The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-04-24
TIE LEGISLATURE,
nate.

ninda' SHii'puN Nlthln section 81. which in
sin'cH ihe territory around the south C,at
dLa auJacent to the east and west lines y
me grounds at Milwaukee. The srIltStftrt
~ NI'lof BefE"rS labor bill, reported h,
.iir committee on state affairs was afnn+ai
tle president casting the deciding yotr I'm
lhe biil was refused engrossment ana mir,
atd,iiIS by = Notc Of - to j.. When Sen
atoF bennett : bill. No. 80 : proyifiinr 70
the taxation of watcrworkS on tLrir 7rau
earnings, came up for cngrossment and fhir,
IrahthS, senators Burke. Conger phiIlin.
anu TWO or three Others offere,
- IL ,iIii'HiS 'Aemptlng their counties from
lht operations of the law Senator pnunef
Hahi me adoption of these amendment.
would defeat the purpose of the bilI, and i
Mnuid be better to XIII 1t. The amendment,
rNeniptIng several counties were killed an,
Tue biI ordered to en"rosSmcut and thir,
SS|1'aiISIib S.iS TO j.. joint resolution by
''hiInf Stout was adopted permitting Son
ater Neiton 10 Introduce bill relative r.
uiHian% IN Dane county. 4 similar reso!u
taon Vas passed to permit Senator Devos tC
No 6s s vetod by fc over2or r2 IA' TP pace a@ 1
nile ,l,i' on claims. by unanimous consent. in
lioduced 4 bill to provide SD week com
pcnSation for the cIergymen who Inv.
Opened the sessions with prayer The com
ihIItct On public health and sanitation re
n"Ltt'i ~ Ior concurrence the Hurd an:-cigar
clte, pm. Which has been passed hy he As
stmbIy. The Senate refused to concur. in
rit hHH7eh,biE amendment To b3ll No 30 :
requiring bakeries To be kept in a sanitary
r"iiiItivh The amendment cut ont the pro.
SION winch prohibits closets ash hgapS
el' IN proximity to bakeries ASSeuli,l, :,
man iieatS bill. No. t99 ~ prohibiting sl.
i"0hs on section - adjacent to the Soldiers
nome was up for cngroSSment and third
reading, but the Senate killed il without
dIScu>Sion-2i 10 s. There was another tip
N".V.lt 10 lion the question of appr0.
prtatlhG >Hr tSluo each to the apportion.
ment rommittee Of 1885. president taoIst.h
S|Si 81 the deciding vote in it1 favor and the
hitl WAS advanced. Eighteen bills three of
Mnl'n were passed by the Assembly We're
Killed; They include five of the new iusur-
ahc1 .i1 RlIlS Introduced to take the place of
thc tllCke code. also the Dane county drain
@IT * IepeAI hlIl / he balls killed were as
follows: No. 800 \. relating to steam en-.
ElntS on highways; No. 400 A. prohibfting
saloons near Soldiers home: No ti25 !, re
,alhS to powers OF state board of health
40 Ito ). providing for the taxation OF yiS
NnrkS: 80. li9 :, authorizing the erection
" ~ wares Tor insane; No. PIG :, authorizing
me hlllding of Viaducts by counties: No.
10 y. relative 10 practice of veterinary
surgery. NO. Us :, regulating practice Of
veterinary surgery; No. 24i s. repeating the
lane county drainage act; No. 253 = 10 fix
me race value of coupon bonds: No %; <
To prevent combinations of fire insurance.
companies: No. 34% :. providing for ventils-
non OF public buildings; No 800 = proyid-
ing for repairs of eXecutiye residence; No.
SO ;. TO 2mend the Eau claire charter: No.
.iAI : to project rights Of holders of in
sufdhce policies: No. tN2 :, to provide for
Investigations Of suspicious fires: No 2S2
). to prohibit discrimination in insurance
contracts; No ;&:i ), relating to valuation
examination of insurance companies. on
motion Of Senator Baxter the bill providing
Tor payment of ministers for opening Sts-
SlonS with prayer WAS passed under SrS-
pension: Senator Stebbirs alone voting no
ON motion of Senator Austin bill No t;51 :
ccdlhcation OF village laws. was passed un-
der suspension Under permission OF y
Joint resolution Senator WclJon introduced
bill to rc-enact a chapter of the laws Of
lSS3 !" protect fish in Dane county. Sen
ator i,ennG:t moved to reconsider the Vote
killed. and that the motion lie over. II
WAS 50 ordered.
The Senate session was held a+ : u, m
on the l4rh 70 make room for Il concert nj
H.%ht- No. :iN3 ). relating 10 enforcement
OF iu:al Judgment against insurance COM
panieS, was laid over The chair appointed
- Senate members of the committee t0 Wis
ii the National guard cucampment MeSSrS
Mills aud Thaycr. The IIurd bill to regjI-
late the sale OF cigarettes was, on motion OF
ME SoliidaY referred to the judiciary COM
mittec.
Th" committee on agriculture reported
fav"rably t" the Senate on the 10Th the
bill TO prevent the spread of the San lose
claims. The joint commitLe" on claims re-
ported No. 119 :, the bill to prevent com
prtiftye convict labor in the state prison.
without rCcommtndatiCu The bill author
armory was reported for Indefinite post
poucmCnt. Til" state civil service bill and
the OH Ia provide LDF Il bDdrQ bI legislative
visitors for the university We're also re-
ported for indefinite poStpGuemont. The
joint committee on claims, pursuant to
Joint resolution No. 90. mad" Il partial Ic-
port. and promised fun detailed report
on the 18th. The reports l.; rs follows:
lilIS referred tp committee, III: reported
Tor indefinite poStpGn"mcnt, Il: reported
for passage. -. Amount of appropriations
asked by senate bills >l.9lS S{5.:iO: amount
of appropriations asked by Assembly bills.
$ SfuG.GI1.I9: total. $2.2,5-512.og; deductions
mad" by committee; S2+6.''";'.2l: amount OF
appropriation Of bills reported for passage.
5 800 1Ip.-S. This Is $50 t2S. 20 less than
tn" appropriations made in 1S4I Senator
ncvoS introduced a new bill to take tn"
place Of the one vetoed hy the governor
cNcmpting park hands from taxation. The
president appointed aS Senate members Of
III" committee t" fix date for recess Sen
atorS Austin, Baxter Mills and Whitehead.
HpUortiurmcEt committee" II 1880. WAS
passed with eight dissenting votes son
son. Soliday. Stout. Wheclan, loumanS.
Bills were passed as follows: Ne. -NN :,
the 1-5-mill tax for the state
university. It provides that onc-foUrth of
the money realized shall go IL tn" depart
mcut Of mechanics and engineering. 5000
to the summer school and $1,000 10 tn" Pur
chase Of books for the law library; No. 80
X dptuchiug territory from Forest county
and creating the town OF CaVour: No. 30
:. relating To struck jurteS; No. 30 :, to
enforce payment Of claims by Insurance
y
holders in mutual fire insurance companies;
No. sol :. to prevent combinations II iir"
Insurance companies; No. 30 :. relating
To tollbridgc III tn" city Of BoSc"hcI: No
Df \. authorizing county aid in county i'm
~. .sS2 \. relating to county
all for bridges, No. :;-I,5 \, relating to com
Of delegates To state fairs: Ne.
ni9 \. authorizing telegraph and telephone
lines within the limits of highways. AS-
hraUS' bill, No. 1876 \. r"duc-
Ing til" exemptions Of earnings OF married
a re-.
ported by the Senat" Judiciary committee
FOR u-CouCUrroUc". senator hnchr argued
for the passage of the bill and moved that
il be laid over until evening II WAS :"
ordered Mr. TrUcS bill. No. :}IN y. pro
yiding for the reorganization of the state
Agricultural society hy til" creation OF
until the evening session. after an amend
tpeut offered by Senator Pierce that the
bill take effect January, l>@S. instead OF
On passage. and another 10y senator Aus
tin Keeping the fair in Milwaukee county
Assembly bills We're killed
lS follows. No. ;;tN A. to reduce the rate
II interest on tax sale certificates: No. ~
\. authorizing the acquisition OF tollroadS
ly the city of Milwaukee and the issue u
bonds No. ,.9l y. relating I" abstracts OF
it'll NJ. 40 \, relating 10 trust com
pauirS: No. ~ \. CunferriuG the privilege
II gathering ice on owners OF hhE'liH-
lands. Nu. -,02 \. relating to practice m
circuit courts The bill authorizing the
Baptist state convention 10 chang" its nam"
was killed because il was found 10 he IN
one Of the new insurance
bills, Nr 50 ). providing for the enforce
mcut Of the collections of Judgments
q controversy between senators Eughr ana
against Insurance corporations, brought out
Austin senator Austin offered an amend
1-scnt striking ont the latter provision. hut
ii was lost and the bin passed to tAiTd
reading by a vote Of 12 to Il. Another of
these bills No 800 :. To protect insurers
in placing risks by prohibiting rc-inSuranc"
in unauthorized companies, was also S1u-ht
+, H,. amended hy 4 provision mat II should
not amply t. fire insurance companies. / ne
amendment was Iast-l1 10 l&-aud the blii
was ordered To eI-vu>Smcur and third read
ing The Assembly amendment 10 Senator
NtIton's bill putting the police and hrG
drnartmrut$ in cities OF the second ana
third classes on a ciyiI->cryicc system was
concurrad in Il provides that thy pres,
eat members Of the departments may hold
their places under the new regime. hIiI
No - \ relating to invalid aSSe>>TlltnfS
,.aftfti.atpS. was indefinitely postponed. Inc
labor blll No. 1Sa :. when was killed bur
Of which WAS moved by
senator bennett, came up last The son
afa voted To reconsider the vote aud II"
mn was sent nack 10 the committee oR
state affairs -,
When tne senate net on the night ot the
18Th Mr Burke moved recou>IderaIion OF