Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-23
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
MADISON, March, 10Th.

| The law OF 1912 allows SAID Gam TO DE
maintained at four feet above high water
mark which is quite indefinite, while the
proposed amendment changes the height
to six feet above the bed of the river.
Mr.. Bullocks bill will lower the dam
about two feet, it is said, if it passes.
Quite large delegation owning land along
the shores of the Rock and Crawfsh riy-
ers were out here this week presenting
their case to the committee to whom the
bill was referred. Among their number
was Edward Davis of our city.
So far as the committee on apportion-
ment is concerned it is settled that the
counties of Waukesha and Jefferson will
be made one senatorial district. 1t is
also understood that Jefferson will have
three assembly districts divided as fol-
lows The first district will include the
towns of Watertown, Ixonia, Concord
and the city of Watertown except the
9Th and 9Th wards; population 1926;
democratic majority according to the vote
of last fall 7l2 The second district in
cludes the towns Pennington, Sullivan,
Hebron, Palmyra, Cold Spring and town
and city of Jefferson; population 1925;
democratic majority 259 The third dis
trict will be composed of Waterloo village
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Lake Mills, Oakland, Sumner and Kosh-
konong; population 11,1OS; republican
majority 10.
The State and Northern Fairs have Sc
cured their annual appointments while
the Central has been left out in the cold
with nary cent. And what makes the
matter peculiarly hard is the fact that the
Oshkosh fair received $500 more than
was given to it last year. This $500
rightfully belonged to our fair and could
have been secured without any doubt had
there been proper man here to have
looked after the matter. This plain talk
may not be pleasing to democrats but
it is the truth. 1t would seem as if Wa
tertown was bound to stand in the way
of her own advancement every time an
opportunity offers itself. 1t is of more
Importance to her to elect democrat to
the legislature than to send a man who
had proven that he could do more here
than any other one for the benefit IF the
city. But $500 or $1,000 to our fair is of
no consequence to to the democrats of
Watertown but the election of a demo
is IT'S we'll.
By resolution in the assembly the bat
tie flag of the 18th regiment was taken
from the case hung over the speakers
chair and unfurled on st. Patrick's day,
many of the members wearing green
ribbons out of respect to Ireland's patron
saint. The 18th was made up almost en-
tirely of Irish citizens of Wisconsin, in
which were number from WATERFOWL.
A bill making insanity cause for di-
vorce passed the Assembly Thursday.
This bill provides that the husband or
wife must have been insane for five years
and under treatment for the disease two
years before a divorce can be granted
under it. Similar bills have been before
the legislatures of former years but this
is the first time that one has passed either
house 1t is law that can easily be
abused.
The bill relating to the settlement of
the bonds of the city of WATERFOWL pass
ed both houses this week and went to
governor for approval, but as the title did
not correspond with the body of the bill
it had to be recalled and corrected. This
unfortunate mistake will delay the pas
sage of the law several days. Below I
give the bill in full:
SECTION /. Said chapter 229 of the
the laws of 1877 is hereby repealed and
said section l of said chapter u of the
private and local laws of 1870 is hereby
re-enacted.
Sec. 2. The offices of all the bond
commissioners provided for in said chap
ter u of the private and local laws of
1870 are hereby vacated, and in their
place and stead, there shall be elected at
the charter election for officers of said
city of Watertown on the 1st Tuesday of
| April, 1881, new board of seven COM
missioners, one Of them in and and for
each ward of said city, whose terms of
of Office shall continue until the first day
of November, 1884, when all exchanges
of bonds under said chapter u as hereby
| amended shall thereafter cease. All the
powers and duties conferred in and by
said chapter ~ on the bond commission
ers therein provided for, are hereby con-
ferred on said new board of bond com
missioners to be elected, subject to all the
liabilities therein mentioned; and all pro-
visions relating to bond commissioners in
said chapter ~ contained shall be in