Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-20

Versity came back from the assembly
a debate arose over the Hall amend
ment providing $4,000 for an electric
lighting plant for lighting the univer-
Stty buildings and the capitol build
ing, The bin finally went to he COM
mtttee ON claims,
The senate in the evening passed
without n dissenting vote the bin cre-
ating the office of state tax commits
Sioner NJ a salary OF $1,000 and provid-
ing him with two assistants who are
to receive $4,000 and $4,000 respect
lively, The term of office OF the com.
missioner is to be 10 years,
A joint resolution was adopted au.
thoriaing Senator kreutzer to intro
duce a bill providing the clerk Of the
supreme court With necessary assist.
ance, Joint resolution No. ISIS, pro-
vidtng for an amendment to the con-
suMtton increasing the salary OF the
state superintendent from $1,000 to
$4,000 was adversely reported The
bill providing for the teaching OF agri-
culture in the common and high
schools was adversely reported.
Another railroad debate was heard
in the assembly which was preclpi.
tated by Mr., Williams moving to re-
consider the vote ON the Orton bin In
creasing the tax on railroads Recon.
sioeration was ordered, 80 to 80, and
some hours later the bin again came
up, but action was deferred for the
day Judge Orton moved that No,
iSs, providing n commission to repor,
on the ACCESSIBILITY OF making a state
display at the Ohio exposition In 1902
be passed, inasmuch as Ohio repre-
sentatives were here. The bin passed
A debate followed ON the Mcleod bill
No, lSSa, which appropriates $4,000 n
year for two years for the board oi
immigration, Judge orton said with
over 100000 people and newspapers
in every hamlet, the time had passed
for such hoaru, Two otiir!ais have
salaries OF 81 500 and 81 900 respect.
lively, The other $4,000 Is 'or travel
ing expenses and literature Messrs,
Catlln. Hoehlc and Vandercook spoke
for the bin Mr. Hoehle said two.
thirds of the state was unsettled. He
enumerated the counties To which set,
there being room for 100000 people
The bill passed, Ga to 81, Other bills
passed. were! Nos. IN, relating to the
form of official ballot; lS5a, relating
to the licensing of plumbers, and 520a
providing an $500 clerk In Office oil
state board Of control, Senator Nc.
Gilllvray's patronage bill, amended by
Mr.. Sarau to make the assembly dis.
trict instead OF the county the unit
was ordered to third reading Tn,
anti-pass bill came up for considera,
ton. The amendments were consid.
cred separately. Mr., Wheeler's
lessening the penalty from state prison
to county Jail and making the maxi
mum term one year, the minimum
three months and reducing the fine L
$500 maximum, was adopted Al ayes
80 nays. Mr.. Hoehle's amendment
the effect being to allow passes to rail
road commissioners. was lost 26 to i3
Mr.. Wheeler's amendment, excluding
political committees from operation oI
the prohibition, was lost. The Roehi
anti-lobby bill was advanced to third
reading. No. ASA, the bin to allow
twenty days pool selling on horse
races. was adversely reported by the
committee on state affairs, The com
mittee on railways reported for con
currence No, 25os. to require railroads
to make connections at junctiona
points. Mr., Daggett's bill changing
the closed season for deer was killed
The Buttos bill, otherwise known as
the Harvey bill to do away with tn,
Office OF county superintendent Of
schools, was killed: also 297a tMcDon'
add, requiring monthly reports from
state inspector OF Illuminating oils
396a tDahD, providing for the erection
OF public grain warehouses, 4l2t
(Vandercook). relating to the com
mencement and closing OF the fiscn
year; 531s, relating to the Australian
system OF elections.