The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-15
WISCONSIN
AGONY IS ALL OYER
Senate Buries the Wisconsin Grain
Inspection Bill for the Pres.
ent Session.
West Superior Men Declare They
Will Be on Hand Two Years
From Now.
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Madison. Wis.,. May 15.-The senate
dealt the final death blow to Wisconsin
grain inspection last evening, S far as
the present legislature is concerned. After
a long debate, In which Senators Mosher
and johnson talked against and Senators
Hudnall and Merton for the bill, the new
bill passed by the assembly was refused
engrossment and third reading by exactly
the same vote as that by which the Hud-
nall bill was killed, 16 to Is, Senators
Kreutzers and Randolph being paired,
making the actual vote II to 16. Then
the senate refused to reconsider the vote.
finally disposing OF the matter for this
session. The vote was:
For the bill: Senators Bird, Burns.
Hatton, Hudnan. Martin, McDonough,
McGillivray. Merton, Miller. Munson, gReu-
kema, sarau, Stout. Wipperman and
Wylie-15.
Against the bill: Senators Beach, Ea :
ton, Gaveney. Green, Hageneister, John
son. Morse. Washer, North. iO'Neil, Rior-
Wolff-16
Paired Senator Kreutzer for, Senator
Randolph against.
Senator Hudnall changed his vote in
order to move reconsideration. which he
did with the proviso that the motion lie
over till to-day. This led to parliament
tary ,tangle which threatened to tie the
senate upu indefinitely until f1nall.s> to
clear matters UP. and seeing the majority
was bound to force the final issue, Sem
ator Hudnall amended his motion to i'm
mediate reconsideration.
The motion to reconsider was defeated,
and the bill laid to rest.
The Superior members say the fight for
grain inspection at their city will be &C
lively renewed at the next session.
Delivers Another Body Blow.
The new freight rate bill, advocated by
Governor La Toilette in special message
and passed by the assembly. prohibiting
the railroads from advancing freight
rates. was recommended for indefinite
postponement by the senate committee
on railroads last evening.
To the Other Extreme.
According to the terms Of a substitute
measure for the Donald telephone bill pre-
venting unjust discrimination In telephone
charges, presented by the senate COM
mittee on corporations, telephone con1pa
MES are given absolute freedom to make
such regulations concerning telephone
rentals as they see fit, which will make
it impossible for the citizens Of any com
munity to secure a cheaper rate.
The Donald bill was designed to pre-
vent the Bell telephone company from cut
ting its rates SO as to force the indepen-
dent com panies out Of business. The sub
stitute measure goes to the other extreme
in that it permits the companies to do as
they see fit. without interference.
State Board Of Forestry.
The assembly concurred In the McDon-
ough bill creating a state board OF for
estry.
The assembly also concurred in the sem
ate amendment to the joint resolution for
, constitutional amendment authorizing
the levying Of a graduated income tax.
Under suspension Of rules the senate
concurred in the assembly bill relating to
the taxation Of mortgages as an interest
on providing that the nortgagor shall mot
be allowed, under penalty, to enter into
a contract with the mortgage whereby
the latter must pay the tax. tgssl