Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-03-20
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
In the Sonata.

pressing his desire to ever strive to do
honor to the state in the fulhllment of
his duties. Mr.. DeGroff introduced
resolution to request the Wisconsin sem
ators and congressman to use their in
fuence to secure the passage of the
Spooner bill providing National In
stitutes of Agriculture. Under
suspension of the rules the bill
TO incorporate the city of Medford was
passed. The following Senate bills
passed third reading: Amending the
act appropriating Soc, 900 to the Wiscon-
sin Veterans Home; to prevent espion-
age at public elections, to secure more
fully the independence of voters, to en-
force the secrecy of the ballot, and to
provide for printing and distributing
ballots at public expense; to amend the
statutes relating to the good conduct
of convicts and their compensation so
that the State Board of Supervision
may in their discretion adopt rules for
crediting to deserving convicts some
portion of their earnings; to amend the
act establishing state public school for
dependent and neglected children and
regulating the admissions thoreto; au-
thorizing the governor to designate a day
to be known as Arbor day; to fix the
amount chargeable for the support and
county asylums, and giving the
right of appeal to circuit courts from or
ders made by county judges; to appro-
pirate to John j. Kempf and Frederick
Isenring $3.50 each, for expenses in
cured in contesting seat in the Senate;
to amend the act providing Tor the
separate publication OF reports of Wash
burn Observatory and of the Depart
ments of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts in Wisconsin University, SO
that they need not be made an
nually, but only when required;
to amend an act to provide for the
drainage and reclamation of certain
lands in Racine and Waukesha Counties;
to add to the original sentence of re-
captured convicts in the state prison,
the time they were absent from prison.;
to amend the charter of the city of
Barron. Assembly bills were con-
Cured in as follows: To authorize the
city of Milwaukee to issue $250,O00
bonds for the erection of school houses;
to discontinue a portion OF a
state road heretofore laid out
in Monroe County; to legaize
the acts and proceedings of the
Center Cemetery Association, organized
October 10, 1851, also the the acts and
proceedings of the officers and agents
thereof; authorizing circuit court judges
to appoint four court commissioners; to
legalize a special town meeting in the
town of Villas; relating to garnishment,
and amending 277l of the Revised stat
utes; to change the time of holding the
general term of circuit court in the coun
ties of Clark and Trempealeau, in the
Sixth Judicial Circuit of Wisconsin, and
to make such general terms special
terms for said circuit,
MADISON, March l3.-Assembly bills
were concurred in as follows: Author
izing the city of Milwaukee to pension
widows and children of members of the
fire and police departments killed in the
performance of their duties; repeating
chapter 46S, laws of 1887, relating TO the
time of holding court in the Twelfth Ju-
dicial circuit; amending the charter of
the city of GAINESVILLE; authorizing the
State Board of supervision to purchase
tract Of land adjoining the state hos
pital grounds; amending the charter of
the city of Shullsburg; providing for the
more ready transfer Of boys between
the State Industrial School for Boys
and the State Public School; relating to
the terms of court in the Eighth Judicial
circuit: amending the statutes relating
to the arrest and examinat on of o.
tenders, commitments Tor trial and
taking bail; relating to civil &C.
the establishment of a permanent camp
and rifle range at Camp Douglas for the
Wisconsin National Guard, not more
than $500 to be paid for the grounds and
not more than IS 900 for tie improve
ment thereof. Under a suspension of
the rules the bill to amend the charter
of the city of Fort Atkinson was passed.
The only bill killed was that to appro-
pirate So, 4S8.36 TO John B. Norton to
reimburse him for loss sustained by the
non-ful6llment of contract on the part
of the state.
MADISON, March 1.-THE report of the
Electric Light Committee was taken up
and the majority report adopted on the
close vote of IA to Is, Senator Mann
speaking on behalf of the minority re-
port. Senate bills passed third
reading as follows: To amend
the laws relating to houses of i'll
fame so that the ofense of
keeping such house shall be punished
by Imprisonment and not by fine; to
appropriate to the various agricultural,
mechanical or industrial fairs or expo
sitions an annual sum of money equal to
40 per cent. of all premiums paid out
by such societies; relating to jails,
police stations and lockups, placing
them under the direct supervision
OF the Board of Charities and Re-
forms; to amend an act authorizing
Leander Choate to build dam across
Eagle river, so as to include w. H..
Bradley, George Gerry and Walter
Scott; making the minimum rate of in
terest on trust funds per cent; relat-
ing to the confnemento of certain insane,
incompetent and imbecile persons;
authorizing the chief clerk to employ
additional copyists; to authorize
the city of Oconto to issue
bonds. Assembly bills were concurred
in as follows: To amend the charter of
the city of Viroqua; authorizing the
Common Council Of Milwaukee to with
draw matters from the hands of local
committees when such committees
are unable to agree; to amend
the act incorporating the Watertown
Musical Society Concordia; to provide
for the docketing of judgments of the
United States courts in Wisconsin; to
strike out the words Wood and Oneida
Counties In the law relating to liens on
logs and lumber; to authorize d. M.
Benjamin, w. S. Stanley and II. c..
pouno their occoniotoc hoiro opH &c