The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-05-19
LEGISLATURE 5 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.

assembly reconsidered the previous
vote and passed the Ekern bill COM
polling telephone companies to make
connections for transmission of mes
sages, and sustained the governors
vetoof the bill cutting wage exemption
from $50 to $50 month.
The Saymarek bill to revoke all
grants, licenses, privileges, easements,
ways, or permits obtained by corrupt
means in the city of Milwaukee in the
past drew out sharp debate in the
assembly, but the measure was final
~ killed by vote of 40 to IS.
The governors veto of the Bohri
bill cutting wage exemptions for neces-
saries Of life from $50 to $50 month
was sustained by q vote of As to IS.
The Morris bill permitting any per-
son to hunt rabbits and squirrels upon
his own land without license was
concurred in.
The bills regulating the practice OF
Optometry and the operation OF auto
mobiles were ordered engrossed and
read third time.
Donald introduced a joint resolu-
shall be cut off after next Monday,
May 15 The resolution lies over un-
der the rule
Madison, Wis, May 1.-THE state
senate has passed bill creating for
estry board. A new bill was intro
duced in the assembly making the state
tax commission permanent institu-
ton.
In the senate the Hudnall terminal
taxation bill was sent back to the CON-
mittee on assessment and collection Of
taxes Senator McGillivray introduced
an amendment to the rate commission
bill making Commissioner John w.
Thomas one of the commissioners and
the measure was put over The 800
foot saloon limit bill was again post
poned and by practically unanimous
vote
In the assembly the state affairs
requiring gas companies to furnish
gas having $50 British thermal units
of heat, or, if unable to do so, to pub
lish the difference between the stand
and required and that offered for sale.
The state dairy and food commission
er is made the judge of the quality.
The taxation committee reported for
a passage bill providing for the tax
alton of telephone and telegraph COM
panies on the ad valorem basis.
900.
Madison. Wis, May 13.-The senate
postponed the days calendar in order
to permit the judiciary committee to
take up some of the most important
measures still pending. The Stout 800
foot saloon limit bill was postponed
until Wednesday, as were the different
capitol removal bills. Action on the
balance of the calendar was deferred.
In the assembly the committee on
railroads reported for passage the IT.
vine bill, which is designed to prevent
railroad companies from watering
their stock.
Another bill favorably reported by
the railroad committee was No. ASA,
which gives township supervisors the
same authority to regulate and super
wise the operation of electric railways
that village and city officers now have.
A feature of the session was short
address by DR.. J. d. Butler, ninety
years old, and for many years one of
the principal members of the univers-
ity faculty.
Madison, Wis, May 16.-The assem-
bly, by unanimous vote passed bill
to assess on the ad valorum basis the
property of street railways and heat,
light and power companies operated
in connection with railway companies.
The assessment is to be made by the
state tax commission direct, and the
tax is to be returned to the cities or
towns in which the companies are To-
Gated. The bill now goes to the sen
ate.
Bills providing for judicial court
at Beloit. to place the office of clerk
of the state supreme court on a salary
instead of allowing him to retain the
fees. and to establish a state priting
office, also We're passed by the assem-
bly,.
The senate sent the assembly resolu-
ton providing that no new business
shall be considered to the committee
on rules and rapidly disposed of long
calendar by killing many of the bills,
as recommended by the various COM
mittees.
Upon motion Of Senator Roehr, what
is known as the Milwaukee Southern
bill permitting this road to condemn
park lands, and upon the calendar for
indefinite postponement, was put over
Work of Thieves at Madison. Wis.
Madison, Wis, May 16.-An organ
lied band of thieves is believed to be
operating in Madison. Safes were
blown in the offices of A. E. & J. v.
Frederickson, contractors: j. III. Snell
fruit dealer; w. Frick, contractor. and
j. H. Findorff. planning mill. The resi-
dence of Edward Hanson, president
Of the Wisconsin, Wagon comnany