Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-03-17
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS


from the citizens of the District of Columbia
asking aid in securing the right of self-govern-
ment in the district. Hyde introduced a bill
! providing for treasurer's certificate of sale of
land for delinquent taxes. The bill to loan a
| portion of the trust funds to TAYLOR county was
passed. Adjourned.
MADISON, March 9.--Walls resolution for
leave to introduce bill providing legal holi-
day during the soldiers reunion in Milwaukee
IN June was killed by objection. .Bills passed.
ror the prevention of cruelty to minors; au-
| thorlzing the city of Waupaca to sell its city
square; providing that Ripon may at each an
nua election vote on the question of granting
or not granting licenses for the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors; to regulate the disbursement of
public money by officers of state institutions,
and prescribing for misrepresentation thereof;
providing for the transfer of insane persons
from jails and poorhouses to the state and
county asylums. Assembly bills concurred in:
Providing for the individual liability of
stockholders of banks and banking institu-
tons; to amend the charter Of the
city of Waupaca in regard to its improve
ments; oblg1ng the boards of supervisors to
publish their proceedings even if obliged to
pay reasonable price demanded therefor. -.
Bills indefinitely postponed: To authorize the
laying OF street railways or tramways in villages
and towns, with consent of the local boards of
supervisors; to loan portion of the trust funds
TO the city of Stevens Point to pay off portion
OF its bonded Indebtedness; appropriating $780,
700 to the state asylum to pay authorized in
debtedness: giving justices a fee of $5 for
holding inquests: excluding mallard, wood and
teal duck from the provisions of the game law;
giving county judges not having criminal or
civil jurisdiction SIS per day for services not
strictly pertaining to probate matter. =. .Ad
journed
MADISON, March 1O.-Fifeld's bill for the
profession of fish and game was passed. AS
sembly bills concurred in: Providing that pur-
chasers of logs sold under lien shall be entitled
to a writ OF assistance to obtain possession of
the same; relative to the levying of taxes by
village boards; relative to appeals from justices
courts; allowing judge to certify that he is
prejudiced, and change the place of trial of
actions; requiring claim for lien upon logs to be
filed with the lumber inspector of the district,
who shall receive fees for filing and making
copies of the same; relating to tax deeds in
Price county; relating to jurors for Municipal
Court OF Rpon; to amend the statutes relating
to proceedings in garnishment; to author
lze the granting of certificates to gradu-
| ates of colleges and universities; providing for
commencement of suit on bond of principal in
cases OF embezzlement; appropriating 5000
annually to the state board of immigration; to
amend the charter of Fond du Lac relating to
justices and constables; relative to the charter
of Menasha. Bills indefinitely postponed:
| For the better enforcement of the fish and
game laws, for the appointment of a state agent
to care for discharged convicts; providing for
method, and appropratng $4,000 to the Mil
waukee institute state institution; to create
the Thirteenth judicial circuit out of the Third,
Fourth and Tenth circuits; to provide sepa-
rate hospital for durable insane and for the
transfer to the state of the Milwaukee asylum;
fixing the rate of interest at and per cent.
....Adjourned.
MADISON, March 11.-Bllls passed: Author
izing the city of Eau Claire to construct water
works; to loan q fortion of the trust funds of
| the state to the city of Green Bay Assembly
bills concurred in: To provide for the better
| collection OF statistics; providing for the dis
posal of redemption money remaining in the
| hands of county clerks more than six years; to
vacate part of the Milwaukee and Waukesha
| plank road in Milwaukee county; providing that
the city of Milwaukee shall pay tothe county of
Milwaukee 81. so per week per capita for persons
| confined In the house of correction for violation
OF city ordinances; to regulate the service of
process i'll garnishee proceedings. Assembly
bills indefinitely postponed: To provide for the
proof of kinship; to limit the lien of creditors
on the real estate of deceased persons in certain
cases, in relation to the advertisement of real
estate for sale for taxes. The bill to make
owners or operators of sleeping cars RESPONSE
BILE for the loss of property not exceeding $500
in value was killed by a vote of 16 to o.. .Ad-
| journed. ...-. ..r. IL, ia.
MADISON, March 12-Spragues bill to regu-
late the rate of interest at aid 8 per cent
was indefinitely postponed. The assembly res
olution asking leave to introduce bill to make
the 10th of June next legal holiday was con-
cured in. ;. The joint resolution to amend the
| constitution SO as to give women the right of
suffrage was adcpted-yeas 49, nays IL. -. .Kel-
logg's bill making it unlawful to own or keep a
female dog without license was passed. The
| general budget bill was then passed. 1t appro-
pirates $453,O00 in addition to the general an
nual appropriations already provided for by the
laws. Also the bill granting the counties of Mar
| athOn Chipr,awo Earl, ShoyyarO OooDtO and
Marinette all the swamp lands to which the state
| has title, hitherto set apart drainage lands,
situated in the counties aforesaid. Adjourned.
MADISON, March 13.-The joint resolution
providing for the submission to the vote of the
people of prohibitory liquor law with certain
exemptions was defeated-ayes IL, noes IA.
The bill to establish a normal school in Milwau-
| kee when the income of the normal school fund
| will permit was concurred in; also memorials to
congress praying for equalization of soldiers
| bounties and relating to the improvement Of
the Mississippi river and its tributaries. Bills
killed: Giving justices fee of $500 for hold
| ing inquests; to establish superior court in
Milwaukee county, to repeal the civil jurisdic-
ton of the County Court and fixing the salary
of the judge of the superior court at $4,000;
also the memorial to congress relating to the
calling of national convention for the purpose
| of framing national constitution to be sub
mitted to vote of the people. Adjourned.
Assembly.
MADISON, March 8.-A Joint resolution was
adopted granting leave for the introduction of a
bill making the 10th of June next legal holi-
day (having reference to the soldiers reunion
at Milwaukee,. -. Wallis bill to provide for
proofs of kindred, and to limit the lien of cred
itors on real estate of deceased persons in set
cases was passed. Adjourned
MADISON, March 9.-The joint resolution in
troduced by the committee on federal relations
respecting Improvement of the Fox and Wscon-
sin rivers was concurred in. 1t asks the repre-
sentatives in congress of the northwestern
states to present the facts as to the Importance
of completing the work begun by the govern
ment. Bills passed: Providing for the adver-
tisement of real estate for sale for taxes; to fix
the boundaries of Langlade county; providing
| for the publication of the proceedings of coun-
ty boards OF supervisors; amending the Menasha
city charter so as to allow the city to repudiate its
| railroad Indebtedness. The memorial to con-
gress for the passage of Reagan's interstate
commerce bill was adopted. Adjourned.
| MADISON, March 10.-Bills concurred in: Pro-
viding that girls not over Is years of age may
be received at the Milwaukee Industrial school;