Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-20

| tItd IoGpl IiS ucSh SI1OOh uIS manu.
told him he would be governor and all
sorts OF things. He closed his desk,
put a red carnation in his coat and
pushed his way through the crowd, all
whispering and pointing out the man
who had brought the great railroad
systems to his terms.
The next morning man named Will
Jams, from Winnebago county, moved
reconsideration Of the vote" by
which this bill was advanced; and
despite the protests Of Its actual friends
1t was done and the work Of the previ-
Gus day seemingly reversed.
That's the way things go in making
| laws. Now you see 1t and now you
| don't.
But on Friday railroads were again
| taxed 100000 by the asse mbly, so Judge
Orion was happy again.
| Railroads Pay Nearly Half the Taxes.
| Here, again, 1t is uncertain what the
senate will do The railroads of Wis
| consin last year paid $1,264,000 to the
state, of about total of $3,000,00 and
some think it enough, certainly until
| the new tax commission makes its rec
| concentrations. But Mr.. Hall in the
most elaborate speech of the session
| (Which covered page in the Milwau-
kee SentneD commended they should
| properly pay nearly 100000 more than
they do. However, the tax commission
hesitated so much about what was just
| that they refused to suggest even the
| lowest percentage that is now men
| toned. Mr.. Halls reasoning is that
the state by enacting an anti-pass law
| turns from $150,00O to 100000 into the
railroad treasures in paid fares and
| they should be willing to pay more
taxes.
| Some Dread to Go on Record.
Mr. Hall and Judge orion are the
| recognized leaders in the corporation
plucking industry with a following
| more or less influenced by the dread of
roll call. Legislators do not relish be-
| ing put on record in voting on meas
ures which the public follow with criti-
cal interest. 1t requires one-sixth of
| those present to secure the ayes and
nays" on vote and that small num-
| Der can most always be obtained.
The moderationists on these many
corporation measures that are making
| this session notable are led by Messrs.
Wheeler, McGrath and others. Mr..
| Wheeler is the young lawyer Of James,
Vile, who heads the judiciary commit
| tee, and so outranks Judge Orton, who
| was Interpreting statutes before Mr..
Wheeler was born, but by reason OF this
| being his first session, Judge Orion OBJ
| tanned no embarrassing. The two are
| pretty sure to be found on opposite
| sides of most questions with a radical
| and conservative aspect, though on
| matters OF law they are usually found
| together and have been of much service
| to the assembly
| Talk of i" Watcred Stock
The lawyers say Reformer Hall took
| needless alarm over the bills allowing
| the Wisconsin Central and other roads
| to reorganize. They do allow stock to
| be deemed par" stock when 1t is worth
much less. and Mr. Hall predicts that
| innocent purchasers will be ''btten" in
| believing that WisconSin's policy of rec
| ognizing only full-paid securities con-
| tinues. He also says the company may
| charge all kinds of prices for trans
portation in order to pay dividends on
| this watered stock. But trustworthy
| lawyers on the floor dispute the asser-
| ton and reorganization will be granted
| on the basis asked by the down-east
| capitalists.
| Telephone Conn anles Next to the Rack.
That no corporation may escape l
| understand the administration will put
in a measure designed to tax telephone
companies heavier. It's to be "all
hands round" this year in respect to
| corporations. The method will he the
| unit" plan, that Is, ascertaining what
| part of the plant of a telephone COM
| to tn,
earnings, etc, the same plan by which
| express and sleeping car companies are
| taxed. At present the telephone COM
panies pay about $780, 900. The increase
won't be much but it will avoid impu-
| tation of partially.
30 job Inspecting Fruit Trees.
Professor Henry has u $3-a-day job
| to place, plus expenses. San Jose scale
| is a white fungu that atllicts fruit trees,
| shrubbery, etc, and the evil is said to
| be great other states are legislating
| to suppress 1t and now Wisconsin has
a law, Only recently a Sparta grower
reported a $1,000 sale of goods but Iowa
| law. won't allow 1t to come in until ex-
| amined and pronounced free from San
Jose scale.
l34 Deaths-Badger Soldiers.
| Author Charles King, retired regu-
lar army captain when the Spanish war
| broke out and now Il brigadier general
| at Manila expects to come home soon.
| Colonel Arthur Macarthur of Milwau-
kee is the other Wisconsin brigadier,
1t will surprise some to know what
havoc death has played with these boys
| of ours who went to the front, or to
Jacksonville, or wherever sent The
Milwaukee Sentinel almanac, just out,
has Il detailed statement In the First
regiment forty seven deaths are listed;
| in the Second regiment forty; in the
| Third. thirty-tive, and In the Fourth,
twelve. The company losing most men
| Utnl was company b, First regiment,
| the Fort Atkinson company. Most of
these boys died in Jacksonville. This
total of 1874 deaths is not yet complete,
for u number of the returned soldiers
arc wrestling with ailments from which
they may never recover. The figures,
! however, represent a good deal OF tears
| and mother anguish and many shat