Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-03-13
In the ASSEM- bly,.

MADISON, March 5.-Senate bills were
concurred in as follows: To amend the
charter of River Falls; to amend the
charter or the Chamber of Commerce of
Milwaukee; to make the necessary APP
preparation for the charitable, re-
formatory and penal institutes. The
following bills passed the Assembly: To
enlarge the corporate limits of the city
of Milwaukee SO as to include Cold
Spring Park; providing for the CONSOLE
dation of road districts; appropriating
Sl.5O a week for the support OF the
chronic insane when cared for by coun-
ties; to amend the laws relating to vag-
abondage, so as to increase the punish
ment therefor; amending the statutes
entitled, "Of lands sold for taxes" SO
that the full name of the grantee shall
be inserted in all tax deeds; to amend
the charter Of the city of Chippewa
Falls relating to sewers and sewerage;
to amend the charter of the city of
Whitewater; to appropriate $500 to the
legislative visiting committee to state
Institutions; relating to terms of court
In the Eighth judicial district; provid-
ing that no more than two mills on the
dollar be levied for county
bridge purposes; authorizing the
Chicago & North Western Rail-
way LApduy W SudIduN1o CcTtdIu DOuU6S
providin for compelling the attendance
of commissioners summoned in proceed
ings for laying out drains and for filling
vacancies in such commissions. The
following bills were killed: To amend
he revised statutes relating to liens en-
itling sub-contractors to the remedy of
the chapter; to provide for the humane
transportation of poultry; to provide
for the humane transportation of
stock; to appropriate $9, S9S to Ozaukee
County and relieve the county treasur-
er and his securities from liability for
the same; to prevent town insurance
companies from lnsuring property out
of the towns in which the corporation
is located; relating to the salary of
county officers, SO as to place the fix
ing of salaries in the power of the
county boards; to appropriate to
the Northern Wisconsin Agricultural
and Mechanical Association $4,000;
to allow commissioners of United States
circuit or district courts the same power
as court commissioners of the circuit
courts of the state; to require banks to
stamp and destroy counterfeit money;
fixing the rate of interest at per cent
and the maximum at 10, when 80 speci-
fed IN writing; to protect the stockhold-
ers in mutual loan and building asso-
cations: to appropriate TO II. E.
Gets $3.50 for a horse slaughtered by
the state veterinarian; to appropriate to
John Brady 800 for horse slaughtered
in accordance with the law; to regulate
the practice of architecture in the state;
for the rebuilding of that portion of the
state capitol building now occupied by
the state Senate, and remodeling the
Assembly chamber for the use OF the
therefor.
MADISON, March S.-The judiciary
committee reported substitute Tor the
bill to amend the excise law of 1885.
The substitute provides that in all cases
when an election has been held or shall
be held in any town, city or village, un-
der the provision of chapter
laws of '85, the sum
cd by the electors at such
,tion shall be the sum to be paid for
,.enses in such town, city or village un-
Gil an election is again held under the
same law. and until a different amount
is fixed at subsequent election. The
Senate bill giving the city of Racine
plant was concurred in. A resolution
was adopted allowing Mr.. McElroy to
correct his bill changing the time of
holding court in the Second Judicial
Circuit, and also resolution by Mr..
Tarrant to provide for the using Of books
of insurance companies as evidence.
Under a suspension of the rules the fol-
lowing bills were passed by the assem-
blv: To authorize an act to entitle the
citizens OF Rlpon to vote on the question
of water. works: to create municipal
court at Menomonee, Dunn county; to
amend the charters of the cities of
II IL xt~x,
MADISON, March THE following AS