Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22

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| bills providing for the appointment Of
/ railroad commissioners and prescribing
1 their duties. The gentleman from
| Dunn made another severe onslaught
| on railroads, but met with scant sup
4 port and his bills went down in a
manner calculated to discourage any
/ spirit less domitable Messrs. w. A
Jones, Mss, Peteron and Latta spoke
\ against the bills, claiming that Wis
! consin has less need of railroad legisla.
/ ton than any other western state
| The bills were thereupon indefinitely
postponed by vote of 50 to :, the
/ dissenting votes being by Messrs Bech-
/ tel, Davidson, Edwards, Goodell, Hall
Mcdonald and Wolff Mr.. McGrath s
1 bill, No. 1S3a, establishing a reforma-
| tory for minor offenders between -
ages Of l6 and Is years, was recon-
mended for passage 1t appropriate
/ SIS 600
Naeiftn, April 15,-In the senate
! the assembly resolution for the ap-
/ pointment Of a committee on recess
was concurred in and Senator's Austin,
Batter, Mills and Whitehead were cp-
4 pcLted. Senate bills We're passed:
NJ. 2SS Davis, continuing the one
] fifth mil tax to the university for he
next two years; 391 Dayis), to prevent
combinations of fire insurance com
pcnles; SO (Tre), authorizing county
aid for highway Improvements; and
1853 PetersOn) relating to compensa-
tion of delegates to state fair. The
Judiciary committee submitted a joint
re! Ciution providing for a constitu-
t.Cral amendment authorizing the next
legislature to call a convention for a
revision Of the state constitution. Tho
judiciary committee recommended for
inGefinate rOsJponement Mr. HaWs
joint resolution, No. Sa, prohibiting the
use Of railroad passes and telephone,
telegraph and express franks by mem
bers Of the legislature. Senator Den
nett made a spirited and successful
fight for bill No. 369s, appropriating
$4,000 for the improvement of the gov
enors home, which was passed under
suspension of the rules, notwithstand-
ing an adverse committee report. There
was a redhot debate on bill No. 454a.
to prohibit sectarianism in the public
schools. II had been favorably recon-
mended and was up for advancement
to third heading Senators LamoreuX
and Austin vigorously opposed the bin
and Senators Baxter and Roehr just as
vigorously supported it. Finally it was
killed. The joint committee on claims
pursuant to joint resolution No. 60
made a partial report, and promised a
full detailed report today. The report
is as follows; Bills referred to COM
mittee, III; reported for indefnate
postponement, Al; reported for passage,
Ga; amount of appropriations asked by
senate bills, $1,94S,835.3O; amount of
appropriations asked by assembly bills,
$406, 677.79; total, S2,355, $1,000; deduc-
lions made by committee, $546, 3G3,51;
amcunt of appropriation of bills report
ed for passage. $1S09 1888 This Is
$50 ,62S,40 less than the appropriations
made in 1895.
The WeIton bill applying civil SER
vice rules 10 the police and fire depart
merits of cities came from the com
mittee on cities amended in such a way
as to have it go into effect immediate
" on its passage and publication in
stead Of May 1, as originally provided
Mr. Cashin offered an amendment eX-
empting the cities of Madison, Wausau
and Stevens Point, and Mr.. Barnum
spoke in favor Of its adoption de-
clarng that his city, Wausau, wanted
no such law. Mr. Buckstaff and Mr.
Ray spoke against the amendment,
while Mr.. Tucker said that, if it was
good measure, it should take effect at
once. The amendment was lost, 3S to
10. The bill was ordered to third
reading Then Mr. Tucker made a
motion 10 suspend the rules and put
the bill on it's concurrence This pre-
vailed. So to II, the negative being
Messrs. Barnum, Bechtel Bullard,
Cashin, Edwards, Frink, Froehlich,
Gavin, Iange, Maertz Piummer Pola-
check. Sweetlng. Thomas and Wiper
man Mr.. Barnum again attacked the
bill. denounciug civil service reform
with yehemence. as an undemocratic
. institution tending toward mon
Iartbv. The bin was concurred in 40
10 rs. and went back to the senate for
action on the amendments The
cgfcs accepted by this bill are Madison,
liza Crosse. Oshkosh, Superior, Racine.
shebuygln. Eau Claire, Green Bay,
Marine.te, Appleton, Fond du Lac,
GAINESVILLE. Ashland, and Wausau 1t
affects all the cities Of the state having
population Of over 10000, except Mil
waukce,
In the assembly after a call Of the
house the Flet bill denominatiug bicy-
.r.es baggage was killed Assembly
bills were passed Nos $40 Truel.
for the publication Of the town laws,
800 CWhealer), appropriating $4,000 fol
each Of the next two years for geo
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