Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-27
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

| bills to prohibit discrimination by employ
| ers against members of labor organiza-
| tions; raising taxation in cities from to
| 31a per cent; repeating the law making the
| State "a preferred creditor in cases of
bank Failure; appropriating $4,000 to
| county training schools for teachers in
Marathon and La Crosse counties Gmpor-.
| tant because an experiment in education).
| The Senate also concurred in the House
resolution for constitutional amendment
| for general banking law and advanced
to third reading after long fight the bill
! to vacate three acres of Milwaukee park
| land for belt line depot. The House by
vote of 62 to 10 concurred in the Senate
| bill creating a State tax commission to
serve for ten years. The Wheeler bill
| to allow twenty days. pool selling on races
| was killed, as well as the bills taxing
mortgages and allowing towns and vii
| lagos to unite for municipal purposes. The
| bill appropriating $4,000 for a new ex-
| ecutive mansion was reported for death,
as was the Humphrey bill fixing passen-
ger fares on railroads at 2 cents.
| After another debate on Wednesday the
Assembly passed the Orion bill greatly in
| creasing the taxation of railroads. The
Committee on Assessment and Collection
of Taxes reported a bill taxing inherit
ances. When the anti-pass bill came up
| in the Senate the Assembly amendment
making the penalty misdemeanor was
| rejected, and it went back to the House
again. The Senators held that the PEN
| atty would practically exempt legislators,
| as they cannot be arrested for any ofense
| less serious than felony during the con-
! tinuance of the session. The Assembly
Committee on Roads and Bridges report
ed for postponement the Sheridan drive
bill.
The House on Thursday killed the Sher-
idan drive bill by vote Of Al to 80. The
Senate, after some discussion, passed the
bill prohibiting the sale of milk of cows
fed on dstilfery Stops, but killed the bill
giving bounty of a cent pound on all
beet sugar manufactured in the State.
The conference committee on the bill abol-
ishing the State land office presented it's
report, agreed to by the full committee.
AS reported the bill reduces the present
force to one chief clerk and assistant
clerk, the bookkeeper and one other clerk,
at the salaries they now receive up to
Jan. 4, 1901. After that date the force
is to be reduced to three clerks and placed
under the supervision of the Secretary of
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the bill as amended.
On Friday both houses of the Legisla-
ture adjourned until Monday evening. The
Assembly voted down a resolution fixing
April % as the date for final adjourn
ment. The State Affairs Committee re-
ported a bill for a State commission for
the pan-American exposition in Buffalo in
1901 and making an appropriation of So
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was effectually killed by an adverse vote
on a motion to reconsider the measure.
The bills providing for the appointment
of two women on the board of control and
for supervisor of inspectors of weights
and measures were killed. The Senate
passed two bills appropriating over ST.
$4,000 for the nine charitable and penal
institutions of the State. Of this SUM
1896, 900 is for current expenses and
S15O0OO for the completion of the Green
Bay reformatory. The reformatory also
gets 100000 for maintenance for two
years.
The Senate has recently passed the fol-
lowing bills:
Senator Baxter-Providng for the in
corporation of insurance companies and
transaction of life insurance on the stipu-
lated premium plan.
Senator Jacobs--Providing for the pay
ment by the State Of the costs Of trials
of offenses committed in the reformatory
and penal institutions OF the State.
Senator Munson-Providing for the en-
ployment of experts by the board of con-
troll to examine The conditions Of the State
institutions with a view to their protec-
ton from fire and other contingencies.
Senator Hatton - Allowing school
boards to retain an amount equal to 10
cents per capita for every child of school
age in the district, to purchase books for
the school library.
Senator Misunderstanding for an APP
preparation of $500 to purchase medal
for Prof S. NJ Babcock, inventor of the
Babcock test.
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING for fish
ways in dams on the Big and Little Eau
Pleine rivers in Marathon County.
Mr. McLeod-Providing for the appre-
hension of persons engaged in the unlaw-
full sale of liquor.
Mr.. Frost-Appropriating $500 to the
State Horticultural Society.
Mr. Anderson-Relating to collection of
statistics of farm products.
Mr.. Catlin-Relating to a municipal
court for Douglas County.
Mr.. Elne-Fixing the legal name of the
Milwaukee house Of correction.
Mr.. Hoehle-Requiring managers of in
telligence offices to give bonds and pay a
$40 license.
Mr.. Thomas-Authorzing dam across
Chippewa river.
Mr.. Keene-Providing for tax of So
per square yard on all Milwaukee prop
erty AUDITING on or directly opposite Mil
waukee parks and bouleya. is.
Mr.. Bryant-Appropriatin $3.50 to
the sub-contractors on Ladies' Hall.
Mr.. Dodge-Including retail lumber
dealers mutual insurance associations in
the annual report on the insurance COM
missioner.
Mr.. Ray-Permitting reduction of capt.
tai stock of security savings bank of La
Crosse from $4,000 to $4,000.
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