Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-28
LEGISLATIVE.
Senate,

Senate. nov
MADISON, Jan. 19.--Only q short evenino ses-
sion was held. A memorial to Congress- was
introduced and adopted calling upon Wisconsin,
members to support the bill for the purchase Of
the Portage Lake and Lake Superior shin
canal py the general government. Wechsei-
berg introduced q bill for the establishment Of
deaf mute schools IN Incorporated villages and
i. ties. a
MADISON, Jan. 20.-The sessions of the
enate were taken up by discussion of the
usual resolution inviting the resident clergy to
open the sessions with prayer. The resolution
was finally passed. The evening session was
devoted to the consideration of resolutions of
respect to the memory Of the late James M.
Bingham. Tributes we're made by Senators
Ginty, Hudd and CottrlIl.
MADISON, Jan. 21.--Bills introduced-By
Hudd, to amend section 693 of the revised
statutes so as to provide for a separate depos-
tory in which bonds and other securities NAV
be placed for safety. the place of such deposit
to be liked by the county board; to amend the
revised statutes so as to permit the employment
OF additional clerks, ETC., by the Senate and
Assembly. The joint resolution of the Assem-
bly,, asking Congress for an increase of the
pensions of one-armed and one-legged soldiers
was unanimously concurred in.
MADISON, Jan. Ex-senator Warner intro
duced bill providing that ballots cast at
general elections be preserved for SIX months:
Senator Ginty, bill for the appointment of
state pension agent Two bills suggested
by the difficulties between J. l. Case. of Ra-
cine. and the employees of the insolvent firm
of Fish Bros, were introduced, one giving
priority to the wages due employees, and the
other making all liens. mortgages, executions.
judgments or seizures, within sixty days prior
to the failure, void.
MADISON, Jan. 23-Five bills were intro
duced by Senator Warner, auth orizing the
Chicago, Freeport & st. Paul Railway Com
psny to proceed with the work of constructing
line of railroad from Chicago to ST. Paul.
Adjourned to Monday.
Assembly.
MADISON, Jan. 19.-Only an evening session
was held. Speaker Fairehild announced his
committees for the session, making Pity Nor
cross chairman of the judiciary committee. A
memorial to Congress was introduced and
passed, under suspension of the rules. asking
for an increase of pension for soldiers who lost
an arm or leg In the late war.
MADISON, Jan. 20.-Hooker introduced bill
requiring inns and hotels to provide means of
escape in cases of fire and also making pro
visions for the prevention of fires. Pierce in
of the Milwaukee Normal School under certain
conditions and when signed by the state super
intendent, the force and effect of unlimited
state certificates. The first of q series of claims
against the state growing out of the capitol
disaster made its appearance In the assembly
In the shape of petition from Heinrich Deit-
rich, Milwaukee mason, VINO sustained bodily
injuries which lncapacitate him for work.
MADISON, Jan. 21.-F1eld. of Watertown, in
PRODUCED bill to authorize the Common Coun-
ell OF that city to levy special tax for the pur
pose of building q city hail. The first bill
passed was the one relative to terms of court
IN the Seventh judicial circuit. A large num-
Der Of members put themselves on record as
opposed to the prayer resolution Assembly
man Pierce r. eetved the draft of bill having
for its object the exemption from taxation of
property owned by the Milwaukee Exposition
ASSOCIATION. bill was introduced to prevent
dealers IN oleomargarine from selling their
product under the name of butter; also to add
the order of the Red Cross to the list of char
liable institutions.
MADISON, Jan. 22.-Assemblyman Hszen in
troduced a bill to improve the manner of Sc
Letting jurors an educational qualification be-
ing provided; Mr.. Estabrook, bill for the
creation of commission of five persons, 10 be
selected by the justices of the supreme court,
for the examination of applicants for a6mis-
sion to the bar: MIR. Cox, bill to purchase 5000
cor les of Moses M. Strong's ''History of the
Territory of Wisconsin," at So per copy; Mr..
Villas, bill giving $500 to Daniel Delaney, who
lost one of his eyes while working upon the
boilers in the capitol building il 1867 Gov.
Rusk sent two messages to the Assembly, one
urging an appropriation to combat the spread
of cholera, if found necessary, and the other
providing for the publication of the report of
the State Medical Society as separate docu-
ments.
MADISON, Jan. 23.-Two bills of general
nature, but which are designed for the special
benefit of Bay View, were presented by Assem-
blyman Lemont. One of them is to provide
water works system for the village. The other
bill provides that authority be conferred upon
boards of trustees of villages to license dogs,
and to destroy dogs whose owners do not pro-
cure licenses for them. The Assembly ad-
journed to Monday.