Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-09
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

governors veto OF the bill giving TO
street railway employees police powers
was sustained by a unanimous vote.
The bill reducing the inspector OF
Illuminating oils to a salary of 81, 500
per year was re-referred to the judici-
airy committee. The joint resolution
increasing the salaries Of members
of the Legislature from $500 to $1,000
per year, with mileage of 10 cents a
mile for one trip each way, was
passed by a vote Of Is to 10. Other
senate bills passed were: providing
state aid to the amount of 100000 for
free high schools; appropriating $2l5.-
600 to the normal school fund income,
an increase of $4,000 over the present
appropriation; and providing for the
establishment Of county training
schools for teachers. The committee
on state affairs introuuced bill re-
ducing the number of state employees
in the capitol as recommended by
Gov. La Toilette in his recent mes
Isage. The number Of janitOrs is re.
Iduced from IS to IL; the volunteer
service clerk in the adjutant generals
office, at $1,000 per year, is cut out.
as is also the foreman of the labor
force at 5000. The osteopathy bill, as
Iamended slid through the senate
without a word of debate, and as soon
as the governors signature is at
tached will become law. The bill
under which the supreme and circuit
Judges elected this spring are given
the increased salaries provided by
this Legislature was advanced to third
Ireadng, IS to 3. Senator Martini
bill providing for the appointment of
a woman factory inspector was ad-
vanced to engrOssment
The assembly did handsomely by
| the university passing a bill carrying
these amounts: For an agricultural
building $150,000, for equipping en-
cheering building $4,000, additional
annual income $21 900. The chief de-
bate of the day was over Mr.. Ross
mans BILL No. ga, relating to the
taxation of bank stock The author
made an extended address, showing
how bank stock largely escapes
taxation and how unjust the present
system is to other taxpayers. He
created lively diversion by boldly
dealing in personalities, declaring that
Judge Orton's bank was lodging
taxes and that n concern in which AS
Isomblyman Mccormick was interested
was doing the same. Mr.. Otor
Il thnt I,11yp,. 1ftbnr,.-f
and he was grateful for the Oppor-
tunity to repel the SANDER uttered
against them. In very plain language
he declared that Mr.. Rossman didn't
know what he was talking about
Tho bill was killed, 5S to 81. Mr..
Kcrn's bill requiring assessors to
stamp notes was killed, 50 to 90, al
though Mr.. Benson declared it to be
in the interest of fuller taxation of
securities which now escaped. Mr..
Cady made a motion to reconsider the
vote by which the senate bill had been
concurred in providing special ballot
boxes for women at school elections
Mr.. Dodge made q motion to lay the
motion ON the table, and it prevailed
! by large majority. This action
renders further reconsideration I'M
possible and makes the law a GER
tainty in the absense of a Veto The
FeneIon bill requiring that all beer
be lal led barley beer" rice beer
or corn beer" according to its make,
was killed. The Dahl bill making ap
preparations of some $4,000 for i'm.
provCments at the charitable, re.
ordered engrCssed. The house com
mtttee on agriculture submitted az
original bill for the creation of u live
stock sanitary board. The senate bin
liking terms of court in the 18th
circuit was concurred in.
Madison, May 1.-The senate re.
fused to concur in the assembly
amendment to the Hagemeister pri.
mary election bill by a vote of II to
u. The bill was messaged over to
the assembly. 1t is claimed that the
assembly will not recede from its DO,
sition, though it has not yet been
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a conference committee appointed.
Senator Munsons bill providing that
the commissioner of labor statistics
shall compile and publish the blue
book was passed. Senator Mosher's
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 a 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.
n 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: The bill pro.
poses to exact a license fee of from
one to three dollars from every owner