Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-02-11
THE LEGISLATURE.
Assembly.


tors may become purchasers of lands in
settling estates; making the month of No
vember the open season for hunting deer,
and September / to December l the open
season for field game and ducks; for
uniform text book to be
chosen by a board of education
consisting of two, appointed by the Gov
ernor. at salary of SO per day; that
imbeciles may choose their guardians:
Mr.. BabcOck introduced a resolution for
the appointment of joint committee of
five to codify election laws; Mr.. Dodges
amendment to bill SO a, perfecting the
criminal assault law. was passed to
third reading, as was also that re-
garding insOlvent debtors. The law
fixing the jurisdiction of justices of
the peace in cities was also ordered to a
third reading. Mr.. KreZ introduced q
number of Milwaukee bills. Among them
bill granting the Milwaukee park COM
misSionerS power to improve the parks,
appoint laborers and superintendent, and
have full control. ASsemblyman Neal
Brown introduced a bill this morning to
establish state institution for the care Of
idiots or imbeclle residents OF the state, to
he known as The Wisconsin Home for the
Feeble Minded.
MADISON, WIS, Feb. 4.-ln the Assem-
bly, several petitions were introduced. one
from WauShara County asking for the con-
hnuance Of the office OF dairy and food
commissioner. and one asking tor uniform
thoriZlng the publication of insurance
statements III any paper in the state; re-
pealing the law providing that they, shall
be printed in Milwaukee; dividing Ashland
County and creating the county OF Iron,
With Hurley for the county seat; repeating
the local option law; cOnterring upon no
tary pablicS the power to perform marriage
ceremonies. Chief Clerk Perth reported
that the expense for the force of the ser
geant-at-armS is SSS per day less SO far
this session than it was at the last. The
committee on state affairs reported IN ia
vor Of indefinite pOStpOnemeno of the bill
increasing the National Guard 10 forty-five
companies.
MADISON. Feb. 5.-Very little important
business was done in the Assembly this
morning. The bill Incorporating the city
of Tomahawk came up for passage Mr..
Osborn moved to amend the bill by Strik-
ing out the clause requiring the charter to
be published in the official state paper.
Mr.. Keogh opposed the amendment,
but MIR. Winans supported it, and the
amendment was adopted by vote of Is to
Il. The bill then passed. Mr.. Edwards
bill to increase the National Guard of the
state was indefinitely postponed by the
Assembly. The committee on state affairs
reported in favor OF the resolution to inyeS-
tigate the affairs of the Sturgeon Bay Ship
i Canal Company.
MADISON, Feb. 6.-The first debate OF
the session Of any consequence took place
ia the Assembly this morning, over the
bill by Mr.. Williams to extend to women
power TO act as aSSlgneeS, court commits
sioners, trustees, etc. The judiciary COM
mlttce reported in favor of passage. The
Mcssrs. Osborn, KreZ and Dodge.
An effort was made to get unanimous
consent TO allow Kate Pier. attorney. to
address the Assembly, but Mr.. / fitzgerald
objected. BY this time the members were
getting anxious to catch the early train
out of the city. and the bill was made a
special order for next Monday. Another
small discussion was had over MIR. Browns
bill relating to state, timber agents. 1t
was finally referred to the judiciary
committee for further consideration.
The Assembly Indefinitely postponed Mr..
OSWald's town insurance bill, and that of
Mr.. LambersOn relating TO county clerks.
The governor sent to the Assembly a COM
munlcatiOn announcing that he had signed
the bill to repeal the Bennett law, and the
bill regarding the official state paper.
Inc announcement was received
With applause by s Col; Krez,
the Speakers gavel. The committee on
education reported favorably to the pass
age of the bill to purchase the copyright
ana plates Of Moses N. StrOngS History
OF Wisconsin Territory" Mr.. WhiteSide
is the author OF a school text book bill. 1t
proposes to amend the present law relative
10 school books by making it obligatory
instead OF discretionary with district
boards to purchase text books for use IN
The public schools the same to be loaned OF
furnished pupils, under conditions and
regulations to be prescribed by the board
The Assembly adjourned to Tuesday.
The Senate.
MADISON. Wis, Feb. 3.-Mr. Taylor in.
troduced q joint resolution to amend Sec
tlon S, article 1, by adding at the end
thereof provision that the Legislature
provide that less than three-fourths
xNf IIIrN eff t1fn ia+
ator MacBride presented the report
OF the lumber Inspector in the
Sixth District, which shows that 95,319, 760
feet of lumber were cut during two years.
The resolution providing that the necessity
for state paper be investigated by the
Judiciary committee was taken unaer con-
SiceTaton. Mr.. acBride moved that it be
laid on the table. The vote on the motion
was tie, and Lieut.. Gov. Jonas cast
his vote III the affirmative. Senator Per-
sons (Dem.) voted with the Republicans
against the motion. Senators Kidd ard
Kennedy were paired, Senator Kidd being
in the affirmative, and Kennedy and Lees
absent. The bill giving the Official pint
ing to the Milwaukee Journal was then
ordered to third reading-ayes, 10; nays,
IL. The Republican senator's voting
with the Democrats on the question were
Kempf, Reynolds and Sco1ield. The reso-
luton TO cut off new business was amend
ed by extending the time from February 10
TO February IL, and then passed. The
Sehmitz bill, repeating the Bennett law.
was the next in order. Senator Joiner
moved an amendmdnt TO the bill
n accordance with the Republican
minority report, and it was voted down
by vote Of 16 to IA Senator Bechtner
moved (. preference TO the committee on
education, which was also lost, 16 to 15.
The bill was then placed upon its third
reading by the following vote: Ayes-Ap-
pie, Common, Falconer, Greene. Horn,
Kingston, Kenitzer, Krgger, Macbr-le,
Main, Mead, Nash. Persons, Pratt, Reyn-
Olds, Scofield, Stanchfeld, VosS, Wood
ncrth, Yahr. Total 20. Noes = Avery,
Bechtner, Burdge, Clawson, Joiner,
Kenpf, Miller, Phipps. Price, Taylor
Total, 10. Paired-Kidd and Kennedy on
q leave of absence. The Senate then adj
journed
MADISON. Wis Feb. 4.-Gov. Peck sent
TO the Senate the names of Jere Dobbs, of
Ripon, TO be commissioner of labor Stats
tics, and A. n. Kersten, of Depere, to be
state inspector of Illuminating oils, 10 sue,
coed J. L. Reeve, of Appleton. Both ap-
pointlnentS were confirmed, The Assem-
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