Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-28
THE LEGISLATURE.
Assembly.

tees ASJ6mDlyman SCn1nlCZ, OF NIL Wdu-
kee, introduced q bill repeating Chap
ter $40, laws of 1889, entitled IAN Act
for the Employment and Education OF
Children" more popularity known as
tie Bennett Law" The bill was I'M
mediately referred by Speaker Hogan
to the committee on education. Other
bills were introduced as follows: Re-
pealing q law for the maintenance OF
toll bridge across the Wisconsin River
between Grand Rapids and Centralia;
to amend Chapter 352, general
laws Of 1887. The amendment is
to protect purchasers of real estate by
reason of defective titles; authorizing
the construction of q dock at Sturgeon
Bay; granting to the United States the
power to purchase land in Sheboygan
for public building; repeating Chapter
499, laws of 1889, relating to the registry
! of electors. This law provides for regis
trstion at municipal and judicial elctlons;
making the Milwaukee Journal the OF
fetal paper for the publication OF no
tees, etc. Fixing the salary of the reg
lister Of deeds of Milwaukee ats 600 per
annum, with deputy at 81, 800. The law
takes effect the first Monday in January,
1893. Relating to place Of trial OF
actions commenced IN the superior
court of Milwaukee County against nom
|
dents to take a change of venue to the
circuit court of county in which they
reside; relating to liens ON logs. Reso-
buttons were introduced providing for
the opening of the sessions by prayer
and allowing the use of the chamber till
January 2S to the State Historical So
! ciety
MADISON Wis, Jan. 21.-A join reso-
luton was introduced in the Assembly
by Mr.. Warden for printing 5000 copies
of the governors message in German
and 1000 in English. Assemblyman
Gray had a resolution for the appoint
to revise the game laws.
Bills were introduced as fol-
lows: Exempting Cold Spring Park
from taxation during occupancy Of the
Agricultural Society; relating to change
of county seat; changing the open sea-
son for field game from August ID to
September Is, and for deer to October
l; allowing butchers to sell meats with
out a license; permitting Bernard
Deter to erect a pier at
Sturgeon Bay; preventing interior
ence with trade by trusts and comblna-
tons; authorizing the Union Mannfac-
turing Company to maintain a dam
across the OcOnto River; amending the
charter of the Wisconsin River I'M
provement Company; increasing the
Wisconsin National Guard to forty
five companies of infantry, and
to locate companies In Ashland,
Grand Rapids, Marshfeld and La
Crosse, which shall be assigned to vari-
Gus regiments by the governor; permit
ting the town of Caledonia to erect a
levee to reclaim certain lands: permit
ting the Sturgeon Bay Brewing Compa-
ny to build a pier; providing for the
publication in Polish of the Milwaukee
Common Council proceedings: COM
polling the Chicago, Milwau-
& North Western TO sell 500-mile tickets
for cents a mile, and single fares for
cents per mile; detaching town 80 from
Marathon County and adding it to Tay-
lor County. Gov. Peck sent in COM
munication showing the pardons that
had been granted during two years. 1t
was ordered printed.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 22-Assembly-
man McMullen introduced a bill abol-
ishing the office Of dairy and food com
missioner Several petitions and reso
lutons of little moment were presented
to the Assembly. Mr.. Henderson in
troduced a bill abolishine farmers in
stitutes Mr.. Warner introduced a
bill empowering the construc-
ton of bridge across the
man Pntnam presented bill amending
the act giving fees to jurors in
Justice courts. Mr. Dodge's bill
TO discharge insolvent debt
| Ors who make voluntary as
signments was introduced. A bill was
introduced to-day lowering the rate of
interest on mortgages, and fixing the
amount chargeable at from to in
stead of 6 to 10per cent. Assemblyman
Edwards bill to increase the maximum
number of infantry companies Of the
Wisconsin National Guard to forty-fye
| will make room for four new companies.
/ MADISON, JAN 23.-The feature OF
| business in the Assembly this morning
was the presentation Of the two reports
| of the minority and majority of the
committee on education, to which was
! referred Assemblyman ScnmitZ' bill re-
lating to the shades of darkness the
famous law evolved by Michael Ben
nett. The majority report was made
verbally by Chairman ii. j. Desmond,
of Milwaukee. VINO recommended that
| House Bill No. should pass: The
recommendation was agreed to
! bv Warden, Billiard and the
chairman Mr.. Dyke presented
the minority report, signed by himself
and Mr. Dill, the other Republican
member of the committee. The mi
nority recommends the substitution of
the law introduced in both Houses yes
terday, with sectionto repeal the Ben
nett law. Six petitions were presented
in the House this morning asking for a
law to prevent the sale of cigarettes in
the state. One petition came from
Lake Geneva, and was signed by over
200. Several local bills were intro
duced, but the only one of interest was
one by Mr. Pugh amending the law car
ing for paupers SO that disposition OF
them shall be made by the county in
/ stead of the town treasurer
| The Senate.
! MADISON, Jan. 20.-Joint resolutions
were introduced by senator Connor for
a Joint committee consisting of four
| senators and seven assemblvmen, to be
! known as the "World's Fair Commit
tee - to whom all measures relating to
the Columbian Exposition should be
referred, and authorizing the appoint
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