The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-04-15

to homestsads: extending time for collection
of taxes; revising the hanking laws: tav-
/ ing railroad companies, changing grades of
/ streets, etc; dividing cities into classes; ;
! taxing sleeping car companies. TO incuTpOr-
ate the Prairie du Chen bridge company;
/ for revision of the banking laws. The fOl-
] lowing bills We're ordered to n third read
/ ing: Relating II village road districts; re
/ lating to improvement Of public pleasure
/ ways: to regulate the issuing of warehouse
I receipts; relating to standard of weights
and measures; relating to bridge big
I Suamico river relating to the place Of as
/ SeSSmcntS of watcrWOrbs, etc. relating to
! toll bridge across the Wisconsin river;
/ amending constitution relating to banking:
/ relating to nomination of candidates: inr-
/ posing Il license for plumbing: relating 70
; giving of prizes with sale of goods. for the
/ creation Of bureau Of vital statistics: relat-
( Ing to damages on public highways; pro
vdinC for placing owners names on houses;
/ relating to construction and Improvement
! Of canals: for more efficient supervision II
! common schools. There was a long debate
! on the bill to appropriate SJooU to the
i Woman'S home at Eau Claire. Mr. Butliug
/ ton aud Mf. MrGrath spoke In favor Of II
and Mr.. True aud Mr. Dodge against 1t.
/ The bill WAS finally indefinitely postponed
/ 10y 4 vote Of Is To 81 The Assembly then
! al iOUrnetl to ; a clock
/ The aftettiucH stssiof' ~ tie Assembly on
the 9th lasted tilt after 6:3n T. clock ai'' traS
| characterized by several lively tiltS, The
! judiciary committee reported for indefinite"
! l,osrpoucmrnt the bill to repeal the corrupt
! practices act. The committee on cities re
/
/ relating to changes of established grades OF
streets in cities Of the first class At the
! opening of the session resolution ny Mr..
! MoSher was adopted expressing regret in
! the death of J. ID. G Fulton. by yot" "f
| Il to b the Assembly. refused to advanc"
! to third reading the Matter bill "a regulate
! LamoreuX 5 biii to authorize munictfaliica
! to issue bonds to improving telephone cont
/ nectioIS was sent "a the S(',.!InitteG, on town
! and county organization. M. Hat ffiadt 4
| spirited speech III opposition To measures
! which provide for the reorganization of the
| Wisconsin Central Railway company; Their
! after its reorganization to bond and stock it
! to an unlimited extent. The three bills
/ were laid over till Tuesday.
| The Assembly on the 7th rid itself of the
/ ant pass question for the time being and
| shifted the scene o. action to the Senate
! temporarily, Spenknr Ray came to the
conclusion, after consulting with Mr.. Hall.
! Judge prton and other parliamCutarians
| that the adoption of the conference report
! tho week before passed the antipass rcso-
! intl6h H. ANNOUNCED his decision and fh"
! clerk meSsaEed 1t bvcr - the Senate. The
! speaker had prpViOUSlv fttld that srpar rat -
| action upon the substitute restitution report
| ed 10y the committee was necessary, It'd ihF
/ ruling was made in order to rthiHyt aHS
| lpUht that might exist as to the ttgaiitr
| Uf the action on the resolution. The first
| bill for passage was one by zen. Bryant
! making appropriation to pay the sub
| contractors on Ladies' hall ut the university
| who sustained loss through the failure of
| the main contractor There was long de
! bate over ii. but the bill finally passed 10y
| Il vote ot - to 81. Senaror Roehr's bill
| legalizing the appointment Of the deputies
in the Shertfs office of Milwaukee county
and his bill relating to police and fire de
! pdrtmCnt associations were conCurred in.
| Other bills were passed as follows: Kelat-
| Ing 10 the unlawful sale of liquors; relating
to notices Of election: relating to town and
! village elections; relating to the laying out
| of highways; relating to who may vote at
! district school mc,' ings: for tho establish
| mcut nf training schools for teachers In
| country districts appropriation 10 James
| NCtUWaH: to prevent deception in sale Of
! HaNSeed or lihsecd hil relating to Niwar
! kee flank Road company; authorizing Il
/ dam acroSs Chippewa river: relating to 70
| uorts Of tax levy hr rduhtt aftd city clerks
| rnlatiHg III warehouse receipts relating tu
| superint rtdent "f city schools; relating -
| free high. SChdbis; relating to transfer ~
! trust fuiidS Senator Grben'S Giii t0 chang,
! The Inyr ~ the Schodt tan, III milwaukee,
/ from Dctobcr tG March vas kilIed III" bill
! 10 appoint 4 Comuissioti for aH Exhibit ~
| the ohio Centennial was laid over till next
| Thursday. Senator ncnuctt's bill relating
| 10 the licensing Of bicycles was Killed. The
| bill to appropriat" Sl5l. 900 10 the university
/ for various improvements Including Il new
! machinery hall to cost S1n.oo0. waF the
| subject of some debate and was finally lai,'
| over. The following Senate bills wer" or
| dcrcd to a third reading: Providing COM
| pensati"n for officiating Chapains: grantin-,
! relief to George II. Ashford. authorizing the
| ndtuta mt general to audit accounts: relating
| 10 commencement OF ,lvil actions: Tolatin.:
| tn fire insurance companies: relating I"
| mutual loan and hulding associations. re-
| lating 10 duties of factory Inspectors: author
| ikIug appuiutment or iSxlstaut factory III.
| spcrt0rs, tn prevent the ntrnduCtion OF San
| dos" s"air, relating 70 organization Of hl-
/ cycle inSufaItCr companies; relating to ap
| prouriatiofS for teachers inst itutr,: rc.
| iatius to county courts relating tn levy
! of school taxes in cities; regulating til" pay
| inhrt of wages: to provide for the cXamin;t-
| tion Of school bfdfA accounts; relating to re-
| insurahcc: Increasing etiiricnrS 0f state Ii
| hrafy commission, tratins to general rty
| rhartcr law Afr: Wheeler moved tn recon.
| slider the vote hf Hhict ttir hili to uiakr
| ar appropriation IT, the WOmahs lirme ut
! Eau tiarp had ttceh killed, and the motion
, was carried. 1t was moved to lag the hill
| over and that motion rafrl"d ht II vote 0f
! ~ to 81 The Senate bill To correct MI error
! in the freight line taxation bill was passed
! under suspension of rules. Mr SlIii"a IL.
! irodUtcd a bill IL correct tho defects In tile
| bill To allow tite ritt trshSutar nf Milwau
| kce Ia collect taxes at any timn. which wde
! vetoed Ivy the governor. \ liil to chang"
/ the form NJ legal ,fchCfs was KILLED ht \
| vote Of ~ to IS Nr. Balddcks bill chang
| ing the form df thu dffirdl baInt vas or
| d"rcd to third reading. Tit foll"wita li'le
| were killed: Relating to elections. fCl"t
! ing 10 common Sthools. Triating to civil
| service IN "ertaiii c"uttic>; r"ldtina "a
! drainage districts: relating t" irsurarf" rdr
! Iorations. relating Ia manual training IN
! schools and appropriatinC money FOR salne
/ reducing price Of land ir Door COUNT. r"
! lating tn change Of grade of streets In cities
|
The evening session of tic Assembly on
! the 1th was short and was mainly devoted
| Ia receiving reports Of committees
The Assembly dreued on the Sth with q
! lively scran over the matter ~ ;ididur
mont hut it was finally decided that i SOS
sion must be held at Z. III. on tho fHtl
under the provisions Of n resolution ai0rt
| ed 4 week go. Mr. LIngc moved that TIL
rules lie suspended for the passagr Of S"H
! ator Whitehead's bill rc-enacting the law
! relating to fire and police commissioners III
! cities Of third and fourth class omitted hy
! th. rcliSerS. and his motion WAS adopted
| The hill was cuncUrrcd In. new hill was
| reported from the commute" on privileges
and elections requiring the use Of the Aus
! tralian ballot system Mt town elections
One OF Senator ROphrS bills relating &
| the hoard Of trustees Of III" Milwaukee" hos
| ptal for the Insane was concurrod In under
! SuSptilsiOn nf the rules and the other WAS
scft tb thH committee on claims. MI
! Lanap's hill relating to the holding nf eau
| uses was laid over until Tuesday morning
and Nfr. Wells iill relating to drainage
| annals was laid over 10 the same time l ir
! following bills were passed: Providing Tor
/ lien on thrcShing grain, providing com
| tcI!s;tiiou for officiating ohHpiainS: relating
/ o organization of bicycle insurance com
| pluirS. granting relief to E"org" II. ASH
/ ford: relating to use Of emery wheels: teiat
| ug to appropriations for teachers INST
! .utcS. relating to CoInm'ncrHltht "l 'lNii
! IrtipnS. authorizing the adJutAiI S'h''a
/ % audit accounts: relating to county courts:
| ..Iatilg to tn" levy "f school taxes In cities;
r"@rIating tn" payment IF wages. 10 pr"Vih"
! for the examination "f school board ac-
/ cunts. relating to reinsurance. relating
/ .u tire insurance comp ui"s: relating 10 1nn
ual loan and building asS"riati"nS, roIal
I n. to duties Of factory inspectors. tnrr"HS
ny efficiency of state library commission:
authorizing appointment Of assistant fac
tory Inspectors. relating to Ggnrr'' ri'E
I .hartar law There was q long debate over
HU To permit cities TO aid j., huildiu :
telephone exchanges, Int vote was not
rra rhrd senate bills were ordered 10 u
third reading as follows. hpproPrnrin-
$500 20 Michael Gleason: 10 prevent the in
reduction Of san 100 scale. The Assem-
1iy adjourned until p. m. on the 10th.
The Assembly or tho 10th had only sixty
mo members present aud II was thought
oo<t to lay all appropriation bills over sol
day II requires >tNt,- votes I" pass an
close THAT action disposed Of th" hill fol
the reorganization Of tn" National Enar>
4ud the hill appropriatiug sf5i.~T I" "a,
university Rpf0rc tho latter bill was laid