Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-06-27

was non-concurred liz.
| After spirited discussion, the as
sembly concurred inthe usury bill,
| the purpose of which is to aid the
Milwaukee Providenr Loan society in
the prosecution of loan sharks. The
La Crosse normal bill, carrying $780,
| 900 was concurred in, Messrs. Keup,
kukuck, ]. P. Peterson and Wellens-
gard voting against it. The bill to
raise the salaries of court reporters
outside of Milwaukee from $4,000 to
S2,400 was advanced and the bill to
raise the salaries of Milwaukee circuit
court reporters from 81 900 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 it. but had in
troduced it by gequest. A resolution
was introduced by Mr.. Elver, author
, of the so-called sterilization bill, pro-
viding for the appointment of a legis-
latiVe committee of one senator and
TWO assemblymen to investigate her
editary transmission of mental defects.
June 29, 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 bill
provides that the railroad commission
shall have control over all CORPORA
lions, such as water gas, electric
railway companies in the same men
ner is it has supervision over rail-
roads within the state. Senator Hust-
Ing was the speaker against the
measure and Senator HudaalI 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-
Vlded for such pensions equal to the
same amounts as the federal law pro-
! Vldes was defeated in the senate by a
/ vote of 16 to 8.
] Mutual insurance companies may
{ be formed by at least rs persons of
| any community if the amount of
| property involved equals 100000 in
value. The assembly bill providing
thus was unanimously concurred in.
Twenty thousand dollars was voted
| respOndence teaching in the state
university. The bill empowering
county boards to levy a two-mill tax
at county aid in the building Of roads
was concurred in The bill Prov ling
$4,000 to the state horticultural So
! clety, one appropriating $500 annual
! ly for two years to the Wisconsin To
| baccO Gre Wers association, and one
appropriating $4,000 to the Eastern
| Firemen's association wee concurred
in with but little opposition.
twenty-five republicans affiliated
with the democrats and social demo-
Gratis in the assembly and ordered to
engrossment by a vote of 40 to 80
the Turner two-cent fare bill, despite
the position taken and the orders is
sued by the railroad rate commits
| sion reatie to the reduction of pass
enger fares in this state A debate
of over two hours preceded the vote
| Messrs. Leroy, Ekern, Stout Nor
cross, Burke, Sprague, Reynolds and
A. S. Baker all made forcible
speeches in favor of UNFOLDING the
railroad rate commission, which had
acted only after thorough investiga-
ton. But the popular clamOr of the
Of
the republicans prevailed. The Hust-
ing bill has already been killed by the
senate
After some debate and after repeat
ed efforts on the part of the oppOsi-
ton to postpone action on the meas
ure by motions to adjourn and to lay
over the half-mile limit bin was
concurred in under suspension of the
rules it fOrDids saloons within 5000
feet of the university. Under suspen-
sion of the rules, the Owen bill 10
create a waterways commission was
concurred in by the assembly after
an amendment had been rejected to
reduce the salary of the commissioner
from $4,000 to $1,000. The MunsOn
bill to change the law relating to
testimony of wife and husband, per
hitting them to testify in each
others behalf, was killed. Senator
Morris bill to appropriate $500 TO
authorize the state superintendent
of instruction to procure plans and
specifications for schools and to
loan the same to school districts was
conCurred in by a vote of sc to T.
The assembly adopted resolution
introduced by Asemblyman Colds
worthy providing for an investiga-
ton into the quarries and rock bear
ing lands of the state and to inquire
into the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing
one or more prisons for crushing
stone.
Madison, June 21-The capitol ap-
preparation bill carrying 100000 fer
mime years was concurred in by the
assembly by a vote of so to Il. Mr..
Ingram offered an amendment 10 limit
the cost of each wing to $750,000,
which was adopted Another amend
ment by Mr. Ingram to make the ap-
preparation for only two years and re-
CURE the commission TO come before
succeeding legislatures again and
again for needed funds, was rejected.