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

Madison, April 16. The Welton bill
putting police and dre departments
under civil service regulations, came up
in the senate on motion by Senator
Burke, To reconsider the assembly
amendment which contemplates put
ting the measure in effect at once.
The motion was rejected The governor
at once signed the bill. Joint resolu-
ton No. 75s, to submit TO the people
the proposition for convention, was
passed. The Hall anti-pass resolution
was non-concurred in without debate
ty vote of Is to l3. Three ocher
joint resolutions were non-concurred in.
No ga tMtrIlman), to amend the con-
stitution relative to citizenship, strik-
ing out the words declared his inten-
tons" No. 10a, (Mosher), proposing a
constitutional amendment enabling the
state 10 aid in road improvement; No.
Ia (MerrilD, to discontinue the taking
of the census every five years. The
bill to authorize the city of Milwaukee
to erect a garbage plant was adopted,
keeps the city from going outside the
city limits A DEBATE arose between
Senators Conger and bennett on the
bill relative to the tax on waterwOrhs,
No. Bios. Senator Conger opposed it on
the grounds that it would tax some
companies out of existence. Senator
bennett said that the bill would cor
rect the extremes, those of ShebOygan
where TOO little tax is paid and Portage
where II per cent. is paid on the gross
earnirgs of the works. 1t was passed.
Assemblyman Trues bill, No. 37Sa,
providing for the organization of the
state board of agriculture to replace
the present state agricultural society,
amended So that the new organization
takes possession Jan. /, 1898, was con-
CURED in without discussion, 22 to t..
Other bills passed We're: Nos 39Os
Davis, to prevent reinsurance in I'M
licensed companies; 1865 (Withee), re-
quiring university regents to report
to the legislature and 29Sa Church.,
to regulate the sale of impure ice.
Under suspension of the rules Senator
Welton's bill, No. iO0s, was passed,
re-enacting chapter 49, laws of 1883,
relating to protection of fish in Dane
county.
In the assembly Mr.. McGrath made
an earnest speech in advocacy Of the
passage of his bill, lisa, appropriating
SIS 600 for the establishment of an in
termediate prison or reformatory for
first offenders. 1t was passed, IS TO
81. The Agen bill, Elsa, continuing the
state board of immigration for two
year, of which the secretary is to &c.
$500 annually, was passed, Il to ,.
Mr. Rosenkrans demanded to know
the purpose Of Nos 2S9a, the Polacheck
plumbing measure. Its author ex-
planned that it was purely in the in
tie. est Of the public health by requiring
the careful and systematic inspection
Of plumbing as it is introduced to build
ings-such inspection to be under local
regulations and to be made by a COM
petent official The bill was passed.
The Hall bill requiring the attorney
general to investigate and report upon
the question whether the railways are
making a proper return of their gross
earnings to the state was passed 62 to
0. Senate bills concurred in We're;
Nos. 2l9 (GreenJ, increasing the salary
of city clerk in Milwaukee to IS 500
and 237 (BaXter), appropriating SEQ
000 for additional room at Wisconsin
veterans home. On motion of Mr.
Minch, the Welton bill to reenact the
law of 1883 to protect fish in Dane
county lakes, was passed under sus-
pension Of the rules. Final adjourn
s ssion to pass on the revised statutes
will open August H.