Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
WISCONSIN SOLONS.


series OF adventures in the Senate on
Tuesday and wound up With a victory at
the evening session. The bin was on the
calendar at the forenoon session, but the
Senate refused TO pass it by vote Of II
to l3. In the afternoon. however, the
friends OF the bill hustled and at the even
ing session the bill passed by a vote of 81
to 8. A motion to reconsider was unan-
imonsly voted down. The Senate again
played horse" with the anti-pass bill,
and as result Of preliminary struggle
conference committee will be appointed
TO draft, il possible. a bill acceptable TO
both houses. The bill was special order
and the Assembly refused to concur in the
Senate amendment making the penalty
Imprisonment in the penitentiary and the
fne $500 to 81 900. Recently in the House
an amendment was adopted making The
penalty Imprisonment in Jail and reducing
the hne, and from this the Assembly re-
fused e recede. After some debate the
senate concurred in the Assembly bin es-
tabIishing State board of immigration.
The debate developed that tract of land
large as Massachusetts remains unsettled
in Wisconsin and that l 900 families from
Norway and Sweden are about to come as
a colony TO Clark and Chippewa counties
An amendment exempting wild geese in
the bill against spring shooting was con-
Cured in by the Assembly. The plumb
ers' license bill was killed in the Senate.
In the Senate on Wednesday there F.as
another struggle over the anti-pass bill,
which had been returned from the Assem-
bly,, concurrence in the Senate amend
inents having been refused. A conference
committee was appointed. The Senate adj
yanced to third reading the bin imposing
an income tax on newspapers The bill
has not been taken seriously by any OF
the members and its advancement is COM
sidered joke. The bill increasing the
annual appropriation for the construction
of the new historical library building from
100000 to 800, 900 for five years went to
third reading in the Assembly, having al
ready passed the Senate.
The vexed anti-pass bill on Thursday
went through both houses with practically
no opposition. BY the agreement Of the
conference committee the using Of pass
or frank ID made a felony punishable by
from one to five years In State prison or
by fine of from $500 to $1,000. The
word bribery b stricken out, also the office
forfeiture clause, and the railway commits
sioner is not made exempt frcm its pro-
visions. 1t is practically in the form of
the anti-pass resolution for a constitu-
ttonal amendment that will be submitted
and in its sweeping provisions reaches all
Office holders and candidates, as well as
delegates to political conventions and
members of political committees. Assem-
blyman A r. Hall through whose stren-
uous enor.s curing the past -FOUR iegisia-
i've sessions an anti-pass law mas hnaliy
pseA secured was greatly eiaten ana stat
Gu ~ pubic speech that now tnat ne had
eHecteo the reform FOR which ne had SO
ions contendea ne would never agar De
eHnuiua'e Iar puphc once. large num-
pfr " Dilis were siaugntesed IN eacn
nouse. ne SENATE passed the Dill allow
ins counties 20 puiid reformatories. Inc
nlse lesis,ra,iehs were inaue nhuer me
4eN anu'opns NV, duuse Sharies n
p!Fr, uFA. u Wlnkier, =. ". bige-
-" Gnu - = ola"ioru, aii oi MI" auhee,
IFsis.sreu as 4..orneys ior the Northwest.
FIJI s.n Mu.uai hile insurance company OF
sli"Hukef.
Both houses of the Legislature were in
session practically all day Friday in the
endeayor to clean M as much as nossible
the work in hand. Much legislation Of inn
ernor submitted lengthy message to both
houses saying that the appropriations
sn.ea YOU'D exceed re income OF the
soaee ny lor 'ne heAi iWa years Dy ABOUT
saov,VVu anq ASKING that some ieglsiation
pe eAac.eA lp meet tne aeneif, me JOINT
eiai'ls COMMITTEES, w "noiii tue message
was referred, reported inst the appfopria,
.,ons VIII not matefiaiiy, ~ an exceed
'np iesehues anu .iat ~ ease lucy snouid
su.A eoAuhseAcies afe now covered py
eAisuHs statues. me ahRfapiialohs TINS
shssipA VII ea as rAVse VI .Ie 'ast SEES
sloA ny soou,oVu. Inc senate PASSED the
uftoh piii increasing .He .aAfs OF the
nortAwestera mutual i4,I na insurance
GoihpaHy " Mi!Wallkef ~ 9@@V'NN. 4ne
'5aNtr4ot appointed OK -cnnsressmah MI
chaei drimp OF Eau Claire as fax caInmis-
saoner ana George Curtis or Merrill as INST
assistant commissioner, the FORMER TO re-
c celss saiary q %o,vuv ana lhe iatter PSI
w. Ahe APPOINTMENTS arc lhaue uhdef
"a" enaeeed Y. tnis session OF Tue Les1sia-
.ule anu ate soI 'er'n ~ 'sn s 60 re-, a
second assistant al salafy OF So,oVo IS
YET 70 De appointed Inc senate eonnrmeo
tue appointments
Among the bills recently passed by the
Senate are the following:
Mr.. Catlin-Relating TO the municinal
conrt of Douglas Connty
senator Hafton--Proyiding for the s,n-
port Of inmates Of Veterans Home.
Mr.. Misunderstanding to warehouse GER
tificates
Mr.. Authorizing the use of gem
eral funds for special purposes and special
funds for general purposes
Mr.. Hartung- Providing that claims for
damages on highways in towns Of 5000 or
over shaii pe Vahd without tue approval
OF the electors.
MI Mc0ratn-for q Dfidge across Big
Suamico river.
Mr. nuinng,oni-I roviuihg lot the vaea-
tion OF towns ~ county poaras.
Mr.. Weiis-froVlding Tor tne improve
ment OF streams ana construction OF
canals.
Mt. ehe,Trgs.uins ior speciai tax
upon aDutting lallu TOT tue Improvement OF
MiiWaukee oouiesa,u.
Mr: hiiiii ga et1 .ne .reasurers
p cues q 'he ills. eiass ~ receive money
FOR taxes IN ADVANCE Oh tne time TOR the
payment lnereoi. $1,000
Mr. NnesierT-ap proPriatihg Slg,uo
ahhuaiiy l9 the seolosieai anu natural MS
tory survey OF tue Siite lot Two years.