Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22
THE LEGISLATURE.
Assembly.

concurred in: Authorizing the city of
Milwaukee to change the grade Of certain
streets; providing for the publication of the
railroad map; to construct dams on the
Wisconsin River in Columbia County; au-
thOrizing KilbOurn City to use the WiScon-
sin River for water works; repeating Sub
division of section 2,94S of the Revised
Statutes, relating to security for costs.
MADISON, Wis, April 1.-THE Assem-
bly, voted to begin the daily sessions from
this on at A. NJ. instead of an hour later,
and it refused to concur in three resolu-
tons permitting as many senators to
introduce bills. There was a two
hour hours debate m,io6 over ond the anti
victory for its supporters, who
ordered 1t to third reading, and were
about to suspend the rules and pass it
when the House adjourned. The bill pro-
viding for assistant assessors for Milwau-
kee was passed under suspension OF the
words land fixing the salary of tax COM
missioner" The bill regulating the
fishing industries of Lake Superior
and Chequamegon Bay was passed
under suspension Of the rules. The
Assembly refused to concur in the
striking out the section relative to opium
and morphine. The Assembly tonight
suspended the Jules and passed the sub
stitute bill to loan $4,000 to the State
a DIIS Wclt pdSScu.
To amend the laws relative to the removal
of county seats; to protect fish in Wash
ington County; to provide for fish
ways in streams in Fond du
Lac County; to provide for the
INDECENT parents of soldiers the benefits of
the general law for INDECENT soldiers them
selves; authorizing the town OF Stockholm
to maintain a toll ferry to Lake City,
Mimi. The bill to punish the fraudulent
entry Of speed horses was cOncurred in.
The Assembly, by an overwhelming vote,
refused to concur in the intermediate
prison bill.
MADISON, Wis, A ril 15.-The Senate
| bill granting authority to the Common
Council of Milwaukee to issue bonds to the
amount of $4,000 to erect market in the
Second Ward of that city, which was non
concurred in last night, was concurred i'll
after reconsideration of the vote. Mr..
Desmond made Il fight against concurrence
on the ground that the Common Council had
passed a resolution opposing the bill. After
an explanation by Mr.. Krez that the bill
only authorized the Council in its diScre-
ton to issue the bonds, the bill was con-
CURED in almost unanimously. The fol-
| lowing Senate bills were cOncurrcd IN: TO
amend the lien law; amending the charter
| of Milwaukee; granting power to w. Is.
| Crawford to build and maintain dam on
the VermllliOn River; providing room for
the new superior court judge OF Milwau-
kee; providing for extra terms Of court in
the Eighth Circuit. The following bills
| were passed: Providing for fiShWayS in
| dams in Sugar River; protecting fish in
| rivers and streams in WaukeSha County;
| to prevent smoking of opium; to prevent
| frauds at caucuSes and primaries; amend
| inc the charter of Grand Rapids; accept
| ing the direct tax due the state from the
| government: authorizing Eau Claire to ur-
| chase system of water works; providing
| for insurance on the assessment plan. At
| the evening session bills were passed: TO
| fill in the MenOmonee Valley in Milwau-
kee; to protect public lands from trespass
| and to repeal sections 238, 239 and 241 Of
the revised statutes; amending the charter
| of Whitewater; the general bill defining
| the powers and duties of the Milwaukee
| School Board; to regulate fraternal inSur-
| ance associations.
| MADISON. April l6.-In the Assembly
| the congressional appOrtionment bill went
| to a third reading by party vote, An
| amendment to the bill taxing logs, reduir-
| ing that they be taxed where they are
sawed, was defeated, and the bill passed
to third reading. The Senate bill 60 pro-
| vide tire-escapes on the two state asylums
for the insane, at an expense OF $1,000,
which was reported by the commit
! tee on retrenchment for indefinite
poStponement, was nOn-cOncurrcd in after
sharp debate. The antitrust bill was
! passed. The following bills we're passed:
den; to suppress vagabondage; paying So
per day for each days service of the mem
| berS of the State Board of Examiners of
| Teachers Certificates; prohibiting organi-
| cation of trusts; giving All additional COM
| penSatiOn of S225 per annum to 4 clerk in
the office of the superintendent of public
instruction; for the improvement of the
| harbOr of Superior.
MADISON, April 1.-THE following bills
were passed: ApprOpriating to Marie
Kunkle $1,000 for the loss of her husband
| in the Milwaukee riots of 1885; amending
| the law in relation to the compensation of
| conductors Institutes; for fshways in
| dams in rivers and streams IN Jackson and
| Trempealean counties; for fiShways IN
| dams in BaraDOo River; to lay out u
state road in the counties OF Milwaukee
and Waukesha; providing for the payment
Of employees. The following bills were
concurred III: Appropriating $4,000 each
| to the normal schools at Platteville and
Whitewater to provide more adequate
facilities Of physical and professional
training: Incorporating the Odd Fellows
Insurance Company; reapportiOning the
congressional districts; amending the
laws as to the management of aSylums
Tor the chronic insane; providing for
| change of venue from the municipal to the
! circuit court of Dane County; Joint resOlu-
| tons, providing for the submission to the
vote or the people the amendment to article
| of the constitution for general charter
for villages and cities. Another providing
for submission to the vote Of the people
an amendment to section % of article of
! the constitution placing cities Of 10000 in
habitants or more under one system of gov
eminent; providing for the removal of en-
| croachmentS from highways.
MADISON, Wis, April 1S.-The Milwau-
kee annexation bill in the shape In which
it was reported by the Assembly COM
mittee on cities. was passed by the House
under suspension of the rules. Other
bills were passed, prohibitir e the en-
ployment Of nonresident peace officers
in Wisconsin; amending the charter
of Appleton; providing for the distribution
! of stationery to the various state officers;
amending the charter of Milwaukee in re-
latlon to the letting of contracts. The bill
| eXempting from taxation for five years the
property of the Trinity Association, of
Milwaukee, was passed under suspension
| Of the rules; the same action was taken on
| bills relieving the Watertown Benevolent
| and other insurance companies from the OPP
| GRAFTON of the insurance laws, and the one
! governing and controlling election prima-
ries in cities having population of $780,
| 600 or more inhabitants. The Assembly
| concurred in the resolution to adjourn sine