Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-03-07


1t would save larger expenditures
later ON,
Mr., Tue said that one of the at.
est needs was streets aGG walks shout
the grounds, After rain the grounds
were muddy and difficult To walk oven
The state, he thouyht, should build the
proper streets and walks before the
next fair The board wanted Mr.,
True said 60 build q residence for the
superintendent of the grounds where
he could live and have the large
amount OF property on the grounds
constantly under his eye, In the same
building he thought should be the of
fees and quarters for the accommodate
ton for the board, SO that a large
amount of time could be saved during
the time of the fair This building
could be built for St500. Mr. True
said that the city OF milwaukee, had
raised at different times $ti0,0O0 for
the state fair and during the past
year If It had not been for the money
raised by the citizens Of milwaukee, il
would have been Impossible to have
/ held one, The hoard had been com
PEELED to spend between $1,000 and
$SO00 during the past year in i'm.
! proysmonts which were absolutely
necessary
Mr. Wilcox said that IL the state
! fair was an educational institution
and ne was certn that it was, IL ought
to be fostcred, The members of the
hoard served without pay and Il was
unfair to hold them personally re.
spousihlo for any loss which might re-
suit from bad weather. They had
been compelled to do this but tho
state ought to create reserve fund
to protect the mCmhers from mdiyidu.
al loss, Mr. McKewow said, that the
| public which attended the fair was
entitled 20 better accommodations
than Il got, Rcttor and moro exhibits
could be secured, and larger crowds
would attend Il the accommodation
for both exhibitors and visitors were
| furnished
Milwaukee Orphan Asylum
The milwaukee, Orphan asylum bin
oamo up for u hearing before the as.
semhly Judiciary committee yesterday
afternoon, A. l.. Sanhorn. Senator
Roehr and w, d, Van pyell of Milwau.
koe appeared for the bn and A. &c.
! Blcekmau OF Ian Crosse argued
against It. Mr. sanhorn said that IN
| the revision of the law and the result
cation of the property which was Go be
exempt from taxation the law under
! which the asylum existed had been ao.
! cidentally repealed. lt was clerical
error aud manifostly not the intention
of the legislature TO affect the status
Of the asylum and therefore he urged
the passage Of this bin which would
restore the old conditions, Senator
Roohr said that it was u charitable or.
gani2ation doing "A public good and
that It was only a matter OF common
! Justice that the error should be rocti,
fed, Attorney A. H. Hickman argued
against the bin ON the ground that Il
was an appeal from the courts 10 the
! legislature He contended that the
| legislature had committed no error IN
repeating the law under which the
asylum existed, and that II was de
liberate act on the part OF the com
mittcc which had fully considered the
repeating law
Ice Bill Discussed.
The assembly judiciary committee
took up the bin imposing tax on all
ice shipped out of the state W. II.
Card. attorney for the Hnickorborker
lee company Of Chicago appearing
against the measure, together with r.
s. Keamoy of Racine. while Assembly
man Overlook spoke In favor of ite
passage Mr. Card oontendod that thu
proposed tax of 10 cents per ton on
Ice exported would be In contraven-
ton of the federal constitution and OF
, interstate commerce law II would
amount, he said, to the taking on
4. property without due process of law.
MIR. Overbock argued from the stand
point that such a law would not differ
, IN principle from the law In this state
forbiddiug hunters to ship game out
D Of the state. which has been held a
valid police regulation.
Talk OF Portage Levee.
Assemblymen Mcmillan aud Coap.
man spoke before the committee OH
state affairs on the bill relating To the
lcyoe ut Portage and making an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 from the drain.
age fund OF the state therefor. No
action was taken.
Mr. Dodge's bill relatlng to the OK
omption of earnings of persons having
families dependent upon them for sup
port was reconsldered and amended
and then recommended for passage.
The amendments change the amount
Of earnings exempt from $40 to $50
and the period OF time during which
they are to accrue from one moath
TO two months.
The commit recommended Mr.
Rossman's bin i-,ating to the excise
and sale OF intoxicating liquors for In
definite postponement.