Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-02
Anpropriations.

polls viii be the same as in the CIR
under a new law.
appropriations.
The sum total of the appropriations
contained in the measures enacted is
S5J5.331.SS in excess of the amount ap-
propriated two years ago. but the money
has been well placed. The total is 81
310.594.9o, as against 81, T55, DC. 02 in
1901. The joint committee on claims
was able to dispose of its work without
any jangling because of an agreement
made at the suggestion of Chairman
Hagemeister that when the committee
disagreed the measures should be r,Aport-
ed according TO the will of the ma. oT4ty.
In this way there were no minority re-
ports. The biggest appropriation Is
$4,000 for the charitable and penal in
stltutlols, AMI is to carry them through
the coming Two years. The worlds fair
commission received $4,000 and $4,000
is set asiaa for installing the ad valorem
system Of taxation. The home for the
feeble minded at Chippewa Falls re-
ceives $4,000 and the Veterans home at
Waupaca gets ST. 900 for improvements.
The university appropriations amount
to 1921, 900. Tie industrial school for
girls at Milwaukee receives $4,000:
county schools of agriculture $4,000 and
100000 goes into the common school
fund The National Guard received an
increase of $1,000; the university stock
farm $4,000. the geological survey $780,
000 Blue hooks will cost $1,000, while
the stationery for the coming two years
will cost $4,000 The platteville normal
-
| ing, being the only normal school to get
anything at all. The sum of 100000
was set aside fer improvements on the
capitol
Other General Legislation.
Cities have been authorized TO enact
ordinances through the common council
to prohibit fights and to punish those who
engage in them; gypsies are prohibited
from camping on the roadside without
the consent of the owners of the ad-
| joining property; the building of high
fences with malicious intent is prohibited
and a right of action for damages is
given to the person who suffers from
fence more than six feet high built for
| the purpose of annoyance. ANY person
is given the right to kill dog that makes
an assault upon him while he is walking
or driving, but the killing must be off the
owners property and before the dog re-
turns to his masters domain. County
| boards are authorized to pay bounties
for the killing of rattlesnakes and crows.
Railroad Legislation.
AS before Indicated, the success of the
al vaorem measure is one of the impor-
tant achievements Of the session and one
of the most important in the history of
| legislation. Under the new system every
bit of railroad property is to be assessed
in the same way that other property is
assessed The railroads claim that under
the system they viii pay less than they
are paying now, but the opinion of the
administration is that the taxes income
fund will be increased anywhere from
$4,000 to- 100000 Considerable liti-
CATION is expected to result before the
railroads finally acquiesce. unless the
taxes fail below what they do under the
al valorem system.
Railroad companies are required 10
erect bulletins announcing the time of the
arrival Of trains. in order TO inform the
public whether trains are on time or not.
The law is effective, and while it directs
the companies to post the bulletin boards
Immediately, they have failed to do So.
lnterurban railways more than fifteen
miles in length are required to provide
| greater toilet conveniences for their pat
rons. The powers of the railroad com
missioner have been enlarged so as to
enable him to summon witnesses TO testi-
| fly concerning the giving of rebates and
providing for the examination of the
books ofs the companies.
The law relating to injuries sustained
by railroad employees is materially chang
ed. The fellow servant law is done
away with so far as they are concerned.
They are to be compensated for injuries
whether sustained through the careless
ness of a fellow servant or not, provided
the injury is one peculiar to the opera
ton of railroads" The Supreme Court
will have to decide what that means.
/ Broken arms or internal injuries are not
peculiar to the operation of railroads. "
and in the same way many injuries are
not.
Laws Affecting Munich paIities.
There are many minor cnactments re-
lating to cities and villages. The most
| important measures are the bon cura-
tive act. the refunding law and che new
! law governing the issuance of bonds,
modifying the present law so Us to make
| the referendum on bond i1sua;ice necesi
sary only when demanded dpOn petition
of 20 per cent of the citizens The bond
curative act and the refundlng act are
similar in many respects. the only differ
ence being that the curative measure re-
lates to bonds issued in the past, while
the refunding act covers all of the legal
Indebtedness of cities.
Legislation Affecting Women.
While the prospects for extending the
right of suffrage to women was bright at
the commencement of the sessi, \, that
hope Went down in the same way hat il
did at the previous sessions and as it Is
likely to 10 for some time &c come. Laws
have been passed validating conveyances
directly from husband to wife and au-
t'iorizins them to dispose of their inter
ests in life insurance. The right to enter
the Waupaca home is extended to WON
en- who served as nurses in the army and
navy.
Soldiers Monuments.
An additional appropriation for the
Shiloh battlefield monuments of $4,000
was made and $4,000 granted for the
purpose of erecting monuments to com
memorate the actions of the Wisconsin
regiments at NicSsburg A mondmeni
to Nyiscon in soldiers is TO - erected al
the National cemetery 1T Andersonville
Many Dam BiiIs.
1t would appear as though every
stream in the northern part of the State
win have been thoroughly damned by
the time the dams ere built which were
authorized by the Legislature at this SEES
sion. in addition 10 those now existing
Four new dams are to b. erected on the
Wisconsin river clone. in all about forty
dam bills were passed.
Fish and Game.
The fab Fad game interests never re
ceiysd grea1er attention than at this ses
sion Uae OF the first matters inquired
into whel dam bills were up was wheth
er provision was made fer ishways. II
most of he bills that had been overlook
| al btst tho hills v-a-a amended pipl