Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-02-21


aPpropriatlng $1,000 TO the Platte
VILE fair association.
Fnrty-three new bills were in
PRODUCED in the Senate Monday and
seventy-one in the assembly.
A bill relating TO future contests
for as sembly seats was introduced by
Mr.. H. Miller at Friday mornings
session. Mr.. Miller is also the author
of the bill introduced asking that the
sum of ST. be appropriated by the
state to REIN burse Mr.. Cook for ex-
penses incurred in the recent Cook
! Vandercook contest. A claim for a
like amount will also be asked by Mr.
Vandercook. The bill introduced to-
day is to discourage future contests.
Under the present law each contestant
files his claims and the state pays
them. Under the new bill the con-
testant must file bond of 50, 600, If
no wins his contest the state pays the
cost. If he loses he must pay his own
expenses. The purpose of the bill is
to discourage contests unless the man
who disputes the election returns be-
lieyes he has a good chance OF success.
The appointment OF Geo. F. Cooper
of Black River Falls as state oil in
spector to succeed Dr. H. b. Tanner,
was sent to the senate Friday by Gov.
LaFollette. On motion of Senator
McGillivray, who said the term would
expire next Tuesday. the appointment
was confirmed under suspension OF
the rules unanimously. The term eN-
pires April l, 1902.
Mr.. Cooper is editor of the Black
River Falls Banner, and has always
been strong supporter of Gov. La
! Toilette. He has been a dark horse in
the race, the active candidates having
been Senator +. G. Mills and Assem-
blymen Rossman and Overlook.
Mr.. Cooper takes the appointment
on the understanding that if the legis-
lature carries out the governors rec
concentration for reduction of the
fees he will not continue to serve,
hence the appointment is a temper
airy one unless the Legislature should
fail to enact the law. AS the present
term has expired it was unnecessary
to have head to the department.
Mr.. Duerrwaechter introduced a
bill compelling railway companies to
issue transferable l, 600 mileage books
at cents mile and demanded i'm
mediate consideration, concluding
that there was no sense in such tick
cts being limited when good money
had been paid for them. Messrs. Or
ton, Sturdevant and Hall thought ac-
tion ought TO be deferred till the bill
was printed and before the members.
This measure then took the regular
course
The house killed the bill introduced
bv Mr.. +. w. Evans which permits
every farmer who maintains a public
watering trough $25 annual rebate
on his road tax. A committee had
returned an amendment reducing the
amount TO $40. but Mr.. Benson de-
clared the present 50 rate enough,
saying that the proposed law would
take | ) per cent from the road taxes
and cause the establishment of
trough every two miles. There were
plenty of watering places now, he in
sisted. MIR. Evans said it was not so
where he lived The amendment was
rejected. IS to IS, then the bill was
killed by being refused third read
ing.
Several hills ,yara introduced with
in the last week aimed at the liquor
traffic. One by Assemblyman Dodge
extends the local option law to wards
and enables the people of any ward in
The state to say whether or not they
will have any saloons within the linn
its of their ward. Another bill intro
duced by Assem- blyman Henry pro-
hibits the manufacture and sale of
beer and liquors within mile of the
state capitol and the state university
and within 800 feet of any church or
school building in the state.
A bill was introduced Thursday
favoring admitting babies to the
Children's Home at Sparta, state in
stitution for dependent children over
five years Of age. Babies have here
tofore been excluded. Another hear
ing will be given the bill Thursday of
this week.
The cigarette law comes on for adj
ditional reading and discussion today
CThursday.)
LICENSED TO WED.
Charles B. Dalen and Olive f. Beck
EFT. both of Platteville