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


the committee on Judiciary. Bills concurred
in: To restore criminal jurisdiction to the
County Court of Winnebago county; TO create
the Beloit city school district; IN relation TO the
assessment and collection of highway taxes; TO
fix the salary of the chief of police of Milwaukee
at 5000 per annum after April next. inclusive
of ali perqusities and TO prohibit police officers
from receiving witness fees in cases in which
the CITY is interested. The bill providing that
insurance corporations may make assessments
upon all property insured sufficient to pay esti-
mated loss during the coming year was Hdehn-
itely postponed. :. Adjourned.
MADISON. February 25.-Several petitions and
circumstances against creating the county of
Webster presented and referred. Bills
passed: Providing that it shall be lawful to
Kill deer in Ashland, Bayfield, and Douglas coun-
ties between August Is and January l, of any
year; appropriaing S19,967 to the Industrial
School for Boys for current expenses; providing
that in cities having paid fire departments the
duty of per cent. upon the amount of pre-
mlums OF insurance companies shall be PAID
into the city treasury; to authorize the constluc
ton of water works by the city of Eau Claire;
providing for the drainage of overhowed swamp
lands in Mantowoc and Calumet counties; to
loan trust funds to the town OF Lorraine, Polk
county: to provide for the better maintenance
of line fences Assembly bills concurred In:
To authorize county boards to allow bounties
for the destruction of wolves, lynxes, Wild cats
and foxes; to authorize Outagamle county to
borrow money for the purpose of constructing
a courthouse: relating to tax on dogs. .Ad-
louned.
MADISON. February 26.-The Houghton cleo
sioI2 bill as amended was passed by vote of 10
ayes to 10 noes Bills passed: To provide for
laying out and establishing road from hlllwau-
kee to Port Washington; relating to claims
against countless requiring court officers to GER
hfy claims; to loan portion Of the trust funds
to the county of Lincoln: relating to the board
q
member of the board Is a candidate the chief
justice may designate another officer to sit in
his place; allowing a sheriff. for drawing
al inventory, or other paper, except returns
upon summons, subpoena or venlre. twenty
five cents per folio; provided, tnat whenever
several writs of attachment against the same de-
PENDANT are delivered to the sheriff for service
and execution. such sheriff shall be entitled to
ten cents per folio for drawing an inventory on
all wT1ts subsequent to the first writ OF attach
ment SO executed by him of any property in
Guided in the first inventory SO drawn by him,
and no more, and five cents per folio for all
copies thereof. Assembly bills concurred in
Increasing the penalty for spiking saw-logs; to
amend the charter of the city of Watertown; to
authorize the city of Beaver Dam to issue bonds
to build city hall; to legalize the acts of the
board of supervisors of Monroe county IN pay
ing bOunties for the destruction of foxes; to
amend the act incorporating the city of New
London: to amend the charter of the city of
Guss Dreutzer to maintain pier in the waters of
Green Bay. The biennial sessions resolution
appointed for this evening as the special order,
was, by vote of 19 to 10. further postponed
till Wednesday evening. Adjourned.
MADISON. February 27.-The assembly bill to
amend the chartor of the city of Portage was
concurred in The bills providing that high
ways may be closed up after four years tllsuse
and for the erection at Portage of another deaf
and dumb asylum, were indefinitely postponed.
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consin Industrial School for Girls at Milwaukee,
caused some discussion and was finally recon-
mitted to the committee on charitable and penal
institutions Adjourned.
MADISON. February 28.-Bills passed: To au-
shorize certain persons to build bridge across
the Chippewa river at or near Eau Claire; re-
1atlng to equalization OF assessments: to au-
thorize mutual hail insurance companies of
other states to do business in this state: to
amend the charter of the city of Chiffon.
Bills indefinitely postponed Requiring secre-
taries OF town insurance companies to make and
record annual reports; for the more effectual
prevention of cruelty to children; to increase
the tax of railroad companies. Adjourned.
Assembly.
MADISON. February 24.-The debate Oh Lords
bill to restore the death penalty occupied the
forenoon and evening sessions. the latter lasting
until eleven o'clock At that time Keogh
moved that the bill be indefinitely postponed
lost. ellison made al effort to adjourn. The
motion to indefinitely postpone was carried
ayes 46, nays A. An effort was made to recon-
slider the vote. but it was defeated and the as
seDlbly adjourned.
MADISON, February Ex-senator Anderson's
bill to provide means for better prevention of
the spread of noxious weeds. and bill to ap-
propriate sum of money to Geo. ". Perry for
defending the state were concuTed in. The
bill to amend the charter Of Wausau passed. :.
The joint resolution proposing "a constitutional
amendment making sheriffs eligible for -re-elec-
ton was indefinitely postponed :. Kingston's
joint resolution providing for the prohibition of
sale or manufacture of liquor after 1890, came
up for consideration, the question being on en-
grossment and third reading. An amendment
was offered eXempting native wine and beer
which was adopted-ayes 80, noes z. Keogh
moved that the resolution be indefinitely post
poned. Lost-ayes 81. noes A.. The bill was
then ordered to o third reading by q vote of so
to 81. The assembly blu to re-enact the law
killed last winter and giving q bounty for the
destruction of wild animals was indefinitely
postponed. Adjourned.
MADISON, February 26.-The joint resolution
requesting the senators and members of con-
gress from Wisconsin to support a measure to
place Interstate commerce under the direction
of a board of commissioners was concurred in.
=. Lawrence opened the death penalty question
anew by stating that during the parliamentary
manguvering on Tuesday Sprague moved to re,
consider the vote by which the bill was indefini-
tely postponed. Sprague's motion appearing ON
the journal the assembly reconsidered its action
in indefinitely postponing the bill and it will
come up on it's passage Wednesday evening
next. The different interest bills were made
the special order for onday evening next.
Bills Indefinitely postponed To Increase she1-
ifs fees for transferring patients to insane
asylu1ns- to ten cents per mile; to prohibit the
hunting of quail and other small game with
dogs; to amend the act incorporating the city of
Oconomowoc. The act to incorporate the city
of Platteville was passed. Adjourned.
MADISON, February 27.-Senate bills concur
red in: In relation to commitment to industrial
schools; authorizing the Iowa county Agricul-
tural society to donate certain lands to the Min
eral Point Railroad company; authorizing coun-
ty judges to employ Photographic reporters;
appropriating 1880 to the superintendent of
public property to purchase stationery for the
legislature next year; to allow general accident
insurance companies to do business in this state.
Senate memorials concurrod in: To con-
gress for an adequate appropriation for the i'm
DrOypruent of the harbOr of Green Paw. 70 con-