Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-06-21
Session Ends.

assembly clocks had been stopped
for more than an hour before, and
their dials accordingly showed the
hour to be only lt:45. At the pres
ent time some % to 100 bills are in
process OF enrolment, phenomenal
~ great congestion on the last day for
the consideration of business. These
must al be duly printed. proof-read
aud compared, 60 TO the governor. re-
ceiye his consideration and be then
reported back 10 the legislators, a
small number Of whom Will remain
formally 10 receive messages from the
executive The concluding scenes We're
marked by mirth, music and amiabil
ity. fdctioual difference being forgot
ten and the members joining in sing
ing sacred aud patriotic hymns. All
through the afternoon and night bills
We're corrected and sent back ami
forth between the two houses tor con
currence in corrected form. The
senate concurred in a bill introduced
by Asseuthlymau Braddock and passed
by the assembly providing that the
railroads doing business in this state
cannot recover from the state any
OF the license fees paid Unless such
fees were paid under protest This
bill is intended To meet possible
contingency OF the railroad testing
The consututionality OF the license
fee system Senator HatJep bill to
provide state aid for count teacher
training schools was passed. It
OF twelve such training schools four
provides for as appropriation not to
exceed $500 for instruction to each
more than are now provided for By
an amendment to the bill licensing
street add electric railways offered by
the assembly and concurrcd in by the
senate all companies whose gross
"a Lings are $4,000 will hereafter
,dy a license fee Of 4 per cent on
their earnings. those whose earnings
are less than $4,000, viii pay 0ur
- per cent. To the corporation cor
ruption fund bill. an amendment by
the assembly was concurred in by the
senate by which a court can declare
| forfeited a franchise held by any cor
poration which has been found guilty
OF contributing ~ a political fund The
hill apprcpriating 100000 for the
erection of a new building for the
violent insane in connection with the
northern hospital at Oshkosh was
killed BY refusing to concur in the
assembly amendment, the senate
killed the insurance taxation bill in
trodnced by Senator Hudnall, ana pro
yiding that life insurance companies
of other states and countries should
pay into the state treasury as taxes
for doing business in this state 2 per
cert of all premium receipts col
lected IN the state The bill prOvid.
ing for a reassessment Of railroad
property instead Of license fees in
case the courts should declare the
present al valorem law unconstitu,
tional was eoncurred in by a vote of
25 10 :
The Andrew bin which had been
pass d By the assembly appropriating
$500 for a medallion portrait of the
late Asesmblyman Hall to be placed
in some suitable place in the capitol
was concurred in under suspension
Of the rules. only five senators voting
against il. These were Senator'S
Beach. Froemming Johnson. Nor,h
and Wight BY the refusal Of the
/ senate 10 order the assembly bill or
. fered by Assemblyman Irvine reguIat-
/ ing and defining franchises to a third
reading, the legislature OF 1905 failed
, TO limit the amount of stocks and
bonds and other evidences of debt
T that may be issued by corporations
! The bin 20 further safeguard the
state treasury was killed ny a vote OF
- To 8 after amendments were de
teated by vote Of II to 80 Senator
Rogers said that the result of the bin
would be to make the state treasurer
the clerk of the secretary of state.
The bin making aid to state fairs
definite and uniform was passed hy "A
vote of p TO o
The assembly after stubborn de
bate and several efforts 10 amend the
bin, Concrurea in the St,ut hill 10
prohibit saloons within. 301 feet of
public ana porochial schools The
vote was - to "A. the negatives be-
ing Boruer, Blefcher. Ronri. Brooks
Clowlcy Dietrich Hagen Hamm.
Hannitin Hartuns. Haineeke. HOLE. /
Marquardt. M3t7ler. Mayers. PAGE.
Potter. Frchn, Ramsey. John Scott.
Strehlow, Sz,macek. Theme ana
Nes,lahl--24
Assemblymau Andrew offered an
amendment to give existing saloons
until 1910 TO remove instead nj only
until 1908 FMS was voted "a to Il /
Mr. Cnrtin offered an amendment MAX /
ing the distance 300 feet from the
~rhuol5ouse door. This was lost. y
io 55. MI Ehern offered an amend
ment TO exempt bveweries now in ex- I
.sience. This was voted down, "a to
"a.
The attempt of the committee ON
tsh and game to restrict hunters to /
enc deer for each hunter during The /
season was frustrated The assem-, /
billy recede} from it's refusal to concur
IN the senate amendment TO the bill
taxing street and electric railways ON /
tha ad yalorem basis. extending the +,
time when the bill becomes operative
until 1905 instead Of 1907 The as