The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-20

Madison, Wis, May Ex-Governor La
Toilette has vetoed senate bill No. 338,
relating to casualty, credit and accident
insurance companies. The measure
companies from 100000 to $4,000 and to
reduce the amount OF cash to be deposited
with the state treasurer from $4,000 to
IS, 900.
Primary Blll Up to La Toilette.
With but two dissenting votes the sem.
ate concurred In the assembly amendment
to the primary bill whereby the measure
Is to be submitted to a vote OF the people
at the general election in November, 1904.
Senators Merton and North voted
against the amendments and concurrence
In the bill as amended. Senator Merton
wanted a bill that would go into effect
without delay and Senator North was ops
posed to primary elections In any form.
The bill will not go to the governor for
two days, because time will be necessary
to enroll 1t.
No Spring Duck Shooting.
Wisconsin hunters will have to get along
without spring duck shooting. The senate
last evening killed the clause OF the bill
which there was a long contest in the
joint committee on fish and game, and
which was included as compromise.
Lieutenant Governor Davidson was
called upon to decide the fate Of another
bill In the senate last evening, the vote on
493 A, making the scaling Of logs compul-
sorry instead Of voluntary, as under the
present law, being a tie, Il to a. The
lieutenant governor cast his vote in favor
Of the bill and 1t was concurred in.
Senate Turns Deaf Ear.
The senate committee on assessment
and collection Of taxes made an adverse
report last evening on Governor La Fol-
lettes special message, which had been
referred to it, urging an investigation Of
the books of the railway companies to as
certain to what extent they are evading
taxes thru payment Of rebates to favored
shippers the amounts Of these payments
not appearing in the reports Of the COM
panies.
The committee had previously reported
a substitute for the. bill passed by the
assembly designating the attorney gen.
a commission to investigate the railway
books, the substitute charging the powers
Of the railroad commissioner in this re-
spect, and eliminating the special COM
mission.
Led to the Slaughter.
Several important measures We're ruth
lessly slaughtered in the senate last night,
without a word Of debate and with so
little attention given them that in several
instances scarcely more than three or four
senators were sufficiently interested to
raise their voices to- vote either way. 1t
being vive voce vote. The measures
were all assembly bills and were non con-
Cured in collectively, the senators being
satisfied to accept the recommendations
Of the committees.
The Benson bill, repeating the law re-
quiring candidates for election to file an
account Of their campaign expenses. which
created a great deal of debate in the as
sembly and brought to light the fact that
several members of the lower house have
not complied with the law, was among the
| number killed ~
The Dudgeon bill, which was hailed with
satisfaction as meeting long felt want,
inasmuch as it provides for securing full
weights and measures by requiring mer-
chants and dealers in all kinds Of COM
modities to give full measures and six
teen ounces to the pound, was non
concurred In. So also was the Brett
wisch bill requiring railroad companies
| to make connections with switches and
side tracks near railroad, yards.