Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-06
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURES.

Tor posIponemeut No. ISIS, to regulate
the sale ot patent medicines. The
committee ON forestry reported favor
ABLY on No. is, for q state forestry
system, Among the senate bills were
passed as follows. Nos. II tMcGilli-
Nrayb providing compensation Of
$50 week for the officiating chaplains
in the senate and assembly; Ill MAR
TIM, increasing The appropriation for
teachers institute from $4,000 to $l2,-
600, of which the sum taken from the
| normal school fund shall remain the
same as at present $4,000 lS6 (nur-
ris), requiring non-residents to pay \
TAX of 10 cents ton on ice shipped out
OF the state; us tHatton), appropriate
ing $4,000 TO the veterans home At
Waupaca, s5S (BissclN, increasing The
funo TO The free high schools from
$4,000 10 100000 year; 500 (Wel-
ton), increasing the appropriation TO
the commissioners of fisheries to
$4,000; So, appropriating $500 for the
summer school in library science, go
tBaxter), appropriating $4,000 annual
ly the NEXT two years to Superintend-
ent l., u, Harvey with which to make
| Investigation regarding the advisable
manual training in the public schools;
go (Millsl, authorizing railroad com
missioner, governor and attorney gen
| eral to compel railroads to make con-
nections al junction points, SSS, ap-
propriating $4,000 towards a univer-
sity dairy herd; 100000 for u new
building for the college of engineering,
| and $4,000 for a water tower for the
university.
At the morning session of the assem-
| bly, graceful resolution was offered
| by Nh VanderCook expressive of the
the courtesies shown our brave boys
| by the kindly people of Florida during
| the Spanish war. 1t was adopted. a
resolution was also adopted for "A COM
mission of 10 appointed by the COVER
nor to boom the American exhibit at
the Paris exposition in 1900. Among
| the reports was one from the commit
tee on roads and bridges in favor If
the passage Of the Morgan bill when
| gives roadtaX credit of 81 to every
! farmer who will erect a sign showing
who owns the farm. The Orion life
insurance bill, which will compel the
| Northwestern Mutual of Milwaukee to
pay about 100000 tax year, instead
of $4,000 as now, was passed after u
long debate, Orton for and Mr.. Wheeler
against. The vote was Go to 16. All
amendments were voted down.
At the evening session of the senate
Mr.. Stout submitted joint resolution
permitting Mr.. Whelan to introduce
Il bill appropriating 5000 for medal
for Prof. S. M. Babcock, professor of
agricultural chemistry in the univer
| sity and chief chemist to the expert
| meat station, In recognition of mis-
| distinguished services In inventing the
Babcock milk tester and other valuable
instruments and giving them free TO
the public. Joint resolution No. 2ls,
providing for an amendment to the
constitution, fixing the time of election
of The state superintendent In the
spring instead of fall and increasing
his term of Office from to 4 years. was
fayorably received.
AT night mild sensation was
created in the assembly when the De
vos bill to take the appointment OF the
water registrar of Milwaukee out Of
the hands of the mayor and place II in
those of the board of public works
came up for passage. Mr.. Rusk arose
in opposition to the measure and sall
that in the light of recent occurrences
he believed he was justified in speak
ing on 1t. He then bunliy stated that
he had been improperly approached
with reference to 1t. member of
the upper house, Senator Green, hau
told him that il he had any measures
before the legislature In which he
was interested their fate might depend
on his vote on this bill. He believed
the measure bad one and all the
worse for the threat that had been
made to him. He had no measures in
which he was particularly interested
! but If he had he would rather let all
| bills fail than be intimidated from vot-
ing right on any one. Mr.. McGrath
! did not believe that any one who knew
| Mr.. Rusk should dare TO attempt TO In
timidate or corrupt him. Mr.. Over
beck jumped to his feet TO say that he
| mad overheard the conversation to
| which Mr.. Rusk referred and that II
had all been In jest. Another spirited
speech by Mr.. Killilea in opposition 10
the bill greatly amused the large mum
Der Of listeners present. The speaker
subjected Mr.. Dodge TO a gentle roast
ing for supporting 50 partisan meas
ure. The bill was finally passed, 4"
TO 35. The Hall bill, requiring poi
| sons TO be kept In triangular red
bottles, was also passed. The judici
AIRY committee reported for passage
No. 244a, allowing lien on grain
threshed and corn shelled, and for in
definite postponement Nos. 1898. To
! abolish the land Office and put the
work Of the Office In the department