Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

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dogs. He scored the Assembly for Kill
ing the railway taxation bill, and drew
some sharp comparisons between its ac-
tions in taxing the farmers dog and let
ting the railroads and other corporations
off lightly. Just after the reading of the
veto mess; sc the bill taxing railroads on
an ad valorem system was a special or
der. After one hours discussion it was
killed by a vote of 81 to 46. The Senate
opponents of primary election reform held
their forces together and refused 10 con-
cur in the Assembly amendments to the
Hagemeister substitute The senatorial
apportionment bin as agreed upon by the
majority of the committee was passed by
the Senate under suspension of the rules,
after efforts by Senators McDonough and
Burns to amend it were defeated.
BY vote of 4S to 46 the Hagemeister
substitute to the original primary bill was
passed by the Assembly Friday morning.
but it was known it would be vetoed by
Gov. La Toilette. The bill makes option
al with counties the use of primary cleo
ton methods in the election of county
and city officers. The Assembly added
legislative offices to this Senate subsu-
tute and attached a referendum clause,
but the Senate refused concurrence ana
finally the Assembly receded and passed
the substitute. The bill providing for
woman factory Inspector passed the Sen
ate. The bill providing for the appoint
ment of a woman on the State board OF
control was ordered to third reading.
The Assembly Saturday morning pass
ed the Lenroot antitrust bill and 1t now
goes to the Senate. The bill as passed
by the lower house provides that in a
suit for the purchase price of any article
it shall be complete defense that such
article is the product of trust. Any
person or company injured by trust can
recover treble damages. There is also
a clause making it the duty of the attor-
ney general to enjoin the continuance of
such trusts or combinations. a JOINT
resolution came over from the Senate Civ
ing the Senators the right to take home
their old chairs upon payment of 81 each.
1t was promptly killed by the lower house
upon motion of Mr. McCabe. The
Thomas wild animal bounty BILL with
drawn from the Governor and amended
by the Senate so that wolves, wildcats
and LYNX are not included, was finally
concurred in. 1t reduces the bounty on
wolf whelps The Cady vagrancy bills
introduced at the suggestion of Chief
Jansen of Milwaukee were amended so
MS to again take in gamblers The Sen
ate had eliminated that profession from
being called "vags,' and the lower house
would not stand for il. The Thomas bill
authorizing counties to appropriate money
to aid in the construction of good roads
was concurrcd in by the Senate withoN
discussion. The bill authorizing loans
from the trust funds for the construc-
ton Of armQries was passed under sns-
peatisl51 s the rules D
Only 81 Of the 100 members of the AS
sembf7 were present Monday morning
when the II O'clock session was called to
order. 1t was the second Monday morn
ing meeting of the legislative year, and
the number answering the roll call was
only one more than is necessary to pass
bills containing appropriations. Several
amendments made by the Senate to As
sembly bills were concurred in. Two
bills relative to rates charged by rail
roads were advanced. Several minor bills
were considered.
State aid to good roads received its
Legislature is concerned in the Senate
on Tuesday. a resolution for a consti-
tutional amendment to this end was pass
ed two years ago, and came up for second
passage early in this session, but was de
feated in the Senate. Tuesdays calen-
dar contained the same resolution, pass
ed by the Assembly, up for concurrence.
Senator McDonough raised the point of
order that the subject matter having cen
once disposed Of it could not be taken up
again at this session. The chair held the
point of order well taken, and the resO-
luton met a natural death. The bill pro
hibting the charging of fees at the State
University, except in the law school and
for material actually consumed was
passed by the Senate, 10 to g. after dis
cussion. The Assembly advanced to third
reading the Thomas bill creating the
Office of county assessor in each county
1t appears that the Hagemeister substi-
tute for the primary bill contains no pro
vision for local option, as was supposed,
and that no single county could adopt
or reject its provisions even If the bill
should become Il law. Asscmblyman Ka-
rel killed the Andrew bill giving the local
boards of assessment of cities and vii.
lagos the right to assess the property OF
street railways instead of having such
roads pay State tax of per cent and
having a portion of it returned to the
local municipalities as is now done. The
Assembly by a vote of GO to - refused
to pass the private detective agency bill
over the Governors veto Fifty Assem-.
blymen voted against the passage Of the
Brunson 21a-cent fare bill, killing it. The
Duerwaechter bill to allow spring shoot,
ing of aquatic fowl was killed after a
spirited debate. The vote was SO to p
for indefinite postponement. Great OPP
position against the bill came from the
northern counties, where ducks and geese
are getting scarce. Mr.. Halls three
cornered poison bottle bill was passed.