Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-04
WISCONSIN LAW MAKERS

Madison, June 26.-The senate
passed the bill authorizing the state
board Of control to establish a bind
ing Irvine plant III connection with the
state prison at Waupun by a vote OF
22 to after voting down che amend
ment offered Ivy Senator HUdnall at
taching a referendum to the original
bill. This bill carries an appropria-
ton of $125,0 900 which is said to be
sufficient only for the erection of suit
able buildings and the installation of
necessary machinery. but it is expect
ed that the next legislature will be
asked to appropriate a fund of $780,
900 to supply raw material and to put
the plant in operation. Senator Hud-
nall said that the report of the state
board of control had shown that no
more than IS men could be employed
in the proposed plant, and he asked
whether it would be wise for the state
to make an investment of $1,000 for
each man to give employment to seven
ty-five prisoners.
District attorneys will hereafter be
prohibited from being retained by a
common carrier or any public or nv
nicipal corporation. The assembly
bill to this effect was concurred in by
the senate. By a vote OF "a to 4, the
senate refused to lower the salaries
of game wardens from $3.50 a day to
81. The senate Concurred in the as
sembly bill providing that the order
of names Of candidates for nomina-
ton be placed upon the blanks i'll ro-
tation, so that the names of those
persons beginning with letter among
the first in the alphabet shall not be at
the head of the list upon every blank
Senator Pages bill prohibiting the
collection of second hand bottles and
jars was passed by the senate. The
claim of the estate of the late II. W.
Chynoweth for $4,000 for legal serv-
ices rendered in the railroad tax pen
atty and rebate cases was denied by
the senate. The vote stood IA to IA
and Lieutenant Governor Conner cast
his vote with the opponents. The
senate ordered to a third reading the
assembly bill reducing the size of the
official ballot for general elections and
placing the presidential electors at
the bottom.
The trust company bill, authorizing
those organizations to receive mon
eys on time deposits, requiring them
to have reserve of ~ per cent of
doD0Cftc op1 c,1hioo+ipr the c+Ooly-
holders to double liability the same
as that shouldered by stockholders of
banks, went down to defeat IN the as
sembly by an overwhelming vote.
Assemblyman jackson and Esta
brook argued in favor of the bill; but
Messrs. Mains. G. E. Scott, Kuckuk
and Elver argued with success on the
other SIDE. BY vote Of 81 to 20 the
bill fixing the salary of the civil serv
ice commissioners at $500 a year in
stead Of SO day was passed. With
out debate the assembly placed upon
its final passage and voted in favor
of the two-cent fare bill, 40 to So. By
a vote Of rs to 0 the bill appTopriating
$4,000 for the maintenance of the
work shop for the blind at Milwaukee
was passed. Assemblyman NJ. j.
Cleary of La Fayette county turned
the tables on Speaker Ekern when he
succeeded in pushing through his
bill to permit proxy, mail and personal
voting for directors of insurance COM
panies.
The appreciation of the assembly
for the fairness and care with which
Speaker Ekern has presided over the
deliberations was expressed in the
presentation Of a gold watch and
chain, the git of the members. AS
semblyman LIE Roy, who six months
ago was re rival candidate for speak
er, made the presentation speech.
The subop1inates of Chief Clerk
Shaffer presented him with a hand
some Masonic emblem.
Madison. June 27.-By q vote of 16