Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-28


the office Of mining inspector, the sal
airy being 81 800 and $500 for expenses
for a state board of arbitration to act
in case of labor disputes and appropri
ating $500 therefor vote Al to 25
appropriating $1,000 for state circu
lating library for the blind The uni
versity appropriation bill was put Don
| its passage. There was no opposition
and the BILL senate measure, was con.
CURED in, &C to g. The noes were
Messrs. Conway, Iyerson, James Keogh
Lamberson, SchmitZ, and Van der Hi
den. The bill apprOpriates about S161..
600 to the university, including $4,000
for the purchase of Camp Randall. 40
acres III extent for athletic and drill
! purposes. A perpetual appropriation
OF e per cent. Of the license fees of
railroad telegraph, telephone and ex-
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 in, twelve years the st.
Paul company had escaped taxation on
$5O,00O,OOO of gross earnings and the
Northwestern on $19,0OO,OOO The spe-
claI committee to report upon the ad-
visibility of manufacturing Irvine in
stead of boots and shoes in the state
prison, made q report stating that lack
OF time prevented a full investigation
and asking that the committee be CON
tinued in order that it may report to
the next legislature
Madison, April IS In the senate
today the following assembly bills were
nOn-cOncurred in: To tax gifts, legacicS
and inheritanceS: To establish the office
Of mining inspector: For the appoint
ment of 4 commissioner to investigate
the assessment and taxation laws: To
provide state board Of arbitration for
the settlement Of differences between
employees and employers: The following
assembly Dill was concurred in: To pro
vide circulating library for the blind
OF the state: The bill to appropriate to
James e. Lounsberry 500 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-room 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 Messrs. Mahoney,
Gaynor and Smith spoke in it's favor
The bill was killed-ayes 35, noes 4.3
The senate bill to prevent the corrupt
use of money in elections was non-con-
CURED in without dissenting vote
A 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 81. A senate
bill was concurred in amending the law
relating to investigation Of corporate
affairs by the attorney general was tax
eral power to summon witnesses and
its purpose is to carry out the provi-
sions Of the McGiLlVray antitrust law
Mr.. Keogh introduced a bill, which was
passed, giving to each person who offer
ed prayer at least four times at the
openiLgof the Legislative sessions SIS.
assembly concurred in Senator Bash
ford'S resolution which provides that
the commissioners of public lands, with
the approval of the governor, are hereby
to make such application
and distribution as to them shah 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 against
any past state treasurer, or his StlrltieS,
to the trust funds and of the other
funds now in the state treasury; and
that the written order of such commits
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
i'll the matter, and shall be a final de-
termination of the rights of all parties
claiming a representative capacity
or otherwise the proceeds of said judge
ments or any share OF proportion of said
interest moneys. At the evening ses
sion confusion reigned, and the mem
berS, like boys, threw their files, jOurn-
ais, and paper baskets wildly about
the chamber-a scene always .charac-
terizing the closing period of legis-
latiye session.
Madison, April 19-The governors
veto of the Waukesha-Chicas pipe
line bill was received by the senate
and UNANIMOUSLY sustained.
Aside from this no business of i'm
portance was transacted in either house.
Chief Clerk Shafer of the senate was
presented with beautiful gold watch
by his subordinates; speaker KeOgh
was given a diamond stud by the assem-
blymen; Sergeant knapstein was treat
ed likewise by his force and chief clerk
Perth was the recipient of a fine silver
service and a diamond ring. The bat
tie of the files was again waged at diff
erent times during the day, and every
desk was robed of its contents by the
fun makers. During the afternoon,
assemblyman Burke, chairman of the
judiciary committee and virtual leader
of the house, shook off his dignity, and
for an hour alone battled with the
messengers and a large part of the
clerical force. No harm was done aside
from the bruises caused by the bonn