Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-16
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.


Senate
MADISON, March s. Van Setback presented re-
monstrances from citizens Of Milwaukee against the
passage of he bill to put the Girls Industrial school
under state management The bill in relation to
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 cours
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 a
recommendation that it pass. The bill to provide
for uniformity in insurance policies ordered to a
third reading. Adjourned.
MADISON, March 1.-THE following bills passed:
increasing the punishment for crime: appropriatng
FLU TO the Adams County Agricultural association
hxlng the terms of various circuit courts; appro-
Pratng $3.50 to enable the state to participate in the
1orSVoWn celebration. "A conference committee
was appointed on the bill in relation to the adj
iourned.
MADISON, March 8.-The bin giving married
women the right to and maintain action in court
was Passeo also the bill relating to the settlement of
6ne estates OF deceased persons. Adjourned.
MADISON, March 9.-Price's bill adding organs TO
the list OF personal property that shall be taxable
was passed Under suspension of the rules the bill
passed fixing the terms of the NIilwaukee County
Court for the first Monday in Februlry the second
Monday in March, the second Monday in Nav. the
first Monday OF June, the first Monday of Septem-
Der, the hfst Monday of November and the first
Monday of December no jury to be summoned for
either OF said terms except for those appointed for
the second MONDAY IN March and first Mondays of
June, September and December Adjourned
MADISON, March Reconsideration of the woman
suffrage amendments was postponed until next
thursday evening "Reminiscences were presented
against the repeal OF the oil law The bill to allow
the milwaukee school board to expend money for
certain purposes and authorizing the common coun-
Gil to raise money for normal school passed The
calendar, consisting of matters of no importance
being disposed Of the senate took recess until noon
at which time both houses met in joint convention to
elect U. S. senator for the unexpired term of the
late Senator Carpenter. The vote resulted in the
election OF Angus Cameron he receiving 81 votes and
the Democratic candidate, VIM. F. Villas, 81.
MADISON, March 1.-THE following bills were con-
cnrred IN: To amend the act to incorporate the
Wausau Boom company; to amend the charter of the
city of Platevile; to the charter of the city
of Fort Howard to repeal the law providing for the
abstract OF tax sales in Columbia county: to amend
the statutes relating to corporations; to authorize the
school land commissioners to convey certain lands to
the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal and
Harbor company; to change the boundary lines of
certain towns in Lincoln county, and to or .anize two
new towns therein; also to change the name of the
town Of Jenny to that of Lincoln Senate bills re-.
lating to fixing the rate of interest upon 1oans and
authorizing loans and extensions Of loans of trust
funds OF the state, were made the special order for
next Friday evening: The senate adjourned to 1870
O'Clock Monday evening.
ft Assembly.
MADISON, March 5.The bill relating to che regis
try of electors in Milwaukee passed - The Joint
resolution for the taxation Of all property Except
public) was laid over The assembly refused to Or
der the bill allowing divorce in cases of incurab in
sanity to be engrossed but afterwards reconsdered
the me- tier and posponedits consideration week.
1.-The senate bill allowing counties to fix salary
Tor 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, passed by bare majority
80 The general file was then taken up in committee
of the whole and clear ed and the assembly adjourned
MADISON, March THE regular attempt to recon-
slider the resolution instructng the railroad commits
sioner to investigate the Green Bay Minnesota
railroad failed. A bill allowing the city Ripon to
consolidate school districts and erect new school
houses passed; also bill 1egalzing the acts of the
village OF Brandon and its officers. :. The assembly
concurred in the joint resolution in regard to the
death of Senator Carpenter The bill to appropriate
s., 800 to the Northern Wisconsin Agricultural society
was killed Adjourned.
MADISON, March 8.-The joint resolution pro-
viding for convention to frame new constitution
was indefinitely postponed. The bill to reduce the
rate of interest to per cent legal and per cent by
special written contract was passed. The following
bills also passed: To prevent by penalties obstruc-
ton Of streams used for driving logs prohibiting
any corporation from issuing stock except for money
or property of value; to compel all companies and
corporations using the names Of persons to use also
the word limited. Adjourned.
MADISON, March "a food of petitions came
from Milwaukee, protesting against placing the Mil
waukee Industrial school for girls under state con-
troll; also protest of the Milwaukee Turn Verein
Vorwserts against prohibitory Hqlor law An
other unsuccessful attempt was made to raise from
the table the vote to reconsider the vote ordering the
railroad commissioner to investigate the Green Bay
and Minnesota railroad. Both houses met in joint
convention at noon and took one ballot for senator
without result. =. .Adj ourned.
MADISON, March 10.-Two petitions for, and one
remoEstrance against, a prohibitory amendment
were presented; also two circumstances against es-
tablishing state public school. The joint resolu-
ton taxing all except public property defeated
80 to ST.. The bill relating to elections in Fort How
ard was postponed; as also the bill to establish
public school system in the city of Appleton. The
bill to appropriate of money to the North
eastern Agricultural society was passed to a third
reading. The assembly then took recess until
noon, when the joint convention which resulted in
the election Of Senator Angus Cameron was held
At the evening session the proposed female suffrage
and prohibitory constitutional amendments were de-
feated the former by vote Of 40 to So and the lat
ter by vote of 40 to 48. ~,
MADISON, March 11.-McDilI Gillespie and Craig
were appointed to represent the assembly on the Joint
committee of conference the bill relative to the
Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys Kidd
moved that the vote by which the prohibition amend
ment was refused a third reading be reconsidered
Keogh moved that the motion to reconsider be made
the special order for Tuesday evening next as boil,
friends and enemies of the measure desired time to
prepare arguments thereon. Carried. The bill
appropriatng 81 800 to the Northern Wisconsin fair
passed. A motion to reconsider the vote by which
the female suffrage amendment refused third
reading was lost. Adjourned to 7:3O P. M Monday