Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-21

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that damages to the extent Of $500
may be obtained against telegraph
companies for neglect in delivering
messages and allowing mental
anguish" to be considered III the as
sessment OF damages
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ance law IL 20 be modified and por-
tons of it repealed so as to give the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
company of Milwaukee relief from
what the officers of that company
have contended was an unjust tax.
The tax commission has prepared a
bill introduced in both houses taxing
all such Wisconsin companies per
cent. on business they transact in this
state instead of as at present | per
cent. on business wherever done,
Retaliatory legislation by other states
is discouraged by taxing foreign com.
panies upon the license Zee plan. Sen
ator O'Neil wants the members of
the legislature paid a larger sum for
their service. He believes that in.
stead of $500 for the session they
should receive $1,000. Accordingly
he introduced joint resolution pro.
posing an amendment to the constitu.
tion to that effect
An important bill was introduced
in the assembly by Mr., Franklin John.
son 1t provides for the submission to
popular vote of questions which state
political conventions may propose, not
to exceed three biennally by any one
party, or the submission may be ac-
complished If , per cent. of the elect.
ors petition for It. The questions
shall not exceed 20 words each, 1t
contemplates the initiative rather than
the referendum in regard to legisla-
ton other bills introduced were:
BY Mr. Spratt, providing that all per.
sonal property shall be assessed in the
district where located" instead of
where the owner resides" and by Mr.
Owen, authorizing cities of the third
and fourth classes to levy special
taxes Of mills Gnstead OF ! mill as
now for school purposes, A senate
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who died at Whitewater Feb. 10, was
eo1curred in by rising vote.
Madison, Feb. 1.-THE Joint resolu.
ton from the assembly in the form of
q memorial to congress asking for a
constitutional amendment for the
election of United States senators by
n direct vote of the people was con.
Cured IA without discussion. BY the
senate. bill of importance was that
Of Senator Stout relative TO com.
pulsory education The senator would
make failure to send children be
twec> the ages of and IA years to
school for al least three months of the
school year a misdemeanor punish.
able by a fine of not less than ST nor
woe ia. $50, Senator Miller pre-
scented 2 -GC1sure which measure con.
fers upon the board of supervisors of
Dane county the power to make ap-
propriatioas for permanent improve.
ments on the county fair grounds. a
report of the commissioners of public
lands was submitted and referred to
the committee on publ lands. OF
the claims of Sank and Columbia coun-
ties for money due them from the
sale of swamp lands the commission.
ers say there is nothing in them.
The assembly by a vote of 80 to Sc
ordered to "A third reading Mr. Len.
roots resolution for q constitutional
amendment permitting cities to raise
taxes to the amount of 10 per cent OF
the assessed valuation for the purpose
of public utilities The limit is now
per cent, The Overlook bill re.
quring a license of 10 cents a ton TO
| be paid TO the state on all ice shipped
out and each outside company to also
pay $40 license to the state for the
privilege of cutting ice occasioned
| some debate and was finally laid over
| Mr.. Sturdevant declared the proposed
act as probably unconstitutional be.
cause 1t laid an export duty-a power
reserved to congress But Mr.. over.
beck insisted it was not a tax but
license. Mr.. Miner introduced a
memorial asking Wisconsin congress.
men to oppose the ship subsidy bin
on Mr. Halls motion it went over for
the day. Mr. Duerrwaechter intro
duced a bill compelling railway com
panies to issue transferable 1000
mileage books at cents mile, and
demanded immediate consideration,
but no action was taken. The house
killed the bill introduced by Mr.. T..
w. Evans which permits every farmer
who maintains public watering
trough a SIS annual rebate on his road
| tax committee had returned an
amendment reducing the amount to
| SO, but Mr., Benson declared the pres
e1t g. rate enough, ssyiag that the
proposed law would take IS per cent,
| from the road taxes. Tic more In.
portant of the bills introduced were;
| by Mr.. Barker. forbiddlng marriage
within year after divorce: by Mr.,
| Smalley. changing the Official ballot
| By requiring a 2-inch space ut top Of