Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-03-10
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

from Jd1lS ana poor houses 10 Ullo lflSitne aSy-
lums. Bills passed. Providing for the dimi-
mutton Of time from the time Of sentence of
convicts in state prison, and for transportion to
any place in the state when discharged; appro-
priating 500, 900 for rebuilding the asylum for
deaf and dumb at Delavan; providing for re-
giStry of electors in towns containing villages
with population of 5000 instead of 1900 as
now when separate general elections are not re-
quired to be held in such villages; requiring all
applicants for admission to the bar to be exam
ined and receive d certificate from the faculty of
the law department of the state university .
Assembly bills concurred in: Providing that
town insurance companies shall insure farm
buildings 100 feet apart instead of 200 feet as
now; to incorporate the city of Platteville;
amending the charter of Evansville seminary;
authorizing loan of the trust funds to Brown
county to redeem railroad bonds Memorials
to congress concured in: Asking for an in
crease of mail service in Door, Waukesha and
Washington counties; for appropriation to
reopen the channel of Wolf river in northern
Wisconsin,; for law regulating the sale of
patent rights; for national law to protect fish
ing interests in fresh water lakes; Habens
memorial for a modification of existing pension
laws. Adjourned
providing for the erection of deaf and
dumb asylum in Brown county. Bills
passad: Appropriating $4,000 to meet the
current expenses of the institution for the
education of the deaf and dumb; appropri-
ating to the Northern Wisconsin Agricultural
society the sum of $1,000; to grant sixty days
additional time to the North Wisconsin Railroad
company for the completion of portion of its
railway, and to confer upon the company the
optional right of grading another forty miles of
road during the year ending with March next;
to allow boom companies to organize without
special charters; appropriating 5000 to the
Wisconsin State Horticultural society; to reor-
ganize and properly equip the state militia and
provide for a greater efficiency OF the Wisconsin
National Guard. :. Assembly bills concuTed in:
To exempt members of Watertown fire depart
ment from military and jury services and from
payment of poll tax; relating to inspection dis
tricts and the examination OF teachers; author
i2ing collection of tax levied by city of Sheboy-
gan and omitted in the tax roll of 1879 .Ad-
journed.
MADISON March 3-Assembly bills concurred
III: Toamend the charter of Ahnapee adding
registers of deeds to list of persons before
whom executions of convevances NAV be ac-
knowledged; in relation to advertisements put be-
fore the public by fire insurance companies, and
holding agents liable for false or erroneous
statements contained i'll such advertisements:
amending the law in relation to embezzlement;
relating to justices of the peace. The bill to
give the Northern Wisconsin Railway company
additional time for the completion of its road
and comforting certain optional rights passed.
-. adjourned.
MADISON, March 4.-Bills passed. Prescrib
ing the procedure for committing persons to the
insane hospitals; appropriating $4,000 to the
Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls; annually
appropriating to the State Agricultural society
the sum of SO, 600; appropriating 81, 900 to the
Central Wisconsin Agricultural society; requir-
ing ice men to fence in open places from which
they have removed ice; to amend tie charter of
the city of Portage; relating to attachments.
Assembly bills cOncurred in: To amend the
charter of Janesville; authorizing the villages
OF De Pere and West De Pere to purchase and
hold real estate; to annex certain territory In
the town of Jefferson to certain school districts
Ill the same town; authorizing the appointment
of a clerk for the executive department
at an annual salary of 81, 200. The
bill to divide Clark and Marathon counties
and erect the county Of Webster was indefinitely
postponed. In the evening the biennial reso-
luton was taken up and debated at length.
motion to indefinitely postpone the resolution
was put and lo5t-ayes 8, noes "a. The senate
resolution was then laid aside and Troy's resolu-
ton taken up and amended so that legislators
shall receive no perquisites outside of their sal
aries-ayes 81, noes 2. Bennett moved to strike
out the provision that in case of extra sessions
called by the governor no business shall be trans
acted other than that for which the session is
called. Lost. Bennett moved to increase the
salary from $500 to $500, which was lost
Troys resolution was then conculred in by the
following vote:
Ayes-Bennett, Blackstone, Carter, Chapman,
Dering. Haben, Houghton, Hyde, Kelly, McFet-
ridge, McGrew, Morgan, Paul, Quarles, Rich
ardson, Ryland Sacket, Smith, Sutherland,
Thomas, Van Setback, Van StcenWick, Weaver,
Woodman-A.
Noes--Anderson, Burrows F1ield, Griffin,
GriInmer, Kellogg, Price, Rankin. Scott-9.
MADISON March 5.-Quarles' bill to protect
game birds within the state waC passed. It
provides that it shall be unlawful to take, CATCH
Kill, wantonly modest or have in possession with
III this state any quail, partridge, pheasant OF
luffied grouse, prairie hen on prairie chicken,
sharp-taled grouse OF grouse of any variety, for
the period of two years from the Dist of August
next Assembly bills concuured in: To set
Off the town OF Lawrence and West DE Pere
and erect the town Of Ashwaubenon; to re-
move clouds from title to real estate by reason
of tax deeds enormously issued; providing that
any part of any town or lows not less than one
square mile in area, having population of five
hundred, and lying in two adjoining counties,
may become incorporated as a village. .Ad-
journed.
MADISON March 6.-The Joint resolution re-
ported by the committee on federal relations, in
which the legislature renews its confidence in
the Fox and Wisconsin improvement scheme,
was adopted. The bill to authorize the st.
Paul and Chicago Short Line Railway company
to construct bridge over Lake st. Croix was
passed. :. Assembly bills cOncurred in: To
provide for the publication of proceedings of
county boards of supervisors; providing for
the publication of 1000 copies of the report of
the State Agricultural society; in relation to the
taxation of personal property, providing that
whenever the owner or occupant shall reside
upon any contiguous tracts or parcels of land,
which shall lie in two OF more assessment dis
tr1cts, then the farm implements, live stock and
farm products Of such owner OF occupant, used,
kept or being upon such contiguous tracts Or
parcels of land shall be assessed in the ASSESS
ment district where such owner or occupant re-
sides at the time of such assessment; author
izing the city of Neenah to borrow money for
building purposes. Adjourned.
Assembly.
MADISON, March 1.-The Joint resolution to
amend the constitution providing that no liquor
except native wines and beer shall be manufac-
tured or sold in the state after January, 1890,
was lost for want of a constitutional majority
ayes A, nays 80. Bills passed: Allowing town
insurance companies to attach not exceeding fit
teen towns to the district in which they do bust
ness; to set off Lawrence and West Depere and
create the town of Ashwaubenon; authorizing
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