Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-03-06

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The Assembly concurred in the Senate
bill 10 auth orize the building of bridge
to cross Rock River between Water
town and Pennington. Mr.. Buchan
presented a resolution jor 800 extra
copies of the Medical bill. The
resolution referring "dead head " bills
TO be reported on or before March ~
was adopted. Bills were passed as fol-
lows For the prompt settlement of
loans by town insurance companies; to
re-enact section 1921 of the revised stat
utes; to amend the revised statutes so
as to give jurors in justice courts I'll
day; to incorporate Rice Lake; to dis
continue a state road in Monroe County;
to amend the law in relation to town In
surance companies SO that they can be
organized in cities or villages; to
discontinue a state road in Dodge.
and Sheboygan Counties; to provide
additional security against authorizations
of butter and cheese; to amend the re-
vised statutes SO that married women
can act as guardians; relating to the
measure of damage for illegal cutting of
timber; in relation to public admins
traitors; in relation to cemeteries; to ap-
propriate So, 900 to the industrial school
for girls in Milwaukee,; two bills to
| amend the charter of Richland Center;
| 10 l0gdl1Z0 tuO dCtS VI lHC ElTSb dDIiSt
Church in Lincoln; fixing the amount
chargeable for the maintenance of the
insane in County hospitals.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 27.-Among the
bills returned TO the Assembly to-day
with the governors signature attached
were the Grand Army tax bill
providing for a special levy for
the Milwaukee encampment, the
Keogh election bill and the bill
| relating to the payment of persons en-
ployed in the city Of Milwaukee. The
report of the committee on town and
county organization to indefinitely post
pone the bill relating to the powers of
towns and town boards contain
cipitated the first discussion
on this subject. A division Of the house
being called for the committee report
was sustained. The bill to limit the
| levies by counties for county purposes
was passed by vote of 46 to 81.
| Mr.. Legler was, on request, relieved
! from duty on the committee on state
/ affairs and Mr.. McCourt was assigned to
take his place. The Senate resolution
| to allow Senator Main to introduce a
bill to expedite decisions in circuit
| court cases, was cOncurred in and the
resolution to have 800 extra copies of
! ed.
MADISON, Feb. 2s.-Chief Clerk Coe
announced at the opening of the As
sembIy this morning that the illness of
| Speaker Mills would necessitate the
election of speaker pro tenn. Mr..
| Anderson thereupon nominated G. +. Os-
| born, and Mark Curtis NJ &. Ring. A
| ballot being taken Mr.. Ring received As
votes to Mr.. Osborn's 40, While Mr..
| Watson cast his vote Fred. Horn. On
motion of Mr.. McElroy the rules were
suspended in the Assembly and the bill
relating to terms of office Of officials in
Milwaukee passed. The bill chang
| ing the place of trial into an
adjacent circuit when an affidavit of
prejudice Of the judge is filed was also
| passed. The following bills were killed:
To amend the charter of the city of
| Oconomowoc: amending the statutes re-
lating to fees of the clerks of the several
circuit courts in this state; amending
the statutes relating to fees of
| justices of the peace; to legolize
! the official acts of the Board of
Supervisors of Milwaukee County;
amending the revised statutes entitled
'sof offenses against property;" relating
to tax deeds, making the recording
| of tax deeds Intellectual in drawing after
| it the constructive possession OF wild
or unoccupied lands, when taxes have
| been paid for three years alter such re-
| cording; to repeal the law of 1887 en-
titled "Of appeals and miscellaneous
provisions" amending the statutes in
relation to damages for injuries from de-
| fective highways, streets or sidewalks;
| to prevent the recording of deeds and
other conveyances until losses are paid !;
relating to the erecting and repairing of
town bridges. allowing county boards to
make appropriations therefor in certain
cases..
| MADISON, March BILLS were passed
| under a suspension of the rules amend
ing the charter of the cities of New
Lisbon and Chiffon, both of purely
local nature. The following bills were
indefinitely postponed: To license
stationary engineers and to provide for
ployment of honorably discharged
Union soldiers, sailors, marines.
and their children in the public service
of the state, giving them the preference
when applying for employment in the
| state service; authorizing all additional
levy of two-fiths of mill in all coun-
| ties for the relief Of INDECENT Union SOL
diers; relating to the plating of lands
and prescribing the method of such
plating; relating to the police and fire
departments OF the city of Milwaukee;
authorizing the state to loan to the
Milwaukee Light Battery the sum of
$4,000; approrriating $1,000 to the
House of the Good Shepherd in Milwau-
kee. The bill amending the charter of
he city of Viroqua was passed. The res
olution to authorize Mr. Tarrant to in
troduce bill to provide for evidence
! from books kept by insurance corpora
tons Or associations in certain cases,
was passed. Among the reports of
standing committees that Of the COM
mittee on state affairs adverse to the
/ proposed remodeling Of the capitol was
| the most noticeable.
MADISON, March 2.-The following
bills were passed in the Assembly: To
amend the act incorporating the Water
town Musical Society Concordia; to le-
galize the acts and proceedings Of the
Center Cemetery Association, organized
October 10, 1851; also the acts and
/ proceedings of the officers and
agents thereof; to amend the laws
| relating to the building and
maintenance of flooding dams in