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

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mcnded for concurrence. hut the senators
evidently have their own ideas of matri-
mony. and they killed the measure 10y a
vote Of l. To i3. Mr.. Vandcrcooks bill
making 22il pounds To constitute cord of
h"mlock bark WAS c0ncurred in. Mr.. Nc
Iood'S hill apprupriatinE $4,000 To the board
Of immigration for two years was ordered
70 third reading after a lengthy debate.
The senate declined To- reconsider Its action
in passing the $50. 900 appropriation for
the Green Bay reformatory. Mr.. Kyan's
plumbing license hill was refused Il third
reading in the Senate by a vote of Il to J.
Senator Whitehead explained his bill and
Mr.. Nheeler'S relating to suits for damages
caused by defective highways. both of which
were on the calendar. The bills were intro
duced To protect the city of GAINESVILLE in
particular against cXorbitant Judgments.
injured on the walks in the capitol park.
and Yet towns aud villages are compelled
10 pay damages for similar injuries. Ac-
corulHG TO the statute aS II now stands aC-
ti0n may be brought by the husband and
the wife or 10y the child ana the parent
for tn" same injury. TheS" bills prevent tho
bringing of double action und eliminate" the
right of action for injuries hy ice or snow
unlesS such conditions shall continue for
three weeks. senator ROehr made Il strong
argument in favor of the bill, stating that
this kind Of litigation had become a menace
to the large municipalities. The bin was
ordered To 4 third rcading-1a TO 10. Two
bills. one by Mr.. Hochlc and one by Mr.
Evans. relating to agricultural societies III
Douglas and WauShara counties, were or
dCred TO third reading. Senator Wood
worth'S bill providing for county aid in
building and repairing bridges was killed.
The Senate took a recess to 40 p. III.
The bill to require poiS0ns to he kept in
colored triangular bottles was reported for
nOn-rOncUrrenCP at the evening session OF
the Senate on the 2Ith. The same commit
tee reported the patent medicine bill for in
definite postponement. The bill for the
taxation of newspapers was reported for IN
definite postponcment by the committee on
state affairs as was also the bill To increase
the compensation of members of the LcgiS
lature to $1,000 year, and the bill provld-
ing for Il state inspection of gas meters.
The Senate passed the hill to compel street
railway companies to file reports with the
railroad commissioner. The bill to re-eS-
tahlish n state board of immigration was
COnCurrcd in.
Assembly.
Notwithstanding the overwhelming vote
by which the 0rt0n bill was ordered to a
third reading. last week, another attempt
was made to defeat ii when it came Up for
passage in the Assembly on the 10Th. II de
Valope1 heated debate in which much
feeling was shown. but 1t was passed by 4
vote fully as large as the former vote upon
it. The bill was passed hy the following
vote: Ayes 81: noes 1G: absent or not
voting. II. Speaker Ray stirred up the As
Semhly on the matter of reporting bills. He
said that there We're still s"venty-hye or
eighty bills in committees which should be
reported at once. Senator Stout'S bill to
correct an error In the free library com
mission was passed under suspension of the
rules. Senator lamuTruN : bill authorizing
municipal aid in building telephone lines
was laid over till 1t can get printed as
amended. Mr.. koCnp's bill relating to reg
iStratiOn Of births was also laid over. lhc
committee on assessment and collection OF
taxes reported Il substitute for the inheri-
tance tax bill with Il recommendation that
IL pass. Mr.. Frost moved t" reconsider the
vote by which Mr. Butiingt"n's Woman 5
home bill was killed yesterday morning.
and there was \ long discussion after which
the bill was killed for good Ivy vote or -
To 46 Mr.. Eline opposed Mr.. keenHs $ biIl
dividing Milwaukee into health districts.
saying that ii was simply intended to give
somebody n ioh. ana I'll" Assembly Killed
it. Mr. Ovprbeck's bill increasing the mum
Der of Blue Books 10 he printed was passed.
Of the calendar. leaving the milwaukee, pen
sion bills and other important measures uh-
touched. There was very long d"bhi "
over Mr.. McGrath's hill relating tn the
form Of insurance policies. the object of the
bill heing to change the law relating ia the
vacancy clause. The bill was finally or
dercd to a third reading. The Assembly
then took q recess until 80 r. M.
Speaker Ray kept tn" aSSemhiym'n Mt
work on the night of the 18Th and the IN
finished calendar was gone through Wltn,
despite many efforts to secure an early ad-
journmcnt. The principal discussions were
on the bills to create pension funds Tor mem
hcrs of the police and fire departments 81
Milwaukee and the bill to increase the IL
CenSe fees to be paid by street railway com
panics. The street railway hlll WAS or
dered PnCrOssed and read a third time after
two amendments had been voted down. The
bill will increase the taxes Of the MllWau-
kcc Electric Railway and Light company
about $4,000 year on the haSlS ~ l1SI
years business. The Assembly rcredcd
from It's amendment to appropriate 50. 900
for IN electric lighting plant for the uni
verSity and capitol.
The Assembly on the 10th killed the
Green bill prohibiting spring shooting of
aquatic fowl. 1t was killed 10y one vote,
the vote being - 10 A. Under the cir
cumstanCeS an attempt viii probably be
made To reconsider it. The Assembly spent
an hour or more discussing it before acting
upon it. The Squahble began over an
amendment offered hy Mr.. Wells To permit
the spring shooting of wild geese. Mr.
Wells made plea for his amend dmcnt. say
ing that the people nf his district wanted
chance to shoot wild geese when they
could Mr.. kceHp was opposed to the
amendment on the ground that nil manner
the breeding season. Mr.. Frost favored
the amendment He said the Wild goose
appeared in Wisconsin in the spring only
and there could be no fan shooting The
goose he said. WAS fully able to take care
Of itself Mr. Williams who had hunted
geese, agreed that the. goose could take
care of Itself, and after further semi
humorous debate the amendment was lost
by n vote Of 81 to "a Then followed a live
" debate on the merits of the bill. Messrs
NanderCOOk and True favored the bill the
former calling attention TO a recent Slaugh
tering Of ducks by Madison hunters. Mr.
Minch defended the Madison hunters and
that there was no sense I'm Wisconsin pass
ing such a bill whcn the nrighhOriuC states
permitted spring shooting. Mr.. Wheeler
also opposed tn" bill. saying there were
many reasons why the hill should not pass
Mr.. Humphrey thought the amount Of
hunting IN tn" spring did not affect the
number of ducks I'm the fall " douo"d
cd far more upon weather couditions Mr.
NandorrOuk mad" strong plea In favor Of
the bill and Mr.. Evans ana come others op-
posed it. Th" hill was refused Il third
reading by vote Of AZ to 4! Mr.. Hall,
who usually dies fighting I'm tho last ditch
on railroad matters. admitted to the As
seTnbly that he had no hop" Of passing his
two bills establishing q railroad commission
and regulating freight rates. The two bills
were oil the calendar without recommends
tiOn. When they were reached Mr.. Hall
said that he had been too busy with other
matters to push the bills and he expected
them to lie defeated. fie wanted. however
to give the Assembly some facts relating
To the matter. and asked to have the bills
laid over until the 18th. His motion pre-
vailed The Assembly began the morning :
session with long debate over senator
LamOrpuN's bill to authorize municipalities
to aid in the building Of telephone lines
which had been fought over a week or two
ago and had come back with Senate
amendment. The amendment wax concur
red in. Senator Eaton'S Sheridan drive bill
stirred up great fuss and was finally or
dcred noncoururFed. Senator Mctiiliyray's :
bill authorizing 4 dam on the Peshtigo Tiy-
or was c0ncurred in. Senate amendment
n Mr. Kepne's bill relating to the regiStTa
tion Of births was cnnrurrcd in. The Nil
waukee delegation INDUCED In n long de
date over NJ. kcene'S bill relating to the
repair Of streets. Mr.. Keene favored IT,,
and Messrs. Zinn. Hartuug and Eline op
posed It The hul was indefinitely post
poned Mr. Parker's bill relating 70 linita
lions Of time for commencing action was
ordered engrossed and read third time.
Senator pennott'S bill authorizing the gov
ernnr to accept any settlement Of land
claims that Congress may offer. con
Cured In Mr.. k"euo objected to the pas
age Of Senator Roehrs bill increasing sal
aries In the register Uf deeds office in Nil
YANKEE county, but 1t was conCurred in by
n vote ~ - to %. senator Dennetts joint
resolution authorizing the state board Of
control to adopt the New York system nf
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