Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-06-15
LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO END
TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.
RESOLUTION HELD UP
Assembly Defers Action on Senate's
day-Suspenson of Rules for Pas
sage of Bills Refused-Many Meas.
ures Advanced.
Madison, June H.

Madison, June IL.
A late session of the assembly last
night, held in a vain endeayor To get
enough of the business of the session
out of the way In order to secure an
early adjournment, revealed the fact
! thai II will be Tuesday or Wednesday
of naXt week before final adjournment
can be had, a Joint resolution adopt,
# CI by the senate last Saturday fixing
this noon as the time for final action
on oil bills before they are sent to the
governor. was laid over until this
evening by the assembly.
Several dam bills were also laid
over while an attempt TO suspend all
rules regarding the passage of BILLS
hereafter was lost by a vote of II to
q. It requiring a two-thirds majority
or one more vote to carry.
Senator Rochrs bill requiring rail,
raa companies to furnish sidetrack
accommodation to shippers was nd
vanced to third reading. The bill
having for its object the advancement
of the cranberry industry, up for "A
concurrence Ia n senate amendment
provoked considerable debate, but the
amcndmnnt was finally adopted, So.
a'or Wilev's bill providing for cxper'
mental work by the Wisconsin agri.
cultural experiment station was ad-
vanced to third reading The bill mp
propriating the necessary money for
the maintenance Of the states char
table AMI penal institutions was also
advanced to a third reading The bill
to exempt from taxation certain lands
ON which forest trees have been
planted was killed,
II was learned late last night that
certain clements had evolved plan
70 securc concurrence In the resolu-
ton for final adjournment and then
70 spring call Of the house on the
Stout bin TO prohibit saloons within
90 feet Of schools ana then, while
the call was on. to allow several other
important bills to die In the closing
hours. The knowledge Of such plan
vas responsible for the action the
majority Of the assembly took In put
ting the resolution relating to nd
journment over until the end OF To-
days calendar. There is sure to be a
nard fight 10 defeat the Stout bill IN
the assembly,
The assembly coneurred In the
senate substitute for the Johnson an.
ti.lobby bill.
The senate amendment 10 the bill
- compel life insurance companies
to make a division Of the surplus to
rolicyhol1ers was concurred In with
out debate
The senate amendment 10 the bill
creating the Office Of public examiner
was non-concurred In.
New Capitol Assured.
The bin providing for new CAPT
/ tol az passed by the senate was con
/ CURED in after q slight verbal amend.
ment had been made.
Corrupt Practices Act
/ An agreement on the corrupt prac.
I tice act has been reached, 80 that the
! bill will pass BY simply striking out
hat clause which provides that no
officer elected can take his Office until
ne has filed with the county clerk n
: atement Of his election expens s..
Tie other features Of the original as
semoly bin are retained. The senate
amendment Offered by Senator White.
had "A to be dropped.
The senate's evening session was
unimportant