Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

in the schools of the state; 375 (True),
to appropriate sf13,332 to the trust
funds to reimburse loans to the State
Agricultural society; $40 (Bullard), pro-
viding for a board of arbitration and
Cancellation; $50 Hurd). amending the
law relating to telegraph and telephone
companies.
Madison, April SIN the senate the
Hall anti-pass resolution was
read and referred to the committee
on judiciary. Senator Stout's joint
resolution for a constitutional amend
ment making a change in the office Of
state superintendent was adopted as
amended. By its provisions the super
intendent shall be elected in the same
manner md at the same time as JUS
tees Of the supreme court; his term is
made two years, to begin the first Mon
day in July. Senator Davis bill, 1903,
to prevent corrupt practices in elections
limit expenses Of candidates, ETC., came
up as special order. Senators Austin
and McMullen opposed it while it was
favored by Senators Roehr, Whitehead
and Stout The bill passed, % to s,
those in opposition being Senators
'--s-:~ Burke, McMullen, Pierce, Phil
lips Solliday, Whitman and YOumans.
Senator Timme, who becomes fifth
auditor of the treasury, rendered his
resignation from the senate shortly be-
fore adjournment. He thanked tn
presiding officers and the members of
the senate for their many acts of
friendship and kindness and said he
would be glad to meet any Of them
if they came to Washington. The Cla-
son medical bill, No. 235a, to regulate
! the practice of medicine and surgery,
was advanced to a third reading. Sen
ator Withee introduced a bill requ ring
| the regents of the university to report
to the legislature. Assembly bill, 338
| Mss, providing for a commission to
! prepare plan for protecting the forest
| resources of the state, was cOncurred
in, "a to 4. Senator Burke's motion
to reconsider the vote by which the
| Wylie anti-pool bill was concurred in
was lost by an almost unanimous vote
In the assembly the Barnum Tesolu-
ton requiring the members to give up
all their railway passes, brought from
Mr.. Hindes motion to lay it on the
table. Messrs. Barnum, McGrath and
i Frink spoke for the resolution and
Messrs. Flett, Ray, Billiard, Merriman
| w. A. Jones and Hall against it. Mr.
! Jones doubted the good faith of the
members who wanted the return of
passes, and to put them to the test
he was willing to surrender his passes
! Then, with dramatic effect, he handed
a packet of passes to a page, who
amid an Outburst Of applause carried
! it to the chief clerk. None others fol
| lowed suit. There was some debate on
Mills bill, No. SIS, which regulates the
nomination Of candidates. Mr. LANCE
had offered an amendment permitting
the common councils of the cities af-
fected to determine whether or not
they should adopt the provisions of the
bill for their local elections Of next
year. Mr.. Lewis offered as a substitute
essentially his bill, No 5SOa, which is
endorsed by Mr.. La Toilette, and
which is much more sweeping in its
! provisions than the other. It was
ruled out of order by the speaker be-
cause a bill already before the house
could not be substituted for another
also there. Mr.. w. A. Jones favored
the Lewis bill, as being the better, but
was for the Mills bill just the same.
That bill was then ordered to a third
reading by a large majority and the
LANCE amendment killed. The
Lewis bill was then killed. The
Flett bill defining bicycles as
was interrupted by a recess.