Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-04-07

and Mr.. Franks bill reducing the rate of
! interest on tax sale certificates: MIR. Halls
| anti-pasS resolution was on the calendar,
but was made special order for the 31st.
| When Mr.. DavidSOnS bill to express COM
pane$ was reached he offered t substitute
! tute to be printed. resolution was ADOPT
ed giving Mr.. Wipperman authority to in
troduce a bill which makes train-wrecking
| punishment. The Assembly bill to levy
state tax for 1897 and 1888 was on the cal
! purpose was special order the bill went
over. Mr., Eaton's two prison labor bills
! recess until 80 O'Clock this evening.
/ The evening session of the Assembly on
the 3Oth was devoted to consideration OF
the bill authorizing state tax levy of $40
| of q mill. The principal speech was made
| by Assemblyman A. r. Hall Mr.. Hall did
not oppose the bill for a state tax levy.
| He said that he thought it might have been
avoided had it been taken up earlier But
he had been informed that the state treas
| ury was without funds, and the bill al
lowed the state treasurer to borrow from
the trust funds to replenish the general
fund, he would not oppose the measure.
With this prelude Mr. Hall developed his
line OF argument, his contention being that
| if the express, telegraph and railway cor
! poratons are taxed on fair and equitable
| basis, more than the amount OF money re-
| CURED to pay the running expenses of the
state government could be raised He said
| that the people of Wisconsin are paying
over $1.OO0.O0O more than it costs the peo-
| pie of Iowa for the same railway service
He wanted nothing, he said, but what was
| just, fair and right. He said he was pur-
| sued by the railway lobbyists and maligned
| rs a who hated the railroads. This
| was not so, and his action i'll the past did
not warrant the charge. In concluding, he
said that all he wanted was to get the facts
| before the Legislature, so that some steps
| might be taken to remedy what he thought
| to be great wrong.
In the Assembly on the 31st Mr.. Hindes
| introduced u resolution providing for
| standing committee to watch the university
and report to the Legislature. The state
| tax bill was taken up and passed after be-
ing amended so as to make the amount Of
the tax definite The words mot to eA
| ceed" were cut out. leaving the tax Ito
| Mr.. Taylors bill relating TO the license fees.
of railroads in which Mr.. Hall and Mr.. Nc
| Grath expressed their views on the subject
| of the Senate amendment to relieve the
| Green Bay road from the operation OF the
| bill The amendment was cOncurred in.
| Under suspension of the rules a bill was
| Dane county to vote in the coming judicial
election. 4 resolution was adopted to give
| Mr.. Mss the right to introduce depart
passed. No. 81 A condemnation of lands
for boulevards,, etc; No 223 a, amending
| the pharmacy law; No. 227 A, relating TO
! assignments and insolvency proceedings;
| No 242 A, for appointment of agents OF
! the dairy and food commission; No. 81 :.
enacting a fish and game law; No. 10 ).
| acquiring lands for state rifle range; No.
205 $. amending law relating to Wisconsin
| y
uty and assistant district attorneys: No. 3O4
! ), relating TO appeals to the Supreme court;
| No. 3l6 $, legaliZing acts of Charles f.
Krebs, police justice and justice of the
| peace: No. 33l s. relating TO acquiring land
! by right of eminent domain, No. $40 ),
amending law relating TO admission TO the
| bar Mr. AnSOnS amendment 10 Senator
| Green's eminent domain bill, adopted the
night before, was reconsdered and the word
| land stricken out so that the railroads
can condemn lard within the city but not
| eff
| substitute bill 10 tax express companies was
! taken up on motion Of its author and after
/ Il sharp debate was ordered engroSSed and
read third time Under suspension Of the
| rules Mr.. Langes bill to protect Lake De
Nevue in Fond du Lac county. was passed.
| Among the bills ordered engrosSed were the
bill increasing the appropriation of the
| State Historical society to $1,000. Mr..
! True's bill to transfer the Agricultural So
| ciety mortgages to the trust funds. and Mr.
! Billiards. bill amending the law creating
| state board of arbitration. The following
| bills were killed: Joint resolution No Il
! A, relating to a system of land registration
! and providing for publication of report of
same; No. 49, A, regulating employment of
| labor; No. 400 4, relating to corporate
bonds; No. sos A. imposing tax on collat
| eral legacies and successors; No. GIL a. re-
lating TO railroads a resolution was adopt
! ed by rising vote expressing sorrow at
| the death of ex-senator Cameron.
| After three hours debate the Assembly
| on the night of the 3ISt voted down the
! judiciary committees substitute for the Hall
| resolution for constitutional amendment
and after call of the House the original
! resolution was ordered to third reading
| by vote of &c to 30. The bill had come
| back 10 the Assembly from the judiciary
! committee with a substitute to prohibit
| me.b of the Legislature from receiving
| passes and to increase their salaries from
| $500 to $1,000. Four members of the COM
| mittee-MessrS. Flett, Tucker, Wipperman
and Harvey dssented from the committee
report and urged the adoption of the
| original resolution.
Speaker Buckstaff stole a march on the
| ,t,.
| through the Assembly an amendment to
Senator Green's street car taxation bill,
stores the old law. II the amendment is
not killed in the Senate the street railway
companies will hereafter have to- pay taxes
as they did before the passage of the fam
Gus law OF two years ago Senator Green's
bill increased the tax of the companies to
| ~ per cent. on the first $3.50 oc of the
gross receipts, 2h per cent. of the receipts
| above $250r000 and up to Sl50,OOO, and 80
per cent. the receipts above $E5U,000.
| 1t had passed the Senate and WAS ON the
Assembly calendar for third reading Some
time before the bill was reached Speaker
Buckstaff called Mr. Arson to the chair and
| took his place upon the floor When the
| bill was reached he sent up three amend
| ments, which were adopted. The fight on
the Pere Marquette statue removal began
on the floor of the Assembly, when DR.. Cla
| son offered a resolution calling upon the
committee ON federal relations to fmme6ti-
! ately report the Pere Marquette memorial
| without recommendations AT the meeting
| the committee reported a substitute for the
| Rusk and Fairchid bills, providing for pac-
| ing both statues in Statuary hail, but say
ing. nothing about the Pere NaEquette
| statue, somebody having suggested that
| plan as way out of the difficulty confront
| ing the Legislature. and it was that action
| which stirred up the fuss. Mr.. Ray Thought
it was very unusual proceeding to call the
| ayes and noes on such a resolution and he
| suggested an amendment to instruct the
| committee to report the resolution IN the
| evening with without recommendations.
| His motion prevailed and the nays were
not called After a fight over the Pere
| Marquette statue memorial the Hindes reso-
| lution creating a permanent university in
vestigating committee on education, and
| the following bills were passed: No. 81 A,
relating to- improvements IN cities of the
! first class; No 332 A, limiting passenger
! rates on certain railroads. No. 1873 A, COM
mission to utilize the forest resources OF the
/ state No. 34S A, reducing rates of interest
on tax certificates in cities of first and sec
ond classes; No. 36S A, for purchase toc and
distribution of sugar beet seed: No. 406 A,
regulating the granting of franchises; No
423 A, for the annual publication of rail
way maps; No. 456 A, relating to union
school district of Monroe; No. 562 A, relat-
ing to subscription of railroad stock and
| 20 amending iOcOrDOra-