Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-03-12
LEGISLATIVE DOLNGS.


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man Clark, of Winnebago county.
The committee on claims reported
favorably the bills granting appro-
priations to the various agricultural
societies of the state, as follows:
The State Agricultural Society,
$4,000; Northern Wisconsin Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Association
Of Oshkosh, $1,000; Central Wis
consin Agricultural and Mechanical
Association of WATERFOWL, $500.
Southwestern Wisconsin Agricultur-
al and Mechanical Association of
Mineral Point, $500. When one of
these bills came mp on its passage,
Mr.. Clark arose and offered an
amendment, providing that the
Secretary of the state shall issue no
warrants for the payment of any
such sums, if not accompanied by
the affidavit of the president and
secretary of such association, that
no intoxicating liquors have been
sold on their ground duriug the
year on which the appropriation is
intended to apply. Though the
amendment was opposed by one
member from Waterfowl who
claimed that it would seriously in
iure the Central Wisconsin fair the
amendment passed to each of the five
appropriation bills.
Last Wednesday evening was the
time appointed for the discussion in
the assembly of the license bill intro
duced by Mr.. Friend, of Milwaukee,
which has been reported fayorably
by the committee on state affairs.
Tuesday afternoon the Democrats
of both houses secretly and quietly
congregated in one of the committee
rooms of the south wing, and eau
cused the subject. They decided to
oppose the Friend bill, or any meas
ure to increase the present license
a resolution to make the action OF
the caucus binding on the Democrat
ic members was adopted, but was
opposed by Messrs. Mccoy, of Grant,
Evans of Sank, and IIuse of Iowa.
The Republican members also
held a caucus Tuesday evening, TO
take party action on the question of
license There were hardly two
members who held the same opin-
ions, and nothing definite was agreed
on Some members wanted a higher
graded license than the bill provided,
which other members opposed. 1t
was at length agreed to appoint a
committee to consist of two senators
and three assemblymen to draft a
bill which will be offered as a sub
stitute for the Friend bill. The
committee, which consists of Seua-
tors Minor and Kidd and Assembly
men Fairchild, Schulze and Young,
are expected to form a substitute
which will be supported by the Re
publicans as body. If they sue
coed in doing so, they will accom-
plish something which now appears
a herculean task. Some of the Re
publican members are pledged to OPP
| position to any high license measure,
and it is doubtful if any bill can
pass at this session which will ma.
terially increase the license fee.
The agricultural college bill has
been reported by the committee on
agriculture with an amendment
which was asked for by Mr.. Adams
| who introduced the bill, reducing
| the appropriation from $4,000 tc
! 100000. The committee on claims
reported on the bill with three in
favor and three opposed to il
Those in favor were Senator
Kidd and Assemblymen Adam,
and O'Neil. The three opposing
members were Senator Carey and
Assemblymen Nash and Mccoy. Il
is thought that the chances for the
passage Of the bill are better thar
they were two weeks ago, but it:
show is still accounted slim.
The appropriation for rebuilding
and equipping science hall, is NEE
inS Yigcr as opposition in the senate
As it passed the assembly, an appre
priation Of S235,Oo0 was provided