Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-16
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

districts VIII be-
First-Racine, Kenosha, Walworth,
Rock. Green and Lafayette.
Second-Dane, Jefferson, Columbia,
Adams, Marquette and Green Lake.
Third-Grant, Iowa, Crawford, Rich
land. Vernon Sank and juneau.
Fourth-South half Of Milwaukee.
Fifth-North half Of Milwaukee and
Waukesha.
Slxth--Dodge, Washington, Ozau'
kee. Fond du Lac and Sheboygan.
Seventh-La Crosse, Eau Claire,
Monroe, Jackson, Clark, Pepln, Buffalo
and Trempealcau.
Eighth innebago, Waushara, Cal.
umet, Portage, Waupaca and Manit1-
voc
Marinette, Brown, Oconto,
Outagamie, Kewaunee and Door.
Tenth-Ashland Iron, Villas, Flor
ence, Price, Oneida, Forest, Taylor.
Lincoln, Langlade, Marathon, Shlwa'
no and Wood.
Eleventh Douglas, Bayfield,, Bur
nett, Washburn, Sawyer Polk, Bar
ron, Chippewa, st. Croix, Dunn and
Pierce,
The senate killed the bill intro.
duced by the committee on assess
mont and collection OF taxes, limiling
the amount Of money that may be
raised by the one mill school tax
What the result OF this action Will be
cannot be told, but the members OF
the tax commission are fearful lest
much trouble will ensuc. The com
mission has said that the great fault
of the entire system Of taxation n
Wisconsin was the failure to assess
property at It's full value, and had ex-
pected TO insist upon a true valuation
of property by the assessors through
out the state If this were done, the
commissioners explain, the amount a.
money raised under the one mill tax
would be more than doubled, or would
required by the schools. The bill !
which the senate killed limited the
amount which might be raised under
this tax to $850,000. The bill to
abolish tuition fees Mt the university
for students living In Wisconsin was
rassed. The Dodge wage exemption
bill which wac killed last week was on
the calendar for reconsideration. The
senate, however, was determined to
stand by It's former decision In the
matter and by vote Of 16 to II re-
fused to reconsider. The bin ap.
propriating $4,000 for improvements
on the capitol building and IN the park
was passed. AS was also tho measure
allowing the state board Of agriculture
s25, 600 for improvements on tho state
fair grounds. Orton's bill making an
appropriation of $4,000 for monu.
monla In the national park ut Shiloh
was advanced to third reading,
In the assembly the governors veto
Of the detective llconso bin was Rus
tanned, &C to l5 Mr. Karol made an
eloquent speech In favor Of spring
shooting, but the assembly ncgativcd
the proposition. The Andrew bin
putting street railways under local
taxation the same as they were prior
to 1895 was advocated by Mr. Lcnroot
who said that he had never yet heard
any valid reason why municipalities
should not have taxing jurisdiction
over their street railways instead of
the state having that power; but the
bill was killed, The Kecne resolution
for constitutional amendment por-
hitting cities Of over $4,000 population
to vote 50.yoar bonds was adopted.
The limit Is now 30 years, Tho con
constitutional proposition to increase
the supreme court from + to Z mem
bcrs had only votes In the oppn6l-
ton.
The owen bill permitting girls Of
IS years to be admitted to the girls'
Industrial school was passed by the
assembly Tho ago Ia now l6, The
senate returned the assembly rcsoln
ton for n constitutional amendment
permitting state aid in road building,
the point of order being made that the
senate had already acted negatively
on the Same proposition. Mr., Hail."
bill requiring poisons TO be enclosed
In 3.cOrnerod containers was passed,
Az to 40,
A moro than ordinarily interesting
hill Is one creating county supervisors
of assessment which the assembly
advanced to third reading. It pro
vidcs that each county board at tho
annual session in November 1901, and
every third year thereafter shall elect
a county supervisor of assessment
who shall hold his otllcc for thrco
years If the bill becomes law lt
will create good, fat oncc in ovory
county except Milwaukee and. as onCh
officer will OF course get at least
1920. $500 or 1880 year, this
augurs in the 20 counties an extra
salary list Of about 100000 n year fo'
the taxpayers, to- raise; nor does thi,
include the salaries of tho one ol
moro assistants who may be named II
each county or the expenses incurred
by the new officials. II is safe e
say that IL the bill becomes a law 4
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