Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-30
WISCONSIN Legislature.

| Madison, April 2Z.-lne morning
session Of the senate terminated with
a vigorous speech by Senator Hud-
nall in favor of the Superior grain in
spection bill. The debate was re.
sumed at the night session. When
the bill came up, being on the cal.
endar for indefinite postponemenC,
Senator McDonough moved to post
pone it until Wednesday, Senator
O'Neil objected and the motion to
lay over was lost by vote OF 16 to
II as follows No final action on the
measure was taken. The bill licensing
BARRIERS was advanced to a 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
Ioffered another amendment providing
that the bonds of railroads should be
assessed to the same extent as the
ms are assessed. He said his
amendment sought to place all
property on a 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
| McGillvray was voted down. 20 to 4.
The bill, as amended by the COM
mittee, was then passed by
unanimous vote.
The Dudgeon bill to pay David
stephens of Madison $1,563 and the
Consolidated Stone company of Bed
ford, Indiana, $3,503 for stone used
the historical library building was
saved by its author. The ill came
from 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-conuactors generally to do
collect for the material they haa
| furnished The bill was advanced to
a third reading.
Assembly bills killed were author.
i2ing the appointment OF four as
sistant factory inspectors and TO eX,
tend the liens for thrcshing grain and
seeds The ill 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 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 superintendent
OF any institution under charge of the
state board of control $4,000. 1t is
+ now s. 500, But it made favorable
report ON c. H. Smiths bill for the
RESTRAINT of mad dogs. 1t provides
that any owner of mad dog or of a
dog which has been bitten by mad
! dog, must keep such mad dos 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 found
running at large.
Madison, April 23.--The superior
grain inspection bill was killed in the
senate by a vote of IL to Is. The OPP
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 anC
while there might be question or a
least a doubt anon the bill he was il
favor of giving the city of Superior
the bonliit of the doubt and yote'
against indefinite postponement. TIT
vote by which the bill was killed wa
as follows; For indefinite postpone
,ment-Beach Eaton, Gaveney, Green
Hagemeister Johnson. Morse, Moshei
! North, ONeil, Whitehead, Riordan
Roehr, Rogers. Willy, Woltf-lt
Against indefinite postponement-
Bird, Burns, Hatten. Hudnall, Martin
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