Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-02-20

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The joint resolution providing for an
amendment to the constitution relating
| to the justices Of the supreme court, was
taken up and unanimously passed.
MADISON, Feb. 13.-The Milwaukee
| delegation reported number of bills
| for passage in the Assembly this morn
| ing, and on motion of Mr.. koegh the
| rules were suspended and the bills
| passed as follows: To authorize the is.
sue of 500, OOO bonds to purchase site
for a city hall; providing for
| the appointment of deputy coro-
| ner at salary of $1,000 authorizing
the council to pay the balance of salary
to the assessors in the Fourth, Fifteenth
| and Seventeenth Wards; for uniformity
| ofelection ballots, amended so as to ap-
| ply only to Milwaukee County; to lega-
lie sewer plans; requiring ward COM
mittees to report to the council all
| matters referred to them, including
| the nomination of school commits
| sioners when they are unable to
| agree. The committee reported for in
| definite postponement the bills in
creasing the sherif's salary, regulating
the location of livery stables and stop
ping the sale of adulterated goods.
The flood of remonstrance s against the
| passage of the railroad bill wss if any
thing greater than yesterday, and
they came from all parts of the
state and apparently from all
cias~ es Of people. There were
also q numebr of petitions favoring
the local option bill, and few others
pertaining TO the meuIcaI OIL ana oJner
measures. Speaker Mills announced
the appointments on the special COM
tho ~ In l. 14o4o
They are J. B. Mccoy, III. E. Legler and
Geo. W. Pratt. A bill was introduced
by Mr.. Stoddart prescribing the liability
of railways for damages maintained by
employees.
MADISON, Feb. 1.-THE bill dividing
the county Of Ashland and creating that
of Mills was passed after hard fight.
The debate began this morning and was
continued at session this evening, the
bill finally being adopted by a
vote of SO to 49, The bill asserting
the Jurisdiction of the state of Wis
consin to and in the st. Croix
river, and authorizing the removal of
distractions thereon, etc., and for such
purpose to condemn and take private
property was passed by the assem-
bly, under a suspension of the rules,
by request of Mr.. Mead. The bill
amending the statutes relat
ing to the registration Of marriages,
births and deaths was indefinitely post
poned. A resolution was introduced
by Mr.. Willard for the adjournment of
the Legislature between March l and 7
to allow such members as desired to at
tend the inauguration ceremonies at
Washington. The resolution was laid
over. n. T. Martin introduced bill this
morning to abolish the State Board of
Supervision ana provide that the pow
ers and duties now exercised by said
board be herea fter performed by the
State Board Of Charities and Reforms.
The bill provides for a compensation OF
So, 600 per annum Tor each member, and
all necessary disbursements. The board
is also empowered to expend 81 500 for
the employment Of a secretary.
MADISON, Feb. 15.-The resolution
providing for an adjournment of the
Legislature in order to allow members
to attend the Inauguration at Washing
ton was laid on the table. Under a
suspension of the rules the Senate bill
relating to street railways in the
city of Eau Claire and legalizing the or
dinance hereto ore passed by the COM
mon council of said city, and approved
by the mayor thereof, authorizing
the use Of electrical or animal
power OH street railways in said
city. was passed. The bill to
provide for the payment of additional
employees was likewise concurred in.
The following bills were indefinitely
postponed the committee of the whole:
Relating to the propelling of steam
engines upon the highways and
fixing their maximum weight
at five tons; the bill relating
to county aid to towns in making and
repairing highways; that amending the
ret authorizing and requiring the clerk
at the Board of Supervisors of the
county of Outagamie to keep and main.
.:i] an abstract of tax sales. Amol
the bills that were ordered to q
third reading was that allowing
married women to act as guardians;
also, Mr.. Osborn's bill relating to the
measure of damages in actions 10 recov-
er possession of logs or lumber wrong
fully cut on lands Of another, or the
value thereof; appropriating 5000 to
the Wisconsin Industrial School for
Girls; also, providing for the amount
chargeable for the maintenance of in
sane persons in county asylums.