The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-09
URE'S WORK
Synopsis of the Proceedings Of
the lawmakers at
Madison.
STATE NEWS OF IMPORTANCE
Items of General Interest Caught
from the Wires and Prepared
for Our Readers.

Madison, Wis, June 2.-The assem-
bly, unanimously concurred in the SEN.
ate railroad rate bill. Governor La
Toilette vetoed the bill to lend trust
moneys for the building of arsenals
and other buildings. The governor sent
a special message to the senate urging
the passage of bill to compel railroad
companies to present their books as
evidence in suits to recover back taxes.
The governor intimated he might call
a special session if the legislature did
not pass the measure.
In a message to the assembly the
governor recommended the favora BILE
consideration of letter received from
Governor John A. Johnson of Mime
sofa favoring a bill for the creation
of public park on the Brule river, in
Douglas county The letter said that
Frederick .Weyerhaeuser would donate
5000 acres of land for suchea park.
The bill to determine the license fees
to be paid by life insurance companies
doing business in the state was adj
vanced. The bill proposes taxeupon
the net value Of all policies in force
being a tendency, as Mr.. Dahl ex-
planned, towards taxation on an adj
valorem basis.
Under suspension of the rules after
a full and free discussion of the en-
tire subject, the senate in the after
noon passed the bill of the committee
on capitol and grounds authorizing pre-
liminary expenditures aggregating
$659,0OO for new capitol building.
Madison, Wis.,, June 3.-The assem-
bly, adopted a resolution for con-
stitutional convention and passed bill
taxing telegraph and telephone COM
panies on an adj valorem basis. The
senate killed bill to establish the
Gutenberg liquor system in this state
and, following "A suggestion of the
governors message of the previous
day, concurred in bill making it
mandatory to product books in court
for use in tax cases. A bill aprOpria-
ting $650,OO0 for new capitol build
ing at Madison, passed the senate.
Senator Sanborn's bill, which to
some extent cuts down the perquisites
of the county printers, was advanced
The bill provides that hereafter on all
tax deed notices of over 1000 descrip-
tons the fee shall be Is cents per de-
Scription for the treasurer's list and
20 cents per description for the clerks
list. Upon lists Of 1000 descriptions
or less the price remains the same
The assembly held two long SEES
sions, in which it disposed of over
seventy bills and resolutions During
the discussion on the joint resolution
providing for a convention for a re-
vision of the constitution Mr. Norcross
Of GAINESVILLE paid a tribute to the pub
lie services of A. r. Hall of Knapp,
who died later in the day, saying that
he deeply regretted that the man who
was most instrumental in securing
the adoption of the anti-pass amend
ment was lying dangerously i'll at his
home.
Among the bills ordered engrossed
We're: To put the clerk of the supreme
court on a salary of $1,000 instead Of
allowing him to retain the fees of the
office; to provide for the addition of
woman member to the state board
of control, vote 80 to 81; to provide
that any dictionary recommended by
a state commission may be used in
public schools