Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-27
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

Madison, April 18.-At the morning
session the senate cOncurred in the
assembly joint resolution for cOnsti-
tutional amendment permitting the
Legislature to enact a general banking
law. Among the senate bills passed
were the following: Authorizing the
governor to settle claims of the state
against the government for swamp
lands; appropriating $500 annually to
the Wisconsin Cheesemakers' associa-
ton; making the limit of taxation in
cities 31a per cent. instead of per
cent; prohibiting discrimination
against labor organizations, and set
ting aside 40 acres of state land ad-
joining Camp Douglas for military
purposes. Assembly bills concurred
in were the following: Providing that
the state or any county Or municipality
shall not be a preferred creditor in
an insolvent bank; providing for a
more complete registration Of births,
marriages and Deaths granting the
United States jurisdiction over lands
on which public buildings are to be
constructed at GAINESVILLE and Eau
Claire. Senator -,4cGillivray opposed
the assembly bill authorizing state
aid to two county training schools for
common school teachers, S1,250 eadh,
to be located in counties where there
are no normal schools. County
boards must take the initiative and
appropriate the same aid before they
Kreutzer, Stout, Riordan, Martin
Whitman and Roehr spoke for the bill
The bill was oruered to third reading,
y to 4
The first thing of interest in the as
sembly in the morning was the ap-
pointment of a conference committee
on the proposed wiping-out of the land
office. Speaker Ray appointed on the
part of the assembly, Messrs. Mcleod,
Vandercook and Sturdevant The
senate voted to transfer the work of
the office to the secretary of state
The assembly amended to continue a
department but to reduce it's force.
The senate refusing to accept this
amendment, conference was ordered.
The resolution thanking Miss Helen
Gould for her helpful efforts during
the war with Spain vas adopted by
standing vote. Bill establishing a
tax commission came from the COM
mittee on assessment and collection of
taxes with a favorable resolution.
Among the senate bills concurred in
was one, creating board to hear COM
plants against railroads for not max
ing connections at crossings, and an
other appropriating $500 for a medal
for Prof. S. NJ. Babcock of milk-test
fame. The bill appropriating S. 900 to
the Eau Claire home came up for pas
sage but was rejected, SO to "a, with
out debate. Mr.. Orion and Mr.. Stur- |
devant opposed the bill making appro-
priations, about $500, for material |
and for work done on the Chippewa |
Falls home, but it was passed. Al to "a. |
At the evening session Of the senate |
the committee on claims adversely re-
ported bill No. 297s (Welton), provid-
ing for an appropriation of $4,000 for
taking the sewage of the asylum for
the insane at Mendoza from the lake.
Bill No. 1855, appropriating s151, 900
to the university for an engineering
building, a dairy herd, and several
other things was favorably reported by
the claims committee with a recon-
menuation that the amendment in
creasing the appropriation by s35, 900
tor a lighting plant at the university
De nonconcurred in. The state affairs
committee reported for concurrence
bill No. 209a, with an amendment au-
.horizing the governor to spend $4,000
year for extra clerks in the various