Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-20
TAX COMMISSION BILL. GOES
THROUGH LOWER HOUSE,
BUT is VOTES AGAINST IT
Senate Receives u Great Grist of Com
mittee Reports BARRIERS License
Bill Again Turned Down in Upper
HouSe-H Humphrey Scent Fare Bill
UnfaNorably Reported,

without debate by a vote of g. to 10,
those voting against it being Messrs.
Buttles Cashin, Daggett, Dahl Evans,
Feige, Guth, Hartung, Holcomb, joan
son, Kempley, Lange, 10th, Soltwedel,
and Willott. On motion of Mr., Hall
the bill was placed on the calendar and
put through under suspension OF the
rules. The commission is to consist OF
three members; one OF whom is to be
the chief commissioner, who is to have
two assistants WAC are TO receive sal
aries of $4,000 and $4,000, respectively.
The salary of the tax commissioner
will be $4,000 year, A number OF
committee reports were received The
committee ON finance, banks and IN
suranCe reported for concurrence NO,
l24s, relating to life insurance com
panies doing business on the stipulated
premium plan. The railroads commit
tee reported for death the Humphrey
bill. No. la, fixing passenger fares at
two cents. Joint resolution No. EOS,
providing for placing state institutions
on a self-supporting basis, was favor
ably reported, Inc Nandercook bill,
appropriating $4,000 for an executive
residence, was reported for postpone
ment by the committee on claims,
The judiciary committee reported taV-
orably on No. STA, limiting The time
for beginning actions; SIS, relating to
the fees for the office Of register OF
deeds of Milwaukee; S2ls, to the sale
of future contingent interests In lands.
No. 1858, relating to the reports of as
sessments concerning railways.
The Baxter bill, allowing towns and
villages to unite for municipal pur-
poses, was honoured in
A debate was held on the Frost bill,
providing for the taxation of mort
cages. MIR. Frost spoke for the bill
while Juage Orton and Mr., Germer OPP
posed It, The bin was reported for
indefinite postponement and was killed
by vote of 81 to 80,
Mr.. keene made long explanation
of No. 254a, the model charter bill for
Milwaukee which was killed after
Messrs. McGrath and Rusk had spoken
briefly against 1t.
The Hall bills, Nos. 3SS ana 3S9a, to
establish board of railroad commits
sioners, and to regulate railroads, were
laid over until Thursday on motion of
their author.
To Third Reading.
Nos. 53la, providing for the employ
ment of the Australian system of vot-
ing in precincts where voters number
500; 527a DahD, relating to sale oil
drugs by unlicensed persons; 1854
(Catlin), relating to proceedings In &C
ton.
A New Bill.
The committee on railroads reported
by bill providing for payment of rail
road fares of the railroad commission
err and his deputy.
Bills Killed
Nos. fila (Vandercook), providing
budget of complete state expenses
for the fiscal year beginning June 80
| 1900, to June 80, 1901; Asia tWheeler)
allowing 20 days pool selling on races,
536a Gvesl, for establishment q
county industrial schools,
Mr. Lange made several ineffectua
attempts to bring about an adjourn
ment before the calendar was finished
He wanted the hour $3.50 This morning
but on motion of Mr.. Flaherty thu
hour was made at 10 o'clock.
SENATE EVENING.
At the evening session OF the senate
| the committee on claims adversely re
ported bill No. 297s (Welton), provid
ing for an appropriation OF $4,000 foi
taking the sewage of the asylum fol
;tle insane at Mendoza from the lake
This Is measure In the interest oil
Madison and 1t was generally hoped
that 1t would pass. II had previously
been fayorably reported by the senate
committee on public health and SAM.
tation. Madison Is about to take Its
sewage from Lake Mendoza and de.
sires that the state would do likewise
The state historical library bin No
3i1s was reported for passage with an
amendment giving that institution
100000 year for five years, which Is
about 100000 year more than 1t now
receives. Senator McGllivray dis
sented from The committee report.
Bill No. 1888, appropriating $751;
900 to the university for an engi-
neering building. a dairy herd. and
several other things was fayorably re-
ported by the claims committee with
a recommendation that the Hall
amendment increasing the appropria-
ton by 5000 for lighting plant at
the university be nonconcurred in.
The state affairs committee reported
for concurrence bill No. 209a with an
amendment authorizing the governor
10 spend $4,000 year for extra clerks
In he various state departments. The
bill as originally drawn entirely cut
the governor off from employing extra
clerks. Senator Munson dissented
lfrom the committee report.
1 The judiciary committee reported the