Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-02-08
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Assembly.
MADISON, Jan. 91-In the Assembly this
morning petitions of Grand Army posts for the
passage of a bill to purchase Camp Randall
were presented by Mr.. Burke. of Dodge County,
and 9I11 by NJ Williams s., OF St. cToix County.
and game in Wisconsin, making all
meandered streams navigable and open
to the public; creating the county OF
Villas out Ofthe counties of Oneida and Forest,
and locating the county seat at Eagle River;
amending section 693 of the Revised Statutes so
as to permit county boards to arrange for au-
thorized repositories of county 1unds amend
ing subdivision TO- of section 410 A., relating to
inspection of illuminating oils, that an in
spection in another state will be recognized as
authority in this; amending section 1913
of the Revised Statutes, relating to excise and
sale of intoxicating liquors Gt reduces
ing no cities villages from 5000 to $780, relat-
ing to salaries of county officers so that they
shall be paid monthly instead of quarterly; to
tax gifts, legaces and inheritances Ut req uires
the sta to collect O. tax of l per cent. on all
requests to near relatives which shall exceed
$4,000. Property given to others shall be taxed
the same if it exceeds $500 in yalue.( The COM
mlttee on federal relations favorably reported
the joint resolution asking Congress to submit
an amendment to the federal constitution pro-
popular vote. The Assembly adjourned
MADISON, Wis, Feb 1.-After the introduce
ton of the new business the Assembly acted
favorably upon the joint resolution recon-
mending an amendment TO the federal constitu-
ton making the office of United States senator
elective by popular vote. 1t was favorably re-
ported by the committee on federal relations
Mr.. Sam pson, of Dodge County, moved to re-
refer the measure to the judiciary committee,
but after soto voce objection by CHAIR
man MAJ BIrke to ht such action Mr.. samP-
er KeOgh ordered the ayes and noes
The resolution passed by vote of 81 to G. A
code Of game laws IN accordance with uniform
measure agreed upon by commissions from The
states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa and Mime
sofa, who met IN convention last summer, is en-
bodied in a bulky bill introduced in the Assem-
bly, this morning by Mr. Edmunds. Bills were
introduced: Amending the law relating to
the exemption of personal property from taxa
ton. so that only kitchen furniture shall be ex-
empt to punish sodomy and other
ment of a commission to investigate the Aus
tral1an system of transferring land titles re-
curing all persons and corporations employ
ing labOrers to keep q record of the names. ETC..
OF each employe and the names of two persons
who may be notified in Case OF death or acct
dent; to limit the interest on chatter mortgages.
The committee on Legislative expenditures re-
ported favOrably upon the resolution for clerk
for the committee on insurance, banks and
banking, and the same was adopted. The SEN
ate resolution allowing to the widow OF AS
semblyman MahOney the full salary and mile
age for the term was concurred in.
MADISON, Wis. Feb. 1.-The Assembly u.s.
tened this morning to a petition from James
Mcpherson and other Dane County citizens for
the repeal of the personal property laws. Bills
were introduced Authorizing the commission
ers of public lands to loan money to the Madi-
son Board of Education; exempting
wearing apparel: family libraries and
the amount of 5000; amending section
2356 relating to divorce. ct provides that where
a husband or wife has been insane for fifteen
years the spouse may be given divorce) pro-
hibiting the use of the employees of private cor
porations as peace officers in the state: to pro-
vide for macadamiZed roads: amending the
statutes relating to town fire Insurance CON-