Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-04-29
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

Madison, Wis.,, April 18.-The SEN
ate again killed the Hall resolution
calling for a constitutional amend
ment permitting the use of voting
machines at elections. AS usual, the
senate has followed this program Cor
several weeks, with regard to this
resolution a motion was made to
reconsider the vote. The motion was
laid over till next Wednesday, at
which time it is expected the senate
will reconsider the vote by which the
resolution was killed yesterday and
adopt it. The Portage levee bill
carrying an appropriation of $40 600
was advanced to a third reading, as
was also the Soltwedel sweatshop
measure.
The osteopaths and the state
medical board yesterday agreed upon
a compromise as to their bills over
which they have been fighting ever
since the beginning of the session.
DR.. Warren D. Davis, secretary of the
Osteopathic college of Milwaukee, and
DR.. Curran, president of the state
medical board, effected the agreement
and Mr.. McComb introduced the sub
stitute deci led upon. The substitute
provides that the osteopaths shall
have member on the state medical
board and that after 1908 the os-
teopath curriculum shall practically
conform to the medical requirements
and that osteopaths who are permitted
to practice shall stand an examina-
ton similar to those of regular
physicians. The agreement is salts
factory to both parties and it is
probable that the new bill will pass
the legislature.
Madison, April %. There is
no hope for an increase in
railroad taxation in Wisconsin for at
least two years. The assembly Tues
day afternoon did the unexpected and
killed the first of the railroad taxation
bills prepared by the tax commission,
refusing to consider any amendments
or compromise. The measure which
was killed proposed to increase the
license fee from 4 to 51k per cent. on
the gross earnings, or some 100000
in all. This action on the part of the
assembly was unexpected because it
was believed that the assembly, being
the popular branch and standing near
er the people, would favor PROPOSE
ton to equalize taxation when it was
backed by the recommendation of the
tax commission. But thought Mr..
Hall and Mr. Dodge ably championed
The peoples cause, the vote was not
even close. The Dodge amendment
was lost by vote of So to Sc, while
the Hall amendment went down SO to
50.
The senate yesterday morning
killed the Lenroot franchise bill by
vote of 16 to 49, The measure pro-
vided that franchises granted to
street railways, electric lighting, gas
or telephone companies should not be-
come operative in any city in the state
until after so days from the date Of it's
passage; and if during that period five
per cent. of the voters demand it the
ordinance should be submitted to the
people and be approved by them be-
fore gong into effect The Portage
levee appropriation bill was the cause
of spirited debate in which Senators
Martin and Bissell were the principals.
Senator Martin believed that there
was constitutional provision which
prevented the expenditure of money
for such purposes, and therefore he
asked for a preference of the bill to
the committee on judiciary that this
matter might be investigated How
ever. his motion to rerefer was voted
down and the measure was passed by
a vote of "a to 5.