Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-01-23
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Tn the Senate.

Tn the Senate.
MADISON, Jan. 15.-Bills were intro
duced in the Senate as follows: By G.
s. Taylor-For the incorporation of
cities. BY Mr.. Kr1eger-To amend the
Revised Statutes SO as to do away with
the paying of 10 per cent. on mortgage
debts and paying instead whatever is
provided on the deed itself. By Mr.. Bell
TO fix the salaries of judges of the cir
cult court, to reimburse them for certain
OF their expenses and to enforce parts
of certain acts. By Mr.. Kr9ger-To
amend the jury law so that the verdict
of ten persons shall be valid in civil &C.
tions. By Mr.. Merrill-To create the
municipal court of the city and county
of Ashland. By Mr.. Dyson-An amend
ment relating to security for costs in
cases in the name of infants. By Mr..
De Grof-ro incorporate the city of
Fountain City.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 16.-After refer
ring the joint resolution for the investi-
cation into the Northern dives stories
to the committee on state affairs the fol-
lowing bills were introduced: By Mr..
Dyson, to amend the statutes
relating to chattel mortgages. By
Mr.. Joiner, to amend the laws Of 1885
relating to fences. The following APP
pointments sent in by the governor, the
only new being that OF Senator w. T.
Parry, of Portage, as member of the
State Board of Supervision, were con-
firmed: Chas. Luling, of Manitowoc,
State Board Of Supervision; fish war
ddens, E. G, Oliver. sheboygan, c. r.
Thayer, of Door County, JAS. Chapman,
Bayfield, County; Scion Marks, member
of State Board of Health for years;
regents of Normal schools, s. M. Hay,
of Winnebago County, John Phillips, Of
Portage County, Emil Wallber, of Mil
waukee County; supervisor and in
spector of Illuminating oils, J. T. Reeve,
of Outagamie County: member Of
State Board of Charities and Reforms,
a. f.. Gilmore; state veterinarian, V. T.
Atkinson, of Milwaukee; State Board of
Supervision, w. T.. Parry, of Columbia
County.
MADISON, Jan. Ex-senator Taylor's
railroad bill was read and at once re-
ferred to the committee on railroads.
Under the suspension of the rules a
bill introduced by Mr.. Price, au-
thorizing the construction of a
bridge over the Wisconsin River,
between the cities of Grand
Rapids and Centralia, was passed. Bills
were introduced in the Senate as fol-
lows: By Mr.. Main, to prohibit the en-
ployment by railroad corporations of
engineers using intoxicating liquors; by
Mr.. Avery, amending the statutes relat-
ing to villages; by Mr.. Krnger, for the
erection of blocks or guards in front of
frogs on railroads in this state; by Mr..
Scofield, to appropriate $50, 900 to the
Veterans home at Waupaca. The joint
resolution from the assembly, providing
for the lighting of the capitol by cleo
tricity was concurred in, after amending
it 80 rs to make the committee include
three members from the Senate instead
of two. The joint resolution relating to
the appointment of additional employees
| was referred to the committee on state
affairs.
MADISON Jan. 1S.-A discussion of the
ACCESSIBILITY of increasing the number
of employees occupied the attention of
the Senate, but the recommendation of
the committee on state affairs passed by
vote of II to Z. Bill were introduced
as follows: By Mr.. Pond-Relating to
the collection of wages and providing
that deposit not exceeding 80 be
| made by the plaintiff in such actions to
be applied toward payment of the JUS
| tees fees; amending the. laws relating to
the powers of village boards so as to re-
quire the removal of snow, dirt or rub
Dish from the sidewalks adjacent to the
| premises of occupants; to appropriate
$4,000 for the purchase of stationery
for use of the state department
during the next two years. Mr..
Kidd offered a resolution that 500
extra copies of the bill on city charters
and 1000 of that on railroads be print
ed. The report of the committee on
| convict labor was presented by Mr..
Price and ordered spread on the rec-
ords.