Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-27

uau Oeen Killed Judge Ort0n deemed
the measure foolish, saying there was
no more sense III this proposition than
there would be III regulating shoe
makers, norSeShoerS and thinkers gen
orally. Mr.. MeGrath hoped the mo-
ton would prevail but it failed never
theleSS. 81 10 20.
Town Elections.
House bill No 5$ll extending the
Australian system 10 towns With 500
voting population. was passed after
amendments by MeSsrs. Williams and
Dahl had been voted down. one being
TO make the measure more definite and
the other to change the number Of
days OF advertising. Judge orion OPP
posed the whole bill mildly. doubling
the wisdom of applying the Australian
system to towns at all.
Insurance Policies.
When the MeGrath bill 94a modify
ing the standard fire insurance policy,
came up Mr.. Wheeler offered an
amendment, which was adopted, max
ing the law go into effect July |. 1899,
instead of at once, in order to permit
the companies to revise their policies.
The bill was then passed.
Other bills passed or concurred in
were:
No. lSSa (Catlin), relating to pro
No. 2S6a uves), permitting the es-
adjustment OF inter-county reform
schools.
No. 294a %. Ryan, authorizing the
incorporation OF mutual creamery
and cheese factory mutual fire insur-
ance companies.
No. 500a (McGrath), taxing the stock
OF trust, annuity ana guaranty COM
panies in the county where the com
panies are located.
No. SPA (DahD, permitting unli-
censed persons to sell alum, ammonia,
salts, boraX, castor oil, sulphur, blue
vitrol and many other drugs.
No > memorial TO congress (Fogo),
in favor of service pensions.
No. 205a (Hoehle), taxing vessels
cents per ton of registered tonnage,
No. STA (Parker), limiting the time
for the commencement of damage ac-
tons against cities to one year and
against towns and villages to two
years. The present limitation in all
cases is six years. The 2-year regula-
ton with reference to towns and viii
lagos was explained by Mr.. Sturdcvant
as being deemed necessary in order to
place the law in harmony with another
statute.
No. 535a, relating to street railway
taxes, 1t increases the tax of the Mil
waukee company about $4,000 a year.
No. 53Sa, providing for interest upon
town orders.
Senate Bills Concurrcd In.
No. l59s (DennetU, appropriating
$500 annually to the state cheesemak-
ers association.
No Ass, changing certain town
boundaries in Oneida county.
No 2Ss (Green), prohibiting spring
shooting of ducks geese excepted by
amendment)
No BIS (BaXter), appropriations to
state charitable and penal institutions
for current expenses and repairs.
No. 366S, taxing property of equip
ment companies (making a correction
in the law previously passed.
No 259s (BisselD, relating to sale Of
indemnity lands ann providing for adj
justment of accounts with counties.
No 275s (Hatton), amending the law
relative to aid for libraries
No. 9Ss mills, regulating the en-
ployment of minors.
No. 344s (Roehrl, amending the stat
utes relative to the Milwaukee county
hospital for the insane and re-enacting
a law omitted in the revision.
Joint resolution 21s tStouD. for a
constitutional amendment changing
the time of electing the state superin.
tendent to spring, Term to begin July l.,
and eliminating the limitation of sal
AIRY to $1,000
Save the Mark
Mr. Wheeler offered joint TcsoIu-
ton embodying q memorial 10 congress
urging a law To prevent the desecra-
ton of the American flag, through it's
use for advertisement etc. II went
over.
Anti-Pass.
The Migratory antipass bill was the
special order for 1890 and Judge Or
ton asked that the first vote be on the
assembly proposition tstruck out by
the senatel to permit the railway com
missioner and his deputy to ride on
uasses, Mr.. Wheeler could see no
good reason why such exemption
should be made. If the Law is goou for
one public official it is good for all.
Judge Orton ueemcd it utterly ridcu-
lous TO compel the state TO pay the fare
Of its officials whose duty it is to en-
force the laws against the railroad Is.
Mr.. McGratn said that Judge Ortons
argument for such fayoritism to the
railway commissioner was the very
best one that hau been advanced
against the whole anti-pass business.