Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-03-04
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was laid over, others advanced to thirC
reading and still others recommitted.
MADISON, Feb. 24.-Petitions were pre-
sented in favor ofwoman suffrage; to award
damages in the sum of $4,000 to Lorenzo
Sackett, for losses sustained by the repea
of the charter of the Milwaukee q Wauwa
tosa Plankroad Company. A resolution
requiring select committees to report al
bills by March was adopted. The bill tC
incorporate the city of Juneau was passed
! MADISON, Feb. 25.-Petitions were pre-
| sented in favor of woman suffrage and il
favor of the bill to place the control ofhigh
ways in the hands Of town Supervisors
| The use of the Chamber was granted to the
use of the joint committee on woman sui
| frage, to hear arguments by prominent
women. The committee on claims reported
adversely on the bill to purchase an execu
tive residence; also to fix the salary of cir
cult court judges at 81, 500 Several purely
local Senate bills were passed. The Science
Hall appropriation was made the special
order for next Thursday.
MADISON, Feb. 26.-In the Senate the
Assembly bill was concurred in authorizing
the city of Watertown to levy q tax for the
purpose of building a city hall. The fol.
lowing Senate bills were passed. Allowing
sub-cOntractors the privileges of the lien
law; allowing town insurance to embrace
towns IN their bailiwick not included in the
tltle; TO secure wages due employees and
laborers from railway corporations when
the latters rights and property are trans
1erred to another corporation. Jonas bill
to secure equal distribution of property
among creditors was the special order and
an elaborate debate ensued. After numer
Gus amendments the bill was ordered to a
| third reading.
MADISON, Feb. 27.-In the Senate the AS
sembly bill was concurred in authorizing
the Milwaukee e. Rock River Canal Com
pany to convey its franchises to the city Of
| Milwaukee. The following Senate bills were
killed: For lighting the capitol with cleo
tricity; enlarging the time for the assess
ment OF property for taxation in cities and
villages Adjourned till Monday evening.
Assembly.
MADISON, Feb. pa large number Of
bills were killed, eleven were passed and six
Senate bills concurred in. The committee
on education reported a substitute for the
bill to purchase Moses NJ. Strong's history
OF Wisconsin. minority report of the
committee on education, which recon-
mended the passage of the agricultural col
lege bill, was made in opposition to the
measure. Senate bills were cOncurrea in:
Relating to the burial of INDECENT soldiers
and sailors; encouraging the maintenance
OF public watering places; amending the
law eXempting secret societies from the
operations of the insurance laws. The bill
regulating the practice of dentistry was
passed. The bill requiring the street-car
companies to employ conductors was in
definitely postponed.
MADISON, Feb. 24.-Petitions were pre-
sented against high license and in favor OF
woman suffrage. Bills were passed in rela-
ton to attorneys and their admission to
the bar; extending the limits of the Second
Ward OF Milwaukee into Wauwatosa; pro-
vldlng for the more efficient collection of
fines belonging to the state; authorizing the
quartermaster-general to issue rifles to each
G a. X. post in the state. Appropriating
S23S, 900 to rebuild science hall of the State
University. A memorial was presented by
the executive board of the State Agricult-
ural Society opposing the assumption by
the state OF the management of the So
ciety's affairs.
MADISON, Feb. 25.-The bill enlarging the
fees of sheriffs for removing insane persons
to hospitals was recommended to the iu-
dietary committee Petitions were present
ed against high license; in favor of woman
suffrage; regulating the sale of personal
property. Senate bills were concurred in
apprOpriating $24, 600 to the commissions
ers of fisheries; fixing the salaries of the off
GERS of the State Historical Society The
uniform textbook bill was reported on adj
versely by the committee on education
Several bills of minor Importance were in
definitely postponed.
MADISON, Feb. 26.-In the Assembly
there was an unusually large grist of petit
lions and circumstances. Most of them
were petitions for woman suffrage and re-
monstrances against high license. Several
purely local bills were passed. The bill pre-
scribing the manner of procedure for pro-
hibiting owners of telegraph, telephone,
electric light and other wire and cables from
acquiring legal and perpetual rights,
through peaceful attachment Of said wires
and cables to private buildings was passed
Walsh's bill to prohibit the labor contract
system in prisons came up onspecial order.
The debate over the bill was participat ted
in by Walsh, Parish and Hammel in favor
of the BILL and Norcross, Holman, Lemont
and Hubbard against it. All attempts to
amend it were voted down, and the bill
was indefinitely postponed. Adjourned.
MADISON, Feb. 27.-Senate bills were con-
Cured in authorizing the Chicago, Freeport
& ST. Paul Railroad Company to construct
bridges over the Wisconsin, Kickapoo,
Chippewa, Black and Eau Gale Rivers and
Lake ST. Croix; appropriating $4,000 for
the governors contingent fund for the en-
suing two years. appropriating 50, 900 for
the State Horticultural Society for the en-
suing two years. Assembly bills were
passed requiring grain-testers to be the
size OF Il half-bushel measure; changing the
name of the Wisconsin Institution for the
Education of the Blind and Wisconsin In
stitution for the Education of the Deaf and
Dumb to Wisconsin School for Blind and
Wisconsin School for Deaf respectively,
providing that all legislative grants shall be
repealable and and amendable; fixing the
daily sessions of circuit courts at eight
hours. AT the evening session the bill for
preservation of game in Fond du Lac;
Dodge and Green Lake Counties was
passed. Adjourned till Monday evening.