The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-05-26

shoeing same; bill to prevent un-
authorized presentations of dramatic
and musical compositions; and bill
to compel safeguards on corn-huskers
and shredders
After an hour and a half of skirmsh-
ing during which the Kreutzer substi-
tute for the Stout 800 foot saloon limit
bill was rejected, and during which
amendments were adopted and voted
down, the passage of the bill was de-
feated in the senate by motion to adj
journ.
Bitter personalities, factional poll
tics, and sharp parliamentary practices
characterized a long debate on mort
gage taxation in the assembly. The
fight eliminated in a call of the house.
the first one of the session, lasting half
an hour, when it was raised and a mo-
~~tion to adjourn prevailed. The con-
test grew out of an attempt on the
part of some Of the administration
leaders to secure favora BILE action on a
bill amending the present mortgage
taxation law so as to provide for the
taxation of mortgages in the district
in which the mortgaged property is 10
Gated. the mortgag or being required to
pay the taxes under penalty of for
fixture of his equity.
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Madison, Wis, May 10. - The sen
ate has passed the administration rail
road measure by a unanimous vote, aft
er voting down several amendments.
The bill in the main is as introduced,
and has also passed the assembly by
large majority.
1t provides for an appointive railway
commission of three members. with a
salary of $4,000 each per year. with
power to prescribe ''just and equita-
ble' rates, charges and regulations; to
govern and regulate freight and pas
senger rates and switching and other
charges; to correct abuses and prevent
unjust determinations in railroad
rates.
After spirited debate lasting two
and a half hours the assembly slightly
amended the state medical boards bill
to give the examiners the power to re-
woke the licenses of practitioners, and
then ordered it engrossed and read a
third time.
After considerable discussion the as
sembly reconsidered the vote by which
it refused to order the mortgage taxa
ton bill to engrossment and then laid
it over until Tuesday. The vote on re-
consideration was At to 43.
Among the bills passed were To
provide the dairy and food commits
siOner with a second assistant an as
whose aggregate salaries amount to
2,4OO; TO divide the city of Milwau-
kee into justice of the peace and con-
stable districts; to appropriate $1,000
for the compilation of the laws reIat-
ing to villages and towns; to authorize
the state land commissioner to loan
$4,000 to the Appleton Light Infantry
association of Appleton, and to create
state forestry board.
Madison, Wis, May 20.-The senate
has reconsidered the bill for submit
ting to vote of the people the PROPOSE
tiOn to remove the capitol from Madi-
son, and reconsidered bill that had
previously been killed prohibiting lob
byists attempting to influence legisla-
tors anywhere except in committee
meetings.
There were roll calls upon practically
every measure upon which there oc-
cured any sort of a contest and it
took the senate until long after the
dinner hour to finish it swork Adj
journment was taken until 9 O'Clock
Monday night.
In the assembly the committee on
claims recommended for passage the
Kinney bill providing for the establish
ment of a state sanatorium for con-
sumptives. The committee recon-
mends the adoption Of an amendment
providing an appropriation of $4,000
for the maintenance of the institution