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mills on the property of the STATE.
Mr.. Hall offered an amendment, sub
shutting may" for shall in rela-
ton to the action OF the county boards
in designating county roads. Mr..
True spoke for the bill, but did not
oppose the amendment which was
adopted.
Madison, March 25.-Il the senate
Hills were passed or concurred Ia as
follows: Relating to hotels and inns.
making more stringent the provision
for punishment of dead beats, and
213a providing against adulteration Of
foods and drugs. Bills were killed
Providing compensation for members
of the state board of health, and Great
ing a state board of civil service com
missioners. Perhaps the ablest and
most vigorous speech made in the SEM
ate chamber this session was that Of
Senator Whitehead against the indefin-
lite postponement of his bicycle baggage
bill. The measure went over for the
day.
In the assembly the special committee
that has investigated the charges made
by Dr. G.. E. Seaman of Milwaukee
that Assemblyman Frink was guilty OF
venal conduct in connection with the
medical bill, reported all the evidence
in the case and found that there be
ing no material testimony at hand To
corroborate the charge, your committee
is unanimously of the opinion that the
evidence is insufficient to justify further
proceedings in the matter" The Bax-
ter resolution giving the Wisconsin de-
partment G. A. r., quarters in the
capitol was concured in. Assembly
bills were passed Relating to actions
for damages for newspaper libel; 131,
authorizing counties to maintain indus
trial schools, and 400, restricting the
sale of liquor near the Milwaukee ma
tOnal home. Mr.. Mosher continued
his warfare on the law by which
southern Wisconsin counties are taxed
to aid in the support of north Wiscon-
sin counties He said that q counties
paid 1928 900 annually more than they
received and in the twelve years the
law had existed they had paid an excess
of a million dollars. The bill was in
definitely postponed, "a to 80. Senator
Austins joint resolution for final ad-
journment April "A brought at least
half dozen members to their feet like
shot and the proposition was killed
unanimously.
Madison, March 26-In the senate
the Whitehead bicycle baggage bill met
met death by vote of II to IA Senator
Green's bill providing for the taxation
of street railway companies, ! 1-2 per
cent. on all roads an increase of 80
per cent. was passed,
In the assembly the com
mittee on public health having
reported adversely on the bill for
bidding the sale Of cigarettes to minors
the vote being to DIR. Clason
offered a substitute requiring a $500
license from any one selling cigarettes.
The Hurd bill, APO, requiring the full
formula of all patent medicines to be
put on the bottles was killed Other
house bills killed were: Giving
bounty on beet sugar: granting the
state agricultural society aid of 81 GOO
a year even of liquor sold on the
grounds when the fair is not being
held; requiring railways to give passes
to state officers judges, chiefs of police,
etc, and Outlawing trusts The
Merrill resolution for an amend
ment 10 The constitution doing away
with The state census each 5 ye2fs was
passed unanimously. II such an
amendment is adopted by the people,
the state will thereafter rely on the
decennial federal census. Assembly
bills We're passed; Authorizing county
aid in the improvement of highways,
permitting counties to get surety com
panies as bondsmen for counties Of
GERS, and making it as much a crime
"a do damage to electric or cable lines