Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04

OF more than local importance to re-
ceive action during the week half
dozen big measures that have taxed
the badger statesmen almost since the
opening OF the sess n were disposed
of They were tue anti-pass bill.
True marriage license bin, the orton
life insurance tax bill, tho measure
carrying a million and quarter APP
preparation to the state institutions
and the orion railroad taxation bill.
OF these all but the last went through.
Today 4 message from Gov. Scoaeld
was received in both houses calling at
tentien 10 the large approximations
made by the legislature and the need
OF making adequate preparations to
meet the demands. fhe claims COM
mtttee later reported that the appro-
priauons were within bounds and
could be readily met The committee
reported that II had considered 100
bills, carrying S,0al. 62L7l 1t had
reported tavorahly bills carrying the
sum of Se,S66, 59s,06. The legislature
had raised the sum In certain In
stances, rs OF public buildings, until
the Increase aggregated S1NN, 600 A
discussion was had on the Rnehr reso-
luton To require the board Of control
to purchase all building materials and
supplies for the state institutions In
Wisconsin, senator McGitliyray ex-
planned that the state affairs COM
mttter had reported Il for postpone
mcnt lest its passage should lead
farmers audAthnrs 70 raise their prices,
Senator McGdlltvray thought the
Board Of control should not be in
terfered With and that IL had recently
made purchase OF -four at La Crosse
at cents barrel moro than 1t could
set II for outside Of the state. The
resolution was killed. The Withee
bill taxing daily newspapers on gross
receipts was killed by being laid over
for tive weeks, The Ortun life in
snrance taxation bin was taken up as
special order and. after long debate
eoncurred tn rho first thing done
ut the afternoon session OF tho senate
was the announcement OF tho appoint
mont by Coy. Scotleld Of Michael
Griffin nt Eau Claire as tax commits
aioner under the new law and that of
George Curtis, lr, Of Merrill. as
first assistant, Tho appointments
were confirmed. Grinln's salary will
be $4,000 and Curtls' $4,000, The ap-
pointments are for 10 years, Sena-
tor bennett opposed tho Riordan bill
relating to the standard fro insurance
policy, allowing fire insurance COM
pantos to come into tho courts and
littRato, which was, however. finally
passed by a vote of II TO Is.
Among the assembly bills eoncurred
In were those allowing counties
to establish reformn tories, rotating to
the measure and weight Of cranherrles.
relating 10 negotiable Instruments;
allowing the Australian voting system
at town meetings. providing travelling
expenses OF railroad commissioner and
his deputies; providing for Il board OF
commissioners for the pan American
exposition at Bufnlo, and making an
appropriation of $4,000 therefor. The
l.auge caucus bin providing that all
cancuses hi cities be held on the same
dny and that nil Of them be kept open
at least two hours, was also conCurred
in.
In the lower house assembly bills
were passed, requiring daily papers In
cities of the second ana third class
must be established two years before
being competent to do Official adyer-
Using. and providing for the payment
of travelling expenses or NIL officials
and employees OF the state when absent
from Madison on state business, the
amount To onch not to exceed $500 per
year. Senator Roehr's bill, seeking to
insure the solycney of life insurance
companies, was antagonlaod by MIR.
Williams ana Mr., Mcdonald. the lat
ter saying that, If the bill passed, 1t
would require, for example, the North
western Mutual Relief association OF
Madison To keep legal reserve of
81 900, 900, thus wiplng II out OF ex-
istence. The house non-eoncurfed.
Bills went to n third reading MS fol-
lows: Prohibiting towns and villages
to hold joint caucnses; forbidding
proxies In political conventions: au-
thorizing cities to acquire waterwofks.
ana permitting tho smaller cities OF
the state to increase their school
boards by 4 members, thus making
the number z.