Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-18

tlcS was pdSseu ny party vote, LHe
democrats against.
ASSEMBLY.
During portion of the morning Mr..
Williams acted as speaker A whole
batch of communications against the
pass system was referred to Mr.. Hall
the pass resolution having already
been disposed Of Mr.. De Croft
thought the documents ought to go to
the medical committee, but the house
was peryerse to the pleasantly.
The resolution providing for final ad.
journment April 20 was laid over one
day on motion Of Mr.. ID. O. Mahoney
Mr.. Frost's bill giving liens on char.
coal TO those furnishing supplies OF
work in Door, Shawano and Oconto
counties was amended in the senare
striking out Shawano and Oconto. The
assembly concur1ed in the amendment
No Town Telephones.
The Henderson bill giving towns the
power to bond themselves to erect
telephone lines was opposed by Mr..
lIdli WIN uiNl lIoJ W tlI " lhlfc loN LIS
made liable for something the people
did not really want. Mr.. Henderson
insisted that the bill forced nothing on
the towns. 1t simply gave them the
right by vote to have telephones if
they so desired. Telephones would
be a vast convenience in the country,
giving to farmers the same privileges
enjoyed by city people. They could
ascertain without leaving home the
price of grain, hogs, etc, and thus be
relieved of long trips when the prices
are low. Mr.. Hall declared the bill
vicious, as it opened the door to sharks
to operate on the country people. The
bill was refused engrossment by a
vote of 80 to 81.
Retirement of Judges.
The bill to retire supreme court
judges on full pay after having been
on the bench ID years and after reach
ing the age of 20 years had been
amended by the judiciary committee re-
ducing the pension One-half The
house rejected this amendment. SO to
y. Mr.. Henderson said he did not
object to the amount, but to the prin-
ciple of civil pension list. ON mo-
ton of Mr.. Sandcrson the bill was
indefinitely postponed by viye voce
vote.
Mr.. IIirschinger's resolution request
L. 4,
after 8 p. III. was amended so as to
not be effective till after the legislature
adjourns, and then killed amid laugh
ter.
On motion of Mr. Bucks aft tie hous :
bill was passed which gives ma jor-
ity of the Collectors voting instead
of Il ma jority Of the electors the right
to determine the question of special
tax for establishing libraries in cities.
The Wage Exemption.
Mr.. Boncel's bill making the wage
exemption $50 instead of $50 was
tabled.
The Jcskc bill making eight hours
n maximum days work for employees
for the state or any city was killed,
33 to Is.
The Notbohm bill requiring the of
ticers of the Milwaukee iiremcn'S as
sociation to make an accounting was
ruled ont. on motion of Mr.. G. Il.
Mahoney. because as it had been re-
ported by Il committee it was new
proposition foreign to the original bill.
Big Money.
The house bill making appropriations
for the operation of the state chal'i-
able, rcformatroy and penal inStitu-
tons for the next two years, and for
making improvements. was passed.
II originally called for $943.OOO The
charitable committee cut it 500, and
the claims committee $4,000 but
added $4,000 for an electric light
plant in the capitol. As passed $3.50
600 are involved Mr.. LamberSon
sought to have the measure further
considered in order that No needless
appropriations might be made, but the
house was fearful Of delay and there
fore put the bill through.
Another house bill permitting
the erection of Il viaduct
connecting Grand avenue. Milwaukee,
with the road leading to the state
fair grounds.
4 Tax Commission.
The bill providing for Il commits
sion to revise the tax laws was OPP
posed by Mr. Finn, who thought the
expenditure needless. The bill re-
quireS the governor to appoint a com
mission of three, himself and the sec
rotary of state ex-otticio, which shall
revise the tax laws and submit its
work To the next legislature. The
members are to get sic per day. but
the entire expense involved shall not
exceed $4,000. Mr.. O'Ncill explained
the proposition, showing that an enor-
nous amount of property was now eS-
Gaping taxation, and that the people
least able To pay taxes We're paying