Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-03-01
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 21.-In the Senate two
petitions were received urging the purchase of
Camp Randall by the state. Senator Wood
north introduced resolution providing for g.
standing committee on the state of public
and Falconer. The resolution was adopted
Bills were introduced and referred De-
claring valid and binding contracts of
minors in certain cases, where such
minors make misrepresentation upon which
the other party relies; to define the meaning of
Homestead" in incorporated cities and viii
lagos, to include one-fOurth acres of ground
and all buildings thereon; to prohibit the tax
alton of costs and attorney fees in case of fore
closure OF mortgages or mechanics liens on
homesteads; amendatory of the laws relating
to the liability of proprietors of inns, hotels
and boarding houses in certain cases, and max
ing the death of any person in such inn,
hotel or boarding house from escaping gas
prima facie evidence of carelessness on the
part OF rhe owner Bills were passed to en-
grossment and third reading: Approprlating
money Tor the purchase OF stationery for the
use of the state; to protect ejectment de1end-
ants In certain cases; to amend section 2, chap
ter 425, laws of 1889 relating TO the standard of
milk.
MADISON Wis, Feb. Ex-senator Phalen of
fered joint resolution proposing an amend.
ment to subdivision 9, section 81, article 4, of
the constitution, allowing cities to amend their
charters the same rs formerly. The resolution
restores the old clause to the constitution which
was amended at the recent electlon4and pFohib-
tied cities from amending their charters. A
resolution 1nStructtng the Acknowledgement to
fire salutes at the capital in honor of Washing
tons Birthday, was laid over. The Senate bill
relating to proceedings by garn1shment or at
tachment and declaratory of the meaning Of
chapter 249, laws of 1888, was passed
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 2S.-In the Senate Mr..
Lees presented a memorial from the supervisors
of Barron County for q constitutional amend
ment prohibiting the issue of railway passes to
state officers, judges and members of the state
legislature. petition was presented against
the passage Of the act providing for the sale of
the state park. Mr.. Kingston introduced q
joint resolution calling for an early report from
q.
ing for the needs of the university; also d
joint resolution authorizing the commission
regents such funds as they may deem proper
from the state funds at per cent. There were
multitude of "dead-h head" bills passed on
their title and referred buck to the members
Introducing them for filling out the body of the
bill. After the submission of several COM
mlttee reports recess was taken III P. M:
session of the Senate this afternoon much
time was devoted to horseplay. The only i'm
portant resolution introduced was one by Sena-
tor Kennedy by request 1t was handed him,
he said, by someone unknown. and he intro
duced it, 1t is not believed the resolution was
olution provides for the discontinuance by the
state of the action against ex-State Treasurers
Kuehn and Baetz for the recovery of interest
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 2i.-After the usual petit
uons, the Senate heard the report of the com.
mittee on federal relations on the joint resolu-
tions favoring the annexation of Hawaii by the
United States, which was adopted. An Assem-
bly, joint resolution was concurred In for adj
journment from this session to 1880 Tuesday
morning. A resolution was passed for Senate
rule requiring the reading at length of all bills
appropriating money on their second and
third readings and requiring a two-thirds
vote for suspension of the rules. Joint resolu-
ton, providing for the investment of state
funds. was referred to the committee on claims
Joint resolution, tnstructing the attorney g en-
eral to discontinue suits against ex-State Treas
urers Kuehn and Baetz, to recover interes {
moneys, was referred to the judiciary
committee. Bills were passed: Appropri-
ating $4,000 for the purchase of station.
cry for the use of state officers and depart.
ments for the years 1898 and 1894. and for the
legislative session of 1885, to protect drains and
drainage works, providing penalty of from
500 to $1,000 for the filling up obstruction of
any canal, drain, ditch or water course con-
strUcted under authority OF the state; amend
ing the laws relating to the standard of milk,
making the legal standard II per cent of
milk solids and per cent pure butter fat:
ceding to the United States jurisdiction over the
sturgeon Ba and Lake Michigan ship canal
The bill was passed to third reading providing
for the appointment of commission to locate
the positions of Wisconsin troops at Chicka-
mauga. The bill legalizing the official acts OF
the county clerks in Lincoln County for the
years 1885 to 1892 inclusive, in relation to the
of the officia! seal on tax deeds and other
documents, was indefinitely postponed.