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TO the Judiciary committee. But it
called out an extended discussion in
which Friber and Rice supported it,
and Toy and Stoddard opposed it, TAX
ing the position that sheriffs served a
number OF papers on one trip and
charged mileage from starting point on
each individual service getting fees
enough as it is. Dillon thought that
the bill had not been given proper
consideration by the committee on
towns n asked that it go back to the
Judiciary committee, where it ven af-
ter further wrangling in which Rice
stated that any sheriff who would car
ry out the practices alleged should be
in the penitentiary.
A number of new senate bills were
presented, the principal Of which
were: By Cassill, providing for pay
ment of rod taxes in cash; by Cook,
giving guardians power to mortgage
property of minors or incompetents;
by Doughey, requiring county auditors
to keep plat books, showing the own
ers of plats of ground in the counties;
by Saltmarsh, making license for non
resident hunters $40; by Friberg, re-
quiring all liquor licenses to be paid
for a full year, and prohibiting ex-cOn-
victs from engaging in the business;
by Willsie, a deficiency appropriation
Of $40, 900 for the state school of mines
The senate life insurance bill came
up on committee report and was again
attacked by Rice on the ground that
it hampered the insurance commits
sioner in his control of the companies.
He took occasion to deny that in a for
mer argument he had compared life
insurance agents with ~brigands, giving
as his statement that he would as soon
vote to license brigands as to vote for
the bill without further restrictions.
Lawson defended the bill as one with
greater safeguards than the Wiscon-
sin law, which it closely follows, and
that the senator from Moody had at
tackled the bill on a different point at
every occasion, and that he had in his
possession a letter written by a gen
eral agent of one Of the large Eastern
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in which the bill was attacked on iden-
tically the points which had so far
been raised by the senator from
Moody. Northrup supported the bill as
a member Of the committee which had
considered it, and moved the adoption
of the favorable report, which on Toll
call was carried-38 to 5.
The legislative work Saturday was
a grind, with the slight exception of
a contest in the house over the bill by
Brown, requiring the state to have
complete title, without revisionary
clause to any land on which money is to
be appropriated for buildings. On mo-
ton of Sutherland, the measure went
over to Monday, after discussion by
Brown against the measure and Suth-
erland and Turner favoring it.
Principal among a large number OF
new house bills we're: To make the
pure food commissioner tester of Ii
uuors: by Brown, allowing cities to Sc
cure property within or without their
borders for w purposes, by CON
demnation; by committee on capitol
building, a new bill asking for $150,000
for a wing of a main building to be re-
paid to the state out OF sales of capitol
building lands, and to be constructed
under the supervision of the governor,
state auditor, secretary OF state and
commissioners of schools and public
lands; a general dipping bill by the
live stock committee, and a tax ferret
bill by Kribs.
6 The house passed house bills allow
ing holders of liens and other claims
the right of suit against real property;
authorizing the consolidation OF state
taxes: providing for the sale of real
estate by administrator when for the
interest of the estate; providing a pen-
atty for Misrepresentation OF physical
condition for the purpose of securing
public aid; making second conviction
for petit larceny a felony. The bill to
reduce the minimum penalty for rob-
berry was killed.
Senate bills presented were by
committee OF. state affairs, providing
for the inspection of meats in cities,
villages and towns, and providing pen
alties for false returns Of school CEN
The senate passed laws, in house
bills to provide for the appointment OF
sus.
village marshals, and to allow joint
stock insurance companies to invest
surplus outside the state. The senate
life insurance bill came up for final
action, and with but slight discussion
passed-35 to Z.
The Dissertation.