primary final
ly passed both houses of the legisla-
ture. This bill, one of the pets of the
progressives, has been hanging fire
ever since the progressives gained a
foothold in Wisconsin. The measure
will soon be in the hands of Cover
nor McGovern, who doubtless will sign
it. There is a good deal of specula-
ton as to how it will actually work
out when put to the test of practical
operation.
Senator Donald is growing impa-
tient because the assembly committee
on highways has seen fit to hold up
his bill dealing with the subject of
good roads. The committee hes struck
a snag on the proposition Ca whether
the commissioner ought to receive a
salary. Mr. Donald insists that the
men Of affairs who must serve on the
commission if the good roads move
ment is to prove a success cannot af-
ford to give up their valuable time
for nothing. He will make fight on
that detail of the bill if an attempt
is made in the lower house TO create
an unsalaried commission. Senator
Donald's bill has been Endorsed as a
good measure and thoroughly progress
sive by good road experts all over the
country A bill of this character is
bound to stimulate general debate and
bring forth a wide difference of opin-
ion as to the best way to establish a
system of good roads Most of the
farmer members of the legislature,
particularly those in the assembly,
have seen service as members of
county boards, and quite few of
them have fiirted with the good roads
question during their service on these
boards. Consequently not few of
them consider themselves something
of experts, and will try to incorporate