Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18

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| ing into minute details to point out obiec-
| tons TO some of the plans proposed for an
apportionment commission and fully au-
! thorizing the policy that the committee
| thinks ought to be pursued. The Demo-
| Gratis on the committee have the report I'M
| der consideration and will hold 1t for
while. The report recommends that Joint
| committee of six assemblymen and three
senator's report new apportionment after
were The special order in the Assembly in
| the evening and after warm debate both
| measures. one to establish a railroad com
! mission and tn other to, regulate railway
corporations Furnishing discrimination and
evtnrtion of rates was killed. The vote was
GO to 1S.
Madison Wis. April 1O.-The Soldiers
home saloon bill came back to the Assem-
bly, this morning from the committee on
penal and charitable institutions with ma
jorlty ard minority reports. The majority
submitted a substitute. ard the minority
made strong plea for the passage of the bill
in its original form. The committee on etlu-
ration reported III favor of concurring in the
,enate bill for the codifying Of the school
laws and for the establishment Of a library
commission The state board of control bill,
which came over from the Senate last night.
was placed on the general file, it having
been passed upon by two joint committees
and will come UP for action tomorrow. The
Milwaukee tax commissioner bill. No. 154 S,
came from the Senate. Mr.. Paulus moved
that the rules be suspended and the bill put
go to the committee on cities and Mr.. Still
man asked to have it referred to the commit
tee on assessment and collection of taxes.
Both were ruled out OF order for the time
being. The motion to suspend the rules was
lost and the bill was referred to the commit
tee on assessments and collection of taxes.
Mr. Eaton presented copy of a resolution
nassed by the Milwaukee cmomon council
on March 4 against the passage of the bill
changing the present tax system. Mr.: Dodge
presented the minority report Of the Mil
waukee delegation on the bill. On motion of
Mr.. Hagemeister the rules suspended
to concur in the Senate bill allowing the
Bay. Mr.. Buckstaff's bill leyyug a 1-5 mill
tax for the benefit of the university and con-
tinuing the ITO mill tax indefinitely came up
for consideration. There. was no debate on it
and it passed by a unanimous vote. 1t will
give the university an additional apDropri-
ation, of about $240.00O.. Tie bill EXTENT
and Dodge county, made necessary by the
death of Judge Sloan. was passed under
frages resolution. which was the special or,
der for this evening. was laid over until
Friday evening to accommodate the ladies'
The Langenkamp election contest ,appro,
priation was reduced to $500 and the bill
ordered to, a third read The rule re.
e m ee m ha w 9n the
pended and the following bills were slaugh-
tered in bunch: NO. . A, taxation of
apportionments; No; 253 A, relating to high
way taxes; No 800 A. concerning town
roads, No. $50 A. concerning fire escapes;
and bridges; No 400 A. concerning Of
fetal bonds; Nos. 80 A and 1916 A. proceed
ings in justice courts; No. 512 A, relating to
criminal cases; No. 5i6 A, relating to in
quests; No. SIT A. relating to inqutsts; No
SCI a, concerning dependent children; No
534 A, concerning town roads; No. 636 A,
concerning ex-state treasurers; No OBS "A,
relating to liens. No. 64S A. relating
relating to highways; No. 716 A, relating to
insurance companies; No. 300 S., concern
ing accident insurance companies; No: $50 5,
sn1. tf,v inf
resolution for a constitutional amendment
to do away with the state census was or
dered to third reading. There was good
deal OF confusion when the vote on Mr..
Lambersons census resolution was taken
and Mr.. Burdick moved reconsideration
of the vote because the question was not
understood. The vote was recOnSidered and
Mr.. Burdick made speech against the pas
sage of the bill, asserting that since 1t
would make an apportion,5ment possible on; only
the northern part of the state. which was
increasing in population very rapidly Mr..
Lamberson defended his resolution on the
ground of economy, stating that the census
work was in part duplicated 10y. the com,
missioner of statistics Mr.. Burdick replied
tistics was of account 1t was we'll rec
ognized. he said. that the office was a bar
nace on the state that might y Well be
was to be dispensed with it had better be his
work. He thought that the resolution was
false ha M sPIke R agnhs5
had said and contending that a portion of
the people should not be deprived of just
berson said that his resolution would wipe
out $4,000 of useless expenditure, to which
Mr.. Burdick replied that he did not care
how much was wiped out so long as the bare
enumeration was left. Mr.: Iawkey moved
to re-refer the matter to the committee on
state affairs. but the motion was lost. The
resolution was then voted down. The
Assembly then took Il recess until $50 p. m.
At the evening session. the committee on
clas hrGpdrtsd far s h nt b for Fe
cciety The cost will be $4,000 and to ease
the treasury the appropriation will be Ii-
Available in 1897: IN executive session the
Assembly committee on assessment AID
collection of taxes disposed of two bills
discussion and agitation than any other meas
ures introduced at this session of the vs..
Gons N1bohm he Of F
the close of the time for shutting out new
business, and which appears on the files as
church property within the state was on
of the bills. The other measure No All A.
was introdu;sd by Mr. l EatoH and It's nr ,2
EXCEPT that it exempts one-fourth of al
acre of land and church buildings to the
nous in the opinion that both bills be in
definitely postponed and so repaired The
same committee reported the C'Neil bill for
the appointment of commission to codify
me tax laws OF the state and report Il bill
at the mex; session Of the Legislature. The
co::4mittee is empowered to report any Pill
relating to exemptions they may wish. An
Important bin was favorablY reported by the
committee on insurance. banks and banking.
A substitute for Mr.: Davdson's bill No. 10.
creating fine Office of bank examiner for
the state and requiring banks to make re-
ports, is the measure reported. The sub
stitute by the committee empowers the
state treasurer with the consent of the gov
ernor' to- appoint the examiner instead of
the governor. as was provided in the orig
ina. bill His term of office is to be for five
years at a salary of $4,000. He is also en-
DO we red to appoint deputy at salary Of
$4,000 and such other clerks as may be neces-
sary. All banks are to- be examined am
nually and specia, exarninations are to be
made mt the discretion of the examiner. A
fec of SD is to be charged for the eXamina-
tiou of banks having capital stock of So.
600 or less. and the fee is TO vary from that
sum to $50. which is the maximum fee. and
is to be charged banks having capital
storR of $500. 600 ana over
Madison. Wis. April lin the Assembly
the committee on education reported the Su-