Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-22

uOn; 10 appropriate 70 Inc Nct,.SfE
Wisconsin agricultural and mechani-
cal association the sum of IS 5000;
10 appropriate to the Wisconsin State
Agricultural society the sum of IS 4S0
to appropriate 800 to the Wisconsin
wool growers and sheep breeders asso-
citation; to amend section 663 of chap
ter sc of revised statutes of 1878, enti-
tied of the county board; relating to
tax sale certificates, the assignm ent
thereof, and Issue of deeds thereon.
BILLS PASSED.
To amend the charter of the city Of
La Crosse; to amend section 1928, re-
vised statutes, entitled of railroads.
An effort to repeal the law creating
the state park has signally failed. The
bill contemplating such repeal was
killed yesterday.
olution thanking the senators for their
in vitation to the unique spiritualistic
enter tainment given by them last even
| ing in the senate chamber. Adopted
under suspension Of the rules.
SENATE BILLS CONQUERED IN.
Relating to the exemptions of la
borers; to authorize towns to hold cleo
tious and transact business in villages
and cities; to appropriate money to
the charitable, reformatory and penal
institutions of the state; to author
| the state historical society of Wiscon.
sin to sell and convey certain tract
of land; relating to the inspection of
| Illuminating oils, to provide for main
tanning a state road from Westboro,
Taylor county, through Price county
TO Glidden, in Ashland county ;
relating to the assessment and collec-
ton of highway taxes; to amend chap
ter 10 of the revised statutes, in rela-
ton to the perintendent of public
property; relating to the employment
of women and children in factories;
relating to tho national union, and
amenuatory of section l of chapter 204
of the laws of 1879.
ASSEMBLY BILLS PASSED,
Relating to costs in county and cir
cult courts, on the probate of wills; to
authorize the city of Ahnapee to build
bridge across the Annapee river; to
amend chapter SOL of the private and
local laws of 1866, an act to organize q
union school district in the village of
Nom oe; incorporating the city of Nico-
let.
THURSDAY, March 10.
Senate - The express bill was the
special order and consumed the entire
day. This bill had passed the assembly
with but one dissenting vote and pro-
vidcd that express companies should
be taxed 2 per cent. of their gross earn
ing'.
Sen. Flint then briefly reviewed the
history of the bill, showing how it had
passed the assembly with but one dis
sentiDg vote. 1t had then come into
the senate, where it had been banded
ebout among committees, where emf
nent council for the express compa-
MES had argued against the constitu
tionality of the bill. He then read
from several decisions Of the courts to
show the power of the state to impose
the proposed license.
Sen. Flinrs argument covered the
constitutional point thoroughly and
was amply sustained by court decisions.
To meet the objection raised that the
DILL would work confiscation, the sena-
tor quoted the law imposing special
license taxes on insurance and railroad
corporations. He commended that the
principle involved in the bill was pre-
cisely the same as that incorporated
in laws already on the statute books.
The American express company, the
senator said, paid last year dividend
OF Is per cent. on $4,000, 500 of CAPT
tai which consisted of about So 900 900
cash and Sl2000,000 water.
This vast corporation is not paying
its just proportion of taxation any
where; it is evading its share Of the
burdens of taxation. The senator then
went on to show how the STATE taxed
peddlers and the like, and maintained
the right to impose this kind of special
taxation.
Sen. Bennett off cred an amendment
reducing the license to one-haif of one
per cent. instead of two per cent. THIS
amendment was adopted by ayes Is,
noes IA
Sen. Hudd opposed the principle in
volved in the bill and the amendm ent
USE duOpleu,
Sen. Jonas believed the state was en-
titled to the benefit of all doubt in re-
gard to the c7nstitutionaiity of this
question. He presented strong
grounds in favor of the measure.
Sen. COmstock supported the bill,
and Sen. Webb made an elaborate ar
gument against it.
The question being, Shall the bill be
ordered to third reading? it was lost
by the following vote;
Ayes-Senators Bennett, Blake, Carey, Com
stock, Flint, Jonas Msfert, Minor, Pingel, Rim
gle, nd Sherman-ll.
Noes-Senato,s Ackey, Adams, Chase Coman
Cottrill, Erwin Hill Hudd, Kingston, Mcdonald,
Palmeter. Parry. Rylaud Randall, Reed, Smith,
Stanley, Wall, Warner, Webb, ana Wiley-2l
Absent or not voting-Senator Lord.
AsscmJly-The substitute for is
sembly bill No 237 came up on
engrossment. This is one of the
best measures that has been cor
sidered during the session. 1t was
introduced by Mr.. Mccoy, but was
ably championed by Col. Warner, and
rPnrpapnts q uraat daal of careful