Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-23
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

Madison, February 14.-By a vote
of % to 9, the senate Tuesday refused
to reconsider the vote by which the
joint resolution TO submit the pro-
posed anti-pass amendment to the
people was adopted Monday night.
Senator Dement'S speech urging a re-
consideration was the longest and
most eloquent yet made at this ses-
sion and was listened to with the
closest interest by the members and
visitors Of whom there were many.
The senator exhorted his fellow legis-
latOrs to adopt a resolution that would
mean something if they proposed do
ing anything at all. If a reconsidera-
ton were taken he would propose an
office forfeiture amendment with other
penalties. What is the object, ne
| asked, to make a constitutional
amendment if an anti-pass law exists
on the statute books unless it be to
prevent future legislatures from I'M
doing the work of this Any legisla-
ture can nullify the work of this by
fixing but nominal penalty for the
use of passes. If some penalty is not
specified the resolution will come back
from the assembly with a demand for
a measure of some meaning. Fol-
lowing Senator Dement'S speech the
vote was taken by viva voca, Senators
Arson, Baxter, bennett, Hatton,
Mailer Martin, Stout, Munson, and
Whelan, voting for reconsideration.
Senator Stout offered joint resolu-
ton for constitutional amendment
changing the time of election of the
superintendent of public instruction.
so that he may take Office July 1, with
the beginning of the school year. It
would bring his election in April.
Bills were introduced by Senator
Mills; to provide for the payment of
poll tax and registering and voting:
also providing for two assistant dis
trict attorneys in counties with a
population exceeding $4,000 and
containing city of the second class,
the first assistant to receive $500 per
year, the second assistant $1,000.
By Senator Devos, appropriating 5000
to j. II. Green, w. Fl. Flett and Henry
Overlook, for expenses at the fish COM
mission convention; providing that
persons who do not file sworn state
ment of their personal property shall
forfeit their right of appeal to the
board of review; Senator Whitehead
exempting mutual hail, wind or cy-
clone insurance companies, from pub
fishing reports; Senator Stout to pro-
vide for paying the travelling expenses
OF the assistant state superintendent
of instruction and of the library clerk.
and providing q mailing clerk for the
superintendent office: also, providing
that cities may levy a tax and author
lie the board of education to expend
the proceeds in aid of the maintenance
of any secular or non-sectarian public
library and reading room free
In the assembly bills were introduced
by Mr.. Humphrey, providing that
railway companies earning $500 per |
mile year shall sell 1,000-mile tickets |
at $50, and for s25 if the per mile earn
ings fall below $500, the tickets to be
interchangeable in the family; mr. |
linn, forbidding junk dealers to buy |
anything but rags and waste paper |
from any person under IS years of |
age without the written consent of |
parent or guardian; also relating 20 |
errors in copying assessment rolls:
Mr.. Mosher, throwing safeguards
around the issuing of warehouse
certificates when issued by owners of
both the elevators and the grain there
in; Mr.. Ives, providing that set lines
may be used for taking suckers,
sheepshead, dogfsh, garfsh, redhorse,
Dullheads and catfish; Mr.. Bryant,
the submission of special YER
diets to juries optional, not manda-
tory; also extending the examination
Of adverse parties to the employe or
of corporations; also
county courts to order
conveyances of the real property of
in certain cases: Mr..
Anderson, providing that judicial cleo
tons shall be held in the same places
as general elections in towns wherein
villages are located; by Mr.. M. W.