Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-05-06

ture took recess last Saturday until
August IA. Three of the vetoed bills
were introduced by Assemblyman Da-
wilson of Crawford county and were
considered OF a good deal Of i'm
portance. They are Nos. GIG, 1923 and
Sc. The first provided for the taxation
of owners and leases of palace cars,
drawing room cars and sleeping cars.
7 he rate fixed was A per cent. On re,
cepts from all actual business done in
the state. The increased revenue from
this act was estimated by Mr.. Davidson
at about $4,000 annually. Bill No. 1919
levied a tax Of A pc" cent. on the net
receipts Of express companies. This
also, it's author thought, would bring
in an increased revenue. Bill No. sc
vas designed to combine the state bank
examiners department with that of
the state treasurer. The other five
bills vetoed follow:
No 2S0a, to amend section 1861 of
the revised statutes of the state of Wis
consin, relating to the assessment of
bank stock.
No. l79a, to amend section 1889 Of
the revised statutes, relating to the as
sessinent of property.
No. 131a, to authorize counties to
build and maintain county industrial
schools.
No. ASA, to authorize Angus Meal
lister, his heirs or assigns, to construct
end maintain a dam across the Oconto
river in Oconto county, state of Wis
consin.
No. 252s, relating to bakeries and
persons employed therein.
Gov. Scofield gave out the following
official reasons for Withholding his APP
proval from these measures:
II have not made a practice OF talk
ing of my official acts, but the present
seems to be an occasion when | ought
to waive my prejudice upon the sub
| ject.
"Of the 81 bills left in my hands at
the adjournment Of the legislature on
Saturday, have vetoed 8, and when the
legislature meets in August, will trans
NIT to that body my reasons for doing
so. Some of these measures are or
such public interest and the purpose OF
them 50 meritorious, that it seems TO
me the public and the members Of the
legislature should know In advance the
reasons why the bills were not ap-
proved, in order that when the legls-
lature meets measures covering the
same ground may be introduced and en-
acted.
Among the bills Is No. elsa, an act
providing for the taxation OF owners
and lessees of palace, drawing room
and sleeping cars. The fact that in the
passing of this act in the last hours or
the session. there was disregarded the
very explicit provision of the constitu-
ton to the effect that the passage IN
either house of the Legislature OF any
law which imposes, continues or re-
news a tax, or creates debt or charge,
the question shall be taken by yeas and
nays and three-hfths of all the members
| elected to such house shall IN all su2h
cases be required to constitute
Quorum therein, makes the bill abso-
lutely worthless rs an operative law.
"This objection applies equally to
! bill No. 1884 an act to define express
con pancs and to prescribe the mode
OF taxing the same. This neglect
which is vital, striking at the very life
of both bills, can be remedied when the
legislature reconyenes.
Another bill vetoed is No. 13la, an
act to authorize counties to build ana
maintain county industrial schools
The provisions of this bill confuse, II
they do not repeal, the provisions OF
the law providing for the commitment
OF children to tn, state school Tor ae-
pendent children at Sparta, and Deslae,
DERIVES the counties Of the right TO
local legislation by making the estao-
lishment Of such county industrial
schools depend upon the approval Oh
the governor.
"Bul No 17qa. an act to amend see
ton 1899 of tie revised statutes, re-
latiug to the assessment OF proper!
which was vetoed, was evidently drawn
without regard to the provisions Of the
laws governing the assessment and col
lection OF taxes new on the statute
books, which cover the same ground
in a much wiser and more efficient
n amer.
eBIll No. 56a relating TO the duties
and powers OF the state treasurer ana
bank examiner. is open to much more
serious objections than those against
the law of 1895 which were pointed
out in my biennial message to the leg
islature. in that instead of placing the
full responsibility of bank examination
where the banking code contemplated
It should be-upon the state treasurer
divides 1t between the state treas
urer and the bank examiner, and opens
the way for making the office OF oanF
examiner much more expensive one
than 1t is at the present time
! "Bill No 2S0a, revising the statute
in relation to the assessment OF bank
stock seems to me to open the way foi
great confusion in the matter OF assess.
! ing bank property.