Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-03-28

and pastures as time dragged slowly
on. During the previous session a
senate bill was concurred In authoriz.
ing a special election In Milwaukee 10
choose aldermen in three new wards
thus preventing the mayor from ap.
pointing democrats. Senator Roehr's
resolutions for constitutional amend.
ments for an election on and revi.
sion of the banking law was concurred
in. The same action WAS had on Sen
ator Whitehead's bin permitting local
mutual fire insurance companies to do
a business for 100 miles roundabout
but in not to exceed eight counties.
The assembly was too weary with
its all-night exploit to hold day
session but at night there was an
other lively skirmish when the com.
mittee on engrossment failed to in
clude the primary election bin in its
report and hints OF a wrongful hold
| ing up OF the measure were made at
the expense of Mr.. Barlow, chairman
of the committee. Mr.. Hall, who gave
the intimation. was finally pacitied
and withdrew motion which he had
made ordering the committee to re-
port the bin back forthwith
| In the senate an assembly bill was
concurred in providing for the
separate assessment of lands and the
buildings and improvements thereon.
Madison, March 21,--After sharp
debate the senate voted to kill Sena-
tor Millers bill which gave the COVER
nor power to confer the title OF colonel
upon the instructors in military
science at the university and other
colleges of the state, Also the bill
| giving fraternities sites for chap
ter houses on the university grounds.
The assembly devoted itself largely
to franchises, the apportionment aud
bridges--the last matter of no gen
eral Importance. the others of really
vast moment The Owen bill giving
common councils and village trustees
the power to alter franchises hereto
fore or hereafter granted and to fix
rates, tolls, etc, of street railways,
gas. electricity and water. produced
from Mr.. Keene a foweiV speech In
opposition In which it was asserted
that such law would be unconstitu-
tional as in violation OF contracts Mr..
David Evans declared statute OF this
kind would unsettle values and ruin
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at length in support of the bill, insist.
ing that the constitution expressly re-
serves to the legislature the right to
alter franchises. The bill was killed,
So to %. Another matter debated at
some length was the assembly appor-
tionment bill. Mr.. Krumrey. repre-
senting Sheboygan county which loses
one district under the new deal, op-
poses consideration at present on the
ground that the whole apportionment,
senate and assembly, should properly
be passed upon at the same time. He
made a motion for delay which was
negatived 60 to 20, then the bill was
ordered engrossed A seemingly very
innocent bill introduced by Mr.. Babb
caused half hours debate. The
measure, while general, is neverthe-
less calculated to legalize the specific
act OF the electors Of the town OF
Redwood in Richland county In vot-
ing $4,000 of bonds for building r.
$4,000 bridge over the Wisconsin
river. Mr.. Sturdevant deemed this
wholesale business Of legalizlng Illegal
acts as dangerous. but Meesrs. orion.
Cady, Babb and Rossman justified the
act and the bill was ordered engrossed.
Among the house bills passed we're
Brunson's, prohibiting even the 80.
licting or accepting" of orders for
filed cheese; Jones, permitting chill
dren under 3 years OF age to be ad-
mitted to the Sparta state school:
Smiths, appropriating $1,000 for q
memorial hall and G. A. r, headquar.
tiers in the capitol and for the presei.
walton OF Wisconsin battieHags In air.
tight cases and Duerrwaechter's, per.
hitting 4th class cities to have all
their polling places In one building.
Senator McGillivray's bill, enabling
4th class cities to buy, build or own
powers for water or lighting plants
and such plants also was concurred In.
Senator Stout's joint resolution for n
constitutional amendment permitting
the legislature to raise the salary OF
the state superintendent was con
Cured in. The primary election bill
was made special order for tomor.
row morning.
Madison, March 22.---Goyernor La
Toilette sent his first veto To the
legislature when he returned 10 the
senate the bill exempting from taxa.
ton the grounds and buildings OF the
Milwaukee Industrial exposition In
his message the governor says. my
reasons for returning the bill are that
In my judgment its provisions are In
conflict with that portion OF the con
s'itntion which prohibits the legfsla
are from enacting any special legisia.
L., H.. l.