Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-02-22
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
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MADISON, Wis, Feb. 1.-Six petitions were
| received from Grand Army posts asking for the
purchase of Camp Randall by the state. Also
| q remonstrance from James A. Garfield Post OF
Waupaca, against such purchase Also petition
| for the passage of the bill relating to liens on
| logs and lumber large number OF bills
| were introduced principally of local char
acter. JOINT resolution was passed providing
for the distribution of blue books in the dis
| trict of Senator +. w. Horn. deceased, by AS
! sem lymen Fitzgerald and Conrad.
! MADISON, Wis, Feb 15.--The Senate was
called to order by President MacBride at 10
o'clock this morning. There were but two alb
| sentees The president submitted commune
| cation from the lieutenant-governor stating the
desire of Col. French to lecture before the
| Senate on the Worlds Fair. On motion of
Mr.. Pratt Col. French was invited to
| address the Senate Thursday evening, March 2.
| Petitions were received urging the purchase of
! Camp Randall by the state. and praying for the
passage of the bills providing for the bi-weekly
payment of wages and relating to liens on logs
| and lumber. joint resolution was introduced
by Mr. Baxter favoring the annexation OF the
Hawaiian Islands by the United States,
to use their influence therefor. Mr..
Pratt introduced joint resolution
| gress be urged to endeavor to secure the passage
of the resolution pending in the United States
Senate authorizing the placing of statue of
| Pere Marquette in the Statuary hall at Washing
ton I he rules were suspended and the
nounced his signature 30 No. H., 5. relat-
ing to Legislative employees The bill in rela-
rion to the sale of public lands in Oneida Coun.
| ty, known as the state park, came up for en-
| grossment and third reading on the report of
| the committee on public lands. Mr.. Pratt
moved that the bill be recommitted to the COM
mittee on claims, which was done.
! MADISON, Feb. 16.-The usual mum Der of petit
| tions and remonstrances for the purchase of
| Camp Randall were received Assembly bill
| No. q, creating the county of Iron, amended
by the committee providing for a more definite
manner of settling the accounts of the towns in
the county affairs, was con nsud5 in
tending the operations of the Cooper
law to Milwaukee, and repeating the Keogh law;
legali7ing the acts OF the o., Gene eye Union
| Revised Statutes, relating to the manner of con-
| Quoting elections to secure secrecy and purity
| of the ballot; maintaining booms in the Wolf
| River; eXemptlng certain property from taxa
ton; relating to land sold for taxes: fixing the
| terms of court in Forest County; exempting
| from taxatinn corporations formed for the treat
ment of relief of insane feeble minded per-
| sons; Ing the time for holding terms of
| court in the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit; empow-
| ering courts to appoint guardians for insane
| people, with rights to special administrat tors;
| fixing the terms of court tor Iowa and I.atay-
| cite counties, in the Fifth Judicial Circuit
| providing that warrant for attachment shall be
| returnable in three days after it shall issue,
! Sundays and legal holidays excepted protect
| ing persons, corporations or associations of
workingmen in the useand enjoyment of their
| labels, trade marks etc.
! MADISON, Wis.,. Feb. l7.-Mr. Pratt presented
two memorials from the Winnebago County
| Board of Supervisors in relation to better roads
| ana asking the repeal Oh the law Teldl1Fe 70
| mileage tor humane agents. The Assembly
| bill creating the town of Underhill, in Oneida
| County, was concurred in under suspension of
the rules, The bill providing for the ap-
pointment of committee on retrenchment
| and reform was concurred in. The chair ap-
pointed as members of such committee on be.
| half of the Senate: Messrs. Lees. chairman;
! Nash, Voss and Burgess. The Assembly bill
providing relief for INDECENT soldiers and sail
| Ors was indefinitely postponed. Among bills
| introduced OF general interest were those APP
| propriating annually $4,000 to the Wis
consin Veterans Home for improvement
| and repairs also like sum: for
new furniture and heating apparatus
| Amending chapter S2l, laws of 1897, relating to
clerk hire for the board of Control; also ap-
propriating the following aggregate sums of
money for the various state institutions for i'm.
provements and current expenses; State Hospi-
S1SS. Cog; School for the Deaf $50, 500 School for
the Blind, Sl45,40O; Industrial School for Boys.
g0 es saf oe pTson so4 100 state PuGhe
organized under special acts of the legislature.
| The bill permits common councils in cities al
ready chartered 10 amend their charters.
Assembly.
MADISON. Wis, Feb. 14-Another large ap-
| preparation bill was introduced this morning.
| 1t was the measure establishing new state in
stitution, being for the care of idiots and of
| weak minded, and appropriating therefor the
| sum of S10O 900. The bill was drafted under
the supervision of the State Board of Control
and has the endorsement of that body. The
bill to establish boulevard on the lake
| front in Milwaukee was presented this morn
ing by Mr.. Hintze 1t gives the city
right to fill in the lake from Wisconsin Street to
| Lake Avenue, from which latter point, the au-
| thor says, 1t may be extended at the next
sion of the legislature The committee
| privileges and elections reported in the con-
tes,ed election case of Anton Langenkamp
| Joseph FilZ, from Kewaunee County. in favor OF
| Mr.. Filz and a resolution declaring him n
titled to the seat was adopted by ayes IS, noes
none. Assembly Quigg, of Monroe County, In
PRODUCED another medical bill. 1t differs ma
terially from Dr. Evans in that it makes the
| State ard of n
| applications for certificates Mr.. Tucker in-
troduced bill to provide remedy against
wives for the purpose OF defrauding their cred
| 1tors. and relating to the publication of the
session laws by newspapers and recurring that
bourgeois type. The Assembly WEI, went into
ton one of the general file. When It arose
! the following bills were indefinitely postponed:
To amend the articles of incorporation of the
| Oshkosh & Mississippi Railway Company: relat-
| ing to imprOvem emit of homestead claims: to
amend section 1882 of Sanborn and Berryman's
| annotated statutes. Bills relating to the in
| spection of illuminating oils and to appropriate
moneys for swamp lands in Waushara County
were referred to the committee on claims. and
| the Assembly adjourned.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. I'D. J. Mckenzie has
undertaken to commence an assault upon the
cigarette nuisance in the Assembly: The
| person 10 use or smoke any cigarette or Gig
arettes within this state. Any person found
| sullty Oh VlO4dtluS the prOf1SlOuS OF Lnls Dill
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and shall be punished by q fine of not less
| than $25 nor more than SEQ, or imprlson-
| ment in the county Jail not more than ten
days or less than three days" Mt. Blenskt
| of Milwaukee, failed to carry out his threat
OF a measure against the wearing of hoop
! skirts. The Assembly failed to pass bill at to.
| days session. The work is SO far delayed that
there was not a single measure on the general
| flefor consideration by the committee of the
| whole. The legislature has made but one law
| SO far. being that to provide for the work of
making other laws.
| MADISON, Wis, Feb. 16-The Rademacher-
| Prochnow election contest came up Tor consid-
Grafton in the Assembly this morning. The
committee on privileges and elections had
| ported resolution unseat1ng ProchnoW and
| seating Rademacher. minority
port. giving the seat to the present oc-
| cupant, also presented, but after
| discussion the majority report was adopted by
a vote of 40 to 4S An adjournment was then
| taken till evening Mr.. Rademacher, of Mil
| waukee, was in his seat at the evening session.
| The first bustneis was the consideration of the
Joint resolution for the sale of the
old desks of members. which was adopted.
Nj. Schmtz the chairman of the MiIwau-
| Zee deepatlOn intrOd need three hills authOr-