Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-29

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+ ing vessels by tonnage. Senator Austin
n ade a long speech on No. 537a, the
! Hurd anti-cigarette bill. He said that
| the senate judiciary committee had
concluded unanimously that the pro-
posed measure was unconstitutional
/ He recommended the passage OF SIS
/ the whitehead BILL which prohibits
/ the sale OF cigarettes to any person
under rs years of age Definite action
was deferred The Billiard libel bill,
| broadened a trife in the interest of
| the press, was eoncurTed in.
! Senate bills We're concurred in by the
assembly: Nos. 119s Dennet0, for the
/ appointment by the governor Of nom
| salarled commission OF 3 members to
! investigate the subject of convict labor
| and TO report TWO years hence, the
| q mmssion TO have its expenses paid;
| 2G7 (Munson), increasing the telephone
/ license from 2Ia to per cent. on
J gross earnings. The rate is TO be 8
/ per cent where the earnings are over
| Sl0O.0 900 annually and "a when under
! The senate joint resolution for a con-
stitutional convention was non-con-
/ Cured in by a unanimous vote Sen
ator Roehrs bill imposing penalties
| upon persons for making false state
ments to banks or mercantile agencies
I for the purpose Of obtaining credit
I fraudulently. was killed Mr.. Hall sue
| ceeded in having bill No. 6i6a, to vacate
/ the state park. amended SO that the
land and timber must be sold together
/ The house was in a sportiye mood at
night and refused a third reading to
No. 1855 Davis relating to assess
ment, life and accident associations
and mutual fire insurance corporations,
which was slated for concurrence. No.
39Gs tWitheel, TO require regents Of
the university 10 make reports TO the
I Legislature, led to some debate Messrs.
Tucker, McGrath and w. A Jones
] spoke for the investigation while
Messrs Hall, FLEET and Burlington OPP
posed it saying that sum lent report
is made by that body to the governor
/ The bin was non-concu1ed in No.
292s, the Sheridan drive bill, was re-
fused a third reading without debate,
Madison, April 22.--In the senate the
Hurd anti-cigareste bill brought on
another debate Senator Austin was
emphatic in opposition to it, 1t was
clearly violation of the federal con-
stitutiOn and he presented a memorial
to congress 10 have that body author
ize the states to legislate on that evil
se -
WIS laid over until evening session
Senators McGilliyray, bennett, Roehr
and Conger spoke for the bill. Sena-
tor McMullen said the state supreme
court would have nothing to do with
it and that the federal district court
Whelan said that the principle of VIC |
lating a law even for doing good was
wrong The bill was ordered to a
third reading, q to 8. By vote OF |
If to Il, the senate refused to concur in /
the Hall bin requiring poisons to be .
put in triangular red bottles. Mr.. Nc .
Grath's bill, No 1S3a. approprating .
$4,000 to establish reformatory for /
young offenders, was concurred in.
Other bills were passed or concurred in .
as follows. Nos l02a CW. A. Jones), /
regulating building and loan associa-
tons; l29a Davidson. taxing express /
companies 3 per cent on gross earn
iugs; 13la tTncker), authorizing county .
industrial schools; 2SOa (Bufington), /
relating to assessment of bank stock;
2S9a lPoacheck) to plum birg, 345a
(MerrIman), authorizing appointment
OF the tax commission; 443a (HalD, d.
recting investigation of returns made
by railroad companies, by attorney
general secretary Of state and railroad
commissioner; AHA G. j. SMITH, re-
lating to sheriffs' and other fees AS
semblyman Iegried's bill rorbidding
the transfer Of proxies by delegates to
political conventions was killed Sena-
tor Roehr brought up the specter Of
\. r. Hall again In The senate Thurs
day evening by moving that the Dunn
assenblymau's anti-pass resolution
No, Sa be- taken from the table. He
said the senate had defeated the res
o'utiou under the belief that the mat
ter would ho settled MT the coutem-
plated constitutional convention. His
motion failed N 10 70. The measure
was finally non-concurred i'm by the
same vote The senate sustained the
veto Of the governor of the NeGHtvray
anti TRUST bill Senator Yaumans
memorial to congress, II take measures
20 strengthen the uotjonal credit by
formal expression essentially for the
gold Standard. hen came mp and wa
adopted The assembly killed the senate
bills requiring the university regents
TO rapor 70 the legislature ami pertain
ing the Sheridan drive Mr.. Sweet
ing regarded MS dangerous the White
bin 229a. permitting The state board of
control TO inspect all institutions
wherein adult persons are detained
with or without their consent, or child
rem are detained without the consent Of
their parents, or legal guardians" and
made a motion for its indifnite post