Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09

shall compile and publish the blue
book was passed. Senator Moshers
providing a state electric lighting
plant for the capitol building and
park was ordered engrossed. Among
The bills passed were; appropriating
$4,000 to the Wisconsin Dairymen's
association, and limiting the amount
of fees and expenses allowed in con-
test for seat in the legislature to
$500. The licensing of dogs afforded
Gov. La Toilette coveted text for
reading the riot act to the assembly.
bill had been passed permitting the
licensing of dogs at from 81 to SO
each, according to sex, and in vetoing
1t the governor said: 1.-The bill pro-
poses to exact license fee of from
one to three dollars from every owner
or keeper of dog. Residents of
cities and villages can escape payment
or such tax by ceasing to own or
Keep dogs. Upon the farm, however,
the watch dog and shepherd are as
much necessity as the other do
nestle animals which they protect
and guard, and the license fee would
amount to an increase in taxation.
The fee or tax proposed may not be
esteemed by the legislature serious
burden in itself, but it would add to
burdens borne by great majority of
the people which are already out of all
proportion to those borne by others
whose influence would seem to be
more potent" Then the legislature
was lectured for not taxing the cor
| porations more heavily. BY vote of
81 to IS the assembly yesterday MORN
ing killed the second railroad tax bill.
This measure was drawn by the tax
commission and provided for the ad
valorem tax system, or that railroad
property should be assessed the
same as all other holdings. There was
long debate. A feature of the
session was vigorous and earnest eff.
fort made by Assemblyman Benson
| to secure favorable action on his bill
providing for the publication OF
school text books by the state and
their sale at cost. Despite sturdy op
to third reading. Among the meas
ures advanced were Senator Stout's
| allowing students living in Wiscon
sin to enter the university without a
matriculation fee. The bills which
opened the flood gates of oratory were
! of less Importance. Among them
were the measure making telegraph
| companies liable for damages in case
of delayed messages which was down
on the calendar for indefinite post
! ponement, the Stout bill making the
owners of traction engines weighing
Is tons or over liable for damages
caused in crossing bridges and the
Fearne bill depriving the employees in
the capitol of the usual half holiday
on Saturdays. The telegraph liza
bility measure was indefinitely post
poned, the Fearne bill was killed and
the other advanced.
| Madison, May 3.-The senate com
mittee on privileges and elections in
| troduced a bill to amend the present
caucus and convention laws. It's prin
cipal provisions are to do away with
proxies, to provide for nominations by
a plurality vote instead of by ma
| jority as heretofore, to provide for an
open ballot and to make an aye and nc
vote necessary on every question that
comes before conventions. Senator
Mosher's bill authorizing the governor
to put in an electric lighting plant
| for the capitol was passed. The
senate concurred in the Frost
mortgage bill without discussion 81
| opposition. This is the only taxatior
measure of any consequence which
has been been passed at this session
and though it can give no such relief
as the railroad bills framed by the
| tax commission, it is thought to be n
step in the right direction by prac-
tically all those interested in tax re-
form. Senator Mills bill reducing
the state oil inspectorship to a
salaried position with pay at 81 500 a
year was passed. Senator O'Neils
bill providing for woman factory
inspector was passed rs to 2, and
Senator Martins measure for one
woman member of the state board OF
control was ordered to a third read,
ing. The Dodge wage exemption bill
sent in from the assembly was killed
IL to IA. Green's bill prohibiting at
torneys signing nomination papers
and Miller's providing for biennial
municipal elections were killed.
County primary elections by local
option. That will be the first ap.
p'ication of the primary principle n
Wisconsin If Gov. La Toilette does not
interpose veto. The matter is CUP
to him" now, as the assembly co l.
Cured In Senator Hagemeister's sub.
stitute to No. 73s, which was the
duplicate of the Stevens bill that Mr..
Miller had introduced in the upper
house. The final battle was fought
out in the lower house, with loobies
thronged and vast interest centerin :
In the proceedings. Mr.. Stevens
tried to have a committee on con-
ference to adjust the diffe. nee be-
tween the two houses. This was
beaten, As to as, the vote being: