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


offered for an adjournment sine die Mon
day, April 6. The bill appropriating $15,-
600 for the prevention OF Asiatic cholera
was cOncurred in.
MADISON, March 31.-The resolution for
final adjournment April was referred to
the judiciary committee. Bills passed to
amend the city charter of Milwaukee,; ex-
pediting settlement OF claims OF the state
under the swamp-land grant; further to
prevent and punish cruelty to animals; in
cooperating the Methodist Episcopal
Church; exempting from taxation all lands
actually used as public parks or monument
grounds and belonging to any military or
ganization. The bill prescribing more fully
the duties Ofcounty school superintendent
was concurred in.
MADISON April bills were concurred
in allowing Moses NJ. Strong s., 900 for the
use OF the manuscript of his territorial
history OF Wisconsin. The high license bill
was cOncurred in under a suspension Of the
rules. The bill was passed making it the
duty OF the insurance commissioner to
prosecute, compromise, settle or compound
every forfeiture incurred by any insurance
corporation by it's failure to comply with
the laws Of the state, of which he may be
credibly informed. The Assembly bill pro-
yiding for the appointment OF public bank
examiner was laid on the table A bill
charter to allow the appointment of dep.
uty tax commissioner.
MADISON, April 2.-The bill was con-
Cured in allowing weekly newspapers 500
for publishing the session laws. Gov. Rusk
sent in a veto of the Senate bill providing
for the disposition of the insane. Bills
passed providing for the appointment of
fish and game inspectors; mastering into
the Second Regiment of state troops the
81 900 for each OF the years 1885 and 1886
to the Milwaukee Industrial Exposition AS
ISOLATION. Bills were killed providing for
district school libraries; amending the re-
vised statutes III the matter of practice be-
fore justice courts. The Science Hall APP
preparation bill was concurred in after the
gymnasium clause was stricken out. A ia
vOrable report was made on the bill allow
ing Bentley q Nolan $11, 900 to reimburse
them for rebuilding the south wing of the
capitol The joint committee made a re-
port fixing upon Monday, April 13, as the
day for final adjournment. The bill for the
more systematic registration Of voters in
cities with more than 10 600 voters was
passed.
MADISON, April 3.-The governors veto of
the bill providing for the disposition of the
insane was sustained. Bills were concurred
in: Requiring three-story factories and
the establishment OF free high schools in
towns where graded schools exist author
izing township systems OF schools to Dor
row from the state trust funds for the pur-
pose of building school-houses; taxing tele-
phone companies IL per cent. license fee on
the gross earnings in the state; to prevent
the manufacture, sale and transportation
of explosives intended for criminal destruc-
ton OF life or property; to prevent the
manufacture and sale OF OleOmargarine.
The bill appropriating 500 to the Mil
Waukee Normal School was cOncurred in.
The bill appropriating $40, 900 to establish
an experimental farm was killed. The As
sembly bill taxing express companies was
nOn-concurred in.
MADISON, April 4.-The committee on
claims was instructed to prepare a bill pay
ing resident clergymen who have opened the
| sessions with prayer the sum OF $50 each.
The following Assembly bills were concurred
in: Making provision for repeal at the will
OF the Legislature Of franchise grants; pro-
viding for the laying out and maintaining
OF public streets and bridges between towns
or cities. Adjourned till Monday evening.
There was no session of the Assembly.
Assembly.
MADISON, March 3O.-The bill comforting
the exclusive power to license saloons upon
the mayor Of Milwaukee was read third
Ulme. Inc Milwaukee charter revision bill
was passed. Bills were ordered to third
reading placing the care and control Of high
ways in the hands Of county boards; for
the enactment of general law for the in
corporation of cities. Gov. Rusk sent a
message to the Assembly transmitting a
communication from Col. F. D. Grant,
thanking the Legislature for it's kind reso-
buttons OF sympathy for the General.
MADISON, March 31.-Bilis passed prohib-
ltlng fishing with nets of any kind in either
Rock River or Lake Koshkonong; provid-
ing for printing reports of the annual con-
vention OF National Guard officers; prohib-
lting gambling at agricultural fairs, and
several bills amending the game laws so as
to make the rule more vigorous against
sharing ducks and hunting deer with dogs.
The Senate memorial to Congress for a fur
ther appropriation for the Fox and Wis
consln Improvement was ordered to a
third reading. Bills were killed fixing the sal
airy OF circuit court judges at 81, 500; abol-
lshing the tollgate on the Milwaukee, Water
town and Madison plankroad in Wauwa-
tosa. AT the afternoon session bills were
concurred in to appropriate the proceeds
OF sales of swamp lands in Lincoln County
to extinguish it's railroad debts; to place
the control of highways in the hands of
supervisors; for the preservation of fish in