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

the legislature to call OH the Supreme Court for
advice and authoritative opinions in all cases
involving the consideration of constitutional or
other grave and important legal questions :.
Adjourned.
MADISON, March Bills passed: Granting
to the city of Winona the right to establish and
maintain ferry across the Mississippi river in
the county OF Buffalo opposite, and to construct
bridge across the same river at the same
point; providing that whenever judge shall
certify that he is pref JUDGED against any of the
parties in any matter or action pending before
him, and shall place such fact upon record, the
place of trial of civil action may be changed;
providing that owners of unencOSed land shall
not be entitled to recover any damages what
ever for trespass by the animals of owners of
any adjoining lands; requiring claims for liens
upon logs to be filed in the Office of the lumber
inspector of that district, who shall receive rs
cents for filing such claims, and for certified
copies fees the same as clerks of circuit courts
receive, for similar service; appropriating 1923. As
to KeWaunee county for care of insane person;
providing that fees of jurors in justices courts
shall be $1.50 for each day in actual at
tendance, and 3 cents per mile for each
mile of travel. The memorial to con-
gress in relation to school lands was passed also
the memorial i'll regard to the st. Croix land
grant. The bill to appropriate So, 900 annual
ly to the state board OF immigration, to be eX-
pended In encouraging immigration, was passed.
-. Hills bill i'll relation to the sale of intoxi-
cants was passed, by vote Of So to IL. 1t pro-
vldes that when any person is found in a state
of intOXication, any city, village or town officer
may arrest him without warrant, and hold him
until he is able to give evidence in court, when
he shall disclose the place where he procured
liquor, and the seller shall then be liable to
prosecution. The capital punishment bill was
indefinitely postponed without discussiOn-ayeS
50, nays 43. The bill was then given its quietus
Hrf hn bod
and then tabling the motion. .Kingston's joint
resolution to add an article to the conSti ution
to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxi-
eating liquors otherwise than to be used as
a medicine, except native wine and beer, after
January /, 1890, was adopted, ayes So, nays A.
....Adjourned.
MADISON, March 4.-The bill to regulate the
practice of dentistry in the state was killed. .
Bills concurTed in: To rebuild portion of the
deaf and dumb asylum at Delavan, and appro-
priating $4,000 to meet the current expenses of
the institution; apprOpriatlng money to the
Historical society The substitute for the III
terest bill, introduced by Messrs. Colby and
Lawrence, minority of the committee on insur-
ance, banks and banking, was then taken up
1t fixed the legal rate of interest at per cent
with liberty to contract at any rate, the act
made to take effe ct in July next. The entire
afternoon and part of the evening was spent ii
the discussion. The substitute was defeated by
o vote of GO to %. The bill was then indefinitely
postponed. The bill fixing the legal rate at 6
per cent. and contract rate at per cent. was
ordered engrossed and advanced to a third
reading. The other interest bills were killed.
MADISON, March 5.-Troy's joint resolution
respecting biennial sessions was received from
the senate with the report that it had been
concuTTed in, with amendments. The resolu-
ton was referred to the committee on judiciary
for perfection. Bills passed. TO prevent fraud
honesty N
of articles of food and drink manufactured and
sold within the state; to prevent the manufac-
turers of lumber, lath or shingles from throw
ing scales, edgings, trimmings of lumber on
shingles or dust into the Wisconsin
river any of it's tributaries; to pro-
vide for the more equitable assessment
Of property for taxation. Crosses bill provid-
ing that taxes on real estate shall be legal
offset against mortgages thereon came up on
recommendation of the committee on judiciary
that 1T be indefinitely postponed. 1t was in
definitely postponed by vote of ayes At. noes
A.. .Quarles' bill requiring applicants for adj
mission to the bar to hold a certificate Of the
law faculty of the state university was indefn-
ltely postponed. :. Simpson offered joint reso-
luton providing that no business be transacted
after Thursday next, except to receive executive
communications and reports of the committee
on enrolled bills, and that the Legislature adj
journ sine die Saturday, March 10. Adjourned.
MADlSON. NldTcu O--1ue TeSOlutlOn TO az
journ sine die on Saturday. the 18th, was
adopted also resolution that all standing COM
mittees be required to report all bills in their
possession by Wednesday next. :. Senator Kel-
Iogg's bill to provide for a more thorough or
ganization of the Wisconsin National Guard
was concurred in-ayes "a, noes 9; also the bills
apprOpriating SIS, 900 to the Wisconsin Indus
trial School for Girls, 1000 to the State Agri-
cultural society and $1,000 to the Central Wis
consin Agricultural society. The assembly in
dulged in considerable debate and filibustering
over Sprague's bill to lower the legal rate Of in
was passed bya large majority. Adjourned.