Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-30

property in the state, and the business
| done in the state shall determine the
value OF the property in the state and
impose the average rate of taxation.
Other bills passed were: Nos. 1O4s.
requiring annual statements of taxes
levied in towns, villages and cities to
De hled with the secretary of state:
26Ss, (Roehr), requiring fire insurance
companies to write policies through
local agents; POPS, (Welton), authS.iz-
ing towns villages and cities to raise
from $25 to 800 for memorial day OBJ
servance; 1865, prohibiting proxies at
political conventions: and 1878, re-
curing viva voce vote in legislative
senatorial caucuses. The Bryant bill
No S14a, affecting arguments to court
and jury was noo-concurred in.
In the assembly Mr.. Sturdivant NOV
ed that the bill giving wagons the right
of way over bicyclists on country
roads be recalled from the senate, it
having passed the house the day be-
fore. He argued that it was purely
class legislation. The bill was recall
ed and then killed. The senate bill
was concurred in prohibiting the pass
system. Without debate and by a un-
animous vote Senator Lamoreux's res
olution (Which had passed the upper
house,, for a constitutional amend
ment permitting the creation of an
appellate court was non-concurred in.
The Orion bill to increase the license
m n. Al.
calendar for third reading, when Mr..
Wheeler offered an important amend
ment making the license " per cent.
instead of l as in the Orion bilD of
the gross income, less income on real
estate, less the interest on U. S. bonds
and less the premiums earned in other
states. The orion bill exempts only
interest on U. S. bonos and income
from real estate and will produce in
the aggregate about $25O,O00 annually
for the state, while the Wheeler
amendment will produce $1S5,OOO an
nually which sum will increase to the
extent Of about $500 a year. The
state now gets only $4,000 from insur-
ance companies annually. Under the
Orion bill the Northwestern Mutual of
Milwaukee would pay to the state
$219,O00, instead of $4,000 as now,
while under the Wheeler amendment it
will pay $105,000. The bill and amend
ment went over till Tuesday for con-
sideration. The Northwestern Mutual
company objects to the bill strenuous
ly because it affects companies in other
states and those states will at once put
into effect retaliatory tax laws against
the Milwaukee company.
Mr.. Wheelers bill, No $50, which
wisely seeks to amend the law relating
to the recovery of damages for injuries
on sidewalks and highways finally
went to the judiciary committee. Mr..
Wheeler said the law as orig
inally enacted contemplated only that
an individual injured might recover
damages but that it's scope had been
so enlarged that husband might re-
cover damages for the loss of SER
vices" of his wife, also for damages re-
suting from undue accumulations of
ice and snow on roads or walks. With
great feeling and force he showed the
infinite outrage of which nearly every
community at one time or another IS
the victim as consequence of damage
suits.
Mr.. Dodge offered some amendments
to his bill forbidding the sale of |
liquors within one mile of the Milwau-
zee soldiers home. One made the dis |
lance q of mile and exempted brew
cries from the operation of the law. I
The bill and amendments were killed |
after a brief debate. Despite an ad-
verse committee report, Mr.. Hall saved |
his bill requiring all poisons to be re-
tailed in 3-cornered bottles. The bill
was ordered to a third reading. The |
house voted to adhere to its forfeiture
of-office clause in and it's other amend |
ments to the senate's proposed anti
pass constitutional amendment, and |
the chair appointed as house conferees
Messrs. Orion, Rusk and Sturdevant |
The senate members are Messrs. Lam
oreux, Whitehead and Roehr
The committee on railroads reported |
for postponement the Humphrey bill |
for two-cent passenger fare on rail-
roads. The committee gives as it's
opinion that the enactment of such a
bill would not be beneficial to the peo-
pie nor justifable to the railroads,
holding that it would necessitate
raise in freight rates and that IL would
retard the building of new roads and |
improvements on the present.
A joint resolution by Mr.. Wander
cook to have all bills in the hands of |
committees reported by April ] was
carried. The bill appropriating 5000 |
to the Eau Claire home for fallen
women went back to the claims com
mittee on motion of Mr.. Burlington.
Madison, March 23.-In the senate
Senator Lamoreux introduced a joint
resolution fixing April Ia as the date
for final adjournment. II was laid