Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-02-04
THE LEGISLATURE.
Assembly.

night. There were so few members pres
ent that the roll call was dispensed with
and motion to adjourn was carried.
MADISON, Jan. 27..-The jointreSolutlon
requesting the Wisconsin senators anG
representatives in Congress to vote aGalnSo
the passage of the federal election bill was
adopted by a strict party vote-ayes, 10;
nayS, 81 The Joint resolution cutting oil
new business February 10 was adopted.
The Senate joint resolution to appoint
committee Of seven senators anC eleven
assemblymer on apportlonment was con
CURED in after amending by increasing the
House representation to thirteen Trouble
began after the regular calendar had been
nearly completed, when the report OF the
committee on education, on bill No. l, AS
sembIy, to repeal the Bennett law, was
taken UP for action. and for an hour and
halt the scenes on the floor reminded the
relics OF early days of the times when the
same weIV more common than they nave
been of late years. The report Of the MI
nority. in the nature of an amendment TO
the original bill, was the first thing to be
considered by the House in committee OF
the whole, with Mr.. Mead in the chair.
On a call of the ayes and nays She NIL
nority report was killed by strictly
party vote. The committee then
rose ard reported bill No. back without
amendment. The question was now,
should the bill be ordered TO a third read
ing, and the fun began. At the first stage
of the proceedings Mr.. Williams, OF Mil
waukee. sought to introduce resolution,
but he was refused consent. lie therefore
put it in the form OF motion. MI. WIZ
Jams motion was as followS:
WHEREAS, the Republican platform of 1890 de-
clared in favor of popular education, in favor
of public and parochial schools, IL iaYor OF
compulsory education and in favor of main
tanning parental rights but against the employ
ment in factories and similar places Of work of
children of a tender age anc
WHEREAS, the Democratic platform OF 1880 de-
clared in favor of compulsory attendance at
school of all children, in favor of protecting
parental rights and the liberty OF conscience,
but opposed the employment in shops factories
and other places of business OF children OF 4
tender age, and
Assembly and Senate for the repeal of chapter
519 of the laws of 1889, commonly known as the
Bennett law, and
WHEREAS bills have been introduced by
both Democratic and Republican members in
both Senate and Assembly iavoring compulsory
education, protecting private ana parochlaI
schools, protecting parental rights, opposing
the employment in factories and other places OF
business of children of tender age, and
WHEREAS, The committee of education Of the
Assembly has had under consideration bill No.
for the repeal of said chapter 49, Laws OF 1889,
and
WHEREAS Said committee has reported to
this honorable body its maiority report recon-
mending the passage of said law, and by It's MI
noIity report presenting substitute and asking
the passage of the same, which substitute IS in
harmony with the declaIatis made in the
platforms of both Republican and Democratic
parties of the state of Wisconsin, now,
Therefore, move that the bills and reports
above designated be and hereby are referred to
Joint committee composed of the members of
the Assembly and Senate educational commit
tees to have under consideration the whole sub
ject involved in said bills and reports, with
authority to report and recommend to the Senate
and Assembly a bill in harmony with the prin-
ciples and declarations of said platforms and
consistent and in harmony with the DECLARE
tions OF principles of said parties, ard such as
said Joint committee may deem will best pro-
mote and project the public and private educa,
tional and industrial Interests Of the state, and
in the passage of which al members OF said
bodies may unite.
The vote was again drawn exactly on
party lines. From this on motions and
counter motions were made, and the call
inc of the roll demanded on every question.
Mr. Osborn made a motion that further
consideration be postponed until the
bill introduced this morning by
Mr.. TeXtor could be reported back, eX-
planning that this measure might very like
~ suit the views of everyone, and both
parties might then unite on the bill under
consideration anti Vote for the TeXtOr bill
as a substitute for The old law. The mo-
ton was lost by party vote, as before.
Mr.. Osborn then moved that action be
postponed until next Tuesday, in order
that the Republicans might have a chance
70 see the provisions OF MI, Tex
tors bill. This motion was de-
feated in the same manner as its
predecessor. Dir. Osborn had made
resort he made q motion that the clerl,
read the bill introduced by Mr.. TeXtOr.
Again q strictly partisan vote defeated the
motion 10 have the TeXtOr bill read. As
soon as the vote was announced Mr..
Keogh sprang up and moved the previous
question, which was carried. Mr.. KeOgh
moved to suspend the rules interfering
with the immediate passage OF the bill,
and the motion was carried. The vote on
passage was not party one, 1t Was as
follows:
Ayes-Anson Babcock, Bailey, Paker, Fan
non, Bowe, Briggs, Brown, BuIlard, Burke,
Cheney, Chinnock, Conway. COUGH, Crawford,
Croll, dawson, Desmond, Dill, Dodge, Edwards,
English, Faber, TIebranz, Filz, Finch, F1tz-
gerald Gray, Hen 4aoHi Him. Him Horn.
Kruszka, Larsin, Lea, Leonhardy, Lush
er, McGeehan, McGuigan, McMullen,
Oswald, Pierce, Phalen Pierron, Porter, Reuter-
RosenkranZ. Rossman. Louis, BOSNIAN, Philip,
Sampson Schmitz. Schuetz. Seh@efel, Smith c.
E., Smith 4 c, smith L. H., stoppenbach,
Taylor, Textor. Thompson, Tormey. Tracy,
Warden, Warner, Watson, " hiteside, Wiegand
Williams, Hogan-S3
Nays Cook. Davenport. Emo. Gaarder. Hall.
Henderson LongbothaIn, McGiHvray, Olson.
Ogborn, Plu1nmer. Pugh. PszFnam. Tarrant-14
Absent-Dike, Maxon. Winans-s
A call of the House was moved before
the vote was taken, but the roll call de-
veloped the fact that 10 one was absent
and the call was raised The Assembly
concurred in a Senate joint resolution call
ing upon Supt. Porter to forward Wiscon-
sims census returns to the Legislature for
work in Tedistricting the state. Among
the bills introduced were the following:
To make the fees OF justices for the
trial OF all contested cases 81 per day,
and allowing them the same fees as court
commissioners in like cases. Appropri-
ating cut of the general fund S27.G00 for
the GirI's Industrial School, $4,000 Of
which is for the erection OF new cottage.
10 divide the county Of Douglas and Gre
ate the county OF La Pointe.
MADISON, Jan. 2S.-An amendment to
the constitution IS proposed by q joint
resolution introduced in the Assembly By
Mr. Hall. 1t relates to mortgages, deeds
OF trust, ETC., and provides that mort
gage. deed of trliSt, contract or other
obligation by which debt is secured,
shall, for the purpose OF assess,
treated as an interest in the prop
erty affected thereby. except as TO
railroad and other quasi public corpora
lions: in case of debts SO secured. the value
of the property so affected, less the value
of such security, shall be assessed and
taxad to the owner OF the property, and