The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-04-22

taxes. Gov. Scofield has signed the anti
pass resolution and deposited it with the
secretary of state. The following Senate
bills were concurred in: Authorizing cities
to issue bonds for building TELEPHONE lines;
to expedite hearings in civil actions; proyid-
ing for removnl of State Historical library;
relating to powers and duties of fish com.
missionefs: appropriation to L. aud Charles
y simonsoh; relating to public lands. Sen
ator W,hitman's III relating to the conl.
made to resuscltate the Harvey bill killed
last night but the motion IN reconsider
was voted down. The bill relating TO the
committee on judiciary: There were num-
Der bf tihportaiit bills, bn the calendar which
werc not reached. Among them were the
Hall railroad conImission bills, THE Mlwau-
keG peiisiops hli. the milwaukee, model
charter Bill aid the stsanihoat Till the
bili amending the anti pooling law. The
lattkr hil vas reported Tor indefiiiite post
ponemeiit last night, The Assembly adj
journcd t5 $50 O'Clock i. III: on THE 11th.
The Assembly sesS lon oil the night of the
nth was short and devoid Of the usual dis
cussionS Afttr half the calendar lad been
gone through with adjournment till next
day was taken: Mr. Dodge made i short
state shall pas the expense of trials for of
fenses committed by inmates of the state
institutions. The bill was refused 4 third
reading. % !" 81 later the Assembly hy.
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reconsideration. The Assembly reconsid
cred the vote by which third reading was
Of two years experience Of teachers ap-
plying for a life certificate. The bin was
then laid over. The vote go to IL in
favor Of ordering to Il third reading the
resolution was adopted to allow Mr.. Catlin
to Introduce a bill TO amend the municipal
court act for Douglas county.
The Assembly on the 18th passed the Mil
leo 1,iI
long debate. Mr. ThiessenhuSen objected
to the bill on the ground that it diverted
money from the city treasury which was
needed for other purposes. The frpmen
and policemen IN his district objected to the
passage nf the bin. Mr. Zinu said tnat the
only people IN his. district who had opposed
the bill wetr few disgruttlcd ex police
men. The trouble waa hat some poliremen
wanted pensions. but did hot want to con
tfihute ahyt hing toward them. They want
This bill mot them half way and was fair.
Mr. Dodge and Mr.. kptiic spoke i'll favor of
the bill; each at some length, and Mr.. 10th
opposed 1t. Mti Eline favnted the bill in
lengthy speech In which he set forth ali
the argutnehts in favor df pensions to po-
liccmen aid fremen. Both bills passed on
roll call votes, bhe by 81 to 10 and the
other by n tb l.. The land Office, bill came
over from the Senate with notice that the
upper house had refused to concur in the
Assembly amendment. The Assembly re
fused tb feeede froiii its amendment and
Mcleod, tandrrcook ahd Stnrdevant were.
appointed a committee on conference The
bill as passed by the Senate abolished the
office md put the work into the hands of
the secretary OF state The Assembly
amended II To leave the office in its present
place hut reduced the number of erGployes
Senator knndson's resolution thanking
Helen Gould for her care OF Wisconsin sol.
dters In the New York hospitals WAS adopt
ed by rising vote. Mr.. Catlin introduced
a bill relating to the superior court Of
Douglas county which the Assembly passed
o he a
proprfate $500 TO the Woman'S Home at
Eau Claire which was on the calendar for
passage, was killed 10y vote of "a to 56.
Mr.. Nandcrcook'S bill. providing for an an
prOpriation Of $3.50 each for two county
training schools for teachers. provided each
county board first appropriate Hike sum
was the subject nf some discussion. Senator
Mrti!liyrar. no doubt with his usual patron
age idea in mind. objected to the bill he
did not give every county like opportunity.
senator kreutZer explained that the county
which put III the first bid would have the
prior claim 10 the S125U. He stated that
this common school is the college Of - per
cent. 0f the people Of the state. The Studins
of the children who attend these schools
should he superintendent by teachers who
have had thorough training in the theory
and art of Instruction; lin the northern part
df the STATE none of the teachers are normal
graduates. The blll was framed cSpccialIy
for the heiietit Of Marathon county Thou
sands Of dollars. he said had been appro-
priated to the university and normal schools
some $4,000 to the high schools. but not
enc dollar to the rural schools. Senators
Stout. Dcnnett and Riordan supported Sen
ator Ercutzer'S argument and the hill was
oideFeu 10 tnird reading. Inc Senate com
mittee on public health ana sanitation re
ported for passage the bill prohibiting the
feeding to cows of distillcry and brewery
Stops. Senator Eaton dissenting.
In the Assembly on the evening of the
18th the bill granting Milwaukee some Of
tho essential features Of the model charter
provided hy the municipal league convention
was killed. as WAS also the bills to allow
twenty days pool-Sclling on horses. The
bill to tax mortgages on real estate was in
definitely postponed. Iufayorahie reports
were made on the bill to erect an executive
mansion and the bill for Il 2-Cent paSscn-
ger rate on railways.