Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-19

crease about $4,000 in addition to the
$4,000 increase made by the substitute re-
ported by the committee. or nearly 1926, 900
in all. The Assembly without debate killed
the Kecnc bill to regulate street railway
fares 1t was the bill allowing the street
railway companies to charge ) cents until
they earned u per cent. on their capital
stock and forbidding them to charge more
than enough to earn 6 per cent The AS
sembly committee on assessment and col
lection of taxes made a divided report upon
the bill amending the law taxing electric
street railways and lighting plants The
majority of the committee reported in favor
of substitute and Mr.. Hall sent in a mi
norty report favoring a substitute to re-
peal the present law The substitute of the
majority divides street railways into two
classes-the first composed of those earn
ing over 100000 a year, and the second of
those earning less than $500,0 Goo The FIRST
second class a tax of 212 per cent In his
minority report favoring the repeal of the
ton to the law at considerable length
Before the special order was reached the
following bills were passed: Relating to
weight and measure of cranbcrries: amend
ing law relating to villages; relating to in.
digent soldiers. sailors, etc: to regulate the
issuing of warehouse certificates; amending
statutes relating to cities; relating to cities:
to prohibit the giving of prizes upoN the
sale of goods; relating to the collection of
vital statistics; amending statutes relating
to weights and measures authorizing IL
bridge across Big SEanico river. After the
debate on the Orion bill the Assembly re-
considered the BIZ II Increasing the pay of
1t then took recess until p H.
The three bills to facilitate the reorgani-
ZatiOn of insolvent railroad corporations
were finally concurred in by the Assembly
a short discussion of the measure. The
vote in favor of their concurrence was
large. but Mr.. Hall able to muster
enough opposition to secure roll call on
each bill. The vote on all three bills was
practically the same, 53 for to 30 against.
The so called Harvey bill, to change the Sys-
tenn of county school government. was re-
ported for indefinite postponement, as was
also Hairs anti-pass bill. joint resolution
of the people was adopted by a vote Of so
10 3. A communication was read from Coy.
Scofed, suggesting that some action be
taken to have Wisconsin represented at the
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo, \. Y,
in 1901. The communication. which was ac
companied by letters of approval from Con
gressmen Often and jenkins and many we'll
known Milwaukee business men. was re-
ferred to the committee on state affairs.
desperate attempt made in the As
sembly on the 18th to work the ultimate
defeat of the Orion railroad bill ordered to
n third reading yesterday, by delaying its
progress so as to prevent its passage be-
fore the final adjournment. 1t succeeded
TO the extent Of securing reconsideration
of the bill and putting it back where 1t
was the day before. An effort to delay
further action until the 18th, which meant
inevitable defeat. did not meet with sue
cess. The friends Of the measure prevented
longer delay than until evening. There
was a long debate over the bill to make the
state board of immigration permanent. 1t
was finally passed by Il vote Of 81 to Il.
Other bills were passed as follows: Reat-
ing to the form of official ballot: relating
TO the licensing of plumbers: relating To the
assessment of Waterworks: relating to the
manner of improving boulevards: relating
to postoffice site at Eau Claire; relating TO
pOstofice site in .Janesville reducing the
..l,N +I,<.1 Of trCl
lating to collection of taxes. The bill in
creasing pay of state prison officials was
killed and the Assembly took a recess until
100 p. N.
The Assembly opened it's evening session
on the 18Th ly adopting q motion to ad-
Sion Sion = Mr.. Hall opposed posed the motion. The
vote was IS for to IS, against The Roehr
anti-lo6by bin was ordered to third read
TEN of school government, was indefinitely
postponed. Under suspension of the rules
the cy he 6 to to
taxes in advance The bill to authorize
Municipalities to issue bonds to aid in the
building of telephone lines, ordered TO
Il third reading by vote of A to 20. The
bill was amended by Mr.. Hall. SO that
of the telephones to be built can be issued.
The bill relating to county hospitals for
the insane was ordered to a third reading.
providing that milwaukee, county shall not
receive more than $50 week for the
maintenance for each chronic insane pa
tient.
After another long fight and an attempt
to effect compromise, the Assembly on the
18th again passed the Orton railroad bill to
third reading. This time but seven mem
berS voted against the bill on the final ques-
ton. They were Messrs. Catlin, Farr. Hart
ing. Logan. McGrath. Wheeler and linn.
There is little likelihood of any further fight
on it in the Assembly and several of the
senators say that it will pass in the upper
house. The Assembly passed the Roehr
lobby bill with only seven members against
it-Messrs. Adams Cashin, Catlin, Gil
more, CRUDE, Gagnon and Wheeler. The
by the Assembly without debate, and the
tax commission bill was rereferred to the
committee assessment and collection of
taxes. Gov. Scotield 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; provid- |
ing for removal of State Historical library;
relating to powers and duties of fish COM
S. Simonson; relating to public lands Sen
atOr Whitmans bill relating to the COM
mon schools was killed. An attempt was
made to resuscitate the Harvey bill killed
last night, but the motion to reconsider
was voted down. The bill relating to the
in Milwaukee county rereferred to the
committee on judiciary There num-
Der of important bills on the calendar which
were not reached. Among them were the
kee pensions bill, the Milwaukee model
charter bill and the steamboat bill. the
street railway taxation bill and the Wheeler |
bill amending the anti-pooling law. The |
latter bill was reported for indefinite post |
ponement last night The Assembly ad- |
in11ry nod ~. n an