Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-05-04
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

moved lnaC the senate recede from the
amendment to which the assembly OBJ
Jected and pass the bill. The senate
voted to adhere to its amendment.
The chair then re-appointed the old
conference committee, Senators Lamo-
reux, Whitehead and Roehr. The
Fearne bill, providing that assessors
make reports to the railroad COM
missioner Of extensions OF railroads in
their districts came back from the as
sembly with some minor amendments
which were adopted. During the past
year five logging roads were discov-
cred that had pain no license money.
The Green bill, SIS, for the vacation of
three acres Of Milwaukee park lands
for a belt line depot, and which has
been bone of much contention be-
tween the Milwaukee senators, was
reported fer passage but was killed.
The Green general fish and game bill
was passed. In the senate Wednesday
evening the Orion bill, No. Ill, in
annually was adversely reported by the
committee on railroads.
In the assembly Mr.. True was pre-
sented with a dolls baby-ca1riage and
doll in honor of the passage of his
marriage license bill. Among the
bills ordered to a third reading was
one giving the Green Bay reformatory
S150,00O for improvements. Senator
Stout's bill, 1865, allowing the assist
ant state superintendent travelling eX-
penses, was ordered to a third reading
The substitute to the Vandercook bill,
the superintendent of public property,
the deputies in the various capitol de-
partments and to the treasury agent,
caused debate and was finally killed.
Mr.. MCsher voiced his opposition to
TIE $4,000 appropriation for the Buff
a third reading. Senate bills con-
Cured in were: 301 (Kreutzer), per-
hitting villages to vote on whether
they shall establish kindergartens or
not and setting aside 1-3 of the liquor
license mCreys in cities of the third
Olu 1Op- III Cldo0CS lO1 hIIuSl Sdl tCn
purposes; 354, forbidding contracts for
state work to be let unless the con-
tractors give bends fer the faithful ex-
ecutiCn of their work and to save their
employers from loss; and PIG Chat
tom, permitting army nurses to enter
the veterans home and also soldiers
who lived in Wisconsin at the time
of enlistment. A bunch of bills was
killed relating to salaries of county
officers; also lot of LEGAL fish meas
ures. Mr.. Benson spoke for his bill
for uniform school text books, the
state to do the publishing, but MIR.
Williams declared the experiment an
utter failure in California-the only
state which bad tried it.
The Weed bill, providing for the
condemnation of lands by electric rail
way companies, was concurred in, as
was also the Baxter bill, appropriating
S341, 900 to the state penal and charita-
BILE institutions; and Stout's, providing
travelling expenses for certain clerks
in the office of the superintendent of
public instruction. The speaker ap-
pointed for the conference committee
on the anti-pass bill Messrs. True,
Catlin and Buttles.
The anti-pass bill had smooth sail
ing through the senate in the morn
ing. Senator Lamoreux, for the con-
ference committee, reported the SUBJ
stitute that had been agreed upon.
1t conforms to the resolution that will
be submitted to the people, providing
a fine of from 5000 to $1,000 for VIC
lating or Imprisonment in the state
prison from one to five years The
railroad commissioner and his as
sistant will hereafter pay fare. There
was no debate and only one vote
against the bill, that Of Senator Steb-
bins. The assembly also agreed TO the
report. The Baldock bill, requiring
very black lines between the tickets
on official ballots was concurred in
by the senate Bills non-concurred in
were: Nos. "a, (McGrath), relating to
the reform Of fire insurance COM
panies; 1873, (Catlin), relating to &C
lions to debar former owners; 233,
(Zinn), prohibiting to trading stamps;
294 (Ryan), relating to cheese factory
insurance companies. Mr. McGrath's
bill taxing trust companies, was killed
Senator Weed made inquiry unfavor-
ably; and Mr.. Whitehead said the
did not seem called for al tbs
time. The bill taxes the stock, stock
holders paying their individual |
holdings. The Fogo memorial to |
congress relating to service pensions |
was concurred in and also the NJ. W. |
Ryan memorial asking for the re- |
peal of the duty on hides. The Orion
abroad taxation bill, which had been /
for indefinite postpone |
nent, occupied the orators of the
enate in the evening. The bennett
to change the tax on the
and Milwaukee roads
rom ) per cent. as provided in the
)rton bill to Az pc cent. and tighten
ng the proposed burden on the small
r roads was ably championed by its
uthor in speech lasting three-quar-
ers of an hour. Senator bennett
bought the state would be justified in
axing the roads as provided but he
ould not vote for the bill in it's orig
nal form as it put too heavy burden
n the smaller roads. Senator Nc
Ifllivray opposed both the amend
lent and the bill, saying the friends
the measure were pushing it to
ct themselves into Office. Senator
ones and Devos opposed the bill. The
'ennett amendment was voted down !