Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-02-13

widows and children of me bers of the
fire and police partments; relating to
the payment OF persons employed by
the city; to authorize the city to issue
$500, coo bonds for school purposes, and
S200,Oc0 water department construction
bonds; providing tina. the printed
proceedings of the council shall
be evidence III all the i courts.
The following bills were reported back
indefinitely postponed, which was done:
A bill requiring all adulterated food to
be SO labeled; fixing the salaries of city
employees; for the registration of
births; disqualifying persons holding
the offices of district and assistant dis
trict attorney of Milwaukee County and
the city. and assistant city attorney of
Milwaukee from acting in cases
against the city. ( The bill
to authorize the proper state
officers to pay the special assessment
for the year 1883 against the property of
the state in the city of Milwaukee
for Girls, was referred to the committee
on claims. The report of the commit
tee on privileges and elections on the
Gray Elmore contested seat case was
presented, the committee awarding the
seat TO Mr.. Gray, and reviewing the
testimony at considerable length. The
resolution for the appointment of a
Joint committee from the Wisconsin
legislature to meet with similar COM
mittees from other states with regard to
the beef and pork trusts was passed. A
bill was intrigued by Mr.. Buchan to
Southeastern Sheep Breeders and
Wool Growers Association, for the pur-
pose of printing ane publishing the an
nual report of said association for the
years 1889 and 1890.
MADISON, Wis. Feb. 8.-The following
bills were killed in the committee of
the whole in the Assembly this morn
ing: That relating to executions favor
ing actions for the recovery OF money
for wages due to domestic employees;
relating to slaughter houses, inserting
the provision that such slaughter
houses must be at least one sixteenth of
a mile from any public highway; relat-
ing to excise and sale OF Intoxicating
liquors, giving the power to town
boards, village boards and common
councils to grant license and fixing Ii
cense; relating to the power and duties
OF coroner In Chippewa County;
amending the act entitled ''Of general
provisions, and Of the jurisdiction of
Justices in civil actions and for an
appropriation therein mentioned"
The following bills were passed: To
amend the revised statutes relating to
town insurance companies, allowing
such corporations to include In their
Jurisdiction a number of towns not to
exceed twenty-five; to provide for
the distribution of license moneys
in st. Croix County; to amend
chapter % of the laws Of 1887, entitled,
can act to authorize the Centralia Pulp
and Water Power Company to erect
and maintain dam in the Wisconsin
River on section "a, township %, range
private and local laws of 1858, entitled
IAN act to authorize Luther Han
chett to build and maintain a
dam across the Wisconsin River"
in relation to the superior court of the
county of Milwaukee; to amend the ar
ticles of association rganizing the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway Company; to amend chapter
2O2 of the laws of 1882, entitled can
act in relation to the entry of
judgments in certain cases." relating to
the change of term in the county court
of Winnebago County. Bills intro
duced: Amending the charter of the
city of Milwaukee SO that aldermen
shall receive salary of 5000 per annum;
to appropriate $4,000 for the COM
pletion of turrets on the state capitol;
relating to silk culture in Wiscon-
sin and appropriatiug $4,000
for the establishment of silk
station; to appropriate $500 to the Wis
consin State Poultry Association; to ap-
propriate 5000 to the Wisconsin Sheep
Breeders and Wool Growers Assoca-
ton; requiring the number of tax
certificates to be given in all tax deeds
hereafter issued; requiring ali express
companies to deliver perishable goods
at their destination within twenty-four
hours of their receipt.