Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

J0urHme0C Tor Apf1I. LIZ WAS diSo idtu y -.
The Assembly concurred in the Senate
bills for the taxation of express, sleeping
car, fast freight and equipment COM
panies. These measures were recon-
mended in the Governors message. After
being amended to make the time three
years instead of four the beet sugar boun-
ty was advanced to third reading in AS
sembfy. 1t provides a bounty of cent
pound on all beet sugar made in the State
when 81 or more a ton is paid for the
beets. The bill recognizing the Wiscon-
sin National Guard on the regular army
basis was passed.
Wednesday morning the Orion bin for
the taxation of life insurance companies
went to third reading in the Assembly
after big debate, in which Judge Orton'
it's author, won a signal victory. The
Harris bill taxing all ice shipped out OF
the State by non-residents 10 cents a ton
was passed by the Senate. The bill pro-
viding for requiring railroads to make con-
nections at functions was also passed.
The day was a big appropriation day IN
the Senate. Bills granting nearly S2oO,-
900 additional to the usual appropriations
went through on final passage. The larg-
est of these was for $151, 900 for the uni
versity, of which 100000 is to be devoted
to a new building for the college OF engl-
neering. Other big appropriations were
one for 5000 for hospital and dorml-
tories at the Waupaca veterans home,
doubling appropriations to high schools,
$50 600; increase for teachers Institutes,
$4,000; transportation for fish car ana
employees, $4,000 annually; for library
summer schools, $500 annually; for IN
vestigation with view to introduce man
ual training and agriculture into common
schools, So, 900 annually for the next two
years. In the evening the Assembly pass
ed bill to take the appointment OF the
water registrar of Milwaukee out of the
hands of the Mayor and put 1t IN the
hands of the Board of Public Works.
The True marriage bill, requiring Ii
cense to be taken out five days before the
ceremony is performed, was passed by
the Assembly on Thursday. 1t is aimed
to cut off all Opponents to this State from
Illinois and Minnesota. The Assembly
also advanced to a third reading the beet
sugar bounty bill, giving manufacturers
of the product l cent pound for three
years. The Roehr bill providing that all
lobbyists shall be registered by the chief
clerk of the Senate as legislative counsels
or legislative agents was passed by the
Senate. When the anti-pass bill came up
in the Senate Senator Whitehead offered
a substitute more sweeping in its proyls-
ions than any of the former measures.
Not only does it make it unlawful for
State, county and city officials and en-
ployes to use passes, but it makes 1t a
crime punishable by prison sentence of
from one to five years to use pass IN at
tending a political convention. 1t makes
a violation of the law bribery. The meas
ure passed the Senate without debate. 1t
is the result of conference which report
ed a constitutional amendment the same
in substance. They both include candl-
dates for Office in the pass prohibition.
In the House on Wednesday the Colby
primary election bill for Wayne County
| was defeated, temporarily at least, after
it had passed the committee of the whole
| with only few minor amendments. Rep
resentative McLeod's air brake bill came
up before the Labor Committee again,
and met with good deal of opposition.
It was the general argument that the pro-
visions of the bill would entail useless
expense. as the present brakes handle the
cars without any trouble, except in De-
troit where the cars run at double the
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reached by the committee. Representa-
tive Anderson won victory in the House
when he succeeded in getting through his
bill giving the bodies Of pauper dead in
Kent County to the Grand Rapids Med
ical College, Notwithstanding that the
character of the institution was attacked.
| The bill just got the necessary 81 votes.
The following bills have recently passed
the Senate:
Senator Observation-Disclosures NUM-
cipalities to issue bonds for the purchase
| and maintenance of telephone lines.
Senator Mills-To create and establish
a Superior Court in and for Douglas
County.
Senator MISUNDERSTANDING the
| Governor, Secretary of State and State
Treasurer to appoint an expert accountant
at $40 day and an assistant at Sc day
to examine the system of bookkeeping in
| State offices, with a view to simplifying
the same.
Mr.. Dresser-Appropriatin $4,000 for
| the acquisition by the State of the lands
in the ST. Croix river valley. for an inter
| state park
Mr.. Hall-Providing that in any county
which maintains both a poorhouse and a
county insane asylum the trustees of the
latter shall be ex-officio superintendent
of the poor, unless the county board shall
| appoint separate superintendent.
Mr. Clough-Providing that in cities of
less than 5000 the polls may be open not
earlier than a. m. and close at Z p. m.
Senator Devos-Requiring manufacture
ers to protect emery wheels.
Senator Fearne-Requiring the assessor
in each district of the State to make an
annual report of the name, owner, oper-
ator and length of all railroads in his dis
trict.
Senator Green-Requiring any person
who knowingly insures in an unauthorized
insurance company to pay the penalty de-
manded by law of such company.