Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-13
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

Gays, recOnVeneQ tnlS evening. ne
governor sent back without approval
three bills to the senate and one to
the assembly. One of the senate bills
returned was the Devos measure TAX
ing the power of appointment of the
water registrar of Milwaukee out Of
The hands Of the mayor, who is a
democrat, and placing it in that of
| the board of public works, which is
republican. Another of the bills re-
turned was the Roehr bill taking the
power OF appointment of assistant
custodian of the public museum of
board of trustees and putting it in
that OF the custodian, also a par
lisan measure. At the request Of
the authors of these bills, action on
| the governors vetoes was post
poned until tomorrow morning. The
other two bills vetoed were to allow
the treasurer of Milwaukee to re-
ceve tax money before it is due and to
provide for the supervision of in
vestment associations. Both vetoes
were sustained BY vote of II to
II the assembly passed the orion bill
increasing the tax of the Northwest
ern Mutual Life insurance company
from $4,000 to 100000 annually.
In the senate joint resolution of
respect on the death of Justice Pinney
was introduced by Senator McGilliv-
ray and adopted by rising vote.
Assembly bills were concurred in by
the senate as follows:
Nos. 197a (Benson), relating to dam
ages on highways; 154a (Orton), re-
ating to soldiers relief fund. Nos.
217s (Hatton), relating to condemna-
ton of land; 224s (Riordan), relating
to municipal court of Lincoln county;
22Ss (Whitehead), relating to life in
surance companies; 294s (Welton), to
revise the laws authorizing the bust
ness of banking were all killed
Among the bills passed in the lower
house were: Nos. 76a (Anderson), re-
ating to assessment of personal prop
erty; 1S7a (Catlin( relating to fore
closure of tax certificates; 221a
(Eline), to disposition of special
funds; 325a (Mosher), for a dam in
Apple river; 332a (SoltwedeD, regu-
lating ventilation and imposing other
restrictions in regard to rooms in
which clothing or tobacco goods are
manufactured; Ala (Keene), relating
to the Improvement of public boule-
wards; 25a (Killilea), relating to lands
cold For re Tho
following senate bills were concurred
in: Nos. l54s (Jones), to prohibit I'M
lawful use OF street car tickets; 234s
(BaXter), prohibiting obscene pictures
on fences, walls, etc.; 1925 (Welton),
authorizing cities and villages to raise
money for memorial day observance;
PISS (Hatton), appropriating $35, 900
for Waupaca veterans home; 229s
(BaXter), appropriating $4,000 for the
collection by Supt. Harvey Of statis-
tics regarding manual training; 29Ss
(Welton), relating to the issue of
bonds for special street improvements;
309s (Welton), appropriating $4,000 for
travelling expenses of fisheries COM
mission; 1878 Conn.,, requiring open
ballot in Legislative senatorial eau
cuses
Madison, April En- the senate
Senator Mailer for the committee on
public health and sanitation reported
for passage the BARRIERS license bill,
Senator Eaton dissenting on the
grounds of questionable constitution
ality. The Stout resolution, No. 21s,
for constitutional amendment for the
the spring, was adopted, with an
amendment to make the office for four
years. Among the house bills con-
Cured in were Nos. 5a dodge, relat-
ing to forms for licensed insurance
companies; 120a (Wheeler), appropri-
ating $4,000 annually for two years 10
the natural history and geological sur
vey; 241a (Vandercook), requiring all
county treasurers to pay the state
treasurer on or before the first Mon
day in February all tax moneys due,
and asia (Wells), permitting City
BANK OF portage 10 rSuuCe llS capital
stock from 100000 to $4,000.
In the assembly the anti-pass bill,
resolution and conference report We're
the first matters on the calendar, but
they went over for the day. The Or
ton bill, lila, which will compel the
smaller railways to pay about $175,000
more taxes annually, was made a spe-
clal order for $50 next Tuesday even
ing The Wheeler bill, No. ASA, was
explained by it's author. Its object is
to permit courts to perfect Imperfect
tons in appeals in certain cases. Par.
ties at Superior, it seems, hold $23,0 900
of city bonds which the council re-
fused to pay. An appeal was taken,
but later 1t transpired that the appeal
bond was defective. The bill seeks
especially to let the circuit court cor
rect this deficiency and thus enable
the bondholders to get their case be-
fore the court on its merits. The bill
was killed, Mr. Hall attacked the Lo.
gan bill giving to sellers OF supplies
liens on logs and lumber, claiming