Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-04-24

| ton were sent in. There was no DEBATE
this morning, but Mr.. Hall called for the
| ayes and noes. The Assembly refused to
| take the resolution from the table by vote
of 80 to so, Speaker Burrows. was kept at
| home by sickness and Mr. Burdick was elect
| ed speaker pro tenn of the Assembly. The
! house had very long calendar, but a great
Guided a lot of the deceased fish and game
| bills Forty-siX of the bills were killed in a
| bunch The following Assembly bills We're
! passed: No. 6, dividing cities into classes;
| No. 1O4, relating to practice in circuit
| courts; No. go, concerning incorporated
| villages; No. 1872 relating to road overseers;
| boards: No. 419, regulating the granting OF
| franchises by. villages; No. 5O., relating
! to the municipal court of Wood county;
No; COB to pay certain money to Burnett
| and WaShburn counties. Senate bills were
concurred in as follows: No. SO, concerning
county boards No C relating d to patng
to county courts; No. 423, providing for
manual training in high schools; No. 424,
| TO pay legislative chaplains SIS each; No.
2O6, relating to consolidation of railroads;
No. 241, regulating issue of bonds by cities;
No 322 providing for special taxes for
H. ST. the to sale
| liquor near the Waupaca home; No. 17S s.
for cleaning snow from sidewalks;\ mo. 337
| 5, amending section 2001 revised statutes
| relating to church organizations; No. $780,
relating to garnishment; joint resolution
No. 8, for an amendment to allow Milwaukee
county to have more than one circuit judge;
| No. 32S 5, to pay for messengers badges
The joint resolution providing for constitu-
! tional amendment to make AheriffS eligible
! by vote of 80 to 50. The committee of
! the whole was suspended and the bills on
the general file acted upon Mr.. Burdic1
called Mr.. Lamberson to the chair and took
his place on the floor to move the reconsid-
Grafton of the telephone bill, No. 712. which
telephone lines. He stated that he desired to
remove Objectionable features by amend
ment; The motion to reconsider was adopt
! ed. Mr.. De GrOff's bill No. 277 A, amend
ing the laws of 1887, requiring road taxes to
be paid in money, caused a fight. Mr.. De
! Croft spoke in favor of the bill and Mr.. Hall
made by Joaes Ro anH Gso
LamberSOn and others. The reconsideration
! was on the indefinite postpOnement of the
| Dill, 1t having been reported for indefinite
! poStponement and the Assembly refused to
postpone it by vote of 80 to At: 1t was
resolution to pay the copyists 50 instead Of
81 day was Indefinitely postponed after a
humorous debate between Messrs. O'Nei,
Burke and De Croft. The adjournment on
the Goth was cinched by a motion to recon-
! slider and the laying of that motion the
table. 1t will now take unanimous consent
! duced a resolution criticiZing the Senate
! for accepting express franks" Mr.. Lam
| berson raised the point of order that the
| resolution was criticism on the Senate and
! was intended to influence legislation. The
! chair held the point we'll taken and the reso-
luton was ruled out. Senator Austin's bill
|
| improvements in cities, was taken up as a
special order. The amendments Of the com
mittee were adopted. Mr.. PauluS spoke in
favor of the bill and Mr. Arson against it.
| The latter said that he thought it was very
unjust to the citizens and taxpayers. Mr..
| Latta, for the Judiciary committee, said
| that he had no interest in the bill. but de-
! sired to state the position of his committee
! Able attorneys from Milwaukee had APP
! peared before the committee and argued TO
| show the necessity from a legal standpoint
for some such measure. The bill was finally
~ over No. 591, S. S. Jones bill. relating to
! town road taxes which was in opposition to
Mr. De Groff's bill ordered to third read
ing earlier in the day. Mr. De Croft made
a long speech against the bill Mr.. Lamber-
! son also spoke against the bill. Mr.. VOL
finger moved to lay the bill on the table
also spoke in favor of the bill. The Assem-
| bly, took recess until O'Clock without act
ing upon the bill. In the evening the spe-
| cal committee appointed to investigate the
accuracy of the returns made by railroads as
! to their gross earnings presented its report
Messrs. Hall and Jones made majority re-
port alleging that the roads are evading the
payment of taxes on the full amount of their
! earnings. The system of license fees it is
claimed. invites false reports and bill
part of the report George r. Mahoney pre-
! sented minority report to the effect that
! no intelligent investigation could be made
| in the time the committee spent in the work
! The committee on claims reported that the
appropriations thus far made aggregated
|
| troversy over the question of loaning trust
funds to military companies for the con-
! Struction of armOrieS In the afternoon 4
bill to loan $4,000 to build an armory at
| Neillsvlle was killed and in the evening an
attempt was made to reconsider it. This
! brought out q debate in which it was de-
veloped that there was a strong sentiment
! against these loans that have been quite
commonly asked for of late years. 1t was
! contended that in many instances the loans
of this kind were simply gifts by the state
! The effort to revive the measure was defeat
ed by vote of 3S to 30. Bill No. 427 S,
/ regulating the taxation of steam vessels. was
concurred in. This bill was introduced by
| Senator Spensley to take the place of a
bill enacted into law early in the session.
| which was found to be defective. Senator
Phalen's resolution to amend the constitu-
ton as to permit special legislation for
cities was refused concurrence by q vote
of 81 to 10. The following bills were passed .
No. u A. relating to the compensation Of
sheriffs; No 172 a: amending the general
charter law for cities relative to changing
ward boundaries; No 246 A, authorizing
cities of the first class to district wards by
adding thereto. consoidating or taking
| therefrom; No. sos A, providing a means for
! levy and sale of the property of married
women in certain cases; No. $50 A, authoriz-
| ing the Butternut Water Power company to
construct dams across Butternut creek in
Ashland county; two bills 800 A and 464 A.
relating to courts in Douglas county; Ne. 81
A. simplifying the manner of voting the
Australian ballot. The measure is a substf-
tute for the bill drawn by A. j. Turner Of
PGrtage AND known has as the Turner bill The
No 81. providing for the appointment of
deep channels commissioner for Wisconsin
by a vote of 80 to "a. No. Dol to provide
clerks for county courts; No. POP, authorz-
ing a compilation of the statutes of the
state; No 247: relating to the publication of
notice of expiration Of time to redeem for
tax sales No. 397,. providing for the audit
ing Of accounts of the university. regents;
Agricultural society; No 60. permitting
blind men to have such assistance as they
choose in marking ballots at elections; No.
1872 amending the laws relating to the filing
of claims for liens; No. 226 amending sew
eral sections of the general charter law. The
bill to increase the salaries of the assistant
state treasurer and assistant secretary of
state was killed. Mr.. Bashfords bill No.
35 S, relating to purity in politics. was con-
Cured in.
Madison, Wis, April 19.-The compromise
bill for the erection of a fireproOf building
for the State Historical socety's library
was passed by the Assembly this morning.
It provides for an appropriation of $1S0,0Q0.
The committee on education had reported
for indefinite postponement and it was on
the calendar for slaughter. but hard work
pushed it through. Even Speaker Burrows
left his sick bed to plead for the passage OF
the measure. The Senate bill carrying the
appropriation of $3.50, 600 divided into three
fol 1Doon in, NV 70