Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-04-29

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prison, made a report stating thar lssl
of time prevented a full inyestjg,-,--
and asking that the committee bs 80
tinued in order that it may reporr !
the next legislature
Madison, April 1S-In the s.,,.
today the following assembly bills wa..
non-concurred in: To tax gifts. Iapscia'
aud inheritances: To establish the 90
of mining inspector: For the apnoIr,
ment of a commissioner to inyesfi,gt,
the assessment and taxation laws. ~
provide a state board of arbitration n.
the settlement of differences beryvasr
employees and employ ers: The follovin-
assembly bill was concurred in. To mr.
vide a circulating library for the blir5
Of the state: The bill to appropriate 4,
James e. LounsbeTy 500 on accoprt
Of defective title to state lands Was
concurred in. The senate bill to proylda
for the payment Of licnese fee bv fbs
owners of palace, dluWmg-room and
sleeping car companies was killed
The bill providing for the appont
ment Of county road commissioners was
again taken up in the assembly. Mr.. Coy
opposed the bill and Messrs. A[abonav
Gdynor and Smith spoke in it's favor
The bill was killed-ayes 80, noes AZ
The senate bill to prevent the corUp
use of money in elections was noucop.
CURED in without a dissenting vote
a bill was concurred in: To appropriate
money for new desks and chairs for
the legislative chambers. The bin ia
repeal the option law so far as il an.
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 a vote of IS to "a A senate
bill was concurTed in amending the law
relating to investigation Of corporate
affairs by the attorney general was talk.
en- up. The bin ives the attorney zen.
eral power 10 summon witnesses and
its purpose is to carry out the prov.
sions of the McGillvray antitrust law
Mr.. Keogh introduced u bill, which was
passed, giving to each person who offer.
ed prayer at least four times at the
opcningof the Legislative sessions SIS
assembly concurred in Senator Bash
fords resolution which provides that
the commissioners Of public lands, with
the approval of the governor, are hereby
authorized to make such application
and distribution as to them shall seem
just and proper of the interest moneys
already collected or which may here
after be collected as the proceeds Of any
judgement in favor Of the state agains.
any past state treasurer or his surites,
to the trust funds and Of the other
funds now in the state treasury; and
that the written order of such commits.
sioners of public lands approved by the
governor directing the application and
distribution of the proceeds of any
judgement to the different funds now in
the state treasury shall be conclusive
in the matter, and shall be q flal de-
termination Of the rights of ali parties
claiming n a representative capacity
or otherwise the proceeds of said Judge
mcnts or any SHARE or proportion Of said
interest moneys. At the evening Sos
sion confusion rcigucd and the mem
bcrs. like boys, threw their files, joun,
ais, and paper baskets wildly about
the chamber-a scene always chamc
tcrizing the closing period Of q Legs
latiye session.
Madison. April 19-The goyeuUs
veto of the Waukesha- chicago pipe.
line bill was received by the senate
ana UNANIMOUSLY sustained.
Aside from this no business Of iu.
portance was transacted in either house
Chief Clerk Shafer Of the senate was
presented with a beautiful gold watch
by his subordinates; speaker kecgh
was given a diamond stud by the assem-
blymeu; Sergeant Knapstcin was treat
ed likewise by his force and chief clerk
Perth was the recipient Of a fine silver
service aud a diamond ring. The bat
tie Of the flies was again Wagcd at dill
erent times during the day, aud every
fuE-makeTs. During the afternoon
aSSemblyman Burke. chairman OF the
Judiciary committee and virtual leader
of the house, shook of his dignity, and
for an hour alone battled with the
messengers and large part Of the
clerical force. No harm was done aside
from the bruises caused by the BON
harding with heavy paper billets which
both sides received The senate never
loses its decOrum so far as to indulge
in horse-play.
Madison, April 21.- At noon today
both houses adjourned sine die. Less
than Il dozen members Were present
The session yesterday was merely nom
inal