Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-02

stephenson. ............ 26
BapcoCk. Observation-Disclosures. go. IT
COOK. ....... ...... -. . lis
WEBB. ..... ...... ............ 10
tyah' '...... ....... ......... Ills
Total. observation-disclosures, III
Necessary to choice. ... ......56
Absentees-Becker and Lange demo-
Gratis, Holcomb republican.
The republican caucus in the fore
noon took 10 ballots, or SO in all, with
out change.
Madison, Jan. 25.-Nothing was done
in the assembly, though the governor
submitted list of 81 pardons for the
last two years and the reasons there
for. In the senate bill was intro
duced by Senator McGillivray forbid
ding the sale of patent medicines I'M
less they be approved by the state
board of health. The two houses met
in joint session at noon, and took, for
the first time, a joint ballot for sena-
tor. The result was no material var
iation from previous caucus action.
Madison, Jan. ga bill for taxing
express companies was introduced by
Senator Munson in the upper house.
Provision is made for a graded license,
the companies paying $500 a year in
cities of $4,000 people, 5000 where the
population is 10000, $3.50 where it is
$4,000 500 where it is 10000, SIS
where it is 5000, $50 where it is 5000,
$40 where it is 1000 and S. in towns
of 200 The fish commission re-
port was received. In the assembly
Mr.. Humphrey introduced bill max
ing instead of cents the maximum
passenger rate on railways; by Mr..
Dahl permitting people to change
their names by filing notice with the
register of deeds and paying 80 cents;
by Mr. Ddggett making the open deer
season from Nov II to 80 instead of
the first 20 days in November; and by
Mr.. Hall taxing inheritances and be-
quests of $500 or over per cent. upon
the market value of the property.
Where the bequest is to father, mo
Their, child, brother, sister, wife or wi
dow it is exempt unless it be personal
property of the value of $4,000 or
more in which case the tax is l per
cent. A noon both houses again
voted for senator in joint session
without material change.
Madison, Jan. 26.-The senatorial
deadlock is unbroken. Today's only
change was that Assemblyman Har-
vey of Oconto went from Stephenson
to Quarles and stad. Assemblyman
Werheim of Marathon left Webb, and
went to Cook, then to Stephenson and
finally back to Webb.
Madison, Jan. Pin both houses
resolutions were offered to cut off new
business Feb. TO- In the senate a bill
was introduced practically doubling
the taxation on telegraph lines 1t
raises the present tax of 81 per mile
on first wires to 81, second wires so
cents to 81, and the third and all ot.er
wires to so cents.
In the assembly Mr.. Wheeler in
pass an examination and creating
board for that purpose; Mr.. Morgan
to authorize the governor to ap-
point an agent to make all purchases
for state institutions, his salary to be
50 500: Mr. Buttles providing that no
one shall be eligible to become
county superintendent who has not
taken a full normal school course in
Wisconsin: and Mr.. Frost giving the
public no priority of claim in case OF
bank failures; Mr. Anderson for the
taxation of mortgages.
Madison Jan. 27-At the morning
senatorial caucus today three assem-
blymen, Willott of Manitowoc. Gala
way of Sheboygan and Willy of APP
pleton left Stephenson for Cook. lAese
were the only changes.
Madison. Jan. 30.-In the assembly
bills We're introduced by Mr.. Dahl
providing for a commission OF 3. APP
pointed by the governor to see If
better system Of land title transfers Is
not practicable; by Mr.. Ella for regis
tering land titles in accordance with
the Torrens system, and by Mr.. Olson
requiring all passenger trains to stop
at county seats. The vote for senator
in Joint session at noon showed no
essential change, though reduced to a
mere formality owing TO so many
ahsentees.