The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-04-29

THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

Inc senate on tnp 1st n refused 10
cur in the Assembly amendments to the
antip pass bill. That means that il will have
| to go back to the Assembly and there will
be conference committee and another
| long squabble. There n long discus
| sion upon the Assembly amendments to the
bill. Senator Mills explained that the adop-
tion of the amendment striking out the
| clause allowing the railroad commissioner
and his deputy to ride free in the DISCHARGE
of their official duties would repeal the ex-
listing statute providing for the trauSnorta-
tion ~ tbaso o.ioors 7rr,, . -, ,', - -
refused concurrence on this ground. Sen
ator Whitehead offered an amendment to
the Wheeler amendment eliminating the
| word bribery and making the giving or
| accepting of a pass felony punishable hv
fine of $500 or $1,000 or by Imprisonment
In the state prison instead Of the county
Jail for one or two years. which was adopt
ed. This makes the Legislators liable to
punishment during the session. and leaves
| the matter in practically the same cOndi-
ton as when It came from the conference
committee. The Senate refused to concur
in the Assembly amendment to the uni
SeTslty bill making an appropriation OF
$4,000 for an electric-light plant. The
following bills were passed: Regulating
employment of children allowing electric
street railroad companies to condemn rail-
road grade crossings: increasing the sal
aries Of the scrub women in the capitol
from 81 to Sl.25 Il day ana that of the
clerk in the bank examiners office from
$1,000 TO $1,000; appropriating $500 for two
county training schools for teachers pro
| viding each county shall first appropriate
bills were ordered TO a third reading: Re
| lating to warehouse certihCatcs: relating to
| the use of special and general funds re
lntlng to city attorneys in cities Of the first
and second classes; relating to the laying
| out of highways: providing for bridge
across Big Suamico river: relative to the
| vacation of towns by county boards: pro
viding for the improvement of streams and
construction of canals; to regulate manner
OF improving streets: relating to city taxes.
| -Four bills were non-conCurred in: Relating
to the office of city marsnai: relating to the
| imprisonment of Juvenile offenders; 10 provide
that owners or occupants of houses place
| their names thereon: relating to pleadings.
| Mr.. McGrath's beet sugar bill. which was de
| clared constitutional yesterday by the iu-
| dtclal committee was made special order
| for 40 p. N. Several bills were killed;
| Relating to license fees of street railway
| companies. relating to appointment OF
| deputy county clerks relating to homestead
exemption: relating to mortgages; relating
| TO times of meetings of town boards; relat-
| Ing to county boards: relating 10 railroads:
relating to masters and servants. Senator
| ROehrs bill fixing twenty years as the limit
| of time within which railroad may ac-
| quire title TO land used for railroad pnr-
poses. The bill was finally indefinitely post
| poned by vote of % to Q. Senator Green
moved to reconsider his park bill and had
the motion laid over until this evening. The
Senate then took recess until T:30 y. M.
Beet sugar won victory against appar,
| emily heavy odds at the evening session of
| the Senate on the 10Th. and the McGrath
| bill, No. 463a, providing a bounty of / cent
pound for all sugar manufactured In Wis
| consin from Wisconsin grown heets for the
| next three years. was ordered to third read
Ing by vote of is to II, The nill was on
the calendar at the morning session, but at
| the request of Senator Whitehead it was
| made a special order for the evening.
The bill appropriatlng $500. 600 for the
completion and equipment of the historical
| library building came mp in the senate on
the 10th. Senator RaXtcr withdrew his
amendment, which was adopted the night
| before, fixing the rate of interest on loans
70 the building commissioners. Senator
nc
the state treasury against further calls for
| the building hy providing, Thar not more
are let for its entire completion. barring
the northwest wing. The money j. to ho
paid in annual installmcnts Of 100000. The
bill, with this amendment was passed. only
| Senators Fearne and Withee voting against
| IT. Mr.. McGrath's beet sugar bill was up
| for passage in the Senate senator Whit
man introduced an amendment limiting the
bounty to 100000 in any one wear. Sen
ator Whitman's amendment after a long de
bate Gs was adopted3l44 a to 81, .; Senator Hatton
addit,onel bounty FOR sue SHrc@essfui @ fadf6reS '1
9f bd u b Grnt per P9Tnd PEnd which vas oGopted
| Eaton made an extended speech in the
Senate against, Senator Mailcr's hill pro
| hibiting the sale of milk drawn from cows
| fed on slopa from vinegar factories or dis
| tillsries The passage Of such bill. he
said, would shnt up number Of business
| houses In his district, because the vinegar
factories and dstilleries make their profit
| from the sale of these Stops. Senator Mailer
| reHlled tnat the SIOp not unWholp-
| some food II diluted with grain or hay. but
| fed ms II Is in trOughS. 1t brings about a
condition of Nth, which must vitiatc the
milk. Senator Whitehead favored the paS
sage Of the bill rs a measure for the pres
| ervati0n of public health. Senator Eaton
| offered an amendment striking out the
stipulating only, that mlch COWS shall
! not De fed upon Unwholcsomc
food The amendment was rejected
| sion, proved himself an ardent advocate Of
| ktndergartenS favored the bill for the sake
| of the little children whose only food is
milk. After more wranCing Senator Lam.
oreuX moved the previous question. and the
| bill in its original form passed. Other
| bills wern passed follows. Providing for
the support Of inmates of Veterans home.
| relating to warehouse certificates: authoriz
ing the use of general funds for special pur-
! poses and special funds for general pur
| poses providing that claims for damages
| on highways in towns of 5000 or over shall
be valid without the approval of the elect
| providing for the vacation Of towns by
| county boards: providing for the improve
| ment Of streams and construction of ca
| mails: providing for 4 special tax upon ahut-
ting land for the Improvement of Milwaukee
! boulevard; authorizing the trcasurcrs of
| cities of the first class to receive money for
taxes in advance of the time for the pay
! ment thereof.
Nothing was done at the afternoon ses-
sion of the Senate on the goth.
Assemblyman McGrath downed the com
! nlttee on claims III the senate on the -lSl
| and got his Green BAY reformatory bill
| through the Senate with the original ap-
| preparation Of s150.oOO The committee on
| claims had reported the bill with an appro-
| priatOn of only $50 N|. Nothing dauntcd,
Mr.. McGrath struck ont to amend the bill
| and he succeeded. There Is little doubt
| The amendment was adopted by the vote
of "a to ) and the bill was passed under
suspension Of rules, The entire appropriia-
| uon called for in the bill Is S34i!po. The
other bill. containing an appropriation OF
| $685., 600. was then taken up and passed.
| The following bills were conCurred in: Re
pealing the statute authorizing the appoint
ment of city attorneys in cities of the ilrSt
and second class; providing for the r!ec
tiOn of school commissioners: including
school districts in the Distribution OF water
tax; providing for the remodeling of the
| south wing of the capitol committee rooms;
relating to the municipal court of Douglas
| county. The following bills were ordered
| to a third reading: Relating to the limiia,
tions of actions: comforting additional
| powers upon the trustees of several county
| aSylumS for chronic insane: relating to
state board of control Mr.. Mcleod : bill
field county was COnCurTed i'm under sus
pension of rules Senator Nelton offered
priating S15493s 70 reimburse workmen on
the waTden'S residence at NaUpUn- The
purpose of the amendment IS to reimburse
amount Of $40 Is The hin and amend
| ment were rereferrrd tn the committee on
claims. The. following bills We're ordered
engTossed: Relating 10 county aSylums:
| relating to street raj lways; relating to the
protection Of fish and game: authorizing II.
| W. Wright to maintain a dam across
| branch Of Manftowoc river In Villas county:
to provide necessary assistance for Supreme
! court reporter; TO authorize cities and vii
| lagos 10 acquire waterworkS; relating to
penal and reformatOry institutions Of the
| state: relating To establishment OF kinder
| CartenS. Several bills were Killed: Relating
| to the state hoard Of control; creating Of
fee Of supervisor Of inspectors of weights
| ana measures. relating to- ~oWerag" system
| at state hospital for the insane: relating to
the expense Of executing commitments 70
state public schools. to prevent the spread
Of contagious diseases The Senate ad-
Journed until $50 2. IN. on the oath.
The Senate without debate on tho night
Of the 24th advanced TO third reading the
True marriage license bill. Tho judiciary
| committee which had two hearing on the
| measure amended il TO provid" that when
| couple wishing 10 marry without the de
lay 6 of iys dayss d1etTeen the ,4kine %nt