Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-20
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

the bli! appopriating SlS6,o00 for inn
proNementS al the university was on
the calendar for passage but went TO
the committee ON claims, ON motion
or Senator Green, The only bill re-
ported by committee was the blanket
fish ana game bill. BY its provisions
resident will have to be provided
with license, costing 81, TO shoot
ducks and geese, prairie chickens, or
any Kind Of game, and nonresident
will have 10 pay $l0 for the same priv
ilege, II The latter wants to shoot deer,
he must pay SIS license, this Including
small same also. The proceeds are to
so to pay so deputy game waroens,
Another important change is that 10
game shall be shipped out OF the
state unless accompanied by the man
who shoots it, The provisions as to
closed season are the same as in the
present law. The committee reported
a separate bill prohibiting spring
shooting of ducks and geese The
Dresser house bill was conCurred in
which permits an increase in the
weight OF engines on public roads from
ate refused concurrence to the Wheeler
bin for the licensing OF BARRIERS. A
debate cnSnod on the Dahl bill pro-
wiling for the examination of the Tor
rens land system, but II too was killed.
In the assembly the tax committee
returned bill relating to taxing street
railway and electric light companies
with minority report signed by Mr.
Hall, in which he urged the repeal of
the present law taxing such companies
on their gross receipts and compelling
them to pay taxes on u property basis.
The Keene bill, SS7a, limiting the rate
OF street ear fares in Milwaukee un-
der certain circumstances, was re-
iected, I'll to %, Among the house
bills passed were: Nos, GA Ger
mer), making the legal cranberry bar
rel 25l2 inches high, l6 in diameter
at the heads and Is at the bulge and
making cranberry crates - inches
long, IL wide by ~ high inside; ia
tAndersonl, providing that towns need
not aid villages in the construction OF
bridges; 99a (Polley), requiring super
visors instead of aldermen to make
reports of INDECENT soldiers; 2SSa
(Zinn), absolutely prohibiting the
dealing in trading stamps; 275a
(Keene), for the better collection OF
birth statistics, and PSI (Vandercook)
providing that 2,2i0 lbs, shall consti-
tute n cord of hemlock bark. The
committee substitute for the orion bill
increasing railway licenses. with the
Hall amendment raising the Orton fig
ures 100 per cent, came up as special
order. Mr.. Halls amendment, which
would have compelled the railways to
pay $617, 1000 more license fees annually
(they now pay about $300,000) was re-
jected, A to 3S. Mr.. orion then Of
fered an amendment establishing the
license rate as follows per cent on
roads earning in excess of $4,000 per
mile per year, Az per cent on earnings
OF $4,000 to $4,000; 4 per cent on earn
ings of $4,000 to $4,000, and 3h per
cent on earnings of $4,000 to $4,000.
He explained that his amendment
would result in about n the increase
proposed in Halls amendment just
voted down The amendment was
adopted, 5S to %. The committee
substitute as thus amended was next
adopted, GO to 25. The Orion amend
ment will produce 100000 taxes a
year. The feature OF the evening was
the carrying to third reading over the
committees recommendation for post
ponement of the Burlington bill appro-
priating So 900 to the w. c. T. y. home
for unfortunate women at Eau Claire.
The vote was 46 to 35. The Wheeler
bill, No. 350a, providing that no suit
for damages may be brought for inju-
ries due to fall on snow or ice on
sidewalk unless same had been there
for three weeks and preventing hus-
band from suing for damages becausa
of injury to wife or parents because
OF injury to children, was passed. A
debate arose on the Morgan bill. pro-
viding for placing of names OF owners
upon farmhouses, and allowing re-
duction OF 81 on the road tax therefor
An amendment by Mr.. Frost making
It sufficient to place the name upon the
barn was adopted and the bill was
passed later. other measures passed
were Nos. 16a (Parker), Joint resolu-
ton for constitutional amendment
to enact a general banking law; go
and els Hamoreux), and 339s with
ee), for the reorganization OF railroads
Mr.. Hoehle also introduced his memo
rial to congress for national park on
the south shore OF Lake Superior
The committee on claims reported ad-
versely on the Harvey bill, No. 491a
TO abolish the Office OF county super
intendent and create that OF district
inspector instead.
Madison, April -. Among the bills
passed or concurred In by the senate
were the following: Nos. 32ls (Ja-
cobs), providing for the payment by
the state OF costs for trials OF offenses
committed at the state institutions;
256s (Munson), providing for the en-