Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-04-06
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

WISCONSIN, LEGISLATURE.
Madison, March 2S.--ln the senate
the anti-pass bill, No. les, as amended
by the assembly was laid over for a
day. The assembly amendment to the
good roads resolution, providing that
state aid If granted shall be by taxa
ton instead of by issuing bonds, was
concurred in. A brief discussion was
held over No. 11k, increasing the an
preparation for teachers institutes by
$1,000, all from the general fund, and
making the total appropriation SIS
oOo. Senator Jones moved that the
Dill be referred to committee. He
thought the appropriation too large.
IN view OF the many appropriation
bills Finally the action was de-
ferred for day Three bills were nut
through, Nos. S4Ss, for the appoint
ment OF a commission to report on
the advisibility OF making an exhibit
tion at the Ohio centennial exposi-
ton in 1902. ga (Parker), making
liquor licenses date from delivery in
stead of time of granting 33a, re-
curing seven months of school each
year instead of six to obtain the state
aid OF taxes. Another debate was
expected on No. Ills (Martinl, in
creaslng the annual appropriation for
teachers Institutes from $4,000 to
$4,000. Senator Kreutzer intro
duced an amendment reducing the to-
tai to $4,000, and on motion OF Sena-
tor Green the bill went over for the
clay The assembly fese3,ft iem per-
hitting Mr.. Dahl to introduce new
bill relating to the sale of drugs by
unlicensed persons was concurred in.
In the assembly the speaker APP
pointed Messrs. Overlook, Johnston
and Ives as house members of the COM
mittee to transfer the title of the his
torloal society's property to the state.
The four senate bills drafted ana pre-
scented by the committee on assessment
and collection of taxes, for the taxa
ton of express, sleeping car, freight
lines and equipment companies, were
all concurred in unanimously. They
now GO 10 the senate on certain unim-
portant amendments and then to the
governor. They will doubtless be
laws very soon, and are expected TO
produce considerable revenue from
sources heretofore yielding virtually
nothing. Judge orion lays. however,
that they are wholly experimental as
to receipts and that he has never heard
even figure ventured as to how much
they would yield, President Fargo OF
the American Express company has
admitted that the express bill would
certainly produce a large revenue.
Senator Weltons bill, No. 1856, consti-
tuting all moneys received by the state
from the federal government in pay
ment of the claim of the state against
the United States for recent stores,
supplies and equipment, a special
fund for the re-equipment of the ma
tional guard, was conquered in, like
wise Senator Welton's bill, No. 296,
forbid1ing the sending of tramps to
poorhouses. Mr.. Williams made a
motion for a reconsideration of the
vote by which Inconvenience had
been voted to the senate bill, the pur-
| pose of which Is to continue repub-
| lean as water registrar In Milwaukee
! and argued along partisan lines in ia
vor of his motion, as did also Mr..
! Dodge Mr.. Eline and Mr. Hall OPP
| posed but the vote was reconsidered
and the bill ordered to third read
ing. Mr.. Galway presented minor
| ity bill for 2-cent passenger rate.
The majority OF the railway commit
tee had reported against the measure.
while Mr. Galway favored It, II
went over till Thursday. The Dag
gett bill, 4l4a, limiting the pay ri
county board members to II days q
year was summarily killed despite a
/ favorable committee report. The
linn bill to heavily license persons
using trading stamps went over for a
day on Mr. True's motion Mr.. True
said he was opposed to the measure as
| it now stood because 1t would operate
to the advantage of the big stores as
against the small ones.
| The McGrath bill for bounty OF
! cent per pound on beet sugar for a
period of 3 years was deemed by Mr..
| Orton as unconstitutional on the theo-
ry that public moneys cannot be de-
| voted to private purposes. The bill
went TO third reading.
| Madison, March AT the evening
session OF the senate the committee on
public health and sanitation reported
for postponement No. 1875, to regulate
! the sale OF patent medicines. The
committee on forestry reported favor
ably on No IS, for state forestry
| system Among the senate bills were
passed as follows: Nos 20 (McGilli-
vray), providing a compensation ol
SIS a week for the officiating chaplalns
in the senate and assembly, Ill MAR
TIM, increasing the appropriation for
teachers institute from $4,000 to s12,-
0O0, Of which the sum taken from the
| normal school fund shall remain the