Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-03-30
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.


the bicycle law. The keene bill re-
quiring the polls to be kept open the
same hours at judicial as at general
election was concurred in, Four
bills, which came from the
committee on assessment and collec-
ton of taxes, providing for the taxa
ton of express, sleeping car, freight
line and equipment companies, on
their property value, were advanced TO
engrossment and third reading with
out debate.
Two new bills were introduced in
the senate Tuesday evening. One by
Senator Jones defining the crime OF
forgery in the third degree, and one
by Senator bennett authorizing cities
and villages to acquire waterwoTks
by condemnation proceedings.
One of the first occurrences IN the
assembly Tuesday morning was the re-
consideration of the vote OF the even
ing before by which Senator Weltons
bill forbidding the commitment OF
tramps to poorhouses was non-con-
Cured in. Mr.. Burlington made the
motion and Mr.. Mincn supported 1t,
declaring that it was an injustice upon
the county's legitimate poor to be
housed with Migrants of the tramp
kim. Mr.. McGrath, who opposes the
measure, secured the postponement of
action for one week.
The railroad committee reported
back for passage, but with amend
ments, the senate anti-pass bill NO.
l6. and it was ordered to third read
ing by a unanimous aye-and-nay vote.
The bill as amended is as follows:
Section /. No person elected or
appointed to an Office or position I'M
der the laws of this state or the rules
or regulation of any department there
of or public institution therein, or the
rules, regulations or ordinance OF any
town, city or village therein shall d.
rectly or indirectly ask, demand, &C
cept, receive or consent to receive FOR
his own use or benefit, or for the use
or benefit of another, any free pass,
free transportation, franking privilege
or discrimination in passenger, tele-
graph, express, sleeping car or tele-
phone rates, from any person or cor
poration, or make use OF the same
himself, or in conjunction with au-
other. Any person who violates any
provision of this section shall he
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, ana
shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing $500, nor less than 5000.
Section 2. Any person or officer or
agent of any corporation who shall Of
fer or promise to any person men
toned in section one of this act any
such free pass, free transportation,
franking privilege, or discrimination,
shall also be deemed guilty of a mis-
6emeanor, and liable to the punish
ment provided in section one OF this
act.
Section 8. Any person or officer or
agent of corporation giving or Offer
ing such free pass, free transportation,
franking privilege or discrimination
hereby prohibited, shall be privileged
from testifying in relation thereto, bu.
he shall not be liable to civil or GRIM
inal prosecution concerning the mat
ter regarding which he has testified.
Section 4. This act shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after It's
passage and publication"
The bill now goes back to the SEN
ate for action on the house amend
ments.
Senate bill No. IA (StouD, reducing
county superintendent conventions
from to annually, was concurred
in.
Senator Weeds bill, 1872, requiring
assessors to fix separately and to en-
ter in separate columns OF the assess
ment rolls the value OF the land and
the value of the buildings thereon was
non-concurred in, 81 to 20.
Senator Whiteheads BILL No. A, per-
hitting county judges to order probate
notices to be printed in other than
English papers, was also non-con-
Cured in.
The Dahl bill authorizing the attor-
ney general and the law librarian 10
investigate free from expense, the
Torrens land system and report 2
years hence, was adopted.
Inc GuLn Dill virtually ouIld"lHS
cyclists on country ROADS by compelling
them to give way to all wagons or
carriages, was passed. As to 3S.
Judge Orion opposed Senator
Roehrs bill, No. 1879, on the calendar
for concurrence. 1t relates to the
board OF normal school regents. Tie
explained the present law, providing
that the board shall consist OF 8 ap-
polntive members and of the governor
and state superintendent, the terms OF
the appointiye members to be 3 years
each. The Roehr bill provides that the
governor shall be wholly excluded
from the board, that the number of
appointiye members shall be 10 instead
of 8 and the terms be extended from
years to 5. Mr.. Overlook had offered all
amendment, and 1t was adopted, per-
hitting only / regent to each congress
sionaI district. instead of as now, and
enabling the governor to reorganize