The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-04-01
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

Senate.
All the senators were present at the seS-
| sion on the ODD. 1t is evident that the wheel
| men are waking up on the bicycle bill;
nine remonstranceS against its passage
| came in this morning. The following bills
| were passed: For the sanitary transporta-
| tion of c0rpseS; fixing a penalty Of SO for
| failure of town, village or city clerks to file
| with the secretary of state an annual state
ment of taxes levied: 10 detach certain
territory from the town of Sugar Camp in
| Oneida county; prohibiting reinsurance or
the transaction of business by fire insurance
companies otherwise than through resident
| agents; allowing stock fire insurance com
! panies TO capitalize their surplus funds;
| authorizing towns and villages to raise
money for observance of Memorial day:
| changing the time Of making up the school
| budget from October to March; prohibiting
proxies in political conventions; requiring Il
| viva yoce vote for United States senator IN
! Legislative caucus. The Senate refused to
| concur in Mr.. Bryant's bill affecting argu-
ment TO court ana jury; and III Mr. Elne's
bill relating to justice court appeals. The
| following bills We're ordered TO Il third read
ing: Authorizing treaSurerS Of certain
| cities to receive money for taxes in ad-
| vance; authorizing commissioners of pub
| lie lands to sell certain lands. to appropriate
| to Beloit city school district sum OF
| money; relating TO town boards; relating to
| persons practirng medicine and surgery in
| the state: relating to justice court appeals: :
| providing for an appropriation for tre sur
| ferers of Barron county; affecting argument
| to court and jury: to appropriate money
| for a monument for eX-Gov. Nelson Dewey;
to appropriate money I" defray funeral cX
| penseS of Assemhlyman William Hughes
| and AsSemblyman Albert Woicrchowsk; ;
| authorizing certain towns to purchase con
| dtmned toll roads; providing for renemp
| tion of land sold for taxes. The following
| bills were ordered cngroSSed: Relating to
| superintendent Of schools; relating to du
| ties OF factory inspectors: providing Tor ap
! pontment of commission to secure plans
FOR manufacturers display at Ohio centen-
| NAL exposition
Indefinite postponement was the fate of
| the following: Authorizing cities to take
| hold and transfer tax certificates III certain
| cases; authorizing the purchase OF certain
! lands of historical interest; licensing en-
| gineers and fremen. The Senate then took
| recess until 30 p. III.
| The evening session of the Senate on the
22d was short and nothing was done besides
| appointing the Senate members OF the con
| ference committee on the antipaSs amend
| ment TO the constitution and receiving COM
| mittec reports. message from the As
| Seulbly brought request for conference
| and motion of Senator IaniorcuN. lhc
| chair appointed senators lamorcuN, W hlIe-
| head and Eoehr on the committee. me
| committee on federal relations reported ioF
| passage the bill providing for the purchase
| of 600 acres of land lying aIOng the lDail's
| of the St CroiX river for the proposed inter
| state park The judiciary committee re
| ported for passage the bill imposing Il IlA
| of 10 cents Il ton on all Ice shipped OUT OF
Je state. BiIlS reported l"r lnutnliitr pos, P
| ponement related to the liability OF en-
! ployers for injuries received by employees
| and providing for a state commission to re
| wise the general charter law. TIL" commit
| tee on privileges and elections reported the
bill preventing corrupt practices at eiec.
Martins Mart n? bi % f"rbiddns towns and Villages
| from holding Joint CaUcuSes was reported
for passage, as was the bill relating to town
| caucuses
At the session of the Senate on the 23d
Senator Whitehead introduced a resolution
10 allow Senator Krcutzrr to restrict and
limit the time for commencing actions 10
| test the validity of any ordinance passed
by the common council of any city incor-
| ported 10y special act i'll attempting 10
| adopt the provisions of the general charter
| law of the state. This resolution was adopt
! ed: Also one TO allow Senator Stout To in
| troducc bill enabling one railroad com
| pany to Us" tn" track of another road
! which passes through any village or city
in the state The following bills were
! passed: Recurring manufacturers to pro
t"ct emery wheels: requiring tn" assessor
In each district of the state to make an
annual report of III" name. owner, operator
and length Of all railroads in his district
requiring any person who knowingly in
sureS in an maui horized insurance com
pany To pay TIA" penalty demanded 10y law
OF such company; making the sale Dy mort
| gage of future contingent interests in lands
Ms valid as if the person affected We're liv-
Ing or had an active interest in the same:
| providing for the appointment of six as
| siStant factory inspectors 1T Il salary of
$1,000; appr"priating $500 to prevent the
spread Of san Jose ScHic: aut uthuriZmg treas
| urerS of cities OF the first class to receive.
| money for taxes III advance of the time Of
| payment and to .SSIl" interest bearing Ger
tihcatcS therefor; authorizing commission
| erS Of public lands to sell certain lands.
| appr"priating SG29.11 To EeIoit city school
district in reimbursement for expense of
mandamuS proceedings instituted against
| the school for refusing to admit children
who had not been vacCinatod allowing
town boards to hold legal meetings in any
! Incorporated village or city which il within
| or adjoining their own town: providing for
| the registration of all phySicans who we're
| engaged III the practice Of medicine on or
1,.,f,. ItTl -s.,
for the relief of the fire sufferers Of Bar
ron county; appr9priatin$ $4,000 for monu-
Ing $40 To defray the funeral EXPENSES
of the late ASscmhlymen William Hughes
and Albert Wojci"chowski: authorizin. Ger
tain towns to purchase condemned toII
ronds; providing for the rcdomptfon. with,
In three years. of lands sold for taxes, upon
payment Of the amount for which such lind
sold. with interest at II per cent
requiring weekly publication of county clcc
| ti"n notices: requiring the county to nav
salaries of deputy clerk and deputy county
treaSurerS. raising the maVimum fine for
| mayhem from 81 to SlI. Three Assembly
bills We're ordered To third reading: H.,
lating To tn" acquisition of certain lands
relating to trustees Of county aSyIumS for
| insane: relating to elections. Tn" follow
ing bills Wer" ordered cngr0Sscd Requr-
Ing nonresident Individuals and companies
| 10 pay tax on ice shipped ont Of the state:
to appropriate certain sum of money to
enlarge Wisconsin Veterans home: rrlat-
ing to free high schools: to incrcas" the IF
! /.
Only few bills were killed. follows.
Relating to masters and employers; ap-
pointm"nt Of charter commission; rclat-
Ing to operation Of slaughter and packing
| houses. There was fight upon final al
! iournmeut Senator I.amoreuX introduced Il
| Joint resolution fixing April u as
| the dare of the last session. He
| gave the Sentinel scoring for
! announcing this morning that he con
tcmplatcd continuing the session until MAY
IL. He said he thought there was no doubt
| that all business could be finished up by the
middle of April. Senator Baxter said there
were many bills before the Senate which
they were bound to pass. and he objected 10
fixing date for adjournment which might
preclude due consideration Of these meas.
urcs. Senator Whitehead thought 1t was a
mistake to arbitrarily fix the time tf ad-
iournment Senator DevOs said he had
canvassed the matter and he was sure moth
ing would prevent an early adjournment.
He moved. however. that the resolution
be laid over until Tuesday morning. which
was the sense of the Senate. An Assembly
resolution requiring all bills to he reported
from the committees by April /. was also
| laid over.
The evening session OF the Senate on the
92d was devoted to committee reports hut
the ntonOtony was relieved by speech from
| eX Senator !. T.. MCMullen of Clinton, who
was in the Senate two years ago II"
| spoke on the request Of senator Roehf.
Mr. McMullen urged the senators 10 not
allow the newspapers to sway them, ana
not to adjourn in hurry. The committee
on claims reported I'VE bills for indefinite
postponement and nine for passage, among
them TIE bill 10y the committee on educa
tion. providing for engineering building
| aud for an extension ~ the dairy building
of the university. The committee fixed the
! appropriation at SAG. .0Wt. Bills reported Tor
passage. Providing for the re-eqnipment OF
The Wisconsin National guard: appropriate
ing $1,000 for transportation expenses OF the
FISH commission. HpPrupriating $1,000 for
teachers Institutes: appropriating Slo.WH
to the normal school fund: appropriatinG
$4,000 for a report on manual training ana
agriculture in the common schools. proyld
! ing for adjusting the state swamp land
claims against the United States: adding
$500 10 the annual appropriation OF the
State Historical society. Measures TO "t
killed AprTopriatiug S1i10 to Daniel la
win. increasing the salary Of the chief clerk
in the bank examiners ONCE. providing foT
( five assistant state veterinary surgeons
The bill To raise The q go Of consent TO i
years was favorahly reported
There Were five -aseatecS At the session
Of the SenAre Oh he -lLh. Senltor Nc