Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-04-27
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

Madison, April 1.-THE senate did not
accomplish much.
Assembly joint resolution relating 10
an amendment of the constitution as to
incOrpOratOrS was non-cOncurred in.
There being a disagreement on senate
bill dividing cities into classes and pro-
viding for their incorporation and gov
eminent, a motion to appoint a COM
mittee of conference was passed The
chair appointed on the part of the SEN
ate, Senators Kingston, Phalen and
Baxter.
In the assembly the senate bill was
cOncurred in which authorizes the state
to purchase 40 acres of land for the
Oshkosh insane special hospital. Mr..
Tracy explained that no appropriation
was required. Assembly bill No. 2S7
relating to overseers of highways was
killed because it had been rendered
unnecessary by a bill previously passed.
Like treatment was accorded assembly
bill No. AGA measure to regulate eau
cuSSeS. Mr.. Burke introduced the bill
and also moved to have it killed The
chair made the important ruling that
the local option bill had been killed sew
eral days ago when the assembly re-
pressed it's engrossment and third read
ing. 1t had been placed upon the cal
endar improperly, he said, and he must
now declare that it had been duly
killed. Assembly bills were passed for
the taxation of inheritanceS; creating
the office of mining inspector, the sal
airy being 81 500 and $500 for expenses;
for state board of arbitration to act
in case of labor disputes and appropri-
ating $1,000 therefor vote Il to % !;
apprOpriating $1,000 for state circu-
lating library for the blind. The uni
versity appropriation bill was put UPON
its passage. There was no OppOSl.. ,
and the bill, senate measure, WAS con.
Cured in, Sc to 6. The noes We're
Messrs. Conway, Iverson, James KeOgh,
LambersOn, SchmitZ, and Van der lICi-
den. The bill appropriates about $1o5,-
600 to the university, including $25, 900
for the purchase of Camp Randall, 40
acres in extent for athletic and drill
| purposes. A perpetual appropriation
of 6 per cent. Of the license fees of
railroad telegraph, telephone and OK
press companies is also made to the
university The special committee to
investigate the question of whether Or
not the railways of Wisconsin are es-
Gaping the payment of any taxes made
its report through Chairman Edmonds
| The majority reported that the roads
had been honest, while Mr.. Hall re-
ported that i'll twelve years the St
Paul company had escaped taxation on
$5O,OOO,OOO of gross earnings and the
Northwestern on S19OOO,OOO. The spe
cial committee to report upon the adj
visibility Of manufacturing Irvine in
stead of boots and shoes in the state
prison, made a report stating that lack
of time prevented full investigation
and asking that the committee be con-
tinued in order that it may report to
the next legislature.
Madison, April 1S.-In the senate
today the following assembly bills were
non-concurred in: To tax gifts, legacies
and inheritances: To establish the office
of mining inspector: For the appoint
ment of a commissioner to investigate
the assessment and taxation laws: To
provide a state board Of arbitration for
the settlement of differences between
employees and employers: The following
assembly bill was concurred in: To pro-
vide a circulating library for the blind
of the state: The bill to appropriate to
James e. Lounsberry 800 on account
Of defective title to state lands was
cOncurred in. The senate bill to provide
for the payment of a icnese fee by the
owners of palace, drawing groom and
sleeping car companies was killed.
The bill providing for the appoint
ment OF county road commissioners was
again taken up in the assembly. Mr. Cox
opposed the bill and Nessrs. Mahoney
GaynOr and Smith spoke in its favor
The bill was killed-ayes So. noes 49,
The senate bill to prevent the cOrrup
use of money in elections was non-con-
Cured in without a dissenting vote.
\ bill was cOncurred in: To appropriate
money for new desks and chairs for
the legislative chambers. The bill to
repeal the option law so far as it ap-
plies to cities and providing for local
option elections in towns and villages
upon petition of ten per cent. OF the
total number of voters voting at the
last previous general election was kill
ed By vote Of SO to a. A senate
bill was concurred in amending the law
rela ting to investigation of corporate
affairs by the attorney general was tax
en- up. The bill gives the attorney gen.
era1 power to summon witnesses and
IFS nI1rDOSa is TO carry ont the DTOVi- |