The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-03-18
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


governor for a correction in phraseoloGy
was amended by Senator Eaton and pa ssed
under suspension of rules, The bill as
originally framed was so wOrded as to give
state board of agriculture, and the amend
ment limits the grant to the State fair
grounds. Senator 1.amoreua's $ three Corpor-
alton bills were on the calendar for pa sSa re
but were laid over. The following bills
were passed: For the organisation and
maintenance OF parks, drives and houle-
waukee public museum to give bonds and
authorizing him to appoint Il secretary: re-
leasing the governor from acting OH the
board of normal regents; Including personal
rs well as real property in assessment Of
back taxes; providing that when one COrpof-
ntion shall hold stock in another. such
stock shall, at all meetings Of the stock,
by the president Of the former; providing
that when n county Judge shall hold court
IN any county other tnan that for which h,
:? per day and his actual eSPenses; pro;
yidihg that Juror shall not he Disqualified
because he Is Taxpayer iii the city inter
ested In ihe action TWO Assembly bills
were concurred in: Amending tile state re-
formatorv statute; appropriatina s2G2J to
Julius Derthick for services In co. +. Tie
following bills were ordered 10 third read
Ing: Amending statute relating to bids for
state stationery; hpprOpriatins $4,000 to
purchase Of STATIONERY for tile state: appru-
priating $1,000 to the governor : contingent
2verhaVlins the plumbing in the capitol.
Four bills were ordered eiigr6sSed: Relat
tag to Incorporation nf Villages; ntprupriat
ing ST., 900 instead of $4,000 Ia the n1aiu-
trhance of teachers institutes: providing Il
penalty for violation of the statute rcyulat
Ing the practice Of veterinary surgery: pro
hibiting the circulation Of Ol,sCeue liter
aturr. Indefinite postrbncmeht was the
fate OF Senator Mills hilI determining tho
humber of hours in working day ai,d Of
n bill Ivy Senator Weltof for the relief Of
4 Il gt,IN
The bill TO make the Evening Wisconsin the
oiiifial state "a R3pet was defeated by vote
until I: 30 y. III.
At the evening session of the SENATE on
the Sth the cohinittee oh education intro.
duced 4 bill drawn III accordance with the
suggestions III the governors message and
nppfopriates $500 900 for the completion and
tquipmeit Of the State Historical Library
building A joint resolution written III
Senator Roelr was adopted giyitg Senator
DeyoS permission to Introduce Il bin to
correct an error iil the revised Statutes re
lating to the election of supervisors iii Nil
Waukee county. A large humber Of Bills
were reported back from committees.
In the Senate oil the 9tn Setiator stout in
troduced joint resolution to allow Senator
MunsOn to Introduce bill. There was only
one petition-in favor of the Humphrey bill
Senators bennett and kreutZer were the
only absenteeS. The following bills were
passed: Providing for Il qualified inSpcctor
OF public schools for the deaf authorizing
counties Of 100000 or more to elect town
clerks, assessors and trcaSurcrs for two
years instead OF one: prohibiting superior
Judge of Douglas county to draw his quar-
ter'S salary until hr gives affidavit of hay-
ing rendered decisions in all cases submit
ted to him within ninety days To expedite
hearing In demurrer in civil actions: re-
lating to school boards and common high
schools; to amend the net creating IL mu-
nicipal court for Ashland county; In refer.
cncp to warehouse receipts: nruviding for
sppa rate assessment of lands and tie build
ings thnrn"r; To properly Cpitstfup the
statute relating to. STRIVING Of SUMMONS
nut uthorizing cities of tih third class acting
under special charter To lew StteCiHl school
tax: relating TO Issue for street irtprovc-
ments; providing for the sale Of pure milk
md cream aud fixing fine of 50 to 500
Of cities ot Se"otd. third aud fourth classes
having no police court TO regulate fees Uf
McGilllyraY offered his brother lawma icrS
all the bouquets they could wear this morn
Ing when they passed his state patronage
bin hy . vnt" of IS tn 10. There was u
long debate tiC"ftdiilg aiit action Oh thf lil
aud Senator Baxter offered ali aueidnCiit
excepting all teachers Iii the educational i'll
rtftutions of the state from its proyisoiiS
The amendment was adopted almost unani-
mOuSiE. Five Assembly bills were ordered
Ia = third reading: Appropriating O,OOO
70 the WISCONSIN, nattlcship cunlmiSSion for
purchase of silver service and bronze badger
FOR the battleshlp WIs"onSit relating TO
contracts for state STATIONERY: apptupriat-
Ing $1,000 To the governors contingent fund :
9ppTorrla1ing not more than $1,000 for over
hauling tile plumbing III the capitol; appTD-
Ftiati:ig $4,000 fot thr purchase df state
stationery The following bilS were or
dered en-rosscd: Providing salaries for GER
tain county officers: relating Ia tile CaSS
vile Cemetery associations; relating To cities
holding park lands; appropriatin. d certain
of money to George +. Peabody; relat-
liz 10 GommilteeS OF county boards author
izlng tile adiutaht general to audit certain
h1couhts' fpOrganlZlng Wisconsin National
guard; authorizing commissioners OF public
IuhuS tuS 70 l2aii phpllt trust IuidS: reIatlhS
70 riShtS OF cialhahtS against loEnS' re!at-
ing 10 clVii SerVice III certain cities The
IoiIpWihG pliIS were ihdthhltclI postponed: :
heiatln& TO water supply; providing Tor an
inquest on the dead: relating 10 county su-
perlntendcntS ot schools: relating to de
nFtfths property under decree: 10 prevent
itaua uPeh ne STATE ol Wisconsin relating
r. Iiprminich. rPlatinc To- mumirirai court
In Ashland county: appropriatinc money tn
John J. Roberts: relating to filing of ah-
stractS. relating 10 school booLs. roI,tim.-
to forcrIosurn nf 1,1ortgagas. rrIatin.I 10 an
pointment Of charter commission: rcIat-
ing 10 Investment of trust funds
At the evening session Of the Senate on
the 9th an invitatinn was road from rrasi
dent Adams. requesting the senators to visit
the state university buildings on motion
Of Senator stout. ii was decided to accent
The invitatiuu and Wednesday afternoon
was fixed as the time A resolution was
adopted granting senator Mills ncrmission
to Introduce a bill relating to the superior
court Of Douglas counrt. petition in
favor Of the occnt passenger fare was pre-
s"nted. ON motion the Senate reconsidered
the vote by which bill No. 22na was in
definitely postponed. and the hill was re
fcrred 10 the committee on judiciary II
provides for the appoiutmpnt bv The, cover
nor of Il charter commission The state af
fairs committee reported for passage the
bill to authorize the transfer of moneys
from the trust funds to the general fund
The bill to correct errors in the assessment
rolls was fayorahIy rpuorted The commit
tee on military affairs rrnorfnJ for pnSsnp.
the HiU for an auDrouiiation ia enlarge
the Wisconsin Vetnr.tns| home M Waunacl
and the hin TO create n snrrial fund for the
re-epuipmcnt of the wisconsin National
guard The committee on railroads report
ed for massage with an amendment the bill
10 nreyput tho froudnIrnt nSp nf transfer
tirkets hy stre.t railway coInnonics
Henry G. Payne talked to the committee
on corporations with good results for at
the session OF the Senate on the 10th the
committee reported for indefinite postpone
ment Senator Fearne'S bill to compel the
Wisconsin Telephone company to connect
its long distance service with local private
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