Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-13
LEGISLATURE WORK
Synopsis Of the Proceedings OF
the Lawmakers at
Madison.
STATE NEWS OF IMPORTANCE
Items of General Interest Caught
from the Wires and Prepared
for Our Readers.

Madison, May 1.-The assembly has
passed bill prohibiting unauthorized
presentation of dramatic plays and mu-
steal compositions. The measure was
inspired by New York playwrights and
by Miss LaFollette, daughter of Gov
ernor LaFOllette. Miss LaFollette is
an actress.
After a spirited discussion the as
| sembly recOnsidered the vote by which
the substitute for the Dinsdale medical
board bill was ordered engrossed and
read third time, and then sent it to
the committee on judiciary for further
hearing. This is the bill which en-
powers the state board Of medical ex-
aminers to revoke the license of any
| his medicine.
The bill amending the anti-pass law
to prevent any public officer from ac-
cepting railroad pass or tranporta-
| ton in payment or part payment for
| services was ordered engrossed and
read third time by vote of GO to
| Is.
The senate amended the bill creating
| the Wisconsin board of forestry so that
the board will have power to inspect
and report upon possible sites for the
! location of state parks. After the
amendment was adopted Senator Bird
moved to lay the matter over until next
Friday. The bill is wide In it's scope,
authorizing the appointment of state
forester and fire wardens, and the Gre
alton of forest reserves.
The bill declaring uniform rate
upon telephone service and the Eau
Claire Dells dam proposition were mes
saged over from the assembly.
Madison, Wis. May 5. = Governor
ing the size and character of fire
crackers. The bill prohibits the sale
of cannon and dynamite crackers. 1t
will become effective Jan. /, 1906.
The governor vetoed the bill reducing
wage exemptions from $50 to $50 a
month. In the assembly bill was
passed giving the governor the power
to remove state officers for cause. In
the senate bill to submit the question
of the removal of the state capitol from
Madison to Oshkosh was ordered en-
| crossed.
The assembly also passed the bill
| providing for lighting the executive
residence with electricity from the
capitol plant and the bill approDri-
ating $3.50 to defray the expenses of
the legislative committee that went
to Chicago several weeks ago and con-
| ferrerd with representatives Of the adj
| joining state in regard to fish and
game legislation The bill to regulate
| the practice was killed.
After warm debate, in which the
| Bennett law, school book scandal,
roster scandal, fractional politics, and
paid lobbying were more or less dis
| cussed, the assembly ordered to
engrossment and third reading the
Ainsworth substitute bill creating a
state board to select text books for the
ungraded common schools Of the state
ungraded common schools of the state.
The vote was 48 to 80.
The taxation committee reported for
passa &c the bill providing for the tax
alton of street railways url AN ad val
| orem basis.
Speaker Lenroot, who has been i'll
for two days, was able to resume his
work of welding the gavel and was re-
ceived with applause.
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Madison, Wis, May 6-After three
months work the senate committee on
railroads reported for passage a state
railroad commission bill that is said to
| be satisfactory to Governor La Fol
lette. It is not wholly what the gov
ernOr desired, but is said to be the
| best the administration can procure
and La FOllette's supporters conse-
quently will back it.
The action of the committee is re-
garded as a decided victory for the
| governor. AS the stalwart members
of the committee withdrew and held
| long conference before agreeing to
report on the bill, it is expected the
measure will receive the support of
the INSTRUMENTATION members.
The bill contains virtually all the
contentious for which the governor has
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