Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-26

to defeat.
WISCONSIN legislature.
Madison, Feb. 16.-Brief sessions
were held in both houses Of the legis-
lature. Some excitement was created
IN the assembly by the recall of the
additional employee bill. The sugges-
ton was abroad that it had been
learned from Gov. La Toilette that the
Dill carried too much expense to be ap-
proVable by him and if it was not re-
called and clipped by the legislature
ne would have to veto it. The senate
later refused to recall it. The bill
calls for q additional employees.
Madison, Feb. 17-No business of
Importance was transacted in either
branch.
Madison, Feb. 1S.-The governor
vetoed the assembly bill increasing the
number Of legislative employees by 2I.
There are now 50 men, women and
children to assist the solons. and the
governor thinks this number enough.
The committee on education reported
unfaVorably the bill to grant a life
certificate to teachers of experience
OF 70 years or more Under the provi-
sions of a bill favorably reported in
the assembly graduates of no law
school other than the Wisconsin law
school are to be admitted without ex-
animation. At present Wisconsin is
the only state that admits graduates
OF foreign schools. 1t also provides
that the period Of study preliminary to
the examination shall. after January
], 1904, be at least three years. 1t is
now but two. The senate committee
on assessment and collection of taxes
introduced a bill drawn by the tax
commission, refunding the Inheritance
tax illegally collected. The bill con-
tains an itemized statement of all
claims, which aggregate $4,000.
Madison, Feb. ia bill made it's
appearance in the senate, being intro
duced by the committees on assess
ment and collection of taxes. It is of
Importance to sleeping car, freight
line and equipment companies as It
provides for the assessment of their
| property by the tax commission rather
than in the old way. In nearly the
ratio of two to one the assembly re-
| fused to override the governors veto
Of the bill adding q employees to the
legislative role of 50 helpers; and the
! debate having that conclusion was
made notable by very direct, timely
and courageous criticism by Assembly
man CoWling Of the dereliction of COM
mittees in making careless recommen-
datlons. The assembly committee on
state affairs recommended for indef,
! mite pOstpOnement the Irvine lobby
! bill. This is the second time the
{ committee has made the same recon-
mendation. The judiciary committee
recommended for passage, the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 to the Wisconsin
agricultural experiment station to
! experiment with the raising of sugar
! beets. In the lower house a rather
unexpected and summary fate befeiI
! the bill introduced by Mr. Fritzke d
| Milwaukee member relating to the
construction and ventilation Of public
! school houses. 1t required school
| rooms to be lighted from the rear and
| forbid stoves in buildings Of five rooms
or more.
Madison, Feb. 20.-The senate
| showed it's teeth, as a result of the
, action of the house on the passage of
! the extra help" bill, by refusing to
concur in a joint assembly resolution,
| providing that when the houses adj
! journ it be until o'clock Tuesday
afternoon so meetings will be held
Monday evening Action on the reso-
lutions regarding the United States
senator's election by direct vote,
were laid over until Wednesday. The
resolution agreeing to constitutional
amendment, increasing the number of
justices Of the supreme court from
to z, was adopted. In the assembly
the bill appropriating $1,000 Annually
to the Wisconsin experimental associa
ton to be used in experimenting with
varieties of seeds, was reported ia
vorably. The Hudnall bill providing for
the distribution Of bills introduced in
to the legislature among public Ii
braries and schools was concurred in.
The Bartlett bill permitting town fire
Insurance companies to insure con-
tiguons properties. The Ainsworth bill,
exempting beet sugar plants from tax
alton for term of five years was or
dered to third reading by a. vote of AZ
to %. The Irvine anti-lobby bill i'm
posing penalty for personal influence
in securing legislative votes. was in
definitely postponed without debate
and without a vote.
To Drive Out ScaIpers.