Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-27

Assembly An indefinite leave Of absence
was granted to Mr.. Hagemeister on account
of the death Of his brother. The petitions
home for Predetermined: Mr.. Buckstaf if s
fish and game law; the bill to increase the
interest on tax certificates; the Grant-CraW
ford county matter; the formation of Weeks
county; the liquor license question:; the
division Of Chippewa county and various
other matters. Mr.. Hansen offered, by re
quest, joint resolution favoring the annexa-
ton of Canada to the United States and pc
titioning CONGRESS- and other states to take
steps toward bringing about the annexation
AS 1t was new business, unanimous consent
was necessary for its Introduction. Mr.
Blake objected and the resolution was not
entertained. The committee on education
reported favorably on a bill relative to the
distribution of educational work 1t au-
thorlzes the state superintendent to print
and circulate addresses delivered before
teachers Institutes. The committee on for
estry reported against bill to prevent for
est fires by the discharge of firearms, and a
Dill to withdraw state lands from the market
until the value Of the pine on them could be
ascertained. The committee on agriculture
reported favorably on the vinegar adultera-
ton bill. The receiving Of committee re-
ports was interrupted to enable the Assem-
bly, to concur in two joint resolutions to per-
nit Senators Kennedy and Thayer each to
introduce q bill. Senator Kennedy'S bill re-
lates to Lawrence university. The eXemp-
ton bill was reported by the committee on
bills on their third reading, and, on motion
of Mr.. Hill, was re-referred to the committee
on labor and manufacture for a further hear
ing. The committee on claims reported ia
vOrably a number Of minor bills The
committee on state affairs reported the sub
Stitute for the A. r. u. blacklsting blu
with a recommendation that it pass The
Senate bill legaliZing the acts of the town of
NelrOse, Jackson county, in issuing bonds to
build bridges, was concurred in under SuS-
pension of the rules. The following Senate
bills were concurred in: Amending revised
statutes regarding undertakings on attach
mentS; directing the state treasurer to re-
fund money to Washburn county: requiring
q a n q of 81 nr,H
additions to stock every sixty days; amend
ing the statutes relating to the organization
Of insurance companies and extending their
powers. The joint resolution proposing a
constitutional amendment to remove the
limit from the salary of state superintendent
was concurred in
presented in the Assembly relating to Mr.
Halls railroad commission bills: to the home
Improvement scheme; the county of Radison
project; the Lake WinnebagO fish laws. etc
The committee on fish and game announced
that it would sit every day and would hear
arguments on bills until Friday, March L.
The committee on state affairs reported
lot of petitions and remonstrances with
recommendation that they be referred to
other committees. The committee on rail
roads reported adversely on two bills pro-
viding for guard gates at all crossings. The
committee on labor and manufactures killed
the weekly wages bill end the committee
on education killed the bill to require eight
months of schooling in each year. The
the bill creating police court and amending
the municipal court law. The following
bills were passed.: Compelling appropria-
lions for the purchase of school libraries;
relating to proceedings in criminal cases in
justice courts; authorizing the appointment
of an additional court commissioner in Mil
waukee; fOrbidding attorneys to go on
bonds; to provide for waving jury in GER
tain cases in Milwaukee county. Mr. O'Neil's
bill to create a state board of arbitra ton
was the special order for II O'Clock, and at
that hour the matter was taken up. Mr..
O'Neil made a long speech in favor of the
bill. There was a heated debate but the
bill was finally ordered to a third reading.
In TIE evening session the Assembly killed
the bill TO withdraw all state lands from
the market until their value could be deter
mined, and also the bill TO guard against
forest fires by requiring the use Of non
combustible wadding in firearms. The bin
to relieve villages from liabilities for the
erection of bridges also indefinitely
postponed by vote of 40 to 10. The AS
Sembly ordered to a third reading the bill
prohibiting the collection of taxes in rooms
where liquor is sold Other bills ordered to
q third reading were; To appropriate $10.-
900 to the fire sufferers of Northern Wiscon-
sin and the bill to prevent the artificial col
oring Of vinegar.