Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-02-20
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
In the Senate.

la the Senate
MADISON, Feb. IA lot of petitions
AGAINST Tay lor's bill came in. Messrs
Merrill and Kidd were put on the fish
and game committee instead Of Scofeld
and Persons. Bills were introduced as
follows: Fer uniform insurance law;
to add to the national guard companies
at Marinette. Fort Atkinson and Mil
waukee; to purchase land at Camp
Douglas for the national guard at total
cost of not over $1,000. The Assembly
bill for bridge at Racine was concurred
in. Bills were passed amending the
laws In relation to village boards, max
ing it the duty of county clerks to send
copies of printed proceedings of the
Historical society. Mr.. Mains bill to
print red book was killed.
MADISON, Feb. Ex-senator Kroeger's
bill to authorize the city of Milwaukee
to raise special tax in the South Sewer
age district Of said city was passed I'M
der suspension oftbe rules. The money
to be raised is not to exceed a tax of
one and one-half mills on the dollar
and it is to be used for the purpose of
constructing a main sewer on and along
Becher Street. A resolution introduced
by Senator Kidd was passed, grantin {
the use of the Senate chamber to the
State Convention of Charities and Cor
rectiOns.
MADISON, Feb. 18.-The Milwaukee
senators were to-day constituted regu-
lar standing committee of the Senate
for the reference of all Milwaukee
measures. Three bills were passed,
entitled as follows: Providing for new
records OF highways; amending tn stat
utes concerning designations, vacancies
and removals from office; repea ing GER
tain provisions of city charters relating
to elections and restoring the general
law A bill was introduced approprl-
ating $4,000 for the prevention of the
introduction and spread of dangerous
contagious diseases in the state, aud
another asserting the jurisdiction of the
state OF Wisconsin to and in the St. Croix
river and authorizing the removal or
distractions therein and authorizing
parties therein named to build and
maintain booms upon said river ard to
otherwise improve the navigation of the
same and of the lakes, ponds and
sloughs adjacent thereto, and for such
purpose to condemn and take private
property.
MADISON, Feb. lathe following bills
were passed: To amend the charter of
the city of Green Bay; to provide for the
payment of extra employees; to amend
the charter o the Chamber of Commer,e
of the city of Milwaukee; to authorize
the cities of Pennington and
Watertown to bridge Rock River;
asserting the jurisdiction of the state
The following bills were killed: To ex-
empt 5000 of laborer's earnings from
garnlshment; for change of venue III
bastardy cases; in relation to the filing
of papers when the place of trial is
changed. The committee on guberna-
torial nominations submitted its first re-
port, confirming the nominations of III.
M. Stark and A. d. K. Thraine. The
report was adopted.
MADISON, Feb 15.-The report of the
Senate committee on state affairs re-
garding the proposed legislative investi-
cation of Northern dives, was made
this morning, and declares such investi-
cation to be unnecessary. The resolu-
ton authorizing the appointment of
committee to attend an interstate
convention to look for q remedy
against the beef trust was not concurred
in. The following Asse mbly bills were
concurred in: Authorizing the circuit
judge to appoint municipal Judge
for Chippewa County; relating to
kee County; relating to payment
of Milwaukee; two bills amendatory of
the charter of the city of Milwaukee;
changing the term of the county court
in Winnebago County; amending the
charter of the city of Kaukauna;
amending the charter of the city
of Mansion; amending the cleo
ton laws relating to the city of
Milwaukee; authorizing Milwaukee to
build city hall and issue bonds to pay
therefor. The following bills were in
definitely postponed: To- change the
name of Outer Island in Lake Superior
to Drake Island; repeating the laws of
1882 relating to offenses against lives
and persons of individuals.