Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-25


adopted by the senate. A bill in
troduced by Senator Hudnall to re-or-
game the attorney generals depart
ment and increasing the salary OF the
attorney general from $500 to $4,000
a year was ordered to engrossment.
The deputy is to receive a salary of
$500 Senator McGillivray's bill 10
permit the architects association to
select board of examiners who shall
examine and issue licenses TO all
architects who are to be permitted to
ply their profession in the state was
amended and ordered to engrossment.
bill was sent to the governor, the sell
ate substitute being adopted. The
senate amendment provides that the
law should not operate to favor any
particular safety appliance in prefer.
ence to another. The senate amend.
ment to the Bletcher insurance eX-
animation bill was concurred in ana
the measure goes to the executive. 1t
provides that the state insurance
commissioner shall be required to ex
anime all companies at least once in
, four years and rules are prescribed as
to the payment of the costs of the
examinations.
Similar action was taken on the
Norcross bill to provide a plan for
the preparation of history of the
part of Wisconsin in the civil war;
also the bill to provide an accounting
and remedy for license fee taxes I'M
paid by railroads, and the so-called
Fola La Toilette bill to prevent the
unauthorized presentation Of dramatic
plays and musical compositions. The
judiciary committee joint resolution,
to submit to the people a constitu-
tional amendment that after 1912 no
/ one should be allowed to vote unless
he be fully naturalized citizen, was
adopted by vote of &c to Is. AT
present one who has taken out only
first papers" is qualified to vote
The Winch bill to appropriate $4,000
to encourage the cranberry industry,
was advanced.
Madison, Wis, May 23.-In the
senate one Of the bills killed was the
assembly measure to appropriate
$1,000 toward the cost of paving that
I&rtion of the streets around the
capitol park belonging to the state.
Another bill killed was that of Sen
ator Sanborn, to increase the annual
appropriation to the State Historical
society.
The hill for the encouragement of
the state school of library science
was advanced, as were also the bill
relating to the oath and bond of
the commissioner of insurance and
providing that the state shall pay
the premium where a surety COM
pany bond is given. The committee
ON federal relations introduced a new
bill to create the office of assessor Of
inheritance taxes. He Is TO hold his
office by the appointment and at
the pleasure of the governor. Among
tie measures delayed were the uni
versity appropriation Eill, the John
son anti-secret lobby bill, the Warner
state civil service bill, the Merton
ill for 100000 appropriation to the
state board Of agriculture, and the as
scmbly committee on railroads bill to
strengthen the anti-pass law and pro-
vide that employees of the state and
of the railroads at the same time
shall not use their railroad pass eX-
cept when actually engaged in the
employment of the railroads.
The assemly advanced to engross-
ment and third reading the mortgage
II Of RI
provides that all mortgages shall be
assessed and taxed, that the mort
cagee, the money lender, pay the tax
and that no agreement or other ar
rangement be countenanced to operate
manner shift the tax to the borrower
If the money or otherwise escape pay
ment If any such agreement or ar
raugement is entered into the mort
sage is declared null and void and the
courts shall not allow it to be offered
IS evidence in any action at law.
Governor La Toilette returned to
the assembly without his approval
four bills, together with messages
for his action. The bills vetoed
were as follows: Concerning the
district court of Milwaukee county,
providing for additional fees for the
reporter allowing him to take an an
rual summer vacation with full pay
and providing for the payment of
substitute; providing for appeals to
the circuit court from the decisions
Of town boards of supervisors by any
interested person. including non-res-
iGents of the town; providing for the
payment of the street car fares of the
sheriff and deputl1 of Milwaukee
county, AMI authorizing the licensing
and bonding of agents for the writing
Of fire insurance policies in companies
not authorized under the state laws
10 operate in Wisconsin.
His Life Saved by Coed.