Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-23

Madison, Feb. To-day broke the
record for this session, by long odds,
in the introduction OF bills N the leg
islature. over 100 were introduced at
the morning session and twenty more
al the evening session OF the assem-
Diy The most unique bill Of the
evening was one by Mr., Germer, a
democrat OF Wood county, which re-
quiTes every railroad in the state to
ME With the secretary OF state $50
annual passes. This official shall in
turn Issue them to the various state
officers, judges, legislators, members
Oh state boards, and officers OF tAe
two houses OF the legislature. Only
about ESQ would De required but Tue
number was fixed at $50 TO cover
probably changes. The passes snail be
in lieu OF taxes upon the roads.
Mr.. Mcleod introduced Ii resolution,
which was adopted, giving Col. ". j.
Bryan The privileges OF the houses on
his visit here ana providing for the
appointment OF a joint committee to
invite him To address tne Legislature
at his convenience.
Other bills introduced were: by Mr.
Williams, providing that county
boards may put clerks of court, regis
tiers OF deeds and sheriffs on salaries;
Dy Mr.. Anderson, providing that in
the collection OF statistics OF farm pro-
ducts any person refusing TO give the
desired information, or any assessor
failing TO gather IL, shall be deemed
guilty OF misdemeanor and be fined
''fTon $5 10 S1105- 7y" i;sr,- te-i-7,sis.; re.
quiring telephone companies to make
an interchange OF messages; by Mr.
Olson, requiring railroads TO sell 2
cent interchangeable mileage tickets;
by Mr.. linn, SO amending the lien
law that man may not be robbed OF
his home by sub-contractor who
fails to collect from the main con-
tractor; also putting the stamp method
of doing business on the same par with
lotteries, by Mr.. Hartung, requiring
railways TO put gates or fiagmen at
the crossings as town boards may
specify; by Mr.. LANCE, providing that
deputy fire wardens shall not be APP
pointed in towns except on the re-
quest OF the town board; by Mr.. Ma
dieton, giving a lien to threshers fol-
work done; by Mr.. Bryant, appropri-
ating to Joseph and Frank Skobis
81 600, TO VIM. owe rs $l,S00, to ". II
Stephenson and Herman SLuuemau
5000 and to rhos. f. Nelson $3.50 fol
losses incurred as subcontractors
under 7. r. Bently in rebuilding
ladies han at the university; by Mr.
Overlook, appropriating $4,000 for a
silver service and bronze badger for
the battleship Wisconsin, leaving the
poll-taX subject to municipal regula-
tons; by Mr.. Grootemaat, requiring
prepaid kilograms and express pack
ages to be promptly delivered and
without additional charge, by Mr.
Clough, requiring that in cities OF
under 5000 population the polls open
at a. m, and close at p. m; by Mr.
Mcdonald, requiring an annual re-
turn to be made by assessors of a.
property tasde from public exempt
from taxation; by Mr. Dodge, eX-
eXempting any homestead from taxa
tion to the amount OF the value of any
mortgage thereon; by Mr.. Keene, pro,
hibiting sentencing to the house o.
correction any person convicted of {
felony; by Mr.. Harvey, requiring {
bond by companies making abstracts
Of title. by Mr.. Rasmussen, appropri
ating $4,000 for the relief of the fire
sufferers OF Barron county.
In the upper house Senator McGHll
ways joint resolution to give the fed
eral government concurrent jurisdic
| ton with state governments in the
suppression Of trusts was adopted
without debate.
! Senator Withee introduced a move
bin for the taxation OF newspapers, anC
created a ripple of smiles. 1t pro
yides the following scale On those
whose gross annual receipts ar,
| $4,000 and upwards, { per cent; be
/ tween 81 500 and $4,000 3la; between
/ $4,000 aud $500, 8 per cent. between
| $1,000 and $4,000, ~ per cent; $3.50
and under , per cent.
Another bill Of considerable interes
was one by Senator Woodwork, fol
an amendment to the constitution, in
! creasing salaries of members of tnt
| legislature from $500 to $1,000, anC
areasing salaries of members OF tn,
giving them cents mile for traye
each way every time the legislator,
adjourns for IS hours. ether bills
were: by Senator Weed, permitting
counties to build homes for incorrigib
4 blechildren; By Senator Hatton, appro
/ priatng $4,000 TO the normal schoo
/ income fund, for building repair.
and heating apparatus, and autholiz
ing a temporary transfer OF a 4.A,
sum from the trust funds of the stat,
/ to the general fund.- by Senator Rey
nolts, providing that no viii shall b,
I admitted TO probate which contains
any provisions for concealing any o
the property in order to prevent it
/ assessment for taxation by Senator
Harris, providing for the branding an,
10.