Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-16
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

Madison, May THE apportion-
ment matter is settled. The II new
districts will be:
First-Racine, Kenosha, Walworth,
Rock, Green and Lafayette
Secondhand, 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.
Sixth-Dodge, Washington, Ozau-
lzee, Fond du Lac and Sheboygan.
Seventh-La Crosse, Eau Claire,
Monroe, Jackson, Clark, Pepin, Buffalo
and Trempealeau.
Eighth-Winnebago Waushara, Cal
umet, Portage, Waupaca and Manito-
voc.
Ninth-Marinette Brown, Oconto,
| Outagamie, Kewaunee and Door.
Tenth-Ashland, Iron, Villas, Flor
ence, Price, Oneida, Forest, Taylor,
Lincoln, Langlade, Marathon, Shawn
no and Wood.
Acknowledgements, 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
TGnt and collection of taxes, limiting
| raised by the one mill school tax.
What the result of this action will be
ca9not be told, but the members Of
tbs tax commission are fearful lest
mt ouble will ensue. The COM
| mis- Fas said that the great fault
! Of ce system of taxation in
! VIZ 4 was the failure to assess
! I. at it's full value, and had e1-
! % o insist upon true valuation
! Of arty by the assessors through
! out the state. If this were done. the
| commissioners explain, the amount of
money raised upder the one mill tax
would be more than doubled, or would
be almost 100000 more than is now
required by the schools. The bill
which the senate killed limited the
amount which might be raised under
this tax to ss5OO0O. The bill to
/ abolish tuition fees at the university
for students living in Wisconsin was
passed. The Dodge wage exemption
bill which was killed last week was on
the calendar for reconsideration. The
senate, however, was determined to
island by its former decision in the
matter and by vote Of Is to II re-
fused to reconsider. The bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for improvements
on the capitol building and in the park
was passed. AS was also the measur =
allowing the state board Of agriculture
s25 900 for improvements on the state
fair grounds. Orton's bill making an
appropriation of $4,000 for monu-
ments in the national park at Shiloh
was advanced to third reading.
In the assembly the governors veto
of the detective license bill was sus-
tanned, SIS to Is. Mr.. Karel made an
eloquent speech in favor of spring
shooting, but the assembly negatived
the proposition The Andrew bill
putting street railways under local
taxation the same as they were prior
to 1895 was advocated by Mr.. Lenroot
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 Keene resolution
for constitutional amendment per-
hitting cities Of over $4,000 population
to vote 50-year bonds was adopted
The limit is now so years. The con-
constitutional proposition to increase
the supreme court from to men,
bers had only Z votes in the opposi-
ton.
Another commission is in prospect,
and all to determine mooted questions
regarding voting by machines The
assembly ordered to engrossment the
bill prepared by the elections COM
mittee. This bill constitutes body
to be known as the Wisconsin voting
machine commission. It is to consist
Of three members. Their term of
office is to be five years They are to |
be appointed by the governor and |
they are to examine all voting |
machines whose owners ask an in |
vestigation and cities, towns or |
villages may adept such machines as !!
they recommend. Each member is to |