The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-14
IN THE BADGER STATE
LATEST NEWS FROM POINTS IN
WISCONSIN.
Weeks Doings of the Lawmakers at
Madison Condensed---The Railroad In
vestigation Bill will Not Down-May
Have to Pay Up.

The assembly has passed the Dill ap-
propriating $4,000 for the purchase of
grain as seed for the fire sufferers and
eoncurred in the measure providing for
uniform rate of taxation on steam
boats and other vessels. The bill appro-
priating 81, 900 to the State Dairymen's
association and the measure drafted by
that body for the prevention of adult
teration and deception in the sale and
manufacture of dairy products was or
dered to third reading after some dis
/ cussion. Mr.. Halls resolution for the
appointment of a committee to inveSti-
gate the earnings of the Chicago &
Northwestern and the Chicago, MilWau.
kee & ST. Paul railroad companies was
made the special order for Tuesday
next The committee on claims reported
unanimously in favor of the bill to es-
tab1ish a home for the feeble minded.
1t appropriates 500, 900 for the purpose.
The senate has passed the bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the purchase by the
state of the relics of the late Gen. Bal,
ley A substitute to Senator Putnam's
Joint resolution for an investigation OF
the several departments, with view
was adopted. 1t extends the scope of
| the work so as to include legislative
offices and also the various state insti-
| buttons. The committee is to report at
the session two years hence. Gov. Up
ham has appointed the following COM
mittee to attend to the provisions made
in the bill appropriating $4,000 for the
erection of monuments to wisconsin
soldiers on the Chickamauga battle
! field: Col. e. c.. Timm, Kenosha; Maj.
| ]. H. Woodwork, Waupaca; Col. ]. t.
Rice, Burlington.
| An investigation into the earnings OF
| the railroads of the state, with view
| to finding out whether the state is re-
ceiving all the taxes it should receive,
will be made. The assembly has SO de-
cided after the longest and liveliest tilt
Of the session. Those opposed to the
measure tried every conceivable means
to delay it's consideration. Mr. Hall,
who introduced the resolution, spoke at
some length in it's favor. He explained
his attitude and believed that the earn
| ings of the companies would bear in
vestigation. Mr.. Lamberson led the OPP
position. The speaker ruled the resolu-
ton out of order and said he would let
whether it would receive it. This the
house did, and, after filibustering, the
resolution was passed by nearly unan-
Imous vote. The Officer -blacklisting
bill, prohibiting conspiracy between en-
ployers to prevent persons from securing
employment, was killed. The bill re-
curing parents to cause their children
to be vaccinated before they attain the
of will Lo cd
passage by the senate committee on
public health and safety The same
committee will report favorably upon
the measure appropriating $1,000 annu-
ally to the state board of health for the
purpose of examining the drinking wa
ter of the state The Notbohm church
taxation bill came up before the assem-
bly, committee on assessment and col
lection of taxes last week. Rev. d. B.
Cheney Of Racine, ex-president Of the
A. P. A.; City Clerk Anderson of Mill
waukee, Assemblyman Notbohm and
others spoke in favor of the BILL which
exempts property under the value of
$40, 900. Ex-Secretary Of State Peter J.
Doyle of Milwaukee, and Attorney Hal
sey OF Milwaukee, opposed the measure,
The measure for the establishment of
an intermediate industrial reformatory
and appropriating $200,00 therefor was
recommended unfavorably by the as
sembly committee on charitable and
penal institutions. The measure to inn
prove the popular Waukesha summer
resort region will probably pass, the
assembly judiciary committee having
so recommended. The bill authorizes
the Oconomowoc Lake Waterway and
Improvement company to connect The
streams in Waukesha county by canals.
After a lengthy debate the joint reso-
luton providing for a constitutional
amendment making sheriffs eligible for
reelection passed the senate by a close
vote. The committee on railroads re-
ported for indefinite postponement the
bill requiring companies to increase
train crews.
The O'Neill bill providing for the es.
tablishment Of a board Of arbitration to
settle differences between employers
and employees passed the assembly with
scarcely dissenting voice. Mr.. Treats
bill providing for the treatment of inc
briates in Kelley cure Institutes came
up for passage in the assembly. An
amendment providing that no system
of treatment could have a monopoly Of
the matter was OHereQ by MI. f1dnke,
and the measure and amendment were
again referred to the committee on
charitable and penal institutions. The
committee on claims will report favor
ably, with an amendment, the appropri-
alton bill for the normal schools Of the
state and providing for levying a tax
of one-fifth of a mill for the construc-
ton of the seventh normal school, The
amendment cuts the appropriation from
B84, 700 to $4,000. The assembly bill APP
propriating 100000 to the Industrial
School for Girls at Milwaukee, for i'm
provements, will be reported for con-
currence. The bill appropriating $780,,
300 for the erection of an intermediate
prison was killed by the assembly. The
Clark bill for the esta blishment of a
home for the feeble minded, and appro-
priating 100000 therefor was ordered to
a third reading.
Thursday. March 2.
The assembly laid on the table on
senate bill to retire justices of the SUI
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