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


and the parties thereto; appropriating
a sum of money to pay for the Blue
Books; to provide for the erection and
maintenance of a hospital Tor per-
sons infected with contagious dis
eases in cities having pop
ulation of 5000 inhabitants
or more; to repeal an act to provide for
the appointment of game wardens and
prescribing their duties; to appropriate
to the Iowa County Agricultural Society
$500 in the next two years; to appro-
pirate 81, 10000 to Lorenzo Sackett; pro-
viding that only licensed attorneys Of
court of record be eligible as county
judges in counties of $4,000 population;
cultural Society of Eau Claire, a certain
sum of money. The bill amending the
charter of the city OF Monroe was
passed under suspension OF the rules.
MADISON, March o. Assembly bills
were concured in by the Senate as fol-
lows: To amend the act providing tor
the protection of children and to pro-
vide for their removal from the custody
Of their parents or guardians in certain
cases; providing for the punishment of
persons defrauding hotel keepers; to
authorize the proper state officers to
pay special assessments for the year
1887 against the property Of the state In
the city of Milwaukee commonly known
as the State Industrial School for Girls;
amending the method of mmitment for
insane persons TO hospitals; ito authorize
the county of Brown to issue bonds to
fund its outstanding indebtedness; to
legalize the official acts of Michael
Binks, a justice of the peace; providing
that when license is once fixed by
popular vote it can only be changed by
the same method: to authorize Andrew
Nelson to build and maintain pier in
the waters of Green Bay; providing for
the compensation of commissioners of
assessment; to amend the charter of
the city of Menasha: to authorize the
city of Menomonie to borrow money to
pay its bonded indebtedness; providing
that circuit court clerks forward state
ments of all fines and foreclosures upon
the close of each term, TO the attorney
general; to secure the right of way
across the Menomonee Valley in Mil
waukee, between Eleventh Avenue and
Sixteenth Street, to be used as via
duct; to provide for the better collection
of water rates in the city of Milwaukee;
to require all persons interested to be
specially notified In case Of street open
inas in Milwaukee; to authorize q. S.
Biron and Laura Biron to build dam
across the Wisconsin River. The Sem
ate passed the bill to repeal an act to
amend sections 1886, 1887 and 1888 ofthe
revised statutes, entitled of plank and
turnpike corporations. Bills were in
definitely postponed as follows:
To provide for exemption from
poll tax of honorablv discharged
soldiers, sailors and marines; making
persons to whom insurance policies are
issued by virtue thereof members of ip-
surance corporations; amending the act
to authorize the organization of local
fire insurance companies in the cities
and villages of the state; to limit the
number of terms person may be eligi-
bic to the Office of county treasurer; to
provide for the regulation of life, en-
dowment and casualty insurance COM
panies or associations upon the Coop
erative or assessment plan; to provide
for uniformity in fire insurance policies.
In the Assembly.
MADISON, Wis, March 1S.-The As
sembiy adjourned out OF respect to Mr..
Beaumont, whose daughter died day
before Yesterday. In the Assembly
three bills were passed under a sus-
pension of the rules-one amending the
charter of the city of Stevens Point,
one to increase the number of asses
sors in the city of Oconto, and an
other to detach certain territory from
the town of Gordon ana attach it to the
town of Nebugamain. The resolution
to appoint Joint committee to fix the
time fer final adjournment was adopted.
Chief Clerk Coe presented astatement Of
the status of business, showing that 800
bills were still in the hands of the COM
mittee.
MADISON, March 20.-The following
Senate bills were concurred in: To pro-
vide for additional clerical force in the
office of state superintendent; amend
ing the revised statutes relating to COM
mon schools SO as to require the district
clerk to make a written report each
year to the town, city or village clerk,
showing the condition of schools; to re-
county superintendent of schools as to
the condition of schools; requiring
the county superintendent of schools
to sum up the knowledge he
receives from town clerks in
an annual report to the state superin-
tendent; making the publication of re-
ports of Washburn observatory and of
other departments or the university de-
pendent on necessity. The Assembly
bill giving the mayor of Milwaukee ex-
elusive control In the granting and re-
pealing Of licenses passed third read
ing. A resolution was introduced by
Mr. McEiroy asking the governor to re-
turn bill amending the charter of the
city of Stevens Point, as it needed cor
rection. The resolution passed and the
bill was returned before adjournment
was taken.
MADISON. March 21.-Under suspen-
sion of the rules bills to amend the
charters Of Oshkosh and Stoughton
were passed, and also a bill authorizing
Frank Gain to build dam across the
Wisconsin river in Wood County. The
bill authorizing county boards to allow
county superintendent expenses for
travelling while engaged in official du-
ties not to exceed in amount $500, was
killed after some discussion. The
following assembly bills passed a
third reading: Requiring the recording
of plats in the city of Milwaukee and
fixing a penalty of $50 for failure to
comply with the requirement.; relating
to the liability of municipal Corporations
on account of defects in highways,
streets or alleys; relating to the terri
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