Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-02-13
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
In the Senate.

In the Senate.
MADISON, Feb. .5.-Senator Kidd in
troduced bill TO transfer the duties OF
the state agent for pensions.to the adju-
tant-general of the state and TO fix his
compensation. Petitions against dens
of iniamy continued to pour into the
Senate this morning, and the ordinary
routine business was taken up.
Senator Pond !. introduced Joint
next fall to determine whether a con-
stituticnal convention be called to draw
up a new state constitution. Senator
Cooper introduced bill to prevent
espionage at public elections, to secure
more fully tho independence of voters,
to enforce the secrecy o. the ballot and
to provide for printing and dis
tributing ballots at public cleo
tons. Among other bills intro
duced were the following: To amend
the statute entitled of liens, go as to en-
title the sub-contractor to remedy; re-
lating to public printing and reducing
the maximum rates; relating TO public
printing and striking out that part of
firms at the seat of government; to APP
propriate s., 900 to the Wisconsin State
Firemen's Association during the next
two years.
MADISON, Feb. a-Mr. Kidd offered a
resolution according to which all guber-
material nominations sent to the Senate
are to be referred to special commit
tee and the resolution was passed under
q suspension of the rules. A committee
consisting of Senators Kidd, Cooper,
Greene, FL. A. Taylor and Persons was
appointed. A large number of bills
were introduced mostly of q local char
acter.
MADISON, Feb. 7.-Senator Mead in
troduced a bill to abolish the State
Board of Charities and Reforms and
providing that the. powers and duties
now exercised by the board shall here
after be performed by the State Board
of Supervision Two bills were passed
under suspension of the rules: To in
corporate the-city of Fountain City, and
to amend the charter of the
city of Hudson. Mr.. Greene
offered a resolution for the semi
annual collection of taxes. A couple
of petitions were presented urging the
passage of the Taylor railroad bill Bills
were introduced: To provide for the
printing and distribution of ballots at
public expense and to regulate voting
at state and municipal elections. (The
Australian plan of voting) relating to
the ices OF Tue StaCe treasury agent, ny
which he shall receive Is per cent. of
the fees which he shall collect, instead
of 333, as heretofore.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 8.-The bill au-
thorizing the city of Milwaukee to levy
a special tax of 5000 to defray the ex-
penses of the National 6. A. r. encamp-
ment, which passed the Assembly yes
terday, was concurred in by the
Senate. The railroad bill was
noticed by the presentation
of two petitions demonstrating
against it's passage. Bills were into
duced: Increasing the salary of the
secretary of the fire department of
Milwaukee from 5000 tc 81, 200; requir-
ing the consent of the State Board of
Supervision to the adoption of any
child which becomes animate of state
school, such consent to have the same
legal force as though given by the par
ents; appropriating 81, 800 to the sum-
mer school Tor teachers. Mr.. Greene s
resolution ordering the judiciary COM
mitlee to prepare a bill providing for
the semi-annual collection of taxes was
adopted. Adjourned to Monday even
ing.