Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

stature. Over 100 were introduced at
the morning session and twenty more
at the evening session of the assem-
bly,. The most unique bill of the
evening was one by Mr., Germer, a
democrat Of Wood county, which re-
quires every railroad in the state to
file with Lac secretary OF state $50
annual passes. This official shall in
turn issue them to the various state
officers, judges, legislators, members
of state boards, and officers of the
two houses Of the legislature. Only
about $50 would be required but the
number was fixed at $50 to cover
probably changes. The passes shall be
in lieu of taxes upon the roads.
Mr.. Mcleod introduced a resolution,
which was adopted, giving Col. w. J..
Bryan the privileges of the houses on
his visit here and providing for the
appointment of a joint committee to
invite him to address the legislature
at his convenience.
Other bills introduced were: by Mr.
Williams, providing that county
| DbhI may puL IISl no vi Soul u lCSio-
ters of deeds and sheriffs on salaries;
by Mr.. Anderson, providing that in
the collection of statistics of farm pro-
ducts any person refusing to give the
| desired information, or any assessor
failing to gather it, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and be fined
from $25 to 500; by Mr.. Germer, re-
curing telephone companies to make
an interchange Of messages; by Mr..
| Olson, requiring railroads to sell 2
cent interchangeable mileage tickets;
| by Mr.. linn, so amending the lien
law that a man may not be robbed OF
| his home by sub-contractor who
fails to collect from the main con-
tractor; also putting the stamp method
of doing business on the same par with
lotteries; by Mr.. Hartung, requiring
railways to put gates or flagmen at
the crossings as town boards may
specify; by Mr. Lange, providing that
deputy fire wardens shall not be APP
pointed in towns except on the re-
quest of the town board; by Mr.. Mid
dIeton, giving a lien to threshers for
work done; by Mr.. Bryant, appropri-
nting to Joseph and Frank Skobis
$4,000. to VIM. Owe MS 81, 800, to w. --
Stephenson and Herman Studeman
$500 and to lhos 2. Nelson $3.50 for
under r. II. Bently in rebuilding
ladies hall at the university; by Mr.
Overlook, appropriating $4,000 for a
silver service and bronze badger for
the battleshp Wisconsin,; leaving the
pOll-taX subject to municipal regula-
tons; by Mr.. Grootemaat, requiring
prepaid kilograms and express pack
ages to he promptly delivered and
without additional Charge by Mr..
Clough, requiring that in cities of
under 5000 population the polls open
at 6 a. M, and close at p. M; by Mr..
Mcdonald, requiring an annual re-
turn to be made by assessois of all
property aside from public exempt
from taxation; by Mr. Dodge, ex-
eXempting any homestead from taxa
zion To the amount of the value of ar
mortgage thereon; by Mr.. Keene, pro-
hibiting sentencing to the house of
correction any person convicted of
felony; by Mr.. Harvey, requiring
bond by companies making abstracts
of title by Mr.. Rasmussen appropri-
ating $4,000 for the relief of the fire
sufferers of Barron county.
In the upper house Senator McGilli-
ways joint resolution to give the fed
oral government concurrent jurisdic-
ton with state governments in the
suppression of trusts was adopted
without debate.
Senator Withee introduced a novel
bill for the taxation ofnewspapers, and
created Il ripple of smiles. 1t pro-
vides the following scale: On those
whose gross annual receipts are
$4,000 and upwards, 4 per cent; be-
tween 81 500 and $4,000, 3l2 between
S., 600 and $500, per cent; between
$4,000 and $4,000, 21a per cent; $500
and under . per cent.
Another bill of considerable interest
was one by Senator Woodwork for
an amendment to the constitution in
creasing salaries of members of the
Legislature from $500 to $1,000, anu
giving them cents mile for travel
each way every time the Legislature
adjourns for As hours. Other BIS
were: by Senator Weed, permitting
counties to build homes for incorrigib-
BILE children; by Senator Hatton, appro-
priating $4,000 to the normal school
income fund, for building, repairs
and heating apparatus. and authoriz-
ing temporary transfer of like
sum from the trust funds of the state
to the general fund; by Senator Rey
nolds, providing that no will shall be
admitted to probate which contains
any provisions for concealing any of
the property in order to prevent its
assessment for taxation; by Senator
Harris, providing for the branding and
sale Of renovated butter; also, taxing
ice shipped out of the state Is cents
ton; by Senator Mills, requiring
residence in the district 30 days, in
stead OF TO- before a person may vote;