Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-07
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

Madison, WIS, Jan. zS.-ln tne
senate Senator Mills introduced bill
abolishing tuition in the university
and other state institutions for resi-
dents of Wisconsin. Other bills
were:-requiring large employees Of
labor to pay wages to employees in
cash and providing that no corpora
ton shah pay lts employers IN store
orders, and also stating that payment
shall be made weekly making sha
state board Of agriculture also he
state board of immigration and paying
the secretary $1,000 in addition to the
salary paid him now; fixing the
charges which may be made by sleep
ing car companies for berths, the rate
for 100 miles of travel to be so cents,
for 200 miles 70 cents, for 800 miles
81, for 400 miles s125. for 500 miles
$3.50; creating free employment Of
fees in cities of the third class; max
ing commissioner of labor and indus
trial statistics also tax statistician;
fixing the vessel tax at one cent per
net ton OF the registered tonnage; re-
lating to the payment of license by
street railway and electric companies
compelling holders of personal proper
ties to serve a complete statement Of
their property upon the assessors;
making it misdeameanor for an as-
SCISSOR TO knowingly fail TO assess any
piece of taxable property or to fail to
assess it at less than its market value.
The Dane county board memorial ask
ing that the district attorney be elect
ed by the county board instead of by
the people, was read. Judge Lyon
as a member of the board of control
and H. C. Adams as dairy and food
commissioner were confirmed
Among the bills introduced in the
assembly were the following: provid.
ing separate assessment for land from
buildings and improvements; for
purity of water and disposal Of
sewage and providing for laboratory
for the state board of health; requir-
ing railways to sell l ,000-mile books
for 500; allowing longer hours for
voting of town, city and village
bonds, and the use of the Australian
ballot; permitting guards at the
prison and reformatory to shoot con
victs attempting to escape; providing
that the time escaped prisoners are
away shall not be computed in the
term of sentence; making the pro-
hibition of delterious substances in
lakes and streams apply to any
"meandered stream" permitting cleo
tose in towns to vote 2R mil road tax
tors in towns to vote 2i5 mill road tay
requiring that superintendent of city
schools shall at the time of election
have some form of state certificate.
Madison, Jan. 29.--The upper house
resolution by Senator Mills, instruct
ing the dean of engineering at the
university 70 investigate the feasibil.
ity and cost of erecting and operating
an electric plant for lighting all state
buildings, including those at the uni
versity, was con1urred in by the as
sembly. Mr., Lenroot submitted
Joint resolution for an amendment to
TIC toiloliLuliOu permitting lHuuItl
palities to raise their debt limit from
to 10 per cent in order to permit of
the requirement of public utilities
Bills introduced We're as follows:
Giving town supervisors the power to
license and regulate the sale by hawk
ers and peddlers and, if license has
been granted, to fix the price of such
goods as are offered for sale; also
raising peddlers' license fees some
what; making the maximum penalty
for breaking into any building with
intent to commit rape, robbery, muir
der or larceny 90 years instead of IS;
making registers of county courts ex
officio clerks thereof; appropriating
$500 to establish and maintain a scien-
tfic dairy and bureau of information
Of the state fair; permitting bicycle
riders to build and maintain paths.
Madison, Jan. 30.-Nils p. Haugen
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