Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-27

set by the last legislature when it
killed the proposition. Several appro-
priation bills were passed. The most
important of these appropriations
were the two Whitehead bills provid-
ing for appropriations to the vari :us
charitable and penal institutions.
They provide for items aggregating
81 .a63, 500.
The Harrass bill to pension MEM
bers of the state militia who have
been hurt while in active service was
passed Sc to Is. A debate ensued
over the proposition to establish !.
binding twine plant at Waupun before
the bill was passed by a vote of Il to
p. Mr.. Bancroft called attention to
the question of constitutionality since
the state. is barred from engaging in
internal improvements and therefore
logically cannot engage in an indus
trial enterprise of this nature. ue
also pointed out that already half a
million has been appropriated for va
rious items, that SIPS, 900 IS demanded
for this undertaking, 100000 a year
for nine years will be voted for the
new capitol, and about a million was
recommended by the committee for
the state university. He said further.
that this was the most inopportune
time to undertake the building of a
Irvine plant for the simple reason that
the market is altogether unsettled.
The committee on education re-
ported favorably on the proposition to
appropriate $4,000 for mining school
at Platteville. The Hughes one-and-
one-half- cent fare bill was finally
Killed together with a large batch Of
other bills. The committee on cleo
tons offered new bill providing that
regents of the university be elected by
the people instead of being appointed
by the governor.
Madison, June 19.-Seyen thousand
dollars was voted by the senate fo..
the organization of state boaId of
immigration. 1t provides that the
board shall be composed of three
members, the secretary of state, com
missioner of industrial statistics and
the chief clerk of the land Office. They
shall appoint commissioner at a sal
airy OF $1,000. Ten thousand dollars
was voted for the enlargement of the
normal school at River Falls, $4,000
for that at Oshkosh and $45, 900 for
that at Superior.
The assembly bill prohibiting the
granting of saloon licenses within
three quarters of mile from the front
door OF main hall of the university
was non-concurred in.
After a spirited discussion, the as
sembly concurred inthe usury bill,
the purpose of which is to aid the
Milwaukee Provident Loan society in
the prosecution of loan sharks. The
La Crosse normal bill, carrying $21O.-
600 was concurred in, Messrs. Keup.
kukuck. J. P. Peterson and Wellens-
gard voting against it. The bill to
raise the salaries of court reporters
outside of Milwaukee from $4,000 to
$500 was advanced and the bill to
raise the salaries of Milwaukee circuit
court reporters from 50 900 to $4,000
was passed. The executive veto of
the Estabook bill to remove the limit
OF one-eighths of one per cent as cost
of officials bonds was sustained. the
author of the measure explaining that
he had no interest In Il. but had in.
troduced it by request. A resolution
was introduced by Mr.. Elver, author
of the so-called sterilization bill, pro-
viding for the appointment of legis-
lative committee of one senator and
two assemblymen to investigate her
editary transmission of mental defects.
June 49, week from Saturday. is
the probable date of the legislative
home-going.
After a lengthy, spirited debate.
the senate PASSED the public utilities
bill by vote of "a to 8. The bin
provides that the railroad commission
shall have control over all corpora-
tions, such as water gas, electric
railway companies in the same men
ner is 1t has supervision over rail-
roads within the state. Senator llusl-
ing was the speaker against the
measure and Senator Hud1aIl de-
tended it,
Members of the national guard will
not receive pensions even though
they be hurt or wounded in the SER
vice of the state. The bill, which PRO.
vided for such pensions equal to the
same amounts as the federal law PRO-
yides was defeated in the senate by
vote OF 1G to 8.
MUTUAL insurance companies may
be formed by at least 75- persons of
any community If the amount of
property involved equals 100000 in
value. The assembly bin providing
thus was unanimously concurred in.
twenty thousand dollars was voted
for educational extension and nor