Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-02-21

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a workshop for the blind In Milwau.
kee, the building 70 be erected under
the supervision OF the state board of
control
Madison, Feb, Resolved BY
tue assembly, The senate ooncurring
that there should be an immediate
revision OF the tariR This was tho
essence of b memorial to congress- in.
PRODUCED 81 the assembly by MIR.
Ledyina o. Manitowom. Assemblyman
Migrants Joint resolution to memorial.
izo congress In favor of permanent
river improvements on the upper
mississippi was adopted unanimously,
Senator Rummel, social democrat
OF Milwaukee, introduced bill 10
provide for the election of an attor,
ney for the poor. called IN the bin
''nuhuo defender" to be elected with
other county officers and hold of.
fee FOR two years II Is made the
duty of this officer who must bo an
admitted attorney, 20 appear in aud
prosecute all eases brought for the ~
covery Of wages where the amount Ia
$i6 or less, also actions for dathagos
for those too poor 10 hire legal assist.
ance, also 90 defend and give legal
advico to the poor and appear in
court whenever the judge deems II
necessary, A bin by Senator Lock
ney proposes TO amend the inherit
lance tax law TO provide that the
wife or widow of brother or the
husband of n sister" shall pay an In.
heritance tax of ~ per cent.
Several bills came from the com
mittee on forestry to give the commits.
sioners of forests first chance to
acquire tax title lands; 10 provide In.
structlon In forestry at the state uni
versity, TO exempt from taxation for
20 years lands planted with forest
trees These tracks shall not be
greater than 40 acres per proprietor
and must be planted with ut least
200 trees per acre, Senator Barker
introduced n bill requiring the publl-
'hAi'N VI htiu'E VI NtnuhiAtH lVi
nominations and prescribing the com
ponsation 10 newspapers for such
publication rs 81 per square" mean.
ing one inch of one column In the
type used by the paper for news
Items also provide that no property
owner shall be required by common
council to build standard sidewalk
on improved street unless petition
signed by majority of the property
holders on tho improved portion OF
the street or the portion proposed TO
be Improved be presented. A bill by
Senator owen came In to reduce the
legal rate Of interest TO be charged -
executions from 10 to 6 per cent.
Madison, Feb lSBoth houses OF
! the legislature adjourned until Mon
! day night A bill by Senator lIust
Ing proposes TO grant power 10 all
common councils and village boards
TO regulate and fix rates for public
services. including street cars, trans
mission companies, gas, electric, heat
! Hight and power companies, and ali
! companies empowered to exercise the
! right of eminent domain Senator
lludnall proposes in bin to change
! the form of the law supplement OF
newspapers, from the newspaper form
TO pamphlet form. Senator HudnalI
! introduced a bill to regulate the issu.
| ance Of stocks and bonds by public
| service corporations, which is under.
stood TO be the bin which the admin,
stood to be the bin which the admin
| Isration is to favor.
Tariff revision seems to be M alb.
sorblhg question before the assembly
these days Following closely upon
the introduction OF resolution by
Assemblyman Ledyina asking for i'm.
mediate revision of the tariff, two
more resolutions appeared In the
chamber yesterday, one by Mr.. Led.
4 ylna aud one by T.. n. Miller. urging
the president Of the United States
| TO call q special session Of congress
to take up the task OF revision Both
| Of the resolutions we're noted as n
n special order OF business for Mon
day Assemblyman Bancroft of Rich.
land county introduced a Joint reso.
/ luton which no doubt viii stir 10
some Of the educators OF the state
when II comes up for q hearing.
/ Classical or semiclasslcal education
! az a requisite to entrance I'm the uni.
yersity Is the objective OF Mr.. Ban
| croft at this time He apnrovas an