Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
ate.


MADISON, Wis, Jan. la-The legislature is
practically taking holiday while the senate
11al fight is on, and until IL is sattled the trans
action OF business in earnest VIII not be begun.
Only few bills were introduced in eac house.
and the Assembly wore out a rather long ses-
sion by useless discussion President pro tenn.
MacBride called the Senate to order at IL
O'Clock. Senator KoenitZer introduced joint for
the repeal of section ,, article 8, relating to
suffrage. The following bills were introduced
and reterred: hepeallng sections and I OF
chapter 379, laws of 1871 in relation to the man.
ner of conducting elections; appropriating
$4,000 1or the the purchase OF stationery for the
1883. relating to hotels, inns and boarding
houses; repeating section S24, laws of 1878, pro-
V1ding for a state park in Sawyer and Bayfield,
counties; relating to the impanelng of q jury
upoS trial for otfense punishable by i'm
prisonment in the state prison for life. and
amendatory of section 1880 Of the Revised Stat
Ntes.
MADISON, Jan. 20-President pro tenn. Mac
Bride was in the Senate chair. senator Bash
ford presented memorial from the Board of
Supervisors OF Dane County urging the leg1slat-
ture to submit a constitutional amendment for
bidding the issuing of passes to state officers,
judges and members of the legislature under
heavy penalty. Bills were introduced:
To amend chapter S6l, laws OF
1891, relating to exemption of per-
leaves the exemption of $500 only on furniture,
Libraries. etc.; and to amend chapter 4S3, laws
OF 1891. appropIriating certain sum OF money
sioners. The amendment appropriates $780,
600 in addition to the $4,000 appro-
priated last session, and provides that the COM
m1ssioners shall receive Sc per day and ex-
penses during the time the exposition is being
held. A message was received from the Assem-
bly,, announcing concurrences in the joint reso-
luton protesting against the passage of the
Chandler anti-immigration bill, with an
amendment, which was concurred III by the
Senate. A message was received from the AS
sem ply concurrlng in the joint resolution for
additional employees, and asking for concur
renee in joint resolution for adjournment till
tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Assembly.
MADISON, Jan, 19.-When the Assembly was
called to order at 10 o'clock, Mr.. Hall present
County urging constitutional amendment
prohibiting the issuance of passes to officials.
Bills were introduced and referred as follows:
Authorizing the construction of railway
bridge across Sturgeon Bay by the Ahnapee &
Western Railway; repeating the law
exempting 5000 worth of personal property
from taxation repeating the Dodge legacy law;
amending the law relating to liens on logs and
lumber by extending its provisions to include
charcoal burners; repeating the present, CO.
employe bill, and enacting the original bill:
relating to exemptions. limiting exempt earn
1ngs to S35 per month instead of $50;
amending the law relating to town officers
abrogating the present system of overseeing
highways, and providing for only one super
visor in each town; amending the law of
descent SO as to make section 500 of the Re-
Vlsed Statutes apply to personal property:
amending chapter 345, laws of 1885, so as 10 en-
able to build as well as repair bridges; amend
ing the libel law. so as TO do away with the
presumption of malice, to allow for retractions.
and when they are made limiting the measure
of damage to the actual injury received. When
the joint resolution passed by the Senate
cOndemning the Sherman silver law came
up for consideration. a long debate fol-
lowed but the resolution was finally con-
Cured in by vote of % to IL. The
joint resolution for the creation of a
joint committee on matters relating to the
Worlds Fair was concurred in The Joint reso-
luton protesting against the passage of the
Chandler anti-immigratiOn bill by Congress
was cOncurred in. A joint resolution was in
troduced requesting representatives in the
United States to use all honorable means to de-
feat the anticipation bill Adjournment was
then taken until 10 A. NJ tomorrow.
MADISON Jan. 20-The feature of the session
was the passage of what IS known the Nc
Gllllvray resolution requesting the states rep
resentatives in the Congress to vote for the pas
sage of the Washburn anti-optIon bill. Mr..
CorcOran introduced a resolution providing IOr
the appointment of a committee of five to in
vestlgate the feasibility of abollshing the boot
and shoe industry at the Waupun prison to be
supplanted by a binding Irvine plant. Mr..
Cox's resolution favoring the repeal of the tax
on state banks went to the committee on inSur-
ance, banks ana banking. Mr.. Hall presented
constitutional amendment prohibiting the ssu-
ance of passes to members and state officials,
providing forfeiture of office the penalty.
Mr.. Putnam introduced a memorial favoring
popular election of United States senator's
Both were referred to committees. Speaker
Keogh announced A. o. Wilson, c. F. A. Hintze
and A R. Hall as the Assembly membe of the
joint committee on Worlds Fair Bills were in
troduced: Providing for the exemption of wide
tired wagons from taxes; to prevent the spread
of witch grass and other nOXious weeds The
committee on legislative expenditures reported
back the joint Senate resolution providing Tor
additional committee clerks, committee room
attendants and messengers and it was con-