Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-03-11
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indefinitely postponed.
MADISON, March "a petition was pre-
sented in favor of the passage of the bill re-
lating to labor statistics. Bills passed au-
a loan of $50, 900 from the state
trust funds to the Light Horse Squadron
OF Milwaukee, for the construction of an
arsenal and armory; providing for taking
special lists of Union veterans in the next
state census; providing that when any for
eign life or accident insurance corporation
shall have any suit against it undertaken
by this state for violation of the state in
surance laws, removed to United States
court, it shall operate as forfeiture of Ii
cense; granting life certificates to teachers
OF twenty-one years standing; defining and
limiting the powers and duties of commits
sions Of lunacy; to place the control OF
highways in the hands Of supervisors of the
several towns. The joint resolution for
firing national salute in honor of Cleve-
lands Inauguration was returned to the
Assembly.
MADISON, March 4.-Petitions were pre-
sented i'm favor of woman suffrage and
against the passage of the bill relating to
the Northwestern Life Insurance Company.
Bills were concurred in to incorporate the
city OF Alma; to provide for examination of
candidates for admission to the bar by q
committee appointed by the supreme court
The bill increasing the salaries of circuit
judges to $4,000 passed. The bill for the
purchase of a governors residence was or
dered engrossed and read q third time. The
Assembly bill providing for the appoint
ment OF game inspectors was indefinitely
postponed.
MADISON, March 5.-Resolutions in re-
lation to the Inauguration of Cleveland
were tabled. The bill allowing mem
bers of county boards SO per diem was
passed. Bills were cOncurred in appropri-
ating 50, 600 to the State Dairymens As
ISOLATION; changing the names of the In
stitution for the Education of the Blind
and institution for the Education of the
Deaf and Dumb to School for the Blind and
School for the Deaf, respectively; providing
for covering into the state treasury of I'M
expended appropriations made to certain
state institutions made in 1881 and 1882.
The bill to divide the Eleventh Ward of the
city OF Milwaukee was indefinitely post
poned. The Science Hall appropriation
bill was referred to the committee on edu-
cation.
MADISON, March 6.-Bills were passed
providing for the purchase of an executive
residence at q cost of $50, 900; enabling the
city of Kenosha to refund it's present bonds
at lower rate of interest; providing for
greater economy the purchase Of supplies
for state institutions; providing for
change OF place of trial in bastardy cases;
limiting the time in which to bring actions
in tax sales. Assembly bills were concurred
in providing for the collection of a special
list of Union veterans in the next state
census; relating to telegraph, telephone and
electric light wires. The bill relating to the
manner OF allowance and payment of
claims against deceased persons was killed.
At the evening session few committee re-
ports were received and the Senate adj
Journed until Monday evening.
Assembly.
MADISON, March 2.-The bill requiring
persons about to contract marriages to
take out license was killed A resolution
for a national salute in honor of Clevelands
inauguration was adopted. Bills were
passed: Providing police regulations for
unincorporated villages OF less than 800
inhabitants; appropriating $1,000 to the
State Dairymen's Association. Bills were
killed: Authorizing scho oldistricts to vote
a tax for libraries; placing the Milwaukee
and other county instane asylums under
the control OF boards of supervisors; pro-
vldlng that county orders shall draw le-
gal rate of interest after presentation for
payment; providing that previously-ex-
pressed opinions shall not disqualify jurors
MADISON, March 3.-Petitions for and re-
monstrances against establishing superior
court in Milwaukee County were presented;
also IN favor OF woman suffrage and the es-
Establishment of separate agricultural col
lege. The resolution ordering the firing of
cannon on inauguration day was killed
The vote by which the Assembly killed the
bill to provide district school libraries was
reconsidered and the bill referred to the
committee on state affairs The bill pro-
no ni11f.r IF H,l,
inspectors was passed. The bill appropri-
ating money to Oshkosh and Watertown
fairs was amended SO as to prohibit man
ayers thereof from permitting the sale of
liquor on the grounds. At the evening ses-
sion large number of committee reports
was made, and the bill incorporating the
city of Alma, Buffalo County, was passed
MADISON, March 4.-Petitions were pre-
sented against high license; in favor of
woman suffrage; for the passage of the fire
mems relief fund bill; against discrimina-
ton in freight rates; for granting liquor
licenses to druggists at SIS each. Senate
bills were concurred in to secure wages past
due to employees; relating to fire-escapes;
providing for the election of supervisors in
counties containing less than 100000 in
habitants. Bills were passed granting GER
tifcates to graduates of the normal depart
ment of the Milwaukee High School; pre-
SCrlDlnS Une ulduner III winch Une railway
commissioner shall hear complaints from
the people against corporations; appropri-
ating to the State Hospital for the Insane
$1O4, 900, Northern Hospital for the Insane
$16O,20O school for the deaf 500, 900.
school for the blind 5000, school for
boys $81 800, state prison S24 1000; pro-
viding that persons stealing goods from
railway cars while in transit may be tried
in any county through which the road
runs; for the appointment of state game
MADISON, March 5.-Numerous remon-
strances were presented against the bill
amending the charter OF the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Company Consid-
GRAFTON of the proposed trip TO New Orleans
was postponed. Bills were passed to ap-
propriate 5000 to the Wisconsin Sheep
breeders and Wool-growers' Association;
to prevent the sale and distribution of
obscene literature; to incorporate the city
of Viroqua. The following bills were killed:
Providing for the appointment of state
fish warden; appropriating SIS 900 for
erecting an exposition building on the state
fairgrounds in Madison; providing for elect
ing a state and county neutrality-suspicious.
in the spring; placing the control of the
Milwaukee Public Library in, the hands of
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