Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

The Assembly on Wednesday evening
passed the Orton insurance bin in the
face of flood of remonstrances against
its passage in its present form. A mes
sage was received from Gov. Seotield We
TONG the bill to allow the city treasurer
Of Milwaukee to receive taxes in advance.
Ii was vetoed because il did not designate
Milwaukee as cities of the first class"
Mr.. McGrath Immediately offered res0-
luton to authorize Mr. Killilea to intro
duce a bill to correct she defect and it
was adopted by the Assembly. In the
Senate two Assembly bills were concur
red in: BY Mr.. Bcnson-Prohibitin the
laying out of public highways through
orchards, gardens or enclosures used for
educational purposes where the damage
shall exceed SO; by Mr.. DEMONSTRATING
out the clause which had at such time a
population of 10000 or over" from the
soldiers relief fund statute.
AT Thursday mornings session the Sen
ate adopted a joint resolution TO allow
Senator Deyos TO introduce an appropria-
tion bill. Senator LamoreuXs resolution
fixing April IA as the date of final ad-
journment was laid over Senator Stouts
joint resolution increasing the State sup
erintendent's time of office TO four years
and making the date of his election identi
cal with that of Supreme Court justices,
so he may take Office on the first Monday
in July, was adopted. Senator White
heads bill, providing that in cities of the
third and fourth class temporary appoint
ments on the police and fire force shall he
made by the fire and police commission,
requiring the clerk Of the commission to
keep on hand list of cligibles and stipu-
lating that a statement of cause shall ac-
company notice of suspension, was pass
ed under suspension of yhe rules. In or
der To advance lot of Assembly bills be-
fore the pass matter was taken up, the
Assembly began at the last order on the
calendar. There were quhe a number of
important bills ready TO engross and for
third reading and some of them brought
out considerable debate. The old, old bill
relating TO liens on logs aud timber was
killed by vote of to 80 in the face of "A
favorable report from Il committee. There
was long debate ON the bill to appropri-
ate $4,000 to the Woman's Home at Eau
Claire. Mr.. Burlington and MIR. Mct;rath
spoke in favor of it AID Mr., True and
Mr.. Dodge against it. The bill was finally
indefinitely postponed by vote of N
to A.
After many weeks of hlibustering the
Legislature ON Friday passed the joint
resolution looking toward constitutional
amendment prohibiting the use of passes
by public officials. The Assembly in its
parliamentary skrmish adopted the re-
port of the conference committee on the
anti-pass resolution and Speaker Ray and
other leaders held that this adopted the
resolution itself, Sc it was accordingly
sent to the &enate. There 1t was adopt
ed without oebate. The bill for the im-
mediate abolition of the pass privilege is
again hurg up in the Assembly by being
referred back to the Committee on Rail
roads. 1t is evident that regardless of the
plank in both party platforms demanding
the abolition of passes the legislative
members wish to use their passes as long
as possible TO take advantage of the
weekly adjournments over Sunday, and
the bin may not be passed until near the
close of the session. The joint resolution
fixing April II as the date of final ad-
jourument was again laid over by the
Senate. The general opinion among the
leaders of both houses is that the session
will close April n. Gov. Scoiield's veto
of the Milwaukee water registrar bill was
sustained by the Senate.