Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-18

In Illinois no such special rates are
permitted and there manufacturing
hourishes and the people generally
get justice done them. The speaker
showed that railway rates in Illinois
and Iowa were from 80 to so per cent.
lower than in Wisconsin Mr.. Sprat:
and Mr.. Dodge supported Hall but no
vote was reached. Among the bills
l'issed Was Spiatt 5 is provide pen
Sous Tor members Of police aut, FIRE
20 na,tme"ts II small cities.
Madison, April 9.-The senate con
CURED in the Hall resolution for a
constitutional amendment authorizing
the use of voting machines in Wis
coasin. THE vote was 10 to II. A
senate bill was passed making the
state tax commission state board OF
assessment The evening was devoted
to discussion of the primary election
bill.
The assembly opened with sharp
clash over the bill TO reduce the ex-
emption for debt TO which laborers are
entitled from $3.50 to $50, but ii re-
NAMED passed. After vigorous
speech Mr.. Dahl secured the passage
of his bin adopting the Torrens land
transfer system. Judge Ortol at
tackled it. The vote was 50 TO 80
1t is local option measure, counties
being empowered 20 adopt or reject
oil rot
mission was killed, "a to "a. Among
the bills passed was one requiring a
detective to have Il license obtainable
from the secretary of state. good for S
years and costing 800. Judge Orion
questioned the bill appropriating
dalios of the st. Croix Mr. Erickson
said that two years ago $500 was
appropriated tinstead of 100000 as
needed. 1t is necessary to continue
the purchase to make of any avail the
previous purchase, The bill provides
for commission of three. The lead
ing nature magazine was quoted to
show this park ranks next to Niagara
and the Yellowstone as marvel OF
beauty. The bill was ordered to third
reading.
Madison. April l2.--Gov. La Toilette
sent another veto to the senate TINS
morning, returning without approval
Senator Whitehoad's bill providing
that when proceedings for the leasing,
~ Sf,1n Of nj
minors or other persons under
guardianship are taken in any county
court, the Judge shall be allowed fee
of $3.50 for recording the PAPERS, to
be chargeable to the estate This
fee, the governor said, was the only
devious way of increasing the judges
salary.
There was temperance furry in
the assembly this morning over Roe )
bill, defining an intoxicant as drink
containing one per cent or more or
alcohol. The committee amended by
increasing per cent, from one to two
two per cent, but reported the bill
ithcrt recCmme ndation Messrs.
Spratt, Zlnn and Willott spoke against
the bill and Messrs. Roe AID Dahl Tor
It. the latter saying il was meant to
put an end to temperance drinks that
intoxicated and was calculated TO
make prohibition effective where the
people so voted The bill was ad-
vanced to third reading. SO to Sc.
The Overlook bill putting an export
duty OF 10c a ton on ice was ordered
engrosscd, although Judge Orion de-
clared it unconstitutional as interfer-
worth said the Knickerbocker cut
half million tons OF ice In Wisconsin
every year and left $4,000 in The
state all of which would be lost if tho
b. passed as the company would go
elsewhere for ice. The usual bill to
piece out the salary OF the state
superintendent of education by assign
ing him extra duties was passed. 70
TO 49, He will get $4,000 extra year
for compiling laws, etc, in relation to
manual training IN schools.
Madison. April 1.-THE Polk
county farmers who applied TO he
Legislature for relief for damage done
by disastrous hail storm last August,
have Withdrawn their petition. A
resolution by Senator Mills vas
adopted by the senate allowing ne
withdga ual. The senate refused
unanimously to pass over the COVER.
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