Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-04-27

Madison, April 2O-ln the upper
house Senator bennett offered an
amendment to the historical library
bill, which was adopted It appro-
PIRATES 100000 instead of $500. 600
and provides that not more than $500
600 shall be paid out until the con
tracts are let for the completion of
the entire building except the uucom-
pleted northwest wing With this
amendment the bill was passed under
suspension Of the rules. The Mailer
bill, prohibiting the sale of the milk
from cows fed on distillery slops
brought on discussion. Senator
Eaton opposed II; 1t would strike his
district particularly hard, and he Of
fered an amendment making the
phraseology Of the provisions more
general by prohibiting the sale of
milk OF cows fed on unwholesome
food. BY an aye and no vote the
amendment was defeated, % TO and
the bill passed When the McGrath
beet sugar bounty bill came up, SEN
utor Whitman offered an amendment
limiting the bounty to 100000 a year
Senator Whitehead read from govern
ment reports to show that the beet
sugar industry was so profitable as
not to need any bounty encourage
ment Senator Kreutzer believed
The bill most far-reachng Of any in
troduced in the legislature this winter
Accordingly the members should go
slow on it. The soil OF Wisconsin
he said is peculiarly adapted to beet
growing and he predicted the es-
adjustment Of great sugar plants
soon even without bounty The bounty
principle. he said is wrong and he
predicted that II the bill we're passed
the demand for growing approprla-
lions for the industry would increase
as It has in Michigan he hoped the
bin would be killed. After debate
the Whitman amendment was
adopted by a vote OF ii to O. Senator
Hattou wanted 10 forestall boomers
and fictitious manufacturers by pro-
yiiiug that a bounty of one-half cent
pound 10 factories that bad been
established and in successful opera
ton. The amendment was adopted
Inc bin was then non-concurred in By
q vote Of 10 TO 70. the negatives being
Senators Arson, Baxter. Hissell Den
nett. Dcvos, Eaton. Fearnc Green,
Harris Jacobs. Kreutzer Lamorpux,
MaGilliyray. Riordan. Roorh, Weed
Whelan, whitehead whitman. Wthee
and Woodwork
Among the bills passed we're Nos.
ira (Mosherj, regulating issue Of
warehouse receipts; 239a CHartungJ.
making separate road districts Of To-
ca'itlcs having q population Of 5000
ii9a lButIinRtonl, allowing people to
vote on vacation OF towns by county
boards. and 85Ga CWells). providing
for the organization Of corporations
for the Improvement Of streams and
construction Of canals from Green
Lake TO Fox river.
In the assembly Mr. Halls bills,
3s8a and 353a, for a board OF railroad
commissioners anu regulating rail-
ways. were laid over tll Tuesday
evening The conferees on tue land
Office made a report, showing that an
agreement had been reached by which
he force IN the land Office is to be
reduced al once from : members to 4
ana thus remain FOR years, after
which date the department Is to be
abandoned and its duties transferred
to the secretary OF states Office. The
report was adopted 60 10 / Senator
Green's bin, 2S rorbi1dlng spring
shooting o. aquatic fowl. was refused
a laird reading by a vote OF "a to
a. but reconsideration was voted
later The bennett bill. 1893. appro-