Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-11
LEGISLATIVE.
Senate.

were Introduced to punish the stealing of rides
upon trains; authorizing the trust fund COM
missioners to loan the Milwaukee Light Horse
SQUADRON $50, 600; increasing the salaries of
clio cult judges to 50, 500.
| MADISON, Feb "a joint resolution was
adopted cutting off the introduction of new
business February IL. Bills were introduced as
follows: Obliging justices of the peace or
municipal judges to deliver summons, warrants,
writs or other process issued thereby, to local
officers of the peace for service; providing that
no lands shall be sold by the public land COM
missioners except on full payment OF the pur-
| chase money: establishing state public school
for dependent or neglected children, to be located
and be under the supervision of the state Board
of Supervision, at a cost OF $3.OUU Tor the site
and 1000 for the building.
MADISON, Feb. 4.-James introduced me-
mortal to Congress foran amendment to the
national constitution for woman suffrage.
Cottrill introduced a bill providing that ac
tons in courts of record OF Originally
where no counter claim has been pleaded may
| be discontinued by fling notice of discontinue
ance, signed by the plaintiff, IN the clerks
Office, when discontinued, upon settlement, no
costs shall be allowed to the defendant Sem
ate bills were passed appropriating $4,000 to
the Wisconsin commissioners at New Orleans to
| defray the expenses Of the state exhibit; pre-
serving to counties the title to tax sale certif-
Gates not paid for within thirty days after date
| of sale.
MADISON, Feb. Bills introduced Oblig
ing all threestory buildings to have fire escapes
allowing fair marshals to make arrests for
drunkenness: to allow officers to utilize tele-
graph and telephone lines in effecting arrests;
compelling the Omaha line to build a railway
| from River Falls to Ellsworth.
MADISON, Feb. 6.-BiIls were introduced as
/ fo11oxrs, ITO oo,froot With HborIoo Prouu For
electric lights for the capitol building; for
better system of collecting and expanding
| highway taxes: for the election of supervisors
| in counties of more than 100, 900 lnhabitants
giving contractors and sub-contractors liens on
property on which they have been employed.
Adjourned till Monday.
| Assembly.
| MADISON, Feb 2-Petitions were presented
in regard to state agricultural college. Bills
introduced Requiring railroads to maintain
guards in front and rear of frogs in their tracks,
providing for the appointment Of a state bank
examiner; exempting from taxation real estate
owned by the Green Bay Campmeeting Asso-
| citation. A remonstrance against high license
was received.
MADISON, Feb. Bills introduced: Pro-
viding for the compilation and publication by
the secretary of state of 10000 copies of town
laws; allowing chairmen of boards of supervis-
ors to order the commitment to industrial
schools of vagrant children; defining what con-
stitutes legal ditch or drain, SO as to include
modern improvements therein; two bills cor
recting technical error in the statutes relative
to garnishment and insurance corporations;
providing for the appointment of public ex-
aminer at So, 500 salary per annum and 81, 900
for extras. This officer to be appointed by the
governor, and hold four years He shall have
constant supervision over all books and finan-
cial accounts of public, educational charitable,
penal and reformatory institutions of state.
The Assembly resolved itself. for the first time
this session, into committee of the whole on
the general file Estabrook in the chair.
MADISON, Feb. A joint resolution was
presented for female suffrage amendment to
the constitution. The joint Senate resolution
was concurred in, asking our congressman to
vote for the bill releasing the state from paying
the delinquent war tax. Bills introduced MAX
ing the license fee for express companies per
cent. on the gross earnings in the state; mak-
ing the license fee for express companies 2 per
cent; providing for the appointment of state
veterinarian and plan for preventing conta-
g1ous diseases IN domestic animals: appropriat-
ing $4,000 each to the widows Of SIX persons
killed in the capitol disaster; providing for
license fee of between $50 and $500 for real
estate agents and brokers in the city of Mil
waukee; allowing the courts to decide on addi-
tional fees to expert witnesses in criminal cases;
palace coaches to pay license fee of per cent.
on its gross earnings in the state; obliging in
surance agents to regularly report list of in
sured, with amounts to local authorities, who
may, on information Of over-insurance, cut
down the insurance to three-fourths of the
valueof property; allowing boards Of review to
exempt INDECENT persons from taxation.
MADISON. Feb. 5.-The joint Senate resolu-
ton cutting off the introduction of new bust
ness February II was amended to make the
date the 18th, and in that shape was concurred
in. Bills introduced: Restoring the old tax
law, repealed in 1880; appropriating $1,000 to
the Central Wisconsin fair a revision of the
law relative to the care Of poor in Milwaukee
County; authorizing the acknowledgement to
complete and publish the war records in his
office; giving justices of the peace in Milwaukee
County concurrent jurisdiction with the munic-
lpal court In excise cases; To incorporate the
city of Rice Lake, Barron County; obliging
justices of the peace to promptly report the
collection of state fines to the secretary of state:
making technical changes in the rules relative
to the allowance and payment of claims against
deceased persons.
MADISON, Feb. GA petition from Milwau-
kee, favoring high license, was received. Bills
were introduced as follows: Providing that
no liquor shall be sold within 300 feet of
house of public worship; allowing any county
| board OF supervisors to change the present
legal method of compensating register of deeds
in said county; establishing public school dis
trict libraries by school boards; authorizing
| two or more counties to unite in providing ac-
commodation for the chronic insane; provid-
ing for the issue of marriage licenses by county
clerks, at 81 each; appropriating $4,000 for the
purchase of state stationery during the next
two years; for the purchase and distribution
among court offices of a supplement to the re-
v1sed statutes; making appropriations as fol-
lows: State Hospital, $104. LOCO; Northern Hos
pltal, 1856, 200; Deaf and Dnmb Institute. $93.-
600; Bind Institute. $33, 800; Boys Industrial
School, $81, 500 State Prison, &c., 500; pro-
viding for the payment Of highway taxes in
money and abolishing the office of district
pathmasteTs and placing road-making in the
han6s of the town road commissioner, Adj
journed till Monday.
A VIRGINIA QUAKE.