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

the legislature tomorrow.
TWO Bills Vetoed.
Gov La Toilette last night sent two
yetoes to the assembly on the bill!
permitting cities of the third class TO
issue bonds for the purchase Of school
sites and the erection of school build
ings t the amount Of $4,000 annual
ly. The governor calls attention to
an omission from the bill any refer
ence to the law re hiring bond issues
TO be submitted to a vote OF the peO-
pie and says:
believing that section 943 Of the
statutes of 1898 should apply to the
| issuing of all bonds for municipal pur-
poses, creating an indebtedness,
herewith return the bill without my
approval, but would recommend that
! the bill be again passed, containing a
section that the question of the issu-
| ing of bonds under it's provisions,
shall be first submitted to the people.
The second veto was Of the bill re.
lating to courts taking judicial notice
| of the public acts of congress and the
statutes of other states
eff the bill should become law,
says the message, ct would result in
great confusion and in many cases
| cause great hardship. Under the
present law, in the absence Of proof,
! the laws of another state are pre-
sumed to be the same as of this
state This is a wholesome rule and
should not be disturbed. 1t works DO
hardship upon any litigant.''
Both vetoes laid over until today for
action.
Assembly Partial to Smallpox.
| The assembly refused to concur in
the senate amendment to the assem-
! bly, bill providing a contingent fund OF
| 100000 for the prevention of Asiatic
cholera, bubOnic plague, smallpox
and other contagious diseases. The
senate amendment provided that none
of the money should be available for
the prevention OF "smallpoX and other
| dangerous contagious Diseases 1t IS
the sense of the assembly that the ap-
preparation shall be available for the
|
Stout Bill Passes.
| The Stout compulsory education bill
was c0ncurred in without dissenting
vote. The Stout bill giving the state
aid to country schools of agriculture
was concurred in by a vote Of 81 to Is
The bill providing additional in
| spectOrs and an assistant chemist for
the dairy and food commissioner was
concurred in by vote of 60 to 5.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for
improvements for the state fair
grounds at Milwaukee was passed
without dissenting vote.
David Stephens Wins.
The bill to pay some $4,000 to David
Stephens for crushed stone furnished
in the construction of the historical
library was passed by a vote Of 6S
to 3.
Speaker Lenroot read a letter from
Mr.. Braddock, stating that he haj
been incorrectly recorded as voting
against the increase of salary for tLe
attorney general to $4,000. AS the
bill was lost by a tie vote, 43 to 43
the change of Mr.. Braddock's yota
passes the bill by vote Of A -
Mr.. Bradford moved a reconsideration
and explained that there was no dis
position to take advantage of a situa
ton of this kind, that the friends o.
the measure desired that the assem-
bly, have another opportunity to con
slider the matter.
Senate Fails to Work.
The senate had neither roll cal
nor business, except a motion by Sen
ator Roehr to reconsider the vote b
which an assembly insurance bill hal
been concurred in. The motion Wen
over. The Rev. Father Condor
acted as chaplain in the senate anC
the Rev R. T. Capen prayed in the
| assembly.
Nine O'clock Sessions.
1le assembly agreed to Mr.. Ray,
motion to meet every morning at
o'clock instead of 10.