Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-04-20

Madison, April 1.-THE senate con-
Cured in house bill No. 340a (Slade),
to pay Robert S. Houston $4,000 for the
killing of dairy herd by the state
veterinarian. Bill No. 311a (Dresser),
permitting increase of maximum
weight of steam engines on public
roads to tons was ordered engrossed.
No. 304s (Munson), abolishing the Of
fee of treasury agent, was killed, A
debate ensued on the Green bill, No.
327s, to increase the salary of the clerk
IN the bank examiners office from
81 600 to $1,000. Senator Whitman in
PRODUCED an amendment to raise the
pay OF the scrub women of the capitol
from 81 10 SIPS per Gay The bill and
amendment finally went to the COM
mittee on state affairs. At the even
ing session of the senate the commit
tee on claims reported without recon-
mendation bill No. 356s, providing for
a state board of taxation. Senator
Whitehead offered substitute which
provides for a commissioner at sal
airy of $4,000, first assistant at $4,000
and second assistant at $4,000, their
terms of Office beng ten years.
Bills were passed or concurred in
by the assembly as follows: Nos. 126a
tLange), applying the caucus law, now
in force in cities, to towns and villages
with reference to general elections;
i56a (Wells), providing for the organ
ization of corporations for the i'm
proyement of streams and the con-
struction of canals; 1895 (Welton), for
the reorganization of the national
guard; 299s (Jones), appropriating
81 300 to Michael Gleason, contractor
on the Waukesha industrial school;
340s tBisselD, making an annual ap-
preparation of $500 TO combat the San
Jose thistle and other like fungus
pests; without debate senate bill No.
1888, making special appropriations to
various university causes was con-
Cured in unanimously. Its appro-
priations are: For additions to the
dairy herd, to enlarge the dairy build
ing and for change in heating plant,
100000, for water tower for the sup
ply of the capitol $4,000 and for an
electric plant to furnish power and
lght for the university, the new his
t0rical building and the capitol ana
light for the capitol park, $4,000.
The Woodwork bill, SIS, fixing sala-
ries at the state prison and especially
providing that those employees taking
meals out of the prison snail have SIS
month extra, was opposed by air.
dosher, who said it proposed to create
TWO classes of employees and would
tend to break down prison discipline.
On his motion the measure was indef-
nitely postponed. A resolution was
offered by Mr.. Hall instructing the
attorney general to furnish opinions
as to what the effect would be OF the
0hanges proposed in senate bills so, 81
or railways, to the issue OF their stock,
and their government, control, opera
lion. etc. The measures are supposed
10 be in the interest OF the reorganiza-
ion Of the Wisconsin Central, as Judge
orion finally explained, especially to
enable that company to water its stock
Indefinitely, thus exempting that COM
nany from the operation Of the gen.
7-al prohibition on the subject After
a long debate. all were ordered 10 a
hirf reading, the vote being about 81
10 70 In each case.
The greatest speech OF the legislative
session thus far was delivered by AS
-emolyman Hall in the evening in adj
'ocacy OF his amendments to the sub
sa.ute for the orion bill. relating to
aMense fees to be paid by railroad COM