Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-02-18
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.


| Senate.
! MADISON, February 9.--The assembly bill tc
loan portion of the trust funds to Kewaunee
county was concurred in. :. The bill regulating
the practice of dentistry was ordered engrossed
and read third time The dictionary bill re-
ceived the same treatment after discussion
Ihe bill prohibiting the use of anasthetics by
physicians or dentists except in the presence OF
third person was killed Adjourned.
MADISON, February 10.-The following nomi-
nations by the governor were confirmed: Mem
Der of the state board Of charities, j. H. Vivian
commissioners of fisheries. G. l.. Valentine and
Philo Dunning; director of state prison, Nelson
Dewey; railroad commissioner, A. J. Turner;
regents of normal schools, A. L.. Wright, Will
lard III. Chandler, Thompson D. Weeks and
Abraham ID. Andrews :. No business Of vital
Importance was transacted. Adjourned.
MADISON, February 1.-THE bill to reorganize
the state militia was reported back favorably by
committee and was passed under suspended
rules. The bill appropriating $500 to the
wisconsin DairyInen's association was passed.
The following appointments were sent in by
GOV. Smith for confirmation: Commissioner of
| insurance, Phillip T.. Spooner, Jr., Dane county;
member of the state board of charities, H. FL.
Giles, of Dane county; commissioner of fish
cries, James V. Jones, of Winnebago county,
and Christopher Hutchinson, Grant county;
member of the state board of health, James
BlntlH, La Fayette county. Adjourned.
MADISON, February 12.-Bills passed: To
regulate the practice of dentistry in the state to
provide for the purchase of copies of Webster's
dictionary for the use of the public schools; to
restore the old statute relating to the punishment
for larceny. The bill to give counties local
option in relation to dog taxes was indefinitely
postponed. .Adj ourned.
| MADISON, February 13.-Scott presented re-
monstrance against the construction of booms
and piers across the Chippewa river at Eau
Claire. The assembly bill comforting police
powers upon conductors of trains and station
agents In certain cases was concurred in .
Bills Indefinitely postponed: That changes of
venue be made to the nearest county; for the
assignment of circuit judges in case of preju-
dice. The appointments made by the govern
| or few days ago were confirmed with the ex-
| eeptlon of FL. FL. Giles, whose case was laid
over for investigation as to the propriety of the
secretary being elected member of the state
! board of charities and reforms.
| MADISON, February lathe bill to authorize
| the holding of elections in the Third ward of
GAINESVILLE was concurred in. Bills indefinitely
| postponed: Relating to the publication Of
statements OF insurance companies; to fix con-
stables fees; to allow general accident insurance
| companies to do business in this state .Ad-
| journed till Monday evening.
| Assembly.
| MADISON, February 9.-The Joint resolution
| providing for biennial sessions came up and was
/ ordered engrossed and read third time, by an
almost unanimous vote, after an amendment had
been adopted fixing the salaries of legislators at
| $500 instead of $500. Bills killed: To repeal
the statutes relating to lands sold for taxes and
/ the compromise by certain county officers of
illegal taxes returned as delinquent; relating to
records of surveys. Adjourned.
MADISON, February 10.-Speaker Arnold pre-
sented resolution adopted by the State Grange,
''that the Legislature now in session at Madison
I No. ,,1 1,,,aI .4~
| embodying the principle of the 'Loper bill
so-caled, introduced into the senate in 1877, re-
| latng to mortgages and moltgaged property. -
The bill empowering commissioners of
United States courts to administer oaths and
take and certify the acknowledgment of deeds
and other instruments in writing was concurred
III; also the bill TO require the Milwaukee q
| Brookfield Macadamized Turnpike company to
complete its road one-half the distance between
Brookteld and Fox river. The senate memo
rial to congress asking for an appropriation to
complete the breakwater and harbor at the en-
trance of the harbor of refuge in Sturgeon bay,
was cOncuIred IN. :. The bill to protect fish in
Lake Winnebago and other waters in the same
! section was killed. The bill to repeal the
tramp act was taken up and discussed at great
length. An amendment was offered, and it was
LAID on the table by vote of 70 to 9. An eff
! fort was made to reconsider, but it was unsuc-
cessful. Adjourned.
received were several for the establishment of a
| State Farmers Board of Trade. :. "A memorial
WAS received from Congregational churches of
the state asking for laws to prohibit the sale
and manufacture of intOXicants. The joint
resolution against disturbance Of the existing
prosperous condition of trade and commerce by
financial legislation i'll congress was cOncurred
in with but dissenting voice. The COM
mittee medical soci cites reported back for
indefinite pOstponement the much discussed bill
to prevent unqualified persons from practicing
medicine and surgery in this state. After de-
bate to the disposition of the bill further
consideration was postponed for one week.
bill to loan portion of the trust funds to
Arcadia, Trempeleau county, was passed. .
The senate bill relating to the Municipal Court
of the city of Eau Claire was concurred in.
Adjourned.
MADISON, February 12.-Among the petitions
presented was one for universal taxation and
several for biennial sessions. Trays joint res
olution to provide for biennial sessions was
adopted by a vote of 80 to g.. The bill to linz
it the number of terms to which county treas
urers shall be eligible to Office was made the spe-
cial order for Thursday next. Adjourned
MADISON, February 1S.-The vote by which
the bill relative to the change Of place of trial
of civil actions was indefinitely POSTPONED was
chief of police of the city of Milwaukee at So, 900
per annum, and cutting off all perquisites, and
to prohibit police officers from receiving witness
fees in in which the city is interested, was
passed under suspension of the rules. The
bill to allow justices of the peace in incorpo-
rated cities of o population of $4,000 or up
wards, $500 per annum for rental, was defeated
by an amendment, which tabled the whole mat
ter. The bill to give a bounty for the killing
of foxes was indefinitely postponed. Bills
passed: To amend the charter of the city to
Stevens Point; to authorize county boards of
supervisors to extend the boundaries of an in
corporated village upon petition of three-fourths
of the property owners of the new territory; to
restore criminal jurisdiction to the County
Court Of Winnebago county; relating to the
assessment and collection of highway taxes. :.
Adjourned.
MADISON, February 1.-THE senate resolution
favoring a bill before congress, relative to i'm
mediate transportation of dutiable goods was
concurred in. The bill to allow counties local
option in the matter of giving bounties for the
scalps of wolves, lynxes, wild cats and foxes,
was passed. The assembly went into commit
tee of the whole on the general file, and after
wards adjourned.
A Dinner of Boiled Acorns and Oil.