The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-16
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, Wis, June S.-The senate
has killed the assembly bill prohibiting
determinations in telephone charges in
cities of the same size. The senate
concurred in the proposition to amend
the state constitution. A strict deer
hunting law was passed.
The senate passed the bill pro-
hibiting corporations from contributing
money for political purposes. This is
one of the so-called reform measures
introduced at the suggestion of Gov
ernOr LaFollette. The penalty for VIC
latiOn of the act is fine of from 500
to $1,000 Or Imprisonment for a year,
or both fine and Imprisonment.
The Sanborn bill, cutting down the
publication fee on tax list notices. was
passed. Senators Wright and McGil-
livray voting against passage. The
Frear bill relating to the use of money
by the corporations was passed with
cut dissenting vote.
The bill to prohibit the use OF
passes and amending the present law,
was passed, Senators Beach, Burns.
Froemming, Johnson, North, Randolph,
Smith, Stevens, Wolff and Wright vot-
ing against the bill. Senator McGil-
livray was paired for, and Senator
Hagemeister against the bill.
One of the fiercest fight of the day
in the lower house developed over the
bill to tax life insurance policies on
their surrender value or, as Mr.. Dahl
said, on an al yolorem basis. Messrs.
Hansen, Crowley and Bletcher op-
posed the bill and Messrs. Dahl and
Ekern favored it. After a long dis
cnsson the bill was killed by vote
of 40 to g.
Madison, Wis, June 9.-The bache-
lors in the assembly scored a decided
though close victory over the benedicts
on the bill to add a woman member to
the state board Of control The bach
elors, almost to man, opposed the bill.
and it was killed by vote of SO to
36. There were twenty-siX absentees.
nearly all of whom are married men.
The so-called dictionary bill passed
the assembly by vote of 50 to 21 The
compromise medical bill. providing for
the revocation Of licenses of practi~
TONERS under certain circumstances.
was slightly amended on motion of DR..
Dinsdale and was then concurred in.
Among the important bills passed
We're: To place the clerk of the su-
lp:eme court on a salary of $500 a
year instead of allowing him to retain
the fees of his office; to provide for an
amendment to the constitution so as to
permit the state to do its own print
ing; to make the Milwaukee organ of
the state administration the official
state paper; to empower the state COM
missioners of printing to award the
Milwaukee organ of the state admin
istratiOn the printing Of the insurance
statements, the job being worth about
$4,000; to provide for the forfeiture of
franchises for dams where construc-
ton work has not been begun within
two years after the granting of such
franchise; to provide for the erection
of a monument for former Governor
Dewey
Madison, Wis June 1O.-The assem-
bly, reconsidered it's vote and passed
the bill placing women on the board
of control of charitable and penal in
situations. The assembly also passed a
bill requiring railroad companies to
file with the state railroad commits
sioners a list of all passes, mileage
books, ETC., and bill authorizing coun-
ty boards to spend money for immigr
ton purposes. The senate concurrel
in the bill to rebuild the capitol at
Madison Oh condition that Madison
put AN asphalt pavement around Capt.
tol square.
The senate concurred in the anti
lobby bill urged by Governor LaFol-
lette, prohibiting lobbyists from at
tempting to influence legislators, ex-
cept by appearance before committees.
The senate also cOncurred in a bill
providing for the election Of delegates
to national conventions by primary
elections.
Madison, Wis, June 12.-The SEN
ate has killed the Frear bill, aimed to
prohibit over-capitalization of railways
without the consent of the state. The
bill was urged by Governor LaFollette
to do away with a stock-watering evil.
The senate also killed the bill for a
stay of proceedings in criminal cases
in the supreme court and the joint
resolution for a constitutional conven-
ton.
Madison, Wis.,. June 13.-By post
poning action on all bills likely to pro-
woke a contest. the senate calendar
was disposed of. A number Of the
more important measures were put
over and the way paved for session
of interest. The bills relating to the
revision of the salary list in the in
surance department were passed.
The senate finished up several i'm
pOrtant matters. The Stout 800 foot
license bill was adopted; the bill au-