Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-04-27

M bouSe IMPOSED NO. -ol (JacODS) 4,
providing that the state bear the en-
pense for trials for offenses committed
in state institutions instead of the
counties wherein the institutions are
located, 1t was refused a third read
Ing by a vote of 80 to 81.
Madison, April 1S.-At the morning
session the senate concurred in the
assembly joint resolution for consti,
tutional amendment permitting the
legislature to enact general banking
law. Among the senate bills passed
were the following: Authorizing the
governor to settle claims of the state
against the government for swamp
lands; appropriating $500 annually to
the Wisconsin Cheesemakers associa-
ton; making the limit of taxation in
cities 3la per cent. instead of per
cent; prohibiting discrimination
against labor organizations, and set
ting aside 40 acres of state land adj
joining Camp Douglas for military
purposes. Assembly bills concurred
in were the following Providing that
the state or any county or municipality
shall not be preferred creditor in
an insolyent bank; providing for a
more complete registration of births,
marriages and deaths; granting the
United States jurisdiction over lands
on which public buildings are to be
constructed at GAINESVILLE and Eau
Claire. Senator -.cGilliyray opposed
the assembly bill authorizing state
aid to two county training schools for
common school teachers, $3.50 eadl,
to be located in counties where there
are no normal schools County
boards must take the initiative and
appropriate the same aid before they
car secure state money, Senators
Kreutzer, Stout, Riordan, Martin,
Whitman and Roehr spoke for tGe bill.
The bill was oruered to third reading,
q 10 4.
The first thing of interest in the as
sembly in the morning was the APP
pointment of a conference committee
on the proposed wiping-out of the land
office. Speaker Ray appointed on the
part of the assembly, Messrs. Mcleod,
Vandercook and Sturdeyant The
senate voted to transfer the work Of
the Office to the secretary Of state
The assembly amended to continue a
department but to reduce its force.
The senate refusing to accept this
amendment, a conference was ordered.
TIE resolution thanking Miss Helen
Gould for her helpful efforts during
the war with Spain vas adopted by a
standing vote. Bill establishing
tax commission came from the com
mittee on assessment and collection Of
taxes with a favorable resolution
Among the senate bills concurred in
was one, creating board to hear com
plants against railroads for not max
ing connections at crossings, and an
other appropriating $500 for mccall
for Prof. s NJ Babcock Of milk-test
fame. The bill approprating IS 600 70
the Eau Claire home came up for pas
sage but was rejected, &c 10 81, with
out debate Mr. Orton and Mr.. Stur-
devant opposed the bin making appro-
priations, about $1,000, for material
used on warden's residence at Waupun
and for work done on the Chippewa
balls home, but It was passed. Al to a.
At the evening session Of the senate
the committee on claims adversely re-
ported bill No 297s tWeltonl, provid
ing for an appropriation of $4,000 for
taking he sewage OF the asylum for
the insane at Mendoza from the lake,
Bill No 3SSs, appropriating slJ1,000
10 the university for an engineering
building a dairy herd and several
other things was favorably reported by
The claims committee with a recon-
mendafOn that the amendment in
creasing lhe appropriation by $4,000
for a lighting plant at the university
be noncOncurred in The state affairs
committee reported for concurrence
bin No 209a, with an amendment au-
thorizing the governor TO spend $1,000
year for 2. ra clerks in the various
state departments The bin as orlgi-
nally drawn entirely cut he governor
of from employing extra clerks The
judiciary committee reported the beet
bounty bill No iG3a, constitutional
The following bills we're fayorably re-
ported Nos 3Ss, appropriatng GER
tain sums OF money 10 he charitable.
penal and reformatory Institutions Of
the state, 79s, requiring street railway
and electric lighting companies to
commissioner; 79s, authorizing theI
governor 70 settle ttle war claims
against the fedora government and
3f9s, authorizing cities and villages 70
acquire watprUnrk. bv condemnation