Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-03

OF county judges to cause the testimony
of witnesses to be reduced to writing: to
Tx the fees of court commissioners at
So per day; providing for the construc-
ton of a viaduct across the Menomonee
valley in Milwaukee, according to plans
and specifications made in 1887.
The Senate passed Senator Kennedy's
bill to authorize the Green Bay < Mis-
sssippi Canal Company to build dam
across Fox River in Outagamie County.
The Senate killed the following bills:
Providing for the consolidation Of road
districts; providing that chattel mort
cages shall not be valid unless signed
by the wife; to provide for changing
to exclude from the reports of regis
ter Of deeds all sales the values of
which are fctitious to provide for the
punishment of assaults resulting in
great bodily harm. The Senate held a
very short session tonight, and killed
three bills as follows: Requiring magis-
trates to report convictions of drunken
| ness had before them to the village
board or Common Council; appropriate
ing to Chester Whiteman $50 for pub
| fishing the laws Of 1883 in his paper;
providing for struck juries in civil &C.
tons when the amount in controversy
equals 81 900.
MADISON, March 29.-The following
Assembly bills were concurred in by
the Senate: Providing for the payment
of moneys due to juneau County from
the sale of swamp lands; to authorize
George A. Whiting, w. F. Whiting and
r. c. Russell to build dam across the
Wisconsin River in Portage County;
to amend an act incorporating the
Wisconsin, Bridge Company; to amend
the laws relating 10 the exclusion of
clude pool tables; to provide for a regis
ter of probate in the county of Wal
worth; empowering circuit court judges
to summon jurors before the court at any
time alter the first day of the term pro-
viding for the division of expenses
incurred in town road districts among
the several villages; to regulate the
| term Of court in the tenth Judicial Cir
cult; to authorize toll roads to operate
street railways and lease their roads for
| that purpose; to authorize towns, vii
lagos and cities to acquire the title to
| toll roads; providing for compelling
| the attendance of commissioners
summoned in proceedings for lay
| ing out drains and for filling vacan-
cies in such commission; to author
bridge and to borrow money and levy
tax to aid in its construction; author
izing piers and booms in the Wolf Riv-
err; authorizing the organization of Fire
mems Relief Associations; amending
the charter of the city of Ahnapee; to
amend the laws relating to the pun
ishment Of a father for the abandonment
of his children, and of husband for the
abandonment of his wife; providing for
fire escapes on public halls, hotels, etc.;
to fix the time for holding the terms of
court in the Seventh Judicial Circuit.
The following Senate bills passed a
third reading: Providing that chill
dren in charitable or penal insti-
the school population; amend
ing the charter of the city of Berlin.
The following bills we're indefinitely
postponed by the Senate: To change
the name of the Milwaukee County asy-
lum to the Milwaukee Hospital for the
Insane; to authorize the city of Chippe-
wa Falls to issue bonds; to advance
American ideas and promote the future
peace, prosperity and intelligence fthe
people.
MADISON. March 30.-There was a
bare quorum of the Senate when that
body convened this morning. The AS
sembly resolution for adjournment over
until Wednesday came up for adoption.
After debate the resolution was
then concurred in. Bills were
passed: To regulate the manner
of recording plats in the county
stree ct improvements in the city of Mil
| waukee, after the street grade has
been established; requiring that sa-
/ looms be kept away from school houses;
| regulating proceedings in condemnation
of property for public purposes in Mil
waukee; providing that insurance state
ments published shall be paid for at le-
| gal rates. Bills concurred in: Exempting
| public art galleries from taxation; for fill
| ing vacancies in school boards; amend
! ing the Milwaukee charter; in assess
| ment of benefits and damages in certain
| cases; amending the insurance law re-
lating to admission of companies and
supervision thereof; amending the
tax to build sewers in the Seventeenth
Ward, city of Milwaukee; increasing
the salary of the city clerk of Milwau-
kee to 2,5U0; amending the charter of
Beloit.
III the Assembly.
MADISON, March 26.-Senate bills were
concurred in by the assembly as fol-
lows: To appropriate to the various
agricultural fairs in the state 40 per
cent. of all the premiums paid out by
such fairs, providing that the amount
on which the per cent. is paid must not
exceed $1,000, and that but $500 of the
premiums be given to the speeding de-
partment; allowing $3.50 each to Messrs.
Kempf and Isenring for election ex-
penses; amending the charter of the
city of Barron; authorizing the city
of Oconto to issue bonds; yacat-
ing an alley in the St. Calls
property in the Fourth Ward of Mil
waukee. The following assembly bills
passed third reading: Amending the
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