Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-05-14

ker's bill Prohibiting political lob-
byists from soliciting votes of mem
bers Of the legislature was advanced
to engrossment by vote of 40 to %
The bill absolutely prohibiting the
sale of game in the state was also
ordered to engrossment. Mr.. Cady
made strong argument against the
Coffland bill appropriating 100000 for
the erection of a building for violent
insant at the northern hospital Osh-
kosh, which was on the calendar for
passage. When the vote was taken
only 81 members voted, 81 for the bill
and 20 against. The question was.
raised whether this did not constitute,
sufficient number to pass the bill, a.
majority of the necessary quorum
having voted for it. The chair an
nounced no result, the necessary
quorum not having voted. The 10
cent crow bounty bill came I'D again
On motion by Mr.. Dahl to reconsider
the vote by which the assembly re-
FUSED TO return the bill to the senate
LOT amendment, He said the purpose
was net to kill the bill but to amend
| 1T by changing the word "shall' IN,
may" so that it will not be compu,-
sorry upon county boards to give the.
bounty. But the house refused to let
the bill go back to the senate.
! Madison, May 11.-Gov. La Toilette
sent veto message to the senate on
bill amending the law in regard to
the district court of Milwaukee
county on the ground that it Indirect
ly raises the salary of the court re-
porter The Dudgeon anti-cigarette
bill was advanced.
Governor La Toilette wants the
legislature TO be more economical.
10 that end he asks that at certain
time In the progress of each legisla-
tive session at state budget be made.
up which shall place before the com
mlttee on claims or before the legis-
lature the aggregate amount of
money to be appropriated and the de-
mands which are made upon the
state for money. With these things
in hand the appropriations can be
more judiciously trimmed and the
money distributed to better advan-
tage and with greater wisdom.
This was the burden of another
special message sent by the executive
! to the legislature. In the course OF
the message Governor La Toilette
takes another opportunity to observe
that all the property of the state.
with the exception of that of the
public service corporations" is paving
more nearly than ever before it's lust
proportion of taxes. He takes in this
way another occasion to slap the
railroads.
Railroad property is to be assessed
as other property and will bear the
same rate of taxation as the average
paid by the other property of the
state. Bonds will not be exempted.
The senate committee on conferences
receded from its position and asked
that the bill be returned to the
senate for formal action. The renor,
of the conference committee was read
in the assembly and was received
with applause. The assembly i'm
mediately voted to return the bill to
the senate The passage of the bill
without the exemption clause is a
victory for the assembly.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Whit
son. appropriating $4,000 to the Wis,
consin Health Park association, was
on the calendar for indefinite post
tponement. The efforts of Mr. Whit.
son to save it were of no avail, the
vote being 81 to % in favor of kill
ing. By a vote of A to 40, the as
sambly reconsigned David Evans
woman suffrage bill to the graveyard.
The active work of the session will
end this week seemingly.