Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-06-21


Madison, June 14-Deczuse OF con
stitutiolaI qu sstiOns arising from the
wording of the bill relating to fran
chises to bulli and maintain dams
across nayigable streams. the senate
in the afternoon refused to order the
bill to third reading by a vote OF
20 to Z.
The text book bill was ordered to a
third reading after a substitute hau
been adopted and under supervision or
the rules, was cOucurred in. BY the
provisions of the substitute the text
book commission as provided for la
the original bill was eliminated, ana
the selection of text books was iefC to
the district boards. 1t provides, how
ever, that books once selected canlot
be changed for three years, and
Quires that a list of books selected
must be posted in the school house
and makes other provisions regardinA
the carrying out of the law.
The bill to provide for the paymsa
Of taxes in lieu of unpaid license fees
Ivy railroad companies was ordered to
a third reading by a vote of % to 5,
but it is understood that substitute
will be offered before the bill is put
on its final passage. This is the hill
drawn to prevent the railroad com
panies escaping the payment OF IT
just share Of taxation The salts
which are now on in the supreme
court for the recovery of unpaid Ii,
cense fees, should they be decided IN
favor of the railroad companies will
not defraud the state OF the money to
which 1t may be entitled. should rhis
law reach concurrence, as the terms
of the bill under discussion provide
for the re-assessment Of these very
LIoperties should the license fees nor
be determined to be valid. Governor
LaFLHette sent to the senate a mes
sage vetoing the dill apprporiatins
$1,000 to the Wisconsin Health Park
association. He said that inasmucb
as there was nothing in the bill to in
dictate whether it was to be used BY
private individuals for any purpose
they might see fit, he withheld his ap
prevail.
In the assembly the Dunn pocket
BALLOT bill was concurred In By a vote
of 80 to IS. Likewise bill authortz.
ing the secretary of state to take
out patent right on the form Of bal
lot proposed in the Dunn bill was
passed. The bill appropr'ating 5000
for fish hatchery at Mnocqua was
passed, is was also the bill providing
hat the stock OF trust companies shalt
be taxed in the district where the
trdsg company is located. The bill
providing for uniform state aid To
county fairs where no liquor is sotu
on the grounds was passed
BY a vote OF 80 20 "a The assembly,
refused to concur in the bill authoriz
ing the governor TO make a nunc pro
tune appointment of attorneys ana
consul in the suits brought by $. y
Cook and other national republicans
to compel Secretary OF State Housgl
to place their names on the othciai
ballot under the head OF the regu
lar ticket. The assembly concurred
in the senate substitute for the John.
son anti-lobby bill The senate
amendment to the bill 10 compel life
insurance companies 10 make
division of the surplus to policy
holders was concurred in without DE
bate. The senate amendment to the
bill creating the Office OF public ex-
aminer was non-coaCurrei in. The
bill providing for a new capitol as
passed by the senate was coucugreu
in after a slight verbal Amendment
had been made.
An agreement on the corrupt prac.
tice act has been reached. SO that the
bill will pass by simply striking out
that clause which provides that no
officer elected can take his Office unul
he has filed with the county clerk "a
statement of his election expenses.
The other features of the original a.
sembiy bill are retained. The senatt
amendment offered by Senator White
head is to be dropped. The bill 90
provide for putting the clerk OF the
supreme court on a salary OF $500
year was non-concurred in The bill
to repeal the statute under which the
American Book company has enjoyed
a monopoly Of the dictionary business
of this state was killed by a vote or