The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-02-28

ator Martins Resolution Affecting
! Lobbyists-Express Rates.
Madison, Wis., Feb 25.-(SpeciaD
Judge Rosa has introduced in the
assembly bill of tremendous import
ance His measure provides for the
erection of a 100000 state hospital
for the care of inebriates, and per-
sons who have fallen victims to drug
habits, including those who have
| smoked cigarettes until they have be-
come public charges. To commit such
unfortunate persons to insane asy-
lums and other state institutions he
considers to be the wrong plan, as
patients who are badly in need of
treatment in these places are some
times crowded out.
The expense of the institution pro-
posed by Judge Rosa is to be main
tanned out CT the license money col
lected from the saloons of the state,
the amount to be properly apportion-
ed SO that every city and village main
tanning saloons shall pay it's share Of
the expense
Judge Rosa believes that a farm
should be maintained in connection
with the hospital and that inmates
should be worked, under the care Of
! physicians, and that the hospital
should be made self supporting as far
! as possible.
The measure is one of the partic-
ularly interesting and out of the ordi
! nary bills before the legislature.
| milwaukee Is Alarmed.
| Milwaukee is now thoroughly alarm
| ed over the movement to remove the
| state fair from that city. Madison is
in line for the big show. The Car
penter bill to create a commission of
eleven members to select a new site
for the fair and make a report to the
| next legislature will be favorably
| voted upon by the assembly commit
tee on agriculture. A careful cOnvass
| has been made Of the lower house and
indications are that the bill will be
passed in the assembly by big vote.
What it's fate will be in the senate
is still a matter of speculation.
Before the committee on agricul-
| ture Assemblyman Carpenter spoke
for the bill and J. p keenan,, secre-
tary of the Citizens Business league
| of Milwaukee. and Assemblyman
Everett spoke against the bill.
Declaring that the fair was fail
ure at Milwaukee, Mr.. Carpenter said
the reason for this is that the loca-
ton is in an extreme corner of the
state, with a broad eXpanse of water
on one side and removed far from
the agricultural center of the state.
Mr. Carpenter showed that the at
tendance at the Wisconsin fair, as in
Dictated by the gate receipts, is less
| than in any neighboring state; that
the Nebraska fair at Lincoln with only
! 10000 population shows gate receipts
| of $4,000 more than Wisconsin, and
that at the Illinois state fair at Spring
field, a comparatively small city, the
attendance is double that of Wiscon-
| sin.
State Board Wants 100000.
Mr. Carpenter said that the state
board of agriculture is asking the pres
| ent legislature for 100000. He
thought that good business sense, in
view of the general complaint through
| out the state, would suggest that the
| plan of this bill should be worked out
now so that it might be fully deter
mined before any more money is put
| into the Milwaukee site.
7. p. keenan,. secretary of the Citi-
zens' Busircss league, spoke against
| the bill. He said that Milwaukee is
the only city in the state that can
properly care for the patrons of the
state fair
Assemblyman c. r. Everett, who re-
Gently was a member of the board of
agriculture, made an extended protest
against the bill.
Mr. Everett said about $4,000
worth of buildings is needed at the
present fair grounds and more than
this amount would be required liz
new Site In this estimate of $500, 600
he includes grandstand costing $780,
900, a merchants and manufacturers
building at $4,000 and woman's
building at $4,000.
Mothers Pension Bill.
IF a mothers pension bill is enact
ed at this session of the legislature
the passage of the measure will only
come after a hard fight.
Two bills providing for mother pen
sions have been introduced in the as
sembly, one by Assemblyman He'd
/ ding and one by Assemblyman
Schnitzler The great difference of
/ opinion on this subject now seems to
/ center in the most feasible system of
administration. There will be a de-
cided split on this phase.
The Schnitzler bill. for instances.
provides that agents shall be appoint
ed to the several counties of the state.
1t is estimated that ii his bill is pass
ed that over 10G new positions viii
be created. The administration of
mothers pension as outlined in the
| Hedding bill is left to present officials