Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-05
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.

tional amendment TO the people. The
report was signed by Senator Price, and
Assemblymen Ingram and Bailey. The
senate joint resolution providing for
biennial sessions came up on the ques-
ton of indefinite postponement; senate
refused postponement-aycs II, noes 10,
as follows:
ayes Senators Anderson, Burrows, Bennett,
Grimmer, Haben, Hudd, Kellogg, Paul Rankin
Reynolds, Van Schaick. and Wolfe.
N0eS-Senators Andrews, Campbell, Chapman,
Dering, Houghton, Hyde, McFetridge. Morgan,
Price, Rice Richardson, Swain, Treat, Van
Steenwyk and Welch-15.
Discussion ensued but the time for
the special order having arrived the reso-
luton was laid aside. The bill to regu-
late the practice of medicine in the
state was then taken up, and after an
amendment excepting midwives from
the restrictions OF bill. it was ordered to a
third reading by the following vote:
dyes-senator Anderson, Andrews, Bailey,
ton, Lopez, McFetridge, Price. Reynolds, Rice,
SWAIN Treat, Van Steenwyk. Welch-17.
NoeS-senators Bennett. Campbell, Grimmer,
Hudd, Hyde. Kellogg, Morgan, Paul, Rankin,
Richardson, Richmond, sacket, Van Shack,
Wolf-l4.
The bill to cheaper the cost of school
books was passed by the following vote ::
4ves -Senators Anderson, Andrews. Bailey,
Burrows Campbell, Chapman, Derng. GriInmer,
Hathaway, Houghton. HYDE, Kellogg, Lsper
Morgan, Paul. Reynolds, Rice Richmond, Treat
Van schaick. Van Steenwyk, Welch. Wolf-23.
NOeS-SenatOrs Bennett, Haben, Rankin Rich.
ardson Sacket-5. ,+rts =
The bill exempting from taxation for
five years the lands of the Wisconsin
Central railroad, with an amendment to
tax the said lands at the rate of one dollar
for every forty acres, was passed by vote
of 20 to TO- An evening session was
then held and several local bills concurr-
ed in. Adjourned until Monday even
ing.
FRIDAY, Feb. 21-Assem6lg-Bills CON
CURED in were: For the erection of the
county of Price by dividing the counties
of Chippewa and Lincoln; in relation to
the rights Of the descendants of the Chip
peWas Of Lake Superior becoming legal
voters, and entitled to vote at all state
elections; to authorize the payment of
expenses in securing lands to which the
state may be entitled; toprovide maps Of
Wisconsin for public use in certain
cases Bills passed were: To regulate
the terms of the circuit court for the
county of Polk; to appropriate to Green
Lake $203.10; to repeal Sec. PIT, r. S.,
relating to redemption of mortgages; to
incorporate the city of Oconomowoc; to
a
The senate bill to provide for the removal
of county treasurers in certain cases, was
Indefinitely postponed; also assembly
bill relating to attachments, chattel mort
cages, bills of sale and assignments An
evening session was held and bills were
passed as follows: Relating to the fore
closure of tax certificate, sale of lands,
etc.; relating to election returns, ETC.; to
repeal sections 636, 1857, 1888 and 1880
of revised Statutes entitled of wild ami
mails. Among the bills indefinitely post
poned were the following: To appropri-
ate certain sums OfmOney to the northern
hospital for the insane; relating to delin-
quent taxes on state lands and mortgaged
lands forfeited by the state; relating to
testing and grading of wheat to incor-
perate city of Neilsville; relating to
claims upon logs and timber. Adjourn
ed until Monday evening.
MONDAY, Feb. 24-Sendte.-The CON-
mittee appointed to investigate the sub,
ject of capitol employees, reported that
no state office had too large a force ex-
cept that Of superintendent of public
property, and recommended that the
latter force be cut down from % to 90.
Bills concurred in were: to amend the
charter of Plymouth, and to provide for
the preservation of fish in Calumet coun-
ty. The compulsory education bill was
ordered to third reading by vote of
Is to IA after long discussion. The
previous vote to Indefinitely postpone the
bill was defeated by the following vote
Ayes--senators Andrews, Burrows, Grimmer,
Haben, Hudd, Kellogg. Morgan, Paul, Rankin,
Richardson, Van Schaick, Van Steenwyk, Wolf
-13.
NoeS-Senators Anderson, Bailey, Bennett,
hai Hath VIDE
McFetridge. Price, Reynolds, Sacket, Scott,
Swain, Treat, Welch-16.g !. = -1I7El'
The bill to authorize Crawford county
to build bridges across fhe Kickapoo
river was indefinitely postponed. AID
journed.
MONDAY, Feb 24-Assem5zy-A large
number of senate bills were cOncurred
in. The most important were: relating
to common schools; limiting the amount
of school district tax to be levied in any
one year; relating to the divisions of
towns; relating to the organization Of
corporations; relating to offenses against
lives and persons of individuals. After
a long debate the interest bill, liking the
legal rate at 6 per cent. was Indefinitely
postponed by the following vote '-2
Ayes-Messrs. j Allan, A. c. Allen, Barter,
Bentley, Blackstone. Bradley, Brindley, Burdge,
carey, carter, zoe, r. l. COnQ1t, DeCJ roll, Field,
Fischer, Gilbert, Gray. Hart Haugen Eemmf
Hemsehemeyer, Hill, Hutchinson, Ingram, keoeh,
Lewis Lovcjoy, Markham, Mason, McRae Pulci-
fer,Quares. Sarnow, Simpson, w. j. Vincent, E. C,
Wall, w. Wall, Washburn, Widule and MIR. Speak
er-40
Noes-MessIs. Ausman, Bailey, Barry. Bottum,
Cady, Clark, Cox, DAWSON, Eastman. Eckhardt,
Ellinwood, Fitzgerald. Fleming, Finn, Ford,
Frank, Gsllett, Gese. Greening, Masse, McDil,
Melvin, Mills, Mitchell, Muckerheide, Murphy,
#O'Flahegty, j. G. Peterson, Reynolds Root. Scan
Ion, Spiering, Steffen, Tneseh, Thelen, G. r. Vim
cent, Webster and Zander-39
Adjourned. e.ss
81 TUESDAY, Feb. 25-,Senate. A large
number of petitions in favor Of prohib-
tory amendment were presented After
long discussion the bill to open the field
for competition between Worcester's and
Webster's dictionaries in this state was
passed. Bills passed: to provide for dis
charged convicts and the appointment of
state agent for that purpose; to regulate
registration of voters in cities of over
$4,000 inhabitants; to regulate the prac-
tice of medicine. Bills concurred in
were: to secure to children the benefits