Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-03-07
ASSEMBLY,.

Rev. Mr. Eggcn offered prayer In
thc assembly, after which the usual
Hood poured in petitioning against the
division of Grant county, for the sup
preston of petldling, for local option
by counties and for the limitation OF
taxes. A long and sensational petition
from residents of Oconto on the tax
question was submitted by Mr.. Frost.
The petitioners charge the timber kings
demand that taxes on pine be levied
where it Is cut rather than where
manufactured. A petition came in
from Mr.. Kimbal from convicts at
Waupun asking for the passage Of Il
Erw empowering the governor to par
Speaker Burrows presented a petition
from G. Il. Parish, Eugene Shepard,
j. G., Corscot, j. q. Brigham, Francis
Ritchie, l. G. Helm and John Dohm
against THE plan OF police and fire
commissioners in cites of the second
and third classes.
Mr. W. A. Jones presented II resolll-
ton authorizing the secretary of state.
state treasurer. attorney general and
railroad commissioner to investigate
the question of railway gross earnings
and taNaton. nhe speaker ruled 1t
out Hs new business. Mr.. Hall and
Mr.. Jones questioned the correctness
of THE ruling, Mr.. Blake offered a
resolution for the appointment of u
committee of II by the speaker to
present bill rNrrnging the judicial
circuits, mis-, too. looked like new
business. but the speaker admitted it
ami made an extended explanation
to the effect that he thus ruled because
the governor had specifically called at
tentirn to the necessity of such u rear
engagement in his message, every part
of which was old business in fact
the very oldest business before the
legislature, Mr.. Rurdick rather ques-
toned the correctness of the ruling,
whilc Mr.. ID. q. Mahoney was glad
to know that the governors message
gave to committees such wide libcr-
ty for the presentation of business.
Hall Wins the Day.
MIR. Halls assembly resolution to in
vestigute the matter OF railway earn
ingS and taxation brought from the
speaker the statement chat he would
put to the house the question as to
whether the resolution should he con
sidcred or not. He did this because,
while the resolution was doubtless
new business, he had permitted 1t to
come before the house when originally
introduced. Mr. Hall contcndrd that
his resolution was not joint altd was
not therefore governed by the JOINT
rule cutting Off new buSineSs-4tlfat II
was, In fact, house business pure and
simple and subject wlolcly to separate
assembly action. Mr., Henderson read
the resolution cutting Off new business
showing that 1t related 10 business OF
"either" house He cited a case oc
curing few days ago where thu
speaker had ruled out the Canadian
annexation resolution on the grount
THAT II was new business. Mr.. II, y
Msuhonry Thought Ii would be Il dah
geruus precedent for the assembly u
establish the fact ,tllat II cont'
not take MP aud consider any sub1eo
which II should wish to do separately
The house by vive voce voted dc
cidcd 10 admit the resolution and thel
Mr., lnanberson asked that II be re
ferpN to che railway committee. Nt
He'll declared this would be bur1al
He said he simply wanted about :
minutes 10 speak on the merits OF m
question. Mr.. lamhcrsun prompt.
moved that he be granted this priv
lerc, but Mr.. Hall replied THAT It wa
not proper To discuss measure WIN
motion was pending 70 refer IN
house declined to refer to the rai'Wa,
committee. after which Mr.. Hall the'
spoke III SOME length on his resointlol
and piled up mountain of figures =
suhstantiate hts claim that the raj
ways We're not reporting IN WILSON,
sin the amount " actual earhihs
made III them and on which The sE't
bases taxation. lie also declared ina
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