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

nTmeQ as the appOlnIee OIL Governor
La Toilette as a member of the state
board of control. The vote was
unanimous. The appointment of DR..
L. E. Spencer of Wausau to be a mem
Der of the state board of health was
also confirmed. The governor submit.
ted veto of the Wipperman bill to
iegalze bonds of cities which were
not authorized oy vote of the peo-
pie, as required by law. The ad va
loren railroad taxation bill was passed
without a dissenting vote. The house
bill appropriating $1,000 to the Wis
ton for the purpose of experimenting
and raising seeds for feed crops was
concurred in. The bill to abolish con.
tributory negligence as defense in
certain actions for recovery of dam
ages was killed by the assembly few
days ago, but today Mr.. Cady spoke in
favor of reconsideration, hoping to re
viye the measure The attempt
failed. Bills were passed appropriate
ing $4,000 for the Wisconsin veter.
ans home and making the usual
donation to the state fremen's asso-
citation. The first call of the house
in the assembly was had on the bill
of Mr.. Benson to provide for the state
printing it's own text books. The bill
was recommended for Indefinite post
ponement and after Messrs. Benson
and Ainsworth had spoken for it and
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against it the members grew restless
and began leaving the hall, perhaps
so as to get away before a vote was
| taken. When it became evident that
"a number were lodging and when Mr.
Benson asked for a rollcall Mr.. Ray
moved that the assembly adjourn.
This was defeated and he Immediately
moved for a call of the house and i'll
sisted that the members should go
on record on the bill. The rollcall
showed Is absent, ten without leave.
While the sergeant-at-arms was sour
rying around to find the absentees Mr.
Dahl moved to raise the CALL which
carried. The bill was not acted on.
Mr.. Benson said he had figures to
show that books made for 25 cents
were sold for 81 and $1.25. Mr.. Karel
introduced a joint resolution providing
for commission to investigate and
determine if it would be advisable
/ for the state to establish a sanitarium
for the care and treatment of con-
sumption.
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Madison, April 24.-The report of
! the senate conferees on the primary
: election bill, which was submitted il
! the upper house, was exceedingly
brief 1t merely stated that meetings
of the six cOnferees had been held,
that the meetings had resulted in a
disagreement and that the assembly
committee had refused to join with
the senate committee i'll making a
report. but chose to make their own
report to their own house The report
of the assembly branch of the con.
! ference committee was submitted to
! the assembly 1t announces the fact
| of the disagreement and declares
| that the assembly members were un.
willing 10 accept any compromise
which did not seek to secure the
election of the next legislature undor
a primary system. Attention is
called to the fact that no proposition
was offered by the senate conferees
land that they simply chung to the
! bill as passed by the senate and
would not recede from their position.
No primary legislation can lie obtain.
ed from this legislature, says Messrs.
! Andrew, Frear and lie Roy.
According to the agreement reach
! ed between the friends and opponents
of the Superior grain inspection bill,
Senator Hudnall moved in the senate
that the vote by which the bill had
been indefinitely postponed, be recon-
sidered, and he coupled with it the
motion that the motion to reconsider
! be laid over until next Wednesday
morning. There is said to be reason
for hope OF passing the bill notWith.
standing the adverse action Of the
senate Thursday
The bill introduced by the commit
tee on state affairs providing for the
custody of the university funds ana
securities by the state treasurer and
for their disbursement on the orders
of the secretary of state, was al
vanced to third reading.
The senate concurred in the as
sembly amendments to the Miller Till
relating to city and village mutual
fire insurance companies 1t ais
concurred in the bill giving ward
option to suburbs hereafter annexed
to cities.
\ new hall of justice, to house the
supreme court of the state of Wis,
.consin ana the state law library, and
to be situated in Madison. This Is
doubtless the contemplation of the
Legislative committee appointed to in.
vestigate the quarters in which the
court and library are now housed, to
consi der the recent address to the
legislature of the justices of the SUI
preme court and which reported to
the two houses OF the legislature