Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-29
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

Mr. Frost in the Assembly Thursday
introduced bill increasing the annual
income of the university as follows: For
the college of agriculture, $4,000; col
lege of engineering, $4,000; school Of
commerce $1,000: farmers institutes, ST.
600; total, $4,000. The bill further pro-
vides for the appropriation of $4,000
for the construction and equipment of Il
central building for the college of aGri-
culture and $4,000 for the equipment of
the new engineering building for mu-
scum for the school of commerce. The
sum for building and equipment is liked
at S240,000. Bills of interest introduced
in the Senate were: To regulate the. prac-
tice of osteopathy; to prohibit attorneys
from signing nomination papers, petitions
or calls for any candidate for the once
of the Supreme, Circuit or other court
of record in the State. Judge Orton III
the Assembly introduced a bill for the
erection of soldiers monuments on Shioh
battlefield Senator Roehr introduced a
bill permitting cities of 10000 or more
population to establish free employment
bulNluS. III lilG @ASSCAAlbtS 49,
introduced 4 bill creating a commission
of three to confer with the Minnesota
Legislature for the purpose Of securing
uniformity of legislation on vessel tax
alton. Under the present Wisconsin law
vessels are taxed as personal property
on the adj valorem basis The idea is to
tax them on Il tonnage basis. Mr.. Le-
mont suggests three cents per gross ton
as a fair rate.
On Friday in the Senate a memorial
was presented by Senator Miller from
the Trades and Labor Assembly against
the reduction of exemption of wages.
Three petitions for amendments to the
fish and game laws were submitted. Sen
ator HattOn offered u memorial to Con-
gress urging the Wisconsin members to
use all possible means to secure the pas
sage of the swamp land indemnity act.
Senator Mills objected to immediate con-
sideration and it went over. Four bills
were introduced. Petitions from several
counties came into the House asking
for the repeal of the law against spring
shooting. There were also few remon-
strances against the repeal of the law.
The bills introduced were more numerous
than at any session so far: Both houses
adjourned until Monday night.
The end of the first week of the SEES
sion found the present Legislature fur
Their under way with its work than any
previous body of its kind in the same
length of time. Indications point to Il
shorter session than usual on account
of the anti-pass law, which will have the
tendency of keeping members in the city
over Sunday.
A move toward the establishment of Il
State printing Office and the abrOgatiOn
of the present scheme of letting the State
printing by contract was made in the
Senate Monday evening by Senator Mills
in joint resolution directing the printing
committee to investigate and report on
the subject. The resolution states that
over $12S,000 is paid annually for public
printing in Wisconsin. The resolution
is in line with the recommendation in
Gov. La FQllette's message for a master
State printer.
A memorial to Congress asking for an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States, that will give Congress
concurrent jurisdiction with the States
in the regulation of trusts, was the most
important matter submitted to the Leg
islature on Tuesday. 1t was presented
by Senator McGillivray and went over,
but will probably be passed. y request
to Congress for legislation that will ''ef-
fcctUally stamp out the brutal, unmanly
and outrageous practices of the cadets at
West Point was presented by Senator
Gaveny, and also went over. Senator
Mills resolution instructing the printing
committee to investigate and report on
the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing Il State
printing Office was passed. In the after
noon committee work was abandoned and
most of the members gathered in the Sen
ate chamber to listen to the contest be-
fore the Assembly committee on pIiyi-
leges and elections between G. Il. Van
dercool and Alfred Cook for q seat in the
Assembly from Marathon County. The
hearing was unfinished when adjourn
ment was taken.
A request for assistance in resisting the
ravages of the Wisconsin river was
brought to the Legislature Wednesday
afternoon by delegation Of Portage citi-
zens, headed by Mayor Jones. They had
memorial and bill, the latter proyid-
ing for the appointment by the Governor
of an engineer to investigate the condi-
ton of the present levce, and if his re-
port is favorable for an appropriation of
not to exceed $4,000 to extend and i'm
prove the levee. \ bill that will please
the wheelmen was introduced by Senator
McGilivray providing for the construc-
ton of side paths along roads and streets
for the use of bicycles. Whcelmcn will
be required to pay a license Of % cents
to 81, the amount to be determined by To-
cal boards which are to have charge of
the side paths. the license money to go
into a fund to be used for maintaining
the paths. In the Assembly Mr.. Brunson
introduced bill giving the railroad com
missioner power to fix and enforce maxi
mum freight and passenger rates on rail-
roads. A constitutional amendment, au-
thorizing the State to assist in road inn
proyement, was introduced by Senator
McCulivray. 1t was passed by the last
Legislature, and if it passes this time will
be submitted to the vote Of the people
The committee on public health voted
unanimously 20 recommend for passage
the bill prohibiting the, sale Of cigarettes
or cigarette paper. No one appeared to
argue against the measure.
In Legislative Halls.
Senator Mosher of New Richmond, one
of the new members of the upper house,