The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-02-28
Bill Introduced to Enable WisCon-
sin Heroes to Be Candidates.
IS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
Assembly Passes the Perry Bill Per-
hitting Cities of Second, Third
and Fourth Glasses to Adopt
City Manager Plan.
BY FRED l.. HOLMES.

tunity to become public candidates for
office in Wisconsin if the assembly con-
ours in the SeyerSOn bill which has
been offered in the senate. This bill
was referred to d committee on Tues
day, but was reported back to the SEN
ate Wednesday for passage. The Sew
erson bill repeats the section of the
nomination law which requires that
the consent of the nominee to be q
candidate be personally filed by him.
Senator SeversOn stated that in many
localities friends of soldiers desired to
nominate them for elective Office, but
that they would be disqualified be-
cause they are unable to file the re-
Quired acceptances. The senate passed
Bentley bill to include OccupatiOnal
disease under the wcrkmeD's cOmpen-
sation act.
With little opposition the assembly
has passed the Perry bill permitting
cities of the second, third and fourth
classes In Wisconsin to adopt the city
manager plan. This bill permits the
common council of any city to employ
organize the departments of the city
and supervise it's general affairs. The
assembly also passed the G. e. Han
son bin which permits the legislature
t. interpelate appointive officials and
remove them from office.
The assembly favorably advanced a
bill increasing the county charge for
the care of the insane from $1.75 to
SIP, and the Otto bill providing that
a caucus in towns and villages shall
be held not less than twelve days be-
fore an election. The house killed the
! artingale bill to increase the per cent
to get on the primary ballot and the
GAM bill changing the time for hold
ing the primary from September to
April.
ASsemblyman Otto, Milwaukee, ap-
pears in the role of knight Grant,
armed with "a bill" with which to eff
feet the rescue of the small boy. The
abducting villain in this case is the In
duStrial commission. What the villain
was abducting was the Fourth of July
firecracker, which it had all but done
to it's death.
In fact, under a law which permits
1t to make such regulations as the leg
islature does not think of, the commits
sion last September Issued an order
which Mr.. Otto says would have for
ever doomed the firecracker and other
light fireworks dear to the bOyish.
heart. The Otto bill reinStates the fire.
cracker, and specifically states that
the commission shall not have power
again to regulate 1t to death.
The assembly this week has lifted
its voice in song. Assemblyman Jor-
dan found 100 songbooks at the uni
verSity, which have been loaned to the
assembly. A piano has been rented
on the cooperative plan. The assem-
bly, is ready to sing.
1--WE shall sing before the session be-
gins In the morning" Mr.. Jordan says.
''The singing will therefore be infor-
NAL. There was some talk of singing
after the call to order, but 1t was
thought best not to mix music and
business too much at the start"
A state police force, similar to the
state cOnstabulary in Canada, is pro-
posed in bill which has been offered
In the lower house by Assemblyman
w. :. Chilsen of Merrill.
"This force would In no way conflict
with the present police force or city
police officials in any city, town or
rural communities" declares Assem-
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to cooperate with the existing authori-
ties"
This is the statement from q letter
received from Maj. Henry Jervey, as
sistant chief Of staff and director of
operations, Washington, in reply to a
resolution recently passed by the Wis
consin legislature. The resolution was
offered by Asse1nblyman G. B. Ballard,
Appleton, and passed both houses of
the legislature. Secretary Hull has
transmitted the reply to the legisla-
ture.
The repeal of the law providing for
\ the circulation of nomination papers
in order to legally become candidate
for Office under the Wisconsin election
plan is sought in bill which has
been offered in the lower house by
AsSemblyman John DOnnelly.
The measure will be given hearing
Thursday afternoon before the assem-
bly, committee on election. DOnnelly
claims that nomination papers are
often circulated with no intention of
supporting the candidate. He believes
that the entire law relating to this
matter should be repealed and that
men desiring to become candidates for
office should file a certificate with
either the county clerk, city clerk or
secretary of state, depending on
whether the man was candidate for
county, city or state office.
Assemblyman Marth has offered q
bill repeating the law which compels
a statement as to the amount. of money
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