Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-06-15
and other water craft were concurred
For Full Citizenship.


sttution so that after 1902 full Ameri
can citizenship shall be necessary 10
the right Of suffrage. At present II
Is necessary for a foreigner only to
take out his first papers. Senator
Roehr made speech in favor OF the
proposition, declaring that the pres
ent system invites and encourages the
evils Of political colonization In
large cities. increases election frauds
lowers the character of the ballot and
in some cases causes unnecessary ex
penses in the drawing Of jurles, The
vote on the resolution was as follows:
For full citizenship az Il requisite
for voters-Senators Beach, BIRD
Burns, Frear, Frommlng, Hudnall
Johnson, McGillivray, Merton, Nun
son, Noble, North, Rogers, Roehr
Rummel, Stevens, Stondall, Stout,
whitehead, Wilcox, WylIe-21.
Opposej-Senators Hatten, Kreut-
ger, Morris, Sanborn, Smith, Wiper
man, Wolf, wright.
The senate killed the telephone ply.
steal connection bill, an assembly
measure, by vote Of II to ~. There
calendar to be ordered to third read.
ing. The roll call:
For the bill--Senators Burns, Frear,
IIatten, Martin, McGilliyray. Munson,
Morris, Noble Rummel, Stout, Wilcox
and Wylie-12.
IrI
Froemmlng, HudnalI, Johnson, Kreut.
ger, Merton North. Rogers, Roehr
Sanborn, Smith, Stevens, Whitehead,
Wipperman, Wolf and WrIght--17
Dictionary Monopoly Continues.
The bill to repeal the statute under
which the American Book company
has enjoyed a monopoly Of the dlcton
airy business of this state was killed
by vote Of 10 to 7. The bill was on
the calendar for indefinite postpone.
nent. Those voting to save the bill
were Senators McGiIlivray, Morris
Noble, Rummel, Sanborn Wilcox and
Wylie-7.
Senator Sanborn moved reconsid
Grafton of the bill to provide for
woman member of the state board Of
control, and the motion was laid over
for the day.
The hill to provide for putting the
clerk Of the supreme court on sal
ary Of $4,000 year was non-concurred
IN by viva voce vote without debate
A Dam Bill Beaten.
Because Of constitutional questions
relating to franchises to build and
maintain dams across navigablc
streams, the senate In the afternoon
refused to order the bill to third
reading by n vote of 20 to Z The bill
was that offered by the committee on
lumber and mining and It's provisions
were Intended to protect the state In
Its granting Of dam franchises to cor.
poratIons In accordance with the rec.
concentrations of the governor both
In his message at the opening of the
session. and later In special mes
sage on the same subject.
by the provisions of the bill any
dispute arising between the holder Of
tho franchise and private individual
or company desiring to use power
from the stream was required to set,
tic the dispute by arbitration, from
the terms of which there could be no
appeal, The consttutiouality Of this
provision was questioned and upon
this discussion, the result of the vote
may be said To have boon determined.
Text Books.
The text book bill was ordered to
third reading after substitute had
been adopted and under supervision OF
The rules was Concurred In. BY the
provisions of the substitute the text
book commission as provided for IN
the original bill was eliminated and
the selection of text books was left to
the district boards, 1t provides, how.
ever. that books once selected cannot
he changed for three years. and re.
quires that a list of books seecte
must he posted In the school house,
and makes other provisions regarding
the carrying otft OF the law
Unpaid License Fees.
The bill to provide for the payment
,ut taxes in lieu of unpaid license fees
by RAILROAD companies was ordered to
q third reading by vote of % to 5,
but II is understood that a substitute
will be offered before the bill Is put
on its final passage, This Is the bill
drawn To prevent the railroad compa.
mes escaping the payment of their
Just share of taxation The suits
which are now on In the supreme
court for tho recovery of unpaid II.
ccnse fees. should they be decided In
favor of the railroad companies. will
not dofraud the state OF the money to
which It may he entitled, should this
lew reach concurrence as the terms
ci the bill under discussion provide
for the re.assessment of these very
properties should the license fees not
he determined to be valid.
Stock WATERING Issue