Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-30

show that books made for % cents,
were sold for 81 and SIPS. Mr.. Karef
introduced joint resolution providing
for a commission to investigate and
determine if it would be advisable
for the state to establish sanitarium
for the care and treatment of con-
sumption.
Madison, April 24.-The report OF
the senate conferees on the primary
election bill. which was submitted in
the upper house, was exceedingly
brief 1t merely stated that meetings
of the six conferees had been held,
that the meetings had resulted in a
disagreement and that the assembly
committee had refused to join with
the senate committee IN making a
report. but chose to make their own
report to their own house. The report
Of the assembly branch of the coh-
ference committee was submitted to
the assembly. 1t announces the fact
of the disagreement and declares
that the assembly members were uns
willing to accept any compromise
which did not seek to secure the
election of the next legislature under
a primary system. Attention is
called to the fact that no proposition
was offered by the senate conferees
and that they simply clung to the
! bill as passed by the senate and
would not recede from their position.
No primary legislation can be obtain
: ed from this legislature, says Messrs-
Andrew, Frear and lie Roy.
According to the agreement reach
! ed between the friends and opponents
of the Superior grain inspection bill,
Senator Hudnall moved in the senate
! that the vote by which the bill had
! Teen Indefinitely postponed, be recon-
sidered, and he coupled with it the
motion that the motion to reconsider
be laid over until next Wednesday
morning. There is said to be reason
for hope of passing the bill notwith
standing the adverse action Of the.
senate Thursday.
The bill introduced by the connie
tee on state affairs providing for the
custody of the university funds and
securities by the state treasurer anu
for their disbursement on the orders
Of the secretary of state, was aG-
vanced to third reading.
The senate cOncurred in the as
sembly amendments to the Miller bill
relating to city and village mutual
fire insurance companies. 1t also
concurred in the bill giving ward
to cities.
A new hall of justice, to house the
supreme court of the state of Wis
consin ana the state law library, and
to be situated in Madison. This is
doubtless the contemplation of the
legislative committee appointed to in
vestigate the quarters in which the
court and library are now housed, to
consider the recent address to the
legislature of the justices of the SUI
preme court and which reported to
the two houses of the legislature
The report does not make any
specific recommendations as to
tremedying the present undesirable
ishortness of room, hut asks the
condition and prepare themselves to
do their part in the solution of the
problem.
The Benson bill for the state to
print it's own text books and sell
them at cost was defeated by a vote
of At to Al The senate bill permit
ting J. T. Fleming to redeem a por-
l.. 60. a.,
waukee was assaulted by MI. Root,
who did not quite call it a steal, yet
denounced it as a plan to give some
thing for nothing. Mr.. Dahl declared
that if he were in the position of the
gentlemen back of the bill he, too,
should be anxious for it to pass
since it gave away state property
worth $4,000. No action was taken.
Another endeavOr was made to de-
lay the Donald bill requiring a phone
company to maintain Identical
rates in cities of the same
class, Mr.. Hartung wanting IL
to go over till Tuesday, but
the house voted Overwhelmingly
against delay and the bill was
passed The bill somewhat increas-
ing salaries in the attorney generals
office was indefinitely postponed, A
to 43. The house bill providing 10
cent. bounty for the destruction of
crows and henhawks was passed.
The joint resolution for a commits
sion of three to Investigate on the de
STABILITY of the state establishing a
sanitarium for consumptives was
adopted with only one dissenting
vote The commission is TO report
by Dec, 1904, in order that the gov
ernor may report thereon to the
legislature The agricultural COM
mittee reported favorably on the bills
increasing the state veterinarians
salary from $4,000 to $4,000 and in
creasing the apiary appropriation to
$500.