Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-04-30

Senator McDonough moved to post
pone it until Wednesday. Senator
O'Neil objected anc the motion to
lay over was lost by a vote of 16 to
IL as follows. No final action on the
measure was taken. The bill licensing
BARRIERS was advanced TO third
reading
The ad valorem railroad taxation
bill came back from the committee
on claims for passage, with the re-
port that the amendments of Senator
McGillivray, TO limit the tax COM
mission to the expenditure of $4,000,
and to access the bonds of railroads,
for indefinite postponement. These
amendments were duly killed and
those recommended by the tax COM
mission, being of minor Importance
were passed. Senator McGillivray
oHered another amendment providing
that the bonds of railroads should be
assessed to the same extent as the
bonds of other persons or CORPORA
tons are assessed. He said his
amendment sought to place all
property on basis of equality and
that the amendment, if passed, would
serve to avoid clash with the as
sembly. Senator Whitehead said the
amendment would be palpably double
taxation. The amendment of Senator
McGilnvray was voted down, 20 to a.
The bill, as amended by the CON-
mittee, was then passed by a
unanimous vote.
The Dudgeon bill to pay David
Stephens of Madison S1,563 and the
Consolidated Stone company of Bed
ford, Indiana, $3,503 for stone used
the historical library building was,
saved by its author. The bill came
from a committee with an adverse
report, and Mr.. Dudgeon explained
that in this case the main contractor,
Thomas Bentley, had failed, leaving
the stone sub-contractors unpaid
All that was asked was that the
state do exactly what by law it per-
mitted sub-contractors generally to do
collect for the material they had
a third reading.
Assembly bills killed were author
izing the appointment of four as,
sistant factory inspectors and TO ex-
tend the liens for threshing grain and
seeds. The bill relating to the use
of voting machines was returned by
the elections committee and at its
suggestion referred to the judiciary
committee. Crooked dealers may
continue to fleece consumers. At
least the state affairs committee of
the assembly made a hostile report
on the Dudgeon bill whose object is
to require full weight or measure to
be given the same committee also
reported against the bill making the
maximum salary of a superintendent
of any institution under charge of the
state board of control $4,000. 1t is
now $4,000. But it made favorable
report on c. H. Smiths bill for the
restraint of mad dogs. 1t provides
that any owner of a mad dog or of
dog which has been bitten by a mad
dog, must keep such mad dog or dog
so bitten, properly and securely
fastened and isolated for fifty days
from. the date that said owner or
possessor of such dog shall have
been notified or shall have had rea-
son to believe that his dog was mad
or had been bitten, and in case of his
failure to do so it is made lawful for
any person to kill such dog if founa
running at large. H. Johnson's bill
to repeal chapter 1872, laws of 1901,
relating to the taxation of steam
vessels, boats and other water craft
was adversely recommended by the
tax committee.
Madison, April 2S.-The Superior
grain inspection bill was killed in the
senate by vote of 16 to Is. The op-
position to the bill held together and
placed the interests of Minnesota ele-
vators above the interests of Superior.
Senator Reukema, who was counted
to vote against the bill, caused SEN
sation when his name was called by
rising and stating that he had listened
with attention to the arguments and
while there might be question or at
least a doubt upon the bill he was in
favor of giving the city of Superior
the benefit of the doubt and voted
against indefinite postponement. The
vote by which the bill was killed was
as follows: For indefinite postpone