The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-02-20
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


bate over the preference Of two of Senator
McGilliyray's bills which the judiciary
committee had reported for indefinite post
ponement. The bills were Nos. 151 s. and
l52 s., relating to the trial of persons before
the justices of peace and providing that
witnesses should be provided for persons
charged with any offense. The fraternity
Dill was introduced by request Of Senator
Miller. 1t provides that the Greek letter
fraternites of the university may be given
| land on the university campus on which to
put Up their chapter houses in which the
members live. Only one bill was passed
Dy the Senate. 1t was Mr.. Lenroot's bill,
| NO. 81 A, providing for the appointment of
a commission of three to devise a uniform
system Of vessel taxation with Minnesota
The Senate adjourned on the 18th at the
close. OF the. work on the calendar, in hon
| or of Abraham Lincoln's birthday Sen
ator Hatton secured the adjournment by
passe fbe GoMbS b The s1nts
compensation for the chap1ains of Senate
and Assembly; relating to the powers of
county boards; relating to service of notice
TO quit; making recltais in deeds evidence
In certain cases; providing for change of
names: relating to the salary of the sheriff
of Walworth county; authorizing district
school boards to borrow money; providing
clerk for the district attorney of Milwau-
| kee county; relating to the municipal court
| Tor Rock county.
A move to increase the salaries of mem
bers of the Legislature from $500 to $1,000
a year was started in the Senate on the
18th through a joint resolution by Senator
"
amendment providing for this increase A
| joint resolution by Senator Harris was
adopted by rising vote paying high tribute
to the late ex-senator T. d. Weeks former
president pro TEN. of the Senate. The
Senate was in session only fifteen minutes
| the business beng confined to introduction
mittee on roads and bridges reported the
bicycle sidepath bill favorably, with
| amendments. Bills were introduced as fol-
lows: Appropriating $4,000 to Robert S.
/ Houston cattle
! the state veterinarians; amending the stat
utes relative to costs; amending the stat
uteS relative to powers of town meetings;
providing for tax on dogs in towns and
villages, not to exceed 50 for males or 81
for females; amending the statutes relative
| to collection of taxes on timber lands; pro-
viding that receipts of towns from sale Of
swamp lands shall go into the general
| funds
In the Senate on the 14th the memorial
! to Congress for an amendment to the con-
| st1tution to enable senator's to be elected
| by the people was concurred in, without
debate. report was submitted from the
commissioners Of public lands, in compli-
ance with a resolution adopted, on moneys
| due to Sank and Columbia counties from
sale Of indemnity lands, and an old claim
which has been presented at several ses~
sions Of the Legislature. The commission
ers state that 1t does not appear from the
DOCKS files or records that any money is
| due Sank or Columbia counties, or any 9th
or county of the state. on account of sales
| Of indemnity lands. Among the bills intro
auced were the following: Amending the
laws relative to compulsory education, to
! require that children be sent to school I'M
| til they are IA instead of 13, and imposing
| penalty on parents for violations requir-
| ing reports from the Milwaukee police de-
partment as to purchases of secondh hand
goods; comforting upon the Dane county
supervisors the right to appropriate money
| tor permanent improvements on the county
fair grounds; amending the statutes rela-
| tive to township school boards so as TO
i limit the secretary's compensation to 100
| days year, at 50 to So a day, and provid-
] ing that members Of the executive commit
/ tee may receive 50 per day for twenty-five
days service year when the board so de-
| cldeS; amending the law dividing cities in
| to classes by reducing the requirement for
cities of the second class from 10000 to
| $4,000 population.
! In the Senate on the 10Th Senator Kreutz-
ers bill providing for an increase in the
| salaries of justices of the Supreme court
| from $4,000 to $1,000 a year, and of circuit
court judges from $4,000 to $1,000, not to
| take effect during present terms, which
was on the calendar for passage, was laid
| over. Bills were passed as follows: Amend
| Ing the law relative to the reassessment of
void special assessments; amending the
| statutes relative to drainage districts, pro-
yiding that in case the decision at the hear
Ing is against the petitioners they shall be
laws Of 1897, relative to the incorporation |
Of the Milwaukee Orphan asylum, omitted
IN the revision of the statutes; providing
committee; requiring the registration of |
articles of incorporation of churches The
Assembly bill providing for the establish |
ment of ferry across Lake ST. CroiX, at |
Hudson, Wis, was concurred in. The |
| Judiciary committee reported the Osteop !
sthy measure G1.y, favoraby by substitute
Senator Mills bill making it crime for
tramps to steal rides on trains was report |
ed for killing by the committee state
affairs. Adjournment was until the even
ing Of the 18th.
Assembly.
In the Assembly on the evening of the
18th, A. r. Hall introduced joint resolu
ton urging Congress to pass United States |
Senate bill No. 1439, known as the Culom |
bill, giving the interstate commerce COM |
mission more power. Mr.. Hall asked that |
the resolution be read. and after this had |
been done it was referred to the commit |
tee on railroads. The expected bill for the
introduction of course In agriculture and |
domestic science in the rural schools Of the |
state was sent in by Senator Hatton. 1t |
creates State. Superintendent Harvey a spe-
cial commissioner to prepare such course |
of study and outline a plan for the train
ing of the teachers in that line of eduea-
tional work.
Assemblyman Spratt on the 10Th got aft
err the corrupt practices act and also the
office of state oil Inspector. He intro
duced bills providing for the repeal of both |
judiciary committee Mr.. sprat att also so had had
a bill that provides for the assessment and
taxing OF notes secured by mortgages on
real estate; ~. whenever the note is for 25
proposed to tax it the same as a mortgage
and to deduct the amount of the tax from
the real estate taxes. The following bills
were passed: Relating to assignment of In
debtedness for wages; relating to publica-
tion of railroad maps; relating to drawing
Of jurors: relating to a memorial to Con
gress on haZing
In the Assembly on the 18th Franklin
Johnson introduced bill for the establish
ment of the initiative and referendum
Mr.. Johnson's, bill provides that when .
per cent. of the voters petition for it any
question mast be submitted to the people
for approval, and that when political con-
ventions make the same demand the ques-
lions must be so submitted. Mr.. Spratt in
troduced another bill providing for the tax
loaned instead Of. at the place where the
mits cities Of the third and fourth class to
increase their taxes for school purposes
from / mill to mills on the dollar. He
claims that under the present law cities
must put their. valuation high in order to
get sufficient funds for school purposes.
Mr.. Collins introduced a bill authoriz ddl
which amount is wanted by that county
for the purpose of refunding it's indebted
hut Ac |