Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-09
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Sen ate.

Senate.
MADISON, February 28.--Owng to tie snow block
ade on the various railroad lines many members
were belated, and the senate unable to secure
quorum.
MADISON, March mo day session was held,
owing to lack Of quorum. In the evening the fe-
male suffrage measure was taken, and after
siderable speech-making was postponed until next
Tuesday.
MADISON, March 2.-In the senate this morning
the rules suspended, and Simpsons bill to re-
peal the registration law of Milwaukee, passed last
year, passed. The resolution to enforce the
rule prohibiting any senator from speaking more
than twice in one day on the same question was lost
-. The rule prohibiting the introduction of new
business suspended to allow Crosby to introduce
one new BILL The senate bill passed appropriating
money to pay the chief clerk for transcribing the
journal, and the assembly bill appropriating 500
TO the Wool Growers association concurred in.
lone OF the longest and ablest debates of the
session occurred the bill to provide that none but
lawyers be elected county judges Supreme Court
Jusuces The bill was finally postponed indefinitely.
I'm mouon OF Thomas the senate passed reso-
lutlon OF sympathy with the people of Minnesota
over the loss OF their capitol by fire, and directing
Governor Smith to send to the governor of Minnesota
such statutes dgests etc. be spared replace
tnose Durnt In the Supreme Court law library. 80.
Adjourned.
MADISON. March ga memorial from the Cane
Growers association, asking for the passage of a
bill authorizing appropriation for experimenting
In cane growing, was read The Joint resolution
in regard to the management Of the Green Bay and
Minnesota railroad excited long and animated de-
bate, but 1t was finally passed After disposug of
several minor matters the senate adjourned
MADISON, March 4.-Bills passed: Establishing a
penalty for destroying telegraph lines or divulging
contents OF messages; providing that criminals
sentenced for more than two years be sent to state
prison; appropratng 900 to the Oshkosh fair and
$500 to the Mineral Point fair The bill providing
for the erection of state building was referred
to the committee education. >. Arguments were
made by J. 81. Howe and J. ". Cary against the
passage of Quarles' railway bill. The bill was de-
feated. In the evening session the bill providing
for uniformity in fire insurance policies passed. also
the bill providing for state entomologist.
MADISON, March s. Van Setback presented re-
monsrances from citizens of Milwaukee against the
passage of the bill to put the Girls Industrial school
under state management. The bill in relation to
track viaducts was laid the table after considera-
BILE debate The bill appropriating $500 to the
Southwestern Industrial school and like amount to
the Northern Agricultural association were passed;
also the bills in relation to trials in circuit courts
during vacation; to punish persons who willfully in
Jure telegraph property; and to send long term
prisoners to Waupun. The Sutherland libel bill
was reported from the committee on printing with
recommendation that it pass The bill to provide
for uniformity in insurance policies ordered to
third reading. Adjourned.
Assembly.
MADISON, February 28.-The assembly met to-
night, but adjourned without a quorum.
MADISON, March IA small amount of unimpor-
tant business was transacted, after which the
bly, adjourned.
MADISON, March 2-In the assembly there Was
not quorum this morning. session was held to-
night and after attending to business, took up the
for and against, and lasting two hours, were made
by Messrs. Briggs, Rewey and Sage. No vote was
reached and further consideration was postponed
until Wednesday next.
MADISON. March "A large number of petitions
were received from Milwaukee protesting against
placing the Industrial School for Girls under state
control Discussion of the Carpenter resolutions
OF respect was fixed for Tuesday. The following
bills passed: Repeating the Milwaukee registry law
OF 1885, to compel foreign transportation companies
TO Keep an attorney in the state; compelling railroad
companies to keep their tracks fenced prescribing
penalty for treating others to liquor: extending ten
years the time for filing claims with the Farm
gage Land company; compelling destruction of OBJ
noxious weeds: authorizing wife to notify saloon.
keepers not to sell liquor to a drunken husband:
changing the name of Jenny to Lincoln; prohibiting
an agent or an officer of insurance company from
being an ASSESSOR giving towns power to collect poll
taxes making obstruction of railway tracks resulting
in death murder in the first degree . In the even
ing session the resolution directing the railroad conn
missioner to examine the Green Bay & Minnesota
railway the senate resouton) passed, 50 to IT,.
LaVerenz's proposed constitutional amendment tax
ing all property uniformly. except burial places and
public property, passed.
MADISON, March 4.-The following bills were
passed. Allowing the town officers to become an in
surance company; allowing Milwaukee to issue tax
deed at the end of three years unredeened lands
allowing railroads elect directors for one two and
three years; allowing the Milwaukee school board to
control funds for ordinary repairs "A bill allowing
the school commissioners of Milwaukee to be ap-
pointed on ommendation Of one or more alder
men was killed. "A bill passed allowing an appro-
pr1ation of S525 for transeribing clerk.
MADISON, March 5.-The bill relating to the regis
try of electors in Milwaukee passed -. The joint
resolution for the taxation of all property Except
pubic) was laid The assembly refused to or
der the bill allowing divorce in Of ncurable in
sanity to be engrossed but afterwards reconsidered
the meter and postponedits consideration one week.
The senate bill allowing counties to fix salary
for sheriff in lieu of fees was concurred in The
resolution censuring the managers Of the Green Bay
Minnesota railroad after being stripped of all its
censuring qualities, was passed by bare majority
-. The general file then taken up in committee
of the whole and clear ed and the assembly adjourned