Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-07

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been published.
Assembly bills were killed: Permit
ting the various communities to tax
pedlers and forbidding railways to
charge more than three cents a mile.
A proposed constitutional amend
ment was killed which provided that
counties shall not be divided unless by
majority vote of the electors in the
county.
Madison, March 2S-In the upper
house the senate bill was passed to
consolidate and revise the statutes Of
the state relating to general elections,
the conduct, canvass and return of the
same, and to secure the secrecy and
purity of the ballot, and for other
purposes.
Senate bills were killed: To pro-
vide for calling special school district
! meetings at the discretion of the board;
to repeal chapter 422 of the laws of
1891, entitled IAN act requiring reports
and the payment of annual license
fees by corpora tons, companies and
persons operating or controlling dams.
booms, sideways or other structures"
| etc.
| The bill repeating the law exempting
private insane asylums from taxation,
| reported by committee for indefinite
| postponement, came up as the special
order, the question being OH it's indefi-
mite postpOnement. After debate the
| bill was killed.
| In the assembly, at the morning SeS-
, sion, a senate bill was passed, To pro-
tect associations and trade unions in
their labels and trademarks.
The following bills We're killed: Re
lating to shade trees; to extend the law
of vendors lien; to regulate the use Of
wide-tired wagons; relating to the
classification and price Of Swamps and
overf1owed lands in Waushara county;
to appropriate $500 to J. E. Lounsbury.
| Madison, March 80. In the senate to
day the anti-Pinkerton bill was recalled
nd will receive further consideration.
Assembly bills were concurred in: To
secure the better preservation of game
and to provide for the payment into
| the county treasury of the funds re
ceived by justices of the peace and 9th
CT magistrates.
| The bill providing for the appoint
ment Of "a commission to investigate the
! Australian system OF transferring and
registering land titles and making an
| appropriation therefor, came UP as spe-
| ciHl order, on the recommendation Of
committe on claims that it be indeti-
, nitely postponed. After discussion the
senate refused to kill the bill, and pass
, ed it to third reading.
| At the morning session the assembly
; adopted the joint resolution reported
! by the committee OH final adjournment
! fixing April 20 as the day of adjourn
| ment. A senate bill was conclrred in:
! TO provide for commission TO locate
| Wisconsin troops at ChicannuSa.
! At the evening session of the assem-
| bly, Mr.. SchmitZ presented Il resolution
from tie railway employees of Milwau-
! ke", praying for the passage of Il good
co-employe bill. No particular bill was
specified. The resolution was referred
10 the general bill. The co-cmpioye
bill was made Il special order for April
9TH
The committee Oh legislative eXpendi-
lures, WHICH, lllc
increased labor expense around the
/ capitol made Il report showing that
! ali expenditures during the last two
years We're justified by extraordinary
, demands, such us interior painting,
! repairing of roofs, walks, the laying of
! new carpets, etc, etc. andt hat, owing
! to the new classification Of expenses,
the real outlay for labor WAS more
emin@ than real.
1 NJ. Hcyl introduced Il bill providing
| that Ill that part of section - con-
tanned within the limits Of the town Of
Madison, Dane county, shall be made
plrl Of the city Of Madison for school
! purposes. This land lies west of the
fair grounds.
| An assembly bill was passed permit
! ting security companies to become
bondSmen in all cases.
, The senate bill giving State Superin-
(; tendent Wells $500 in payment for
a compilation of the school laws was
antagoEizHd 10y Mr.. Tucker, who said
it was inconsistent for this body to
thus Increase the pay Of the Supcrin-
tcndent after it had already put itself
on record as favoring Il constitutional
, amendment permitting the legislature
/ To- increase his compensation iii Il proper
! manner But the bill was ordered
! to a third reading without dissent.