Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-06

session cannot come to final adjourn,
ment before the GlSt ar even later.
In the senate the conference com,
mittee reported substitute 10 the
senate anti-pass bill the chief distinc,
ton being that the substitute goes y
step farther by including political can.
dtdates and political committeeman in
its sweeping ban, The railroad COM
missioner and his deputy are excepted
from the provisions OF the act. by the
senate the following bills were passed
Nos. lSS taatton), appropriatng s70,-
GOO to the normal schools, and 40
(Roehrl, requiring lobbyists to register
with chief clerk OF the senate. Among
the assembly bills coucurred in was
the Holland measure providing for the
collection OF relief for the support "
poor who afterward became possessed
of property, white the following bills
were killed; Nos, $50 (McGu,ivrayl,
requiring stamp OF state board "
health on patent medicines; SSs with
ee), making every village n separate
road district; 21s (lamoreuxl. +, gu
lating use OF sleeping car berths; ss7
(Reynoldsl prohibiting advertise
ments on bridges. and 9S7s (Eatonl,
regulating carrying of live stock by
railroads.
At the morning session Of the assem-
bly, Mr.. Vandcrcook introduced u bill
appropriating $4,000 for new execu-
tive residence. Despite much opposi-
| ton on constitutional grounds, the bill
granting bounty OF cent pound
| for all beet sugar made IN the state
| the grower to get portion OF the
bounty, was passed, the vote being bc
to 20, The constitutional objection is
that public money cannot be voted to
private purposes. Other assembly
| bills passed were: Nos. 40S (Hunt),
permitting probate notices to be print
ed in German papers II English type
is used; 81 (Dresser), changing the
weight of road engines from s to 7
tons; IL (rrue). requiring marriage
| licenses as n prerequisite to marriage,
ZIG (DongeO, requiring that tlrst Of
tenders under Is years of age shall not
be sentenced to associate with noto.
rious offenders; 16i (True). requiring
county clerks to furnish town treas
urers," as well as assessors. etc, such
blanks and books as are needful for
performing their tax duties; S0i
| (Slade), appropriating $500 to r. S.
| Houston Of Kenosha whose cattle were
killed by the state veterinarian. No.
40 (Devos). regulating the use OF EN-
cry wheels. and No. 154 (Jones), for
bidding the use OF street car transfer
tickets by any except those TO whom
originally issued were killed.
In the evening at the suggestion "
Senator LamoreuX In tho upper house
the anti-pass bin and the conference
report were laid over to await the ac-
ton of the assembly. A joint reso-
luton on the death Of ex-senator John
| 7. Kingston. sr.. at Necedah, intro
duced by Senator McGilllyray. was
adopted by a rising vote.
Senator knudsen introduced bill
providing for the incorporation with
Camp Douglas OF 40 acres OF contigu.
Gus state land.
At night in the assembly Judge Or
ton gave the report of the conference
committee on the anti-pass joint reso.
luton proyiding~lor an amendment 10
the constitution prohibiting the giving
or receiving Of railroad passes and OK
press and telegraph franks. The con
Ierees reported II substitute, which Is
almost verbatim the bill now before
the senate, containing an oillce-forfeit-
ure clause. reaching To political candi-
dates and making the giving of privi,
leges by corporations bribery On mo.
ton OF Mr.. Hall the report was laid
over until tomorrow. Messrs, Orton,
Rusk and Sturdevant were the assem-
bly, members of the conference COM
mittee and Senators Whitehead. Roehr
and Lamoreux, the senate members.
On motion ~ Mr.. McGrath, the Bryant
anti-cgarette bill, No. ASA was taken
from the table and killed
Madison. March 3l.-ln the senate