The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-04-08

wider circulation of books OF free lfhral-.
by county travelling libraries: To appropriate
to &. II. Baxter. W. G.. Wheeler and J.. II.
Cashin $500 each for expenses incurred as
Legislative visiting committee. Two bills:
both by Mr.. Orton. were ordered to third
reading. One of them provided for an an
nual appropriation of S26S, ,e0o for the state
university, instead Of Il percentage of the
tax levy, the other verbal amendment of
the soldiers relief fund statute. Senator
Whiteheads bill providing for an appropri-
alton of $1,000 for the removal of the treas
ures of the State Historical society to the
new building was ordered engrossed. The
original bill contained an appropriation of
$4,000 for the maintenance of the library,
moving being one of the items designated.
The committee on claims utterly refused to
consider this bill and Senator Whitehead
offered his $1,000 substitute. Senator Nc
Gilliyray made its consideration the occaS-
ion for scoring the commission for not ac-
cepting plans for the building. the carrying
out of which would have come within the
appropriation. He said he did not think the
until the next Legislature. senator White
head explained that the bill did not ask
for the $1,000 until the moving is actually
accomplished He said the society ought
TO have some assurance Of being able TO
move its 81 900 900 collection safely. Five
bills were ordered engrosscd: Relating to
swamp land indemnity; relating to appro-
pratiou To Historical society: relating TO
fish commission; relating to pension furd
for police department; relating to ire de
partments of certain cities. These bills
were killed: Providing bounty ON pig iron.
relating to Wisconsin National guard.
Pursuant to the joint resolution adopted
last night. the Senate then adjourned I'M
til the 9th prOX at $50 =. IN.
Assembly.
The Assembly oD the 18th ordered to
third reading the substitute for the Orton
bill taxing the Northwestern Insurance com
pany of Milwaukee, about S22u,oOU instead
Of $4,000 as at present, after Voting down
two amendments prOffered by Mr.. Wheeler.
one making the tax about S120, 600 and the
other about $17J.000. There was one test
vote. which showed 10 votes for the Substi-
tute bill and rs for amending it. The first
question was the adoption of the amend
ment to the amendment offered by MI
Wheeler. this being the test vote referred
to. The amendment was then defeated
without Il roll call. and when two verbal
amendments by Judge brton and Mr.. Ger
mer had been lost the bill was ordered 10 a
third reading 10y what sounded like
unanimous vote. nobody voting no. The
bill as il now stands. leves Il tax of l per
cent. on the gross income of life insurance
companies doing business in TINS state. cN-
Cept the income from real estate which Is
already taxed. Assessment companies must
pay a license Of $500 yearly. \ resolution
was adopted in the Assembly authorizing
Mr.. NandcrcOOk to Introduce Il hill apprn-
priating S2o,0Oe for a new executive man
sion. a resolution thanking Mrs. +. +.
Marshall aud other residents of Jackson
vile for kindness shown the Wisconsin sol
dierS while i'll camp was adopted by rising
vote. There were Il large number or com
TO permit the city of Milwaukee TO acquire
title to lands sold for taxes. The Senate
bill to prevent the fraudulent use OF street
car transfers was reported for concurrence.
The governors veto of the bill relating TO
the municipal court of Barron county lald
over from Monday night was sustained hy
n unanimous vote. Mr.. Dahl introduced 4
bill regarding the sale of drugs by unli-
CcnSed persons. and Speaker Ray introduced
a Joint resolution asking the governor To
Il a nftppn persons
interest the state in making an exhibit at
the Paris Exposition in 1900.
While the furry over the passage Of the
milwaukee, water registrar bill was easily
the feature of the evening session of the
Assembly on the 29rh there were several
other objects considered which kept ur TIA"
interest until adjournment WAS taken. III"
much noted bill to increase the powers OF
the board Of fire and p"lir" commissioners
Uf Milwaukee, WaS killed after discussion
which lasted half an hour Among tn"
bills passed was The bill to require poisons
to be Kept in triangular col"r"d bottles. ON
motion of Judge brtnn Inc Bryant anti
cigarette bill was laid on The table. Judge
prton explained that he made this motion
because of absence Of Gen. Bryant The
bill may he taken from The table any time"
The Assembly also laid on tn" table the
bill 10 authoriZ" courts to submit special
VerdictS TO jurics.
Til" bill aholishing the state land office
was saved in tn" Assembly for the time he
ing 10y the Introduction of a substitute bill
10y Mr. Sturdeyaut on the :ptn. The sui
StItute cuts out three clerks. 1t WAS or
dcred printed and rerpfcrFcd to the com
mittec on judiciary. 1t had been reported
by the committee on judiciary for noncon-
currence on til" ground that it was unCon-
Stitutional. There was some discussion 0v-
or the beet sugar bounty bill Mr.. Sturd"-
want calling attention To its uncon~titution-
ality and NJ KaldI9ck opposing it on gen
favor of It, saying that il was Il bill of
great Importance to the farmers of the
SIat" The hill was passed hy vote OF
60 to 20. The Assembly talked itself tired
the day before and on the Both lot OF
bills were passed without 4 word of dis
cuSSion. The True marriage bill and the
Eline bill Icgislating Corporation Counsel
Hamilton of Milwaukee, out of office went
through in that way. Tile following bills
were passed: Relating to sale of lands hy
executors. etc; relating to building via
duets. etc: authorizing WauShara county
to aid Waushara County Agricultural so
Ciety; relating to assessment aud collection
of taxes: relating To steam engines on pub
lie roads: authorizing dam across Little
Wolf river: authorizing i dam on Eau
Pleine river. relating to duties Of county
clerks: appropriation to Robert :. Houston;
amending municipal court law for Douglas
county: relating TO the Imprisonment of
Juvenile offenders. relating to pieadinSS:
Mr.. Evans objected to tn" passage Of NJ. w.
Ryan'S memorial to Congress asking for the
repeal of the duty on hides. but il passed.
Under Il joint resolution Mr. Nandercook
introduced It bill to appropriate S23.o0n for
the erection of Il new executive mansion.
A resolution to recall bills from the com
mittce on April 80 amended by the Senate
to March Il was withdrawn by unanimous
consent. Senator nr,uS niii regulating the
of emery wheels and senator Jones
bill preventing the unlawful uSe OF trans
fer tickets were killed. though both had
been recommended for concurrence. Among
the bills ordered to n third reading We're
the following: Relating II superintendentS
of public schools: relating To obscene books.
pictures. etc: relating to Investment OF
trust funds: simplifying system Of book
lnA n al InnrnnIl1
therefor: relating 10 claims against cities;
appropriation for Wisconsin Veterans
home: for collection OF manual training
statistics: relating to tn" iS>u" of bonds
for special street improvements, hppioplla-
tion for fisheries commission. relating to
legislative CaUcuSeS. Mr.. killiedS hill to
certificates was ordered to third reading
There was Il long discussion over hill TO
pay the SuhcontraCtCrS for the work on
ladies hall at the university, pay for which
they lost through the failure Of the main
contractor. The bill was finally ordered
engrosSed hy a vote of 10 To "a. The As
Sembly then took a recess until 80 u. III.
At the evening session of tn" Assembly
on the Both the comnittce reported for
passage Mr. keeu"'S bill to divide Milwau-
kcc into three health districts and to pro
vide for the appointment of commissioners
of health who ar" to he residents Of the
respective districts. IN" COMMITTEE report
cd for concurrence tn" bill tn rc-eHact the
law omitted from the statutes relating to
the appointment and salaries Of undrrShcr-
tho hill relating to the FIRE and police de
partmput relief associations
The Ie-iSIaturc adjourned on the &1st un-
iii the 9TH proN with til" antt-paSS question
hung in the air. apparently worS" tangled
M than ever btfoTs. A. it stands. the anti
pass bill has been adopted 10y one house anI
the anti-paSs resolution 10y neither. The
senate reported the former the night he
fore and the Assembly spent the whole
morning of the 3lSt trying to agree upon the
latter. 1t met at o'Ciock for the purpose
Of diSPo~ing Of the matter and long cal
Cndar Of bills and adjourned ut l. O'CLOCK
with absolutely nothing accomplished. II
gave the Assembly its first call of the House
OF the session ana Occas1oued an amount
of horSeplaE. After debating from o'clock
to l. O'Clock it found Itself in hopeless
tanGle and was glad To lay it over. Tie
only thing done in the Assembly Ill the WAY
Uf roUtiu" business was the receipt Of re
port from the committee on education in
favor Of substitute for the Harvey county
superintendent bill The substitute
moves the 5ppointive feature from the orig
inal bill. The board Of supervision i TO
he retained, but its function will he chiefly
the dis TlrTiU- of the state and the Tp--FIlH-