Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-16

argued tnaJ II WOULD also give rise to
partisan SQuabbles on the part Of some
Soreheads who would bring action for
alleged forfeiture OF Office because OF
anger over defeat. Senator bennett in
answering these arguments limited
that they We're mere Suhterfuges and
were all based on the possibility of
the evasion OF what the resolution was
desired 10 accomplish, the abolition Of
the pass. The protest went UNDECIDED
however, and the resolution unamend-
ed was adopted, The vote on the for
FIXTURE amendment was Vive voce, but
on the resolution itself was by roll
call, when only Senators Stebhins and
Whelan went on record against ii. It
was after this vote that senator Den
nett gave notice Of his motion for a
reconsideration. Senator bennett did
not believe that without 4 penalty
clause the amendment would be worth
the paper on which II was written.
Senator Whelan tried to inject a pen
atty amendment into it after the de-
feat Of the forfeiture clause, by OFFER
ing an amendment providing for fine
of from 800 to $500 for the violation
of the provisions of the resolution.
rhis amendment was also lost by a
viva voce vote The bill for the i'm
mediate abolition of the pass went to
a third reading with only Senator
Stebhns voting against it. Il consider
the action of the senators in riding on
tiYt, a, a hN,n -
said Senator Stehhns, when asked for
his reasons for voting against the meas
ure. Il ride on passes and believe in
them, and therefore voted as my be-
liefs are"
Two bills were introduced, the first
by Senator Roehr having the proposed
uniform negotiable instrument, and
the second an amendment to the town
ship high school law. Senator Whelan
introduced a joint resolution amend
ing the constitution SO that The com
pensation of the state superintendent
can be made larger than $1,000.
In the assembly Mr. Ripley present
ed the resolutions adopted at the re-
cent cheesemakers' meeting, protesting
against the railroad rates on dairy
products in Wisconsin, which they as
sert are twice as high as those in the
east.
Mr.. Thomas presented a joint reso-
luton for an amendment to the con
stitution requiring the supreme court
to pass upon important questions OF
constitutional law when ordered by the
governor or two-thirds of the legisla-
ture Bills were introduced: BY Mr.
orion, to amend the statutes relating
to the classification of cities; by hlr.
sheldon, to prohibit the licensing o..
any saloon within $50 feet OF any
church or sChoolhouse; by Mr. tloehle,
to repeal the law relative to license
fees payable by street railway, electric
light and power companies; by Mr..
Porter, to repeal all laws relating to
fishing in the Mississippi river and ad
jacent lakes. sloughs and ponds over
which the state has jurisdictions; by
Mr.. Sarau, to provide for separate as
sessment Of land and buildings and
improvements thereon; also, exempt
ing certain personal property from
taxation. not exceeding 5000 when a
family is dependent on owner, by Mr.
True, requiring the secretary OF state
to furnish assessment and tax rolls to
county clerks and these to the town
clerks by Mr.. Hall, making asylum
trustees eX-officio superintendents of
poor, but county board may appoint
superintendent of poor outside Of poor
house; also, joint resolution propos-
ing an amendment to the constitution
permitting voting by machine; by Mr.
NJ, w. Ryan, memorial to congress
asking for the repeal of the duty on
hides; by Mr. Wylie, requiring the
election of city officers in cities of less
than 10000 inhabitants in the same
manner as town elections are held; by
Mr.. Holland, to confer the right of
suffrage upon women in questions of
granting liquor licenses; by Mr.. sal
dock changing the time Of serving no
tice of elections from between July |
and Sept. | to from Sept. 20 to Oct, /,