Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-06

AFTER two whole days Of dehaha 4
che senate that body has daoidod 10
20 pay the claim of the late RI w
| Chynoweth for $4,000 against tn
state for legal services. during tn
state tax suits. The vote was If,
ara Lieutenant Governor w. ID. Con
Y nor cast his vote against the claim
me amount asked was originally $40
OOO and Of this sum $4,000 was maid
Whlch was on the basis Of $50 a day,
Inc heirs after his death asked the
state to pay the other $4,000. but the
senate has blocked the proposal.
State Loses in Suits.
Probably one of the main reasons
that the ChynDweth claim was turned
down was the adverse decision in tba
TAX suits in the supreme cou.t. The
STATE sued to collect taxes on unre.
ported gross earnings on the railroads
as far back as 1888 which. it Is a.
serted, would amount in round num-
Ders TO S3.OOO,O00 The supreme court,
IN one of the suits tried by Cllynoweth.
heid that the statute of limitations an
Piled after six years and therefore the
state could not collect after Feb. 4. |
1899. The state will now only be able |
to collect S500.0O0 or thereabOuts and
1T IS this loss of funds which has
angered the members in rejecting a
portion of the claim
The high license bill as usual has
been slain. This year il was done In
the assembly. Senator Barker, of
Sparta, presented a bill to raise the
liquor licenses in cities from 5000 to
$500 and in towns from 800 to- 500.
as minimumS. The maximums i'm
cities that could be voted was $500 ]
and in towns $500. 1t OccaSiOned a
long and bitter debate. threatened by {
call of the house, bW was finally
slain by vote of 81 to 81 s
In the meantime the liquor interests I
scored victory in passing a bill which I
changed the statute from a petition I
Il twelve freehoIders to 10 per cent f
# the voting population, necessary to t
'et the question of higher license sub o
nttted to vote OF the people. II
Telegraphers Get S-HOsr Day.
The legislature has passed IawI il
ShO AAOuAS VI WOIh 1Ol Il
to eight, after long and Q
litter fight. It is now in the hands q
tine governor, but there is every as e
lrance that it will designed In tire q
ssembly the measured aimed to curb
le political activity of Lieutenant
cvernOr Common by, providing that . .
ay man acting as chairman OF thek u
ate central committee could not be II
candidate for any state office, was u
fused passage by az vote of so to %. II
r. Common Is now chairman of the,E =
ate central committee and hfs enc u
les are attempting to make him Il
sign by adverse legislation.
The governor has signed the waterR "
bill, which it is intended =
i'll lead to utilization of the rfversH
the state. including the NTissfSsfp 4,
!. As a result of the bill il is be AZ
eved by Judge Reid, OF LaCros q "
no is back of the measure. that "'
rates on coal and stees FL
n be quartered. His scheme which
to be Investigated during the next nj
20 years, is to lay cable chain in
e bottom of the Mississippi river
lGi later It's tributaries. A boat with
/ engine on board, drawing num- ".
'r of barges, will pick up this cable O.
lain and by means Of the sprOcket -,
'opelled by the engines. the boat will ~,
owe up the river, drawing big load ~,
material behind it. The chain or 90
bile is to remain still, the sprOcket ~,
citing grip In this manner. Gov ho
nor Davidson has just signed the on
IL, thereby making it law.
The governor sent lengthy veto to n.
le assembly Thursday, the most Inn IN,
,rtant one Of this session, to the bill vo
hich proposes to legalize the acts of Ia
nv municipality in granting aid to flo
threads or public utilities. He said be-
lie bill was so sweeping that it migrG vo
ad to a great abuse of the public nj
lnds. He has also vetoed measure
establish a teachers employment
ureau.
ATRERT q RARTON. II