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

for an institution for care of lepers; against
road laws Lieut-Gov Baensch announced
the appointment of Senator's Thayer and
McMullen as additional members of the COM
mittee on state affairs, In accordance with a
resolution adopted last evening. The fol-
lowing bills were passed. Establishing a
police court in the city of Milwaukee (after-
wards reconsidered): amending the statutes
county: an Assembly bill amending section
1889 relating to fence viewers, providing
that supervisors in their respective towns
aldermen in respective wards, and trustees
of villages in their respective bOroughs shall
be fence viewers, was cOncurred In. reso-
luton by Mr.. Spensley was adopted giving
Mr.. Kennedy permission to introduce q bill
relating to Lawrence university, increasing
the board of visitors to six. The bill passed
missioner shall receive actual travelling eX-
penses in lieu of a $1,000 contingent fee, was
reconsidered, being an appropriation bill
passed without an aye and no vote, and was
referred to the committee on claims. The
bill providing that the assistant law librarian
be appointed by the trustees of the library,
laid over last evening on motion of Mr..
Putnam, was again laid over till next Tues
day, on motion of Mr.. Spensley, who intro
Madison, Wis, Feb 2O-In the Senate.
Mr.. Putnam presented a petition from Rock
county teachers for home for feeble
minded. A resolution was adopted granting
Mr.. Thayer permission to introduce bill
relative to the punishment of persons who
shall falsely personate another with intent
committee on state affairs reported adversely
the vaccination bill, requiring children to
be yaccinated before years old and all
persons to be yaccinated on order of the
board of health. Senate bill No. ia, pro-
viding trust companies may be made city or
county Repositories was reported for pas
Mills bill requiring street railway com
panies to vestibule their cars, with an
amendment in the form Of substitute max,
to order cars Yestibuled. The Judiciary COM
mittee reported for passage the bill fixing
terms of court in the Sixth circuit and the
bill relating to manner Of drawing jurors
in Milwaukee county. 1t recommended in
definite pOstpOnement of the bill making
specific complaints in allegations of larceny
unnecessary; the bill relating to fees of cir
cult court clerks; the bill providing for
change of venue in county courts; the bill
relative to interest of judgments on fore
closure, and the bill to provide photographic
reporters in county courts. The committee
on assessment and collection of taxes
ported fayOrably the bill providing for in
structiOn of deaf muteS in incorporated cities
and villages. The committee claims re-
5000 annually to the governors contingent
fund, and the bill providing for payment
Of necessary travelling expenses of the labor
commissioner in lieu OF a contingent fund
1t reported adversely the bill providing for
the appointment of q deep-channel commits.
sioner; the bill authorizing payment by the
state of Il tax for special street improve
mentS at the industrial school for girls in
Milwaukee,; the bill providing 4 contingent
fund for prevention of cholera and the bill
making an annual appropriation to the state
conference of charities and corrections.
Bills were passed follows: LegalZing
bridge bonds issued by the town of Melrose,
Jackson county; fixing terms of court in the
Tenth circuit The bill providing for the
establishment of police court in Milwaukee
was sent back to the Milwaukee delegation
on motion of AAr. Austin. BY permission of
Il joint resolution Mr.. Kennedy introduced a
bill to provide two additional trustees for
Lawrence university.
ATa1 INnN IN. Al h
two remOnstrances were presented against
changing the laws relating to police powers
of the State Humane society, and one
against the law to change compensation Of
court reporters. Petitions were presented
for passage of bills relating to tax on logs.
and memorial was received from the Osh-
kosh Real Estate board relating to fish laws.
The committee on claims reported for pas
sage the bill appropriating $4,000 for pUr-
chase of stationery for the use Of the state.
The following bills were passed: EStab-
fishing a police court in Milwaukee,; prove
ing for payment of actual travelling eX-
penses Of the labor commissioner in lieu of
ment of policies in Odd Fellows Mutual In
surance company; authorizing councils Of
cities incorpOra ted under special charter to
change the number and BOUNDARIES of wards;
extending powers OF city councils and vii
lage boards in opening streets: to prevent
aduteratiOn in manufacture and sale Of,
dairy products: providing for change of
venue in criminal cases. where new trial is
ordered by the Supreme court. Bills were
kllIoU Us 1OllONS. AulHOtILiiiE pay HItHl VI
school for girls at Milwaukee; providing
in indictments for larceny need
not be specified; making an annual appro-
priatiOn to the state conference of charities
and corrections; relating to fees of circuit
court clerks; providing for change of venue
from county courts; relating to interest on
judgments of foreclosure; providing phOno-
graphic reporters for county courts Mr..
Phalen offered resolution directing the
state treasurer to furnish a statement as
10 which counties have failed to pay over
fines to the school trust funds since 1890.
When Senator Putnam's joint resolution for
q committee to inquire into and report on
number and salaries of clerks III the various
state departments came up. Senator Tlmme
moved that consideration Of the resolution
be laid over till next Wednesday. The
motion was carried without discussion. The
bill requiring street cars to be vestibuled
was reported with a substitute making the
requirement discretionary with city councils.
Mr.. Mills offered amendment to this,
making it compulsory with city councils to
make such order. The substitute and amend
ment were ordered printed and laid over till
Wednesday. The bill providing for a deep
channel commissioner. reported for indefinite
poStpOnement, was on motion OF Mr.. Baxter
re-referred to the committee on claims.
The bill requiring vaccination and the
bill providing cholera contingent fund,
ment, were re-referred to the commit
tee on public health and safety.
Senator Putnam'S bill authorizing the in
corporation of a Retail Dealers Mutual In
surance association was ordered to a third
reading in the Senate at the evening SEES
sion as was also the measure authorizing
Black River Falls to pay its bonded indebt-
edness. The bill apprOpriatng money to pay
for the purchase of stationery for the state
was ordered engrOSsed, with an amend.
ment The latter reduces the appropriation
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Assembly.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 19.-There was an I'M
usually large number Of petitions introduced
in the Assembly Among them were several
favoring the building of the home for the,
feeble-minded, two or three relating to the
Milwaukee Gas Light bill, one favorfng Mr..
McFetridges relief bill, others relating to
the stationary engineer bill, the various rent
bills, the filled cheese and butterine bills.
the vestibule bill. the Workhouse bill, the
Grant Crawford bill, the intermediate re-
formatory bill and other measures. The
Senate having adopted the joint resolution
to allow Mr.. Bonnin to introduce bill that
got left out the member from Shawano in
trOduced Il bill which provided for the drain
ing of Mud lake in Shawano county and APP
propriating $1,000 for the purpose. The AS
sembly went into committee Of the whole
with Mr. Latta in the chair. When the COM
mittee rose the following bills were or
dered to a third reading: Amending stat
utes relating to insurance corporations; au-
thoriZing cities to pay for personal property
destroyed to prevent the spread of conta-
gious diseases; requiring interest upon losses
under insurance policies; relating to town
and village insurance companies; authOriz-
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