The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-04-01

and ii will all come out of the small roads.
the rate for the hIc roads not being i'll
creased. Al present the roads earning less
than $1,000 mile are taxed 81 per mile.
Those roadS Will pay - and per cent.
upon their gross earnings if the bill passes.
The other hill WAS Mr.. Kceme's measure to
give common councils the right TO regulate
street ear fare. The SubStitut" provides
that the company shall tlc reports With the
railroad commissioner instead of with the
c-'y coInptroll"rS. II also provides that
company shall not be compelled to charge
less than .,-ccnt fare wnen il earns less
than q per cent. upon its stock, but II can
not charge more than enough to earn Il per
cent. At tn" opening of tb" Assembly,
Chief Clerk Novel; read n statement of the
condition Of the hsSembly's business, show
ing that of 52i Assembly bills introduced
261 had been reported. 10 withdrawn and
2iA were still in the committees. OF SCh-
ate bills received. ~ had been repeated and
- were still in the committees. The As
Scmhly has passed 100 bills and killed 12j.
Speaker Ray read the members littl" lect.
urc urging them to work industriouSIy ana
"NpedttiouSy, The pass bill was iald over
aud senator Kochr'S bill relating 10 tn"
management of public measures was con
currcdr in. and 50 was senator beNoN hlH
relating to criminal convictions. Senator
LamOr"uX : joint resolution for Conslitu-
tional amendment to provide for an appel
late court was nonconCurrcd in. Tile Iru"
marriage bill with its amendments WIS on
the calendar for engroSsnlcnt, hut the SNp
Stitutc bill was not on the files and II WaS
laid over until tomorrow morning. The fol
lowing bills were ordered to 4 third reading:
Relating To errors discovered hE assessors,
organizing the town Of Dunbar. Marinct1"
county: to regulate tn" Issuing OF warehouse
hishwnYs rriuiin% To- O. IN" SAFE OF land Uy
executors. The following bills were killed
Relating to construction of III" railway
statutes: relating To DAMAGES 10y hF'
caused by locomotives; dividing towns ~
Marincttr county: organizing III" town "i
Beaver in Marincttc county.
At til" opening Of the evening session "i
the Assembly on the "a Mr.. Adams "nftou
doh, all
TO ten minutes. The vote was tie, 81 I"
81, and the resolution was lost. \ JOINT
resolution by Mr.. Nandcrcook was adopted
+" require coInlnltt""S to report an h%liiN DUE
by April l. Mr.. Thomas offered a reSniu-
tion providing that hereafter the morning
sessions begin at $50 o'clock 1t was laid
over under III" rules. \ petition WAS r.
ceived from the Emily Bishop lcagu" OF
Madison favorinS the appointment of two
women on the state board of control. Tn
der suspension Of the rules the Assembly
passed tn" bill To diNid" the town OF LIN
coin in Monroe county aud to Great" the
town of Grant. The committee ON finance.
banks and inSuranc" reported adversely on
the petitions of the Travellers Insurance
company. the Lloyd Plate Glass Insurance
company and the Fidelity and Casualty
company for the return or money paid to
the state. The committee on corporations
reported for indefinite pOStpOnrment the
bill relating to cash payments of wages by
corporations and firms and the hill to
regulat" the carriage Of passengers on
street railW lyS.
reading the Ro"hr bills 10 prohibit the cir
cult and superior judges Of the state from
drawing their salaries when they have any
de cisiouS that they have been holding for
three months or longer and they will be
come laws as soon as signed Ivy the gOvcl
nor. lot of remonstranc"S were re
ceived against the passage, of the bill TO re
peal the antip0ol- selling bll. Two bills
providing for additional courts in bayfield,
and Shawano counties were passed under
suspension of the rules. A resolution in
troduCCd by Mr.. Thomas at last evening
session To have the Assembly meet ut y
| o'clock hereafter WAS defeated 10y v"t"
| of ~ to -. rh" Assembly then tackled its
! long calendar and the following bills Wcr"
| passed: Relating To preferences due state.
! CITE: appropriation to Albert kHlbaCh: ap
| prppridtlng money To natural history sur
| Vcy: relating 10 relief furnished INDECENT
! persons: authorizing Bank Of Commerce of
! Superior to roduC" capital stock: To r"Gulat"
| int tollig"uC" Offices: relating to construction
and repair of sidewalks: relating to wider
| circulation of free libraries: authorizing
dock OH Sturgeon bay. Senator McGilii-
VrdyS joint resolution for Il COnStitut ional
amendment looking to stat" aid for good
roads WAS ordered to Il third reading aftr"
being amended oprovidc against III" f"rma-
tion Of 4 state debt under Its provisions.
Senator Baxter's bill relating TO village gov
crnment was laid oyrr until tomorrow and
the following bills were ord"rrId to third
reading. Relating to town officers, r"at-
ing to incorporation of villages: requiring
| employers to furnish seats to females while
off active duty. regulating tn" manutd'tnr"
TOR care Of lusaue. etc: providing /,
HHding and sale OF renovated butter: r"
ting 10 practice OF veterinary medicine
nd surgery; relating to rights OF claimant
-ainSt towns: relating to cities under gen
raj law: appropriation to special fish and
anne commission appropriation I" Ge"rS'
y. Peabody. relating to levy or tax fnl
Decial school purposes; relating 10 super
iSiou of investment associations; r"latin.
duties of bank examiner. Tn" AsS"mbt!
l"n took recess to p. IN.
The evening session OF the Assembly pl
! ne 2.sd lasted an hour and half The un
nish"d portion Of the morning CaIcndh
as taken UP and disposed Of. The frs
| i'll on the calendar was In" Tru" marraG
| crnSr bill The substitute" hill rcpnrt",
the Judiciary committ"" was SatiSlart"r.
| Mr.. True and il was adopted. - 10 &
,r. True offered an amendment pr"Nldin
| lat in Milwaukee, th" c"rtiticat" shall b.
st returned t" til" register Of vital sta
| sites and by hlm to th" register Of decd
his amendment was adopted. and tit" bil
amended WAS ordered 'ngr">S"d ana r"l'
third time There WAS u sharp dciai
! -rr Mr. DreSscr's bill TO max" the !"ga
eight of engines on highways ten tons il
! cad of five tons. Speeches wcr" mad" j
| essrS Rusk, Bcnt"n. Thomas. Hall
| 'ophIc and others. An Amendment by Nj
homas fixing the weight at seven tons wa
doptcd by a vote OF 10 to 80, and tn" oil
| amt udcd WAS ordered cngrosS"d and r"aC
third time.
The milwaukee, Soldiers home bill whicl
as killed the other day, was buried in til
SScmDly OF tn" oath, and buried deep
he killing process was by motion I" la.
: amendment upon the table. which carrie
tc bill with 1t. That left II where il Cou!
. taken up again at any time and althoUg
was dead cuOugH Its opponents want"
buried where II COULD nor ne nF"4Eht
fe again. Th" express company. sic"pin
lr and freight lin" bills were report
ON the committee on asses ni"nt ana "'
cti0n of taxes for concurrence. Anon
@ other measures reported was Tn" li
give the governor tn" right to appoi'
uStccs for homes for dependent rhildrc'
ld the anti rigar"tt" bill. both "f whit
me in with advcrS" reports. The S"nat"
rucndmcnts to I.ia'S bill relating 20 y
"ncipal court of Racine county were coI
.rrcd in Senator McGillivray's Joint res
ION for constitutional amendment pr
concurred in. The following Senate bills
were concUrred in: Relating to purchase
Of machinery for making roads: relating
10 town officers; relating to Incorporation
! of villages. requiring the employers to fur
nish seats to females while on active duty;
regulating the manufacture Of cigars: relat-
Ing to superior courts; relating to superior
| court for Douglas county; relating To sal
aries of judges and other officials; relating
| to maintenance of hospitals for care OF IN
sane: appropriation 10 special fish and game
commission: appropriation to George i.
Peabody. providing for branding and sale
/ Of renovated butter: relating to practice Of
| veterinary medicine and surgery. relating 10
! i"vN Of taxes for special school purposes;
| relating 10 rights Of claimants against
| towns: relating to cities under general law,
relating to office Of water registrar III NIL
wauke": relating TO supervision Of invest
| mcnt association, relating to duties Of b1nh
| examiners. Senator HdNter'S bill relating
| to villages was referred 70 the judiciary
! committee and Senator Martins bill r"lat-
| ing TO fixing qualifications for teachers was
| laid over. Senator Deunott's bill relating
! 10 corporations and senator St0uts bill lr,
! latiug 70 libraries were ordered 10 Il third
reading. \ memorial by NJ W Ryan; ask
| ing Congress to repeal the duty on hides
| caused amusing debate. hut il was nnIi-
| ~ ordered to a third reading. Mr.. Lang :
| bill repeating the corrupt practices act was
! on the calendar for passage but the S"h'i
| ment Of the Assembly was clearly ~ INST
! it 1t was referred after some delat" 10 h"
committee on judiciary which will prnbJhlF
/ Kill it. The Assembly then adjourned.
The Assembly started ia on the night OF
| TIA" 2Ith with the intention Of going through
| the calendar hut when 1880 "'"ipcts Wi~
! reached tho members ircaIu" ri1cd- and u
/ majority voted 10 adjourn Till tomorrow.
/ There wcI" twenty MIN" bills left on the
I calendar. Among them was the hiI :" IN
/ crnlEa tho powers # tn" Milwaukee" EoiE !