Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
TW|NE FACTORY
BILL DEBATED
NEW PRISON PLANT BY NO
MEANS ASSURED.
APPROPRIATION CUT DOWN
Proposition Now Is for Disposal of
$125,ooo Instead of S425, ooo-
Various Measures Reconsidered in
the AssembIy-CoIlege Consolida-
ton Bill Coneurred in.
Madison, Apri! , t.

Madison, April 2t.
The proposition to establish binu-
ing Irvine plant at the prison at Wau-
pun came up in the assembly again
yesterday, but the matter was laid
over until today on motion of Mr..
Campbell, democrat. The question
will be the substitute bill offerd last
week by the minority OF the commit
tee on charitable and penal institu-
lions which reported the measure for
killing. ]. o. Thomas stands sponsor
for the substitute and made brief
argument in favor OF his bill. He
pointed out the experience or other
states with such an institution, and
showed that they had Jared we'll IN
their ventures. He called attention
to the fact hat the substitute provides
for much smaller appropriation
than the original and cuts out the So
called revolving fund" of 100000
The appropriation amounts TO approx
imately $125,000 Mr.. Kander of Mil
waukee opposed the measure, decIar-
ing that changes in the binding tWlne
industry were in progress now, which
would make the plant practically use
less in two years from now If such
changes as are contemplated should
develop. The tw-ne to be manufac-
tured would cost about nine cents a
pound, and if the improvements
- tho would hn
reduced to five cents a pound, which
would mean that the state plant would
be practically useless.
Assemblyman Roycraft took issue
with Mr.. Kander and made an eX-
tended argument, citing the expert
ences of other states. Assemblyman
Mains moved that the bill lie over a
week, since it was apparent that
many members took keen interest In
the proposition and thai it was an I'M
portant matter. The motion was
lost, and Mr.. Campbell moved TO
postpone action one day. This was
carried.
demonstrations.
The assembly was in a mood to re-
consider propositions, two motions to
that effect prevailing and one fail
ing by a small margin.
The resolution which provides for a
change of the school age of children
from four to six years, adopted last
week, came up on motion of Assem-
blyman Bichler to reconsider the vote
He made a brief argument against
the spirit of the resolution, and took
the stand that if any G. ange were
made at al, it should not be to six
years but to five. He contended fur
ther that the rural school might be
affected by the proposed change TO
their serious handicap. Mr. Aims.
worth, who has championed the meas
ure all the way through, spoke in be-
half of tue resolution, and when the
vote was taken it showed 81 for re-
consideration and SO against.
Mr.. burke moved to reconsider the
vote taken last week on bill 1875 5,
which provides that any school board
upon becoming a members of a school
board association may appropriate
not to exceed five dollars annually.
He urged that the measure was merI-
torious, in that it simply contem-
plated making legal beyond question
appropriations which had been made
for some time past without sanction
of law but with public approval. Mr..
Roycraft declared that the schooT
board should not be vested with such
power. Mr.. Hebron of Milwaukee
urged that the school board in. his
community was in the troublesome
that it had voted from 81 to S. each
year when there was question of the
legality of such an appropriation.
Mr. Burke made a final plea for re
consideration, asserting that if mem
bers of the assembly could not trust
their school boards to the extent OF
empowering them to vote the tns1g
nificant sum of IS it was time that
the school boards be abolished en-.
tirely.
AQOL1er Dill was reCOnS1Q6rSd ana
referred to the committee on judicf,
airy, the Ely er bill to supply munich
pal courts with supreme court reports
A stubborn fight to save this bill has
been waged for over a week, and the
opponents of the measure gained a
temporary advantage. Assemblyman
I. NJ. Thomas moved to reconsider
explaining that he desired to see the
bill re-referrd to the committee on
judiciary SO that =. might be per
fected and made to repair certain in.
CAPABILITIES which now existed in the
distribution of these reports The
motion was carried easily, and Mr.
Elver moved to re-refer to the com
mittee on judiciary, which also WI.
carried.
Colleges Consolidate.
Under suspension of the rules
Senator Roehr's bill which relates tc
the Incorporation and consolidation
Of schools and colleges was con
Cured in. Assemblyman McGregol
explained that the bill was of vita