Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-02-18
THE LEGISLATURE.
Assemble

Assembly.
MADISON, Feb. 10.-Speaker Hogan an
nounced the following Assembly members
of Joint committees: Retrenchment com
mittee-Dodge, Dill Brown, Burke, Daw-
son, McMullen, FiebrantZ. ReappOrtiOn-
ment-Winans, Sampson, Briggs, KeOgh,
Gray Tracy. Cheney, Taylor, Bah
cock Osborn, RoSencranS, Dyke.
The following Assembly bills were passed:
Providing a penalty for assault upon
female of II years or more at ten TO thirty
years imprisonment; in case of dlsreputa-
BILE character, one to seven years; allowing
the United States to purchase property for
a public building in Sheboygan:o giving
insolyent debtors a year to Tile ap-
pication for a discharge. MI. Lam
berSon introduced resolution grant
ing the Salvation Army use OF
the Assembly chamber for "Wednesday
evening, but it was lost. Mr.. Putnam pre-
Sented a series of resolutions from the
Patrons of Industry of Rock County. Mr..
Kruszka's bill amending the Milwaukee
charter, authorizing the publication of
Council proceedings in the Polish lam
suage, came up, and Mr.. Osborn intro
duced an amendment that the proceed
ings in this language should not be
amendment was adopted, AZ to A.
and on request of the author the bill was
made special order for tomorrow at II
o'clock. A bull was introduced by Mr.
dDDEODEidlltlg
of Wisconsin al the Worlds Fair, and APP
pointing the following persons as commits
SiOnerS: President Of the Wisconsin
University; directors CT the Wisconsin
Agricultural Experiment Station; preSl
dent OF the Wisconsin Agricultural Socie-
ty: president of the Wisconsin Hortlcult-
ural Society; president of the State Dairy
mems Association: president of the State
Cranberry Growers Association: preSl-
dent of the Milwaukee Art Association,
and the president of the Milwaukee Cham
Der Of Commerce.
MADISON, Feb. 1.-THE Assembly, as a
special order, this morning again took 4p
the bill empowering married women to ACT
rs court commissioners. aSSigneeS, etc.
Mr.. WinanS, who originally opposed the
bill, finally consented to favor it in a more
restricted form. He. argued that it
was too sweeping in allowing all
married women the powers proposed
ana SO agreed to offer no objection
If 1t were made to apply to women law
yerS exclusively SO he introduced the
following amendment, as a substitute for
original bill: mo married woman who is
authorized to practice as an attorney of
any court of record shall be disqualified
by coyerture from being appointed as
court commissioner, except when her hUS-
band shall be the aSSignOr, assignee
III bankruptcy, or receiver in any case
\ except as aforesaid: and actions may be
maintained upon any bond of such as
Slgnee, assignee in bankruptcy or receiver
who shall have been SO appointed in the
same manner and with the same effect as
upon the bonds of other aSSigneeS. as
Si9neeS in bankruptcy or receivers
and as though such assignee. as
siSnes in bankruptcy or receiver
be subject to the same liabili-
ties as other court commissioners,
aSsignees or assignees in bankruptcy" Mr..
Williams, who introduced the original bill,
wanted the bill and amendment re-referred
20 the committee on judiciary. This called
out considerable debate, with the result
that the motion was finally lost. An at
tempt was made to reconsider the
motion TO refer without avail and after
a protracted discussion, In which
speeches were made by at least dozen
members. The amendment was adopted
by vote Of 81 to ~. The bill as amended
was finally ordered to third reading. Mr..
OSDOrn'S resolution to secure the attOr-
ney-eenerals opinion on the loaning of
state funds came up for consideration. A
motion to refer the matter to the
judiciary committee was carried. AS
Semblyman kruSZka'S Polish printing
Dill was ordered to third reading after
beng amended as recommended by the
Milwaukee delegation. The bill to repeal
chapter S4I, laws OF 1887. regulating the
practice Of veterinary medicine and sur
GER was ordered TO third reading The
Assembly committee on assessment and
collection of taxes reported for indefinite
postponement the bull to relief life-sav-
ers from payment Of poll-taX. The COM
nittee on militia reported favCrably the
Dill to increase the pay of the National
guardsmen to 81 per day. The JOINT COM
mittee TO investigate the affairs of the Stur-
geon Bay Ship Canal Company has been
appointed. and consists Of the following:
Senators FetZer and COnnors, and Assem-
blymen Whiteside. Watson and Mead.
MADISON, Feb. 12.-When the bill to in
corporate the city of Phillips came up for
third reading. Mr. Lamberson offered an
amendment making the expenses of pub
LEGATION chargeable to the city. Immedi-
atsly motion wat made TO lay the amend
ment on the table. This carried by vote
OF 81 to 80, the whole bill going with the
amendment. This vas the feature of the
day. The Assembly had a long debate over
a resolution offered by Mr.. Dawson. in
structing the Governor to forward to Wash
lngtOn the protest Of the Legislature
against the passage of a bill in the United
States Senate authorizing the Mississippi
Boom Company to construct boom in the
Mississippi River between the mouth of
the Chippewa and the city of Winona.
The conclusion was finally reached to let
the resolution lie over.
MADISON, Feb. 13.-The Assembly
passed a Joint resolution. which the Sem
ate concurred IN, authorizing the governor
TO send q protest to Congress against the
passage Of bill to permit the build
ing OF boom IN the Upper Mis-
SisSippi River. a joint resolution
passed the Assembly providing for
4 constitutional amendment. SO as to per-
nit laws to be enacted to provide for addl-
tional circuit judges in Milwaukee Coun-
~. Mr.. KrusZkas resolution to have the
apportiOnment Of Milwaukee County re-
ferred to the Milwaukee delegations SO that
1t might help along the laborS OF the regu-
lar committee, was, on motion of Mr..
Winans, laid on the table. Bills were
passed to change the terms of court in the
Sixth Circuit; to fix the terms of court
:n the Seventh Circuit, and to amend
the law relating to the drainage of Dane
County. The Assembly indefinitely post
poned the bills to change the location of
the courthouse of Douglas County at SD
perior. The Assembly took the bill to in
corporate the city Of Phillips from the la
ole, where it was put yesterday because OF
the amendment introduced by Mr.. Lam.
Derson. After the bill had been taken
from the table, and the obnoxious amend
ment withdrawn. the bill was ordered to