The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-05-06

poth. ne motion was inIi till next
day. The Senate tackled the question Of
receding from its amendments To Assembly
hill introduced by the Assembly committees
on assessment and collection of taxes. Sen
ator WeltOn wanted the motion laid over
but Senator Whitehead wanted Immediate
action. Senator Green said he would NOT
oppose the request to lay over. but he want
ed IL understood that he protested against
any effort to Kill the Hill. The measure
would bring into the Milwaukee city treas
ury about $1,000 more year In taxes from
the Milwaukee Street Car company. and he
favored ii. The bill was then ordered laid
over The Senate amendments reduced the
taxes on the smaller roads from 90 10 IL
per cent. The bill providing that in the
construction of state buildings only ma
terial produced in Wisconsin could he used
was killed by vote Of to II against.
Senator Devos called the attention of the
Senate to the fact that Portland cement
was in universal use for the construction of
public buildings, and that 1t was not made
in Wisconsin. Fire brick, he said, was also
often Il necessity. and it was not produced
in the state The bill was then put TO Il
vote and on a division died. The bin relat-
Ing to the sale of state lands was advanced
to engrosSment.
When the steam railroad taxation measure
was taken up III the Senate on the ID il
Occasioned considerable discussion. Sen
ator Devos moved to lay II over till the next
session. Senator Jones objected. He said
that the Senate had discussed the matter
fully and had taken decided stand on the
question of increasing the taxes of railroads.
He was In favor Of acting on the resolution
at once. Senator McGilivray likewise oh
iected to delay and Senator bennett ex-
planned his position. He said he still
In favor Of increasing the taxes OF the rail
roads, but he knew when he fairly dc
feated, and there was no use trying TO do
anything against the opposition shown in
the Senate. After some further discussion
the ayes and nays were demanded and or
dered on the question OF laying it over and
the motion was defeated ny vote of II
Is. on apother roll call the resolution was
defeated by the following vote. Ayes. 9;
noes, II; absent, !. The first bill under
discussion In the Senate was that intro
iuced by the Assembly COMMITTEES on assess
ment and collection Of taxes taxing all
bill was amended by the Senate leaving the
rate for smal roads at ia per cent. as II
now is, and increasing only the taxation Of
the Milwaukee Street railway. The Assem-
bly, killed the amendment, bnt the Senate
refused to recede and Senators Thayer,
| Weitoa and Anson were appointed on com
mittee of conference. Senator Green's JOINT
resolution fixing 1870 III. Wednesday rs
the hour for final adjournment was laid over
until evening. senator Neltons bili relat-
ing to letting bids for printing election no
tices in cities Of third class was passed.
bill introduced hy the committee on state
affairs Of the Assembly providing for SAFE
of state lands was ordered To third reading.
Mr.. Williams bill to prohibit REINSURANCE
except through local agents was concurred
in under suspension of rule senator Rlpr-
dams bill taking the adjustment OF nrs IN
Surance out of hands Of appraisers ana put
ting II into the courts at the discretion of
the company was passed last week by n
small majority. In the morning the vote
was reconSidercd and the bill was killed.
The Senate then took recess until p. m.
At the afternoon session the senate ana
not hing except to confirm Judge ellison as
tax commissioner and pass an unimportant
hill. 1t took up the Adjournment resolution,
hut did not act upon ii. recess was taken
until evening.
The Hall bill taxing lcCaCies, after heing
amended by the Senate on the night of III"
| 2d passed the Assembly again and. If signed,
will in few days I've "A law. The Senate
amendments make the bill apply only 10
personal property on which the owner had
not paid taxes for the year previous to the
! time il is given or dcsccndS to heirs. II
! furthermore applies only to estates which
are found to he worth more than 10000.
When the property goes to direct heirs the
tax is only l per cent OF the value. ana
| when IL goes to lateral heirs the tax Is
per cent.
Assembly.
The energy md industry of Mr.. McGrath
have won against great odds and Grc"n
Bay Will get the $50 900 appropriation for
its reforrnatorr. The penal aud charitable
bill containing the appropriation was or
dcred to third reading III the Assembly
on the nGth hy vote 50 large that there
will bc iio further opposition. The bill vas
On the calendar for third reading and It was
the subject Of long debate. The Assembly
ordered to n third reading without debate
the bill increasing the appropriation for the
state historical library building The old
Law provided for an appropriation of 500
600 a year for five Years. and the new hili
makes the amount 100000 year. total in
crease of 5000, 900. That will complete the
building except for the northwest wing.
The general fish and game bill was on the
calendar in the Assembly FOR third reading.
hut a number of amendments We're offered
and the whole matter was laid over. Only
two bills were on the calendar for passage,
and both were passed one was Mr.. Hum
phrey's bill authorizing Albert Berner to
construct a dam on the Oconto river. The
other was the railroad committee bill pro.
| viding travelling expenses for the railroad
commissioner. The following Senate bills
were ordered TO third reading: Providing
| travelling expenses for certain clerks In the
| state suporint endent's office; to authorize
the governor to settle war claims against
the federal government: relating to kinder
gartens: relating to salaries OF employees;
relating to the terms Of contracts; relating
to support of inmates Of Veterans home.
relating 10 Wisconsin Military reservation,
There was Il long debate and several roll
calls OH Mr.. NanderCOoks bill providing
for the payment Of expenses of state ON
GERS travelling on official business. 1t was
intended to make good any losses resulting
| from the abolition of the pass Inc bill
| was finally refused third reading on tie
| vute-41 to Al. There was another debate
over the hill apprnrriating $1,000 for
| state exhibit AT the Pan American congress
| at Buffalo in 1901. Mr.. Mosher opposed the
! bill and MeSSrs. Wheeler and Ort0u favored
| it. The bill was ordered to third reading.
| The conference committee on Senator BaX-
! ter's bill relating to the commencement of
! actions reported IN favor Of recGdiHg from
| the Assemhly's amendment. ana the report
! was adopted. Speaker Ray appointed Mr..
| True in place of Col. RuSk on the con
! ference committee OH the pass bill. on ac-
| count Of the absence OF COL RnSk- Mt.
! Benson offered an amendment to his hlIl
! providing for a uniform system of textbooks
! in the common schools. which was on the
calendar for slaughter, but the amendment
| and bill were killed. The following bills
| were killed: Relating 10 railroads; relat-
| ing to fire insurance companies; TO prohibit
| fishing in Briggsville miIpond; relating to
| Long Lake WaupaCa comfy: preventing
! the pollution Of certain streams: to protect
! fish in Rock lake: relating TO salary for
! register Of deeds; relating TO board OF po-
! lice and IRE commissioners. providing salary
| for clerks of courts: providing salary Tor
! register Of deeds: relating 10 salary OF
sherifs, etc; providing salary Tor clerks
! of courts: relating 10 salary and appoint
! mpnt of sheriff. etc. providing salary for
! register of deeds: prov ldfng salary for reg
| lister Of deeds; providing salary for clerk
| Of court. etc: relating 10 salary and ap-
| pointment Of sheriff; to prohibit the traffic
| in game: relative to certificates granted TO
| game vardens; relating 10 supreme court;
| regulate shooting Of game on Lake hoSh-
| kGnonc: relating to insurance policies: pre-
! venting erection Of dams on Brule river.
! The Assembly then took recess until 1;3u
The general fish ana game bills ran
! against an unexpected snag in the Assem-
| hlv on the night of the 18th. IN" friends
! Of the measure had intended to try to have
! them passcd under suspension If the rules.
! but after they had a test of the legislative
! temper. they were content with having
| consideration postponed till morning. The
| license bill was first taken up. Among 9th
| .r things. this provided for thirty deputy
! state wardens. and required all hunters Of
| game protected by the state 70 pay icrll~"
! Of 81 An amendment by Mr.. Overlook 70
! pprrnit persons To hunt for all game except
| deer upon land owned and occupied Icy them
| as n home was adopted. An amendment by
! Mr. Dahl to reduce the hummer Of deputy
! state wardens from thirty to twenty was
! voted down. Then 10y vote ~ 81 to - the
! Assembly refused to advance tn" hlli :"
! third reading Later this vot" was recon
| sidered on motion Of Nr. Hall. and the hiiI
! was laid over till morning The 81 Incense
| for all hunters is the principal objection 10
! the bill.
| In the Assembly on the 27th the confer
! rncn report on the anti-psss bill and sub
/ stirute did not 60 through :" easily as in
! the Senate. 1t looked AT first a. though
I there was to he no debate but Mr.. tatIn
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