Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-08

the lakes and streams of Dane County; au.
thOrizing the city of La Crosse to issue
bonds; for the protection Of game.
MADISON, April bills passed allowing
500 to weekly newspapers publishing the
session laws; encouraging the blishment
OF Tree high schools in towns having no
graded schools The bill to organize the
town OF Grant was indefinitely postponed
The governor returned, with his veto, the
bill legalizing the village of Amigo, and one
relating to the jurisdiction of the police
justice in the village of Bloomer. The
vetoes were sustained. The Senate amend
ments to the Strong history bill were con-
CURED in, and the bill passed. The vote
whereby the Assembly killed the bill
abollsh1ng the Milwaukee and WauwatOsa
toll-gate was reconsidered, and the bill re-
committed to the judiciary committee. A
resolution was introduced authorizing the
governor to call an extra session Of the
Legislature, to reapportion the state into
Senate and Assembly districts, upon the
basis OF the next state census. The bill
passed authorizing election inspectors to
reject printed ballots where there is an APP
parent purpose to deceive. The bill in
creaslng the appropriation to the bureau
OF labor statistics was concurred in.
MADISON April Bills passed providing
for the establishment Of two or more cleo
ton precincts in towns upon the petition
OF 100 or more electors; for the suppression
and prevention OF the spread Of contagious
and infectious diseases among animals and
for the appointment of state veterinarian;
providing for the mastering of the Milwau-
kee battery of light artillery into the state
service; Obliging telegraph companies to pay
an annual license fee of 81 per mile on the
first wire, so cents on the second wire, 35
cents on the third wire and 20 cents on the
fourth and all additional wires regulating
the method Of forming town insurance COM
panies; authorizing Milwaukee to pay the
claim of James Hoye forpaving Erie Street;
providing for increased efficiency of the Ma
tional Guard by increasing the per diem of
troops, etc. The bill fixing the salary Of
circuit court Judges at $4,000 was con-
Cured in. Bills were killed placing the care
and control of highways in the hands Of SUI
perv1sors; providing for the appointment
OF inspectors Of steam boilers and for
licensing of engineers in charge thereof to
constitute a state supervisor Of inspectors
OF Illuminating oils, and an inspector of gas
meters. The bill creating Forest County
was ordered to a third reading. Resolu-
tions providing for constitutional amend
ments relative to jury trials were killed.
The Dill authorizing the preservation OF
election ballots was passed
MADISON, April o.-BlllS were cOnCuffed
in providing for the rebuilding Of Science
Hall Of the State University; for the ap-
pointment of a legislative commission to
purchase an executive residence at cost
not to exceed $40, 1000; fixing the per diem
and other expenses of the state board OF
charities and reform; establishing a state
public school for dependent and neglected
children; appropriating 5000 annually to
each regularly organized county agricultural
society holding an annual fair. The bill
killed forbidding municipal corpora
tions from issuing bonds to aid in the con
struction of railroads. Bills were passed
authorizing the city of Milwaukee to levy a
special tax in the south sewerage district
and to authorize the same city to pay GER
tain claims OF lilly Lynde; requiring the
state treasurer, in granting licenses to rail
way companies, to secure the approval O.
the railway commissioner.