Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-04-28

/ Five protests from Rock County citi-
zeas against the passage of the bill ex-
empsing mortgages. bonds end stocks
from taxation were presented 70 the As
sembly at the opening Of Thursdays ses-
4 sion; also seven petitions for the railway
commission bill and one against. and
I petition from four labor unions for 65S.A.
amending the special verdict law. The
Dahl bill providing that upon complaint
i the State Tax Commission shall equalize
assessments of leaf tobacco was passed
without debate. AZ to 30 Mr. Morris
4 tried to secure reference to the Claims
/ Committee of the bill reimbursing coun-
/ ties, cities and villages for moneys ex-
| pended IN care of smallpox patients in
! 10000, saving most of the money was
1 spent en- "hoaters." non-residents of the
4 county. The Assembly refused to re-
refer the bill however, and on roll can
killed the BILL 40 to %, The veto of the
Governor on bill 1913, relating to soldiers
monuments, was sustained in The Senate
/ by Is votes TO pass the bin over the veto.
but this did not constitute the necessary
two-thirdS to pass the bill Wisconsin
4 hunters will have no spring shooting this
Year, but they will enjoy that privilege in
/ 1904. The joint committees on Fish and
Game came to the conclusion that it was
/ useless 10 attempt to secure the enact
ment of a bill that would provide for
shooting of ducks in the few days that
roman before May |. Spring shooting
next year will be conditioned upon pro-
vision forbidding the sale of game abso-
/ lutely. This has been agreed to by ev-
eryone interested. After three hours
4 discussion the Senate in the evening
adopted the Merton resolution requesting
i Congress to call constitutional conven-
1 tion to provide for the election Of United
| States Senators by direct vote The vote
was tie, Lieutenant Governor Davidson
casting the deciding vote.
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At the opening of the session in the
| Assembly Friday petitions were present
| cd from twenty-four towns fnvoring the
/ passage of the freight commission BILL
| Mr.. Fritze of Milwaukee presented pc
/ tition from the Common Council asking
an amendment to the civil service law so
| as to provide that examination papers
be openlto public inspection. The com
mittee on State affairs introduced bin
/ increasing the number of blue books al
/ lotted to each member from 200 to 800.
The agricultural committee reported the
cranberry aid bill with an amendment
reducing the amount to 81 800, just one
half The tobacco aid bill was reported
with n similar reduction to $4,000. The
Senate received memorial from the
Legislature of North Dakota and num-
Der Of petitions from clubS and assoca-
! ti0ns in West Superior in favor Of the
passage of the grain inspection bill, and
hardly ten minutes later the committee
on State affairs reported the bill in ques-
ton for indefinite postponement, Sena-
tors Munson and Hatteu dissenting. Tie
( committee on assessment and collection
of taxes reported the ad yalorem bill for
passage.
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The Assembly Monday evening passed
four mimportant bills and adjourned
with the calendar but half finished. The
session of the Senate was brief one.
Assembly bill 277 relating to compiling
statistics relating to the sale of liquor
was killed, and so was the Roehr ped
| dlers' license BILL Seven bills were
passed.
The substitute for the contributory
negligence bill, submitted by the judi
ciary committee without recommendation,
! occasioned considerable debate in the
! Assembly Tuesday. The original bill
| sought to abolish eontributory negligence.
! The substitute merely abolished slight
negligence and as the committee was
evenly divided, six each way, it was pre-
scented without recommendation. The
! substitute bill was killed. Sc to -. When
| the ad valorem bin oB the calendar was
reached the four ameL aents introduce
ed by the committee on assessment and
collection Of taxes were adopted and the
bill was referred to the committee on
claims. The Senate passed seven bills
authorizing the building of dams in diff
ferent parts of the State. The surprise
Of the Senate session came when. after
short discussion, the barbering bill was
| advanced to engrossment,
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A new bill providing for taxation of
mortgages and mortgaged property was
introduced by the committee on assess
ment and collection of taxes in the As
sembly Wednesday, In substance it pre-
yides that the value of property affected
/ by a mortgage, less the value Of the mort
/ gage, shall be assessed and taxed 10 the
owner OF the real estate and the value
of the mortgage assessed and taxed 10
the owner of the mortgage in the assess
mcnt district in which the real estate Is
situated In the Senate the so-called
trust resolution was coRcurred in after
! being amended so that legislation. If
/ necessary, may be had by the next Leg
4 islature A bin providing that no judg-
] mani for ahqoiufe divorce shn1i he entered
until the expiration of one year FROM the
/ Cling OF the findings in the case were
! passed The ad valorem railway taxa
/ ton bill was advanced to a third read
! Ing. Sensational developments are await
/ cd ia the Legislature in connection with
! the defeat Of the Superior grain com
mission BILL Early In the Senate Sen
! ator Hndnall of Superior. sponsor of the
4 bill. occurred pledges of support from
I number Of Senators in both the admins
/ tration and stalwart factions enough, he
! said to assure the passage of the ball
! Now n number Of Senators have changed
/ their minds and have notified him than
4 they will not be bound by their early ses-
4 sion expire sions He has practically Civ
/ en- MP hope of passing the measure aud
makes sensational charges o. bribery
/ Other measures Of minor Importance are
I said TO be Ringing on the fate Of the
grain inspection bill and ii is thought
that the tangle viii result in unaayory
/ disclosure
Bills Passed Senate.
S3S (Reukema). relating to letting Of
/ printing contracts in Milwaukee County.