Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-03-25

work very far advanced indeed When
the lower house is up in its work the
situation is very hopeful, and that it is
in that condition is apparent from the
fact that only 260 bills are yet in the
hands OF committees. During the past
week the assembly acted on about
so bills per day. If it keep up this clip
it will get away with nearly the whole
batch OF 200 by Saturday And the
senate will doubtless keep easily
abreast Of it.
When Speaker Buckstaf let the gavel
fall in the assembly Monday
evening at $50 o'clock, 25 mem
bers were absent. Rev, j. w. Coch-
nm offered the invocation. Among
the petitions received were two urg
ing the passage of assembly bill sos
prohibiting the licensing Of saloons
within a half mile of the university.
Clerk Novel; made his weekly re-
port Of the condition Of business which
Was as follows; Assembly bills intro
duced and referred, 636; assembly bills
referred, 49, senate bills rerelerred, 2;
total 500. Bills reported, 500, bills
now in committees, 260; total, S29.
The clerk reported the condition of
assembly bills as follows; In committee,
lg3; indefinitely postponed, 234 passed
assembly, 1879; pending, 70; concurred in
by senate. II: nonconcurred in by SEN
ate. 9 pending in the senate, SO.
Mr. Mosher offered a resolution call
ing for the appointment by the chair of
a committee of three to investigate and
report on the amount OF money raised
by the mill tax for school purposes
since 1885 The resolution was lost
by the close vote OF 81 70 80. Assem-
Dlyman Mosher introduced early in the
session a bin providing that no coun-
~ shall receive more for school pur-
poses out of the EiU tax than that
county has raised. This bill was rec
commended for indefinite pOstponement
by the committee on taxes. Its
chairman. Mr.. Treat, representing
Green county, was expected to favor
ne bill inasmuch as the same would
nave resulted in q net profit TO this
county of 2.79l 80 according TO the
fgures taken from the report of the
tate treasurer FOR the year 1896.
Dane county paid in S1O69 IL more
than it got back in 90 Mr.. Mosher
says that in the year Of 1896 alone 43
.ounties received s123,322.3 80 more
han they raised by taxes for school
PURPOSES. Among the counties that
were drawn upon to pay more thah
hey received were the poor counties OF
Florence. Forest, Iron, Oneida ana
Villas. Rich counties like Brown
Chippewa. Crawford Door Dun, Eau
Claire Grant. and others, have been
living upon the fat fried cut OF such
IMPOVERISHED counties as Iron and
Villas The condition that existed
YEARS ago and prompted the passage oil
That law. Mr. Mosher says does not
nzis. today Mt Mosher further says
mat the voting down of his resoiu-
on viii not stop the warfare against
The principle which permits one coun-
Sy to educate its youth at the expense
Ut another. and there is no question
that either the same or a similar reso-
Htlan will be introduced in the senate
within the next few days. Mr..
N1sher and his friends do not intend
20 abolish the one-mi]l tax but claim
that each county should raise a one
mill tax for its own schools, thereby
arrying out The principle OF equal
taxation Tor school purposes
A Joint resolution was adopted 10
allow Mr.. Overlook to introduce a bill
p, permit William Schneider to build
iock at Green Bay.
On motion Of Mr. Wheeler senate bill
No. 30, relating to the fees OF tie
state bank examiner, was ordered re-
,alled from the senate. The senate
lad adjourned before the assembly
asked for the recall Of the bill ana
Mr. Wheeler's subsequent motion for
.ae1nsideratinn Of the vote refusing
occurrence was laid over until TO-DAY
There was long calendar ar
aneed for Monday evening, but an aa-
uument was taken before the reeu-
ar order was gone through with
SENATE.
Rev. II. D. Ramp opened the session
70 the senate Monday evening with
prayer Lieut.. Gov Baensch presided
me calendar was brief and few commit
'a reports We're received.
One Bill COncurred In.
assembly bin No. 49, (Bufngton)
ai.ne jurisdiction to certain lands in
aid Claire to the United States for
ala. building was c9ncmred in
senate Bin Killed
50 259 .Deyos) permitting the city
Milwaukee TO acquire lands for the
sileition of garbage and % issue bonds
e 5- was Killed.