Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-03-27


liens, so as to give principal contractors,
architects or others performing work or
labor the first lien upon any property for
which they furnish said work; to author
ize the city of Kaukauna to construct a
new bridge and to borrow money and
levy tax to aid in the construction of
the same; granting powers and privi-
leges to Henry Joseph and Christ.
Banerfiend to construct piers and
booms in the Wolf River Shawano
County; providing FIR the drawing,
striking and empaneling of juries in GER
tain cases; to repeal an act relating to
the distribution in Burnett County of
the five per centum OF the gross earn
Company, apportioned to said county
under the provisions OF chapter ~, OF
the laws of 1879. Bills were Indefinite
ly postponed in the Assembly as fol-
lows: To repeal an act providing for a
more efficient common school income;
to amend the statutes relating to parti-.
lion fences; to prohibit the use of
pastors or printed slips on election
tickets; to prescribe pure stand
ard. Of milk; to amend the stat
utes relating to appeals from
Justice courts and specifying the ground
of appeal generally; to provide suitable
punishment for the offense of Islander or
libel against community, municipality
or state; to allow the husband and wife
to be competent witnesses for or against
each other; to provide for the manner
of conducting all elections held in this
state, and prescribe rules therefor; pro-
viding that no appeal be taken from al
lowance made for the maintenance of
widows and their children.
N ~ l.
Connor the coemploye bill was recon-
bill relating to city printing in Milwau-
kee was freely discussed and recon-
mended for engrossment and third
reading by vote of As to Is. The bill
passed under suspension of the rules
amending the character of the cities of
New Lisbon, Mayville and SUI
perior. Senate bills were concur
red in as follows: Amending
the revised statutes relating to
interest by striking out the words go
per cent" providing that villages main
tanning system of water works need
not maintain a fire engine; to provide
for the payment of the Senate chaplain;
to appropriate 500 to M. L. O'Rourke.
Assembly bills passed third reading,
as follows: Making chattel mortgages
on household furniture invalid unless
signed by the wife of the person making
the chattel mortgage; to amend an act
Incorporating the Wisconsin Bridge
Company; providing for the punish
ment of a father for abandoning
ment of wife; amending the
charter of the city of Milwaukee and
authorizing the raising OF One-mill tax
in the Bay View sewerage district DUR
ing the years of 1890 and 1891; iDcreas-
ing the salary of the mayor OF Milwau-
kee to 81 900; providing for the adoption
of illegitimate children; providing for
tie taking of dispositions of nom
residents of the state in any
county; to authorize the town of
plainfeld and the village of Plain
field to jointly issue bonds for the
purpose OF paying their bonded indebt-
edness; for fixing the salary of the city
clerk of Milwaukee at So, 500 per annum;
to provide for adjourned meetings Of
county boards; granting United States
title Tor a post..office in Milwaukee; to
amend the revised statutes relating to
religious societies; relating to the clos
ing of an alley in the city of La Crosse;
to fix the time for holding court in the
Seventh Judicial Circuit. The even
ing session in the Assembly was
brief and but little business was done,
adjournment being taken until Tuesday
morning at II o'clock Bills to amend
the charters of the cities of Eau Claire
and Pittsville were passed. An attempt
was made to lay the libel bill on the
table, Mr.. Stocking making the motion.
but the motion was laid over
for consideration on Tuesday on
account of the small attendance.
The following bills were indefinitely
postponed: To create inquests on fires
and to provide for the accumulation and
reporting Of fire statistics; requiring
overseers OF highways to give bonds
and to keep an accurate account of all
moneys coming into his hands; to
amend the school laws of the city of
Milwaukee; to amend section $500 of
the Revised Statutes relating to
the collection of torteitures; to
regulate and fix Uniform rates
for insurance in the state of
Wisconsin and to prevent competition
therein; to prevent combinations and
insurance trusts in the state; to pro-
hibit determinations in insurance con-
tracts; to provide for compiling and
printing the opinions Of the attorney
general; amending the game laws SO as
70 make the killing oil cartridges be-
tween OCTOBER and december 81 legal !;
to amend section 1856 of the re-
vised statutes. relating to the sur
vival of actions; defining the
power of common courts relating to
public improvements; to appropriate
sum of money for the purpose of ena-
bling the Northern Agricultural and
Mechanical Association to pay it's pres
ent indebtedness; relating to highways
and to the collection and expendi-
ture of taxes on highways and bridges;
to provide for fshways on the Waupaca
River in Waupaca and Portage Coun-
ties; making it unlawful to kill game
birds between December l and
August Is; making it lawful to
hunt birds in the counties of
Vernon, La Crosse, Trempeleau, Buffa-
10, Pepin, and Pierce between August
Is and December l; to protect wild
RABBITS; for the better preservation of
game on Lake Koshkonong; amending
the bill relating to the Grand Circle of
White Men; amending the bill relating
to the high court of the Independent
Order of Foresters of Illinois; to amend
chapter So of the Revised Statutes, enti-
tied "Of the County Board;" relating to
tho Nortborr oOiop Of Honor opd