The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-03-25

we're krlled: KeIatIns to holding Of cleo
| mons IN towns: relating to loans from state
! income funds: providing for separate as
! seSSment of land and buildings: rcIHtinr TO
reinsurance ny fire companies: relating to
gate ana hagmen at railroad crossings: re-
latlng to bonds of ahstractorS: recurring
hre insurance contracts to be in writing
providing license fee for insurance, brnlnr- d.
for license and inspection of steam boilers
and engines: fixing minimum license fec
Tor sale Of liquors: relating to town taxes;
relating to permanent street improvements
to prohibit Legislative lobbying: amending
constitution relating to criminal proceed
inGs Bills We're indefinitely postponed as
follows: Relating to carferrieS: relating 10
duties of railroad companies: relating To
return OF earnings by railroads: relating to
issuance of fire insurance policies: RELATING
10 common carriers operating railways i'm
the state. The Senate adjourned until 30
p. IN on the 20th.
The Rev. Theodore Eggcn of the German
I Evangelical church opened the Senate with
prayer on the evening of the 10Th aul
. Lieut.. Coy. Stone welded the gaveL Five
I Assembly bills were concurrcd in and 4
small stir was made by the Keene hill
proVlding for change in the time of keep
ing the polls open at the approac aching jti-
. dicial elections. A message from the As
semhly brought over the bill. which pro
! NideS that the polls shall be open in the
! coming judicial elections the same hours as
/ at general elections. Senator Anson sent
! to the desk letter from Eugene :. El-
! lott of Milwaukee,. urging the passage of
! the bill. Senator Roehr sent up petition
/ To the same effect signed by all the cundi
I dates. When the petition ana Mr.. Eliott's
letter had been read. Senator Arson moved
/ the rules be suspended and the bill he
! passed. Senator Jones objected. He sail
he was III favor of the change in the law
) but wanted to read the bill. He asked
/ senator AnSon to consent to the bill being
/ laid over till tomorrow, and Senator AnSon
/ consented.
Senator Baxter was he only absentee at the
| session of the Senate on the 21St Senator
l.li iSl,i .IT.
/ Milwaukee county, which was on the cal
/ endar for passage was rerefcrred to the com
mittee ON Judiciary. Mr.. keenes bill doing
! away with the bicycle license was con
! CURED in. Another bill by Mr.. Kecnr,
I providing judicial elections shall be con
! duct"d in the same manner as general clec-
/ ti"nS. was concurred in under suspension of
/ the rules at Senator AnSon'S request. The
! four bills framed by the committee on as
sessment and collection Of taxes, providing
/ for the taxation of express. sleeping ear.
! freight line and equipment companies upon
! the true money value of their entire pro
4 portion in this state were ordered cngroSScd.
Several other bills were ordered cngrosScd:
/ Providing for reports from assessors concern
I ing railroads; relating to municipalities: re
! lating to mechanics liens; creating Sup"-
rior court In Douglas county Senator
Roehrs anti-lohhy bill was laid over and
! the Senate then took a recess until 1:30 =.
The evening session on the DIST lasted
! about ten minutes. Lieut.. Gov. Stone was
/ in the chair. Aside from the Introduction
/ of two bills. no business WIS done outside
| of receiving committee reports. A message
! from the Assembly brought the tidngS that
that body had concurrcd in the resolutions
permitting Senators Jones and bennett to
! introduce one bill each and they sent the
! bills to the desk. senator Jones bill defines
the crime forgery IN the third degree. Sen
ator Dennctt's bill gives cities power to
acquire watcrworks plants ny Condemna-
tion. The committee ON state affairs report
ed Senator Woodruff : hill raising the sal
| aries of members of the l.egi$latur" to
$1,000 with the recomnehdation that II 90
| To the Judiciary committee. The commit
! tee on state affairs reported two bills for
passage. VIZ: Providing for the expenses
Of the funeral of the late Assemhlyman Al
! $40 coo to relieve the fire sufferers in Barron
county.
Assembly.
| The Assembly on the 18th passed the anti
! pass resolution by n vote nf - 10 10 after
some debate. As>cmhIymah Wheeler start
/ ed the fun by offering an amendment hy
striking out the words 'and shall forfeit
his olc" at the suit Of the attorney gen
| craI' and inserting and OH conviction
thereof his office shall he thereby vacated"
| II" explained that his object in offering the
amendment was TO make the law s"if-oper-
ative. Mr.. StUrd"vaut objected To the
amendment, saying tflut it would rna bic a
| justice of the peace to declare nomher's
seat vacant, which he thought would be
wrong. Mr.. Hall said he hoped the amend
ment would not prevail. and the amendment
was killed by Il vote of 40 to -. Mr. Cat
lin then asked permission to offer another
amendment, but Mr. Han objected aud 1t
could not he allowed under the rules The
roll was called and tile resolution passed
10y the following vote: Ayes, -: ifucS. 10!
absent or not voting. a. \ good deal Of
amusement was oCcasioncd this morning At
the opening Of the Assembly by the receipt
Of 4 gift to AsSemblyman Daggett, who in
troducpd tile anti tight lacing bill from the
young ladies of Watcrtown. II was Il tight
ly-laCed CORSET containing a bunch uf roses
and carnations Accompanying It was Il
note to the effect that the yonng Indies de
sired to show their appreciation of Mr.. Dag
gets interest IN the welfare of woInankind.
The committee OH assessment and cOIlcc-
tior of taxes reported for passage the Or
ton insurance bill with the changes out
lined in the Wisconsin Il week ago. Tile
committee OH state affairs reported for
slaughter thr two bills requiring telephone
companies to exchange messages and tile
board of health bills relating IN vital sta
tSticS and drainage districts Tile Interstate
park bin was reported fav"rahlH and tn"
Eau Claire Womcn'S HON" bill unfaNorably
by the committee oh claims Tic first con
ference COMMITTEES was appointed 1t was
on a bill relating 10 arson. and was cont
posed of Senators Koohr. Harris and Wild
and ASSembltmeh Wheeler. tatlin and
F.iine. The following bills were passed:
Appropriation To Industrial school for girls
relating to places of holding probate court;
relatin-, To damages ou highways: relating
to waters of Spring lake; relating to con
StructiOn of dam across Waupaca river: af-
fecting arguments 10 the court and jury;
relating to limitation uf actions; relating
to common schools. providing for expenses
of Wisconsin state tax commissions: relativ"
To vacatiug towns hy county boards: rclat,
ing to county clerk : n0trCp. Mr.. Hurihut !
hill requiring county suporiEt"ttdentS TO re
ccivc normal school certificates was killed
Mr.. NCt;rathS bill relating to f0rfeltureS
in contracts Of insurance was the subject OF
considerable debate. 1t was amended III
such 4 way that Nr NcGrath declared il
had been rendered useless. Judge prton
spoke in favor of the hill. ard il was or
dercd engrOSS"d. Mr.. Parker bill rClat-
ing to the limitations Of time Of a"tionS
was rcrefcrred to the committee on judi
cary. Gen. Bryant's hill {" extend eXali.
inaton of adverse parties 10 eihpipIeS 81
corporations was Indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Eline's bill to repeal the law under
which Corporation Counsel Hamilton holds
his position, which had been reported Tor
indefinite poStp"nement' was sent IA, hack ~
the judiciary committee ami II VIII nov now
probably pass Mr.. Guth's bill taking from
hicyclrs the right Of way on country roads
was discussed NJ length. II had been re
ported for indefinite poStponcment, but the
cloquence OF Mr.. Dodge and Joe fhrr
saved it, roll call was ordered. the farm,
ers voted solidy for it. and it was saved
from indefinite postponement by a vote OF
o2 TO g. The bill was then ordered Ell
crossed and read third time There was
a lot Of horse play over bill hy Mr: iioehir
nt regulate Intelligence offices which was
amended in various ways and nnallY or
dered to a third reading in spite OF an al
verse report Mr.. L0th'S bill TO put the
board of public works in MilWanker under
civil service was killed. Mr. Hoehle's bill
requiring weekly payment OF wages was
killed and the Assembly adjourned.
The Assembly on the 10th had two impor-
tant constitutional amendments on the cal
endar one of which it killed. An adjourn
mpnt was taken before the other could u"
reached The first. proposed In joint reSo-
luton hy Mr.. Thomas was To permit the
governor and either branch ~ the Iegisla
ture to ask the opinion OF the Supreme
court upon important measures previous to
their passage. following the Massachusetts
law on the subject. The second. hy MI
HoehIe. proposed 10 make only full citi-
zcuS eligible to vote, but il was not
reached When Mr. Thomas resolution,
which was first on the calendar. cam" mp,
Mr.. HoohIe offered an amendment specify
ing what matters might be referred 20 the
supreme. cuUrt which We're matters TrIaT-
ing TO taxation appOftioum"nts, IN" lu.
dietary and elections. The amendment WAS
adopted without discussion. and the qUc>-
tion was then on the indefinite postpone
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