Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-13

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| ing for deep channel commission, both Of
| which were adopted. Bills were introduced
| as follows: To legalize the acts of limited
| towns containing not less than 1000 inhab-
! itants that have contracted for waterworks !;
| to create board of commissioners to con-
troll ana regulate the navigation of the Wis
conSln river and the Of the waters there
of; amending the statutes relating to high
/ ways, making it compulsory on the part
of boards to provide right of-way on pr1pr,;
| petitions for persons surrounded on all
s!des by real estate Of other persons; pro-
Ylding for keeping sidewalks clear of snow
ana Ice in cities and villages incorporated
under special charters; amending the statues
| relative to change of venue in criminal
cases., providing that where sentence is re-
! Versed by the Supreme court, change of
venue may then be taken from the lower
court on ground of prejudice of the judge;
| providing that chattel mortgages shall be
| FLED with clerks Of circuit courts instead
| OF with town, village or city clerks; amend
ing the statutes relating to special powers
of county boards, authorizing appointment
of boards Of persons to look after fish and
! game, the cost not to exceed $1,000 per year;
providing for the appointment of a bank
! TO the penalty for evadng the law con-
! corning selling of liquor to minors and pro-
nlo d u places, defining the penalty 50 to S5o
| ton of justices of the peace; prohibiting the
| killing of mink in counties where there are
! trout brooks; to authorize organization of
retail lumber dealers mutual insurance
SOciat1on; to enable commissioners of public
lands to secure from the national govern
state; amending the statutes relative TO
collection of statistics of farm products,
imposing penalty of $50 on persons who
neglect or refuse to collect or furnish such
statistics; reducing salaries Of Supreme
court justices from $4,000 to $4,000 per year;
recognizing the force in the state land office
$500 per year and four assistants at $1,000
each; to provide for an assistant librarian
of the state library to be appointed by
the board of trustees, term two years, salary
$50 per month; amending section 234 re-
yiSed statutes, amended, to limit costs
in mechanics liens to 500; amending section
! 1899 revised statutes prohibiting creditors
/ from bringing action on their claims after as
| signment is made: to repeal section Z, chap
revised statutes relating to county boards,
providing that boards shall consist Of but
! three members to serve three years, divid-
! ing counties into three districts to be rep
| resented by q supervisor, to be elected at
the time of electing town officers The bill
authorizing the land commissioner to sell
! burned pine on the state lands was killed
and so was Senator Officers antitrust bill
The bill authorizing county treasurers to
county clerk was killed. The bill cutting
| the labor commissioners allowance for his
expenses to the amount of his actual ex-
| penses was the subject Of quite a debate,
| 1t was finally laid over to Tuesday. The
| Senate then adjourned TO Monday night.
The Assembly.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 5.-Mr. O'Neill pre-
scented to the Assembly a remonstrance
against establishing a municipal court in
the county of Washburn petition was
presented asking for the repeal of the pres
| ent road laws and another favoring the
| passage of the geological survey bill. Sew
eral petitions asked for the passage Of the
bill against the sale of filed cheese Mr.
Johnson renewed his Dane county employe
resolution in different form, this time call
ing upon all the state officers to furnish the
Assembly with a list of employees whose
homes are in Dane county. The rules were
suspended and Mr.. Blake moved to lay the
resolution on the table. The motion was
| Dl,1ti cd
introduced follows: To amend the
vised statutes relating to county judges and
court commissioners: to amend the game
laws; relating to liens for supplies on logs,
ties, ETC.; to govern the hours of labor ON
public works; to provide for uniformity of
text books; to authorize cities under special
charters and containing 5000 inhabitants to
grant licenses for the sale of liquors; to
relieve the owners of real estate from paying
taxes on more than their interest therein;
to protect fish in the Fox river and adjacent
waters; to appropriate $1,000 TO the fish COM
mission for deputy hire in the prosecution
of offenders on Winnebago lake; to provide
for the appointment of justices and con-
stables to fill VACANCIES; to prevent OBJ
struction on the Catfish in Dane county.
The Senate bill ceding jurisdiction over
Devils island in Ashland county to the
United States concurred in. The As
sembly then went into committee Of the
whole, Mr.. O'NeilI in the chair. The bill
relating to fence owners was taken up and
was a new bill except for the enacting
clause. The amendment was lost. Mr..
LambersOn's bill relating to the compensa-
ton of county supervisors was killed. 1t
provided for the payment of 50 Il day TO
supervisors. A bill authorizing dam on the
Wisconsin river at Grand Rapids was favor
ably considered. When the committee
arose Mr.. Lamberson complained that the
calendar was not arranged 50 as to give
any idea of what the bills under cOnsdera-
ton related to without reference TO the
files The three bills reported from the
committee of the whole were disposed OF
as recommended
Madison, Wis, Feb 6-Mr O7Neill started
the ball rolling with two petitions favoring
an appropriation to the State Flremen 5
association. He also presented a remon-
STRANGE against the bill creating a municipal
court in Washburn county. Mr.. Alderman
introduced a resolution to print extra copies
of the first 100 bills introduced at the SEES
sion 1t was laid over. Mr.. Buckstaff
moved the reconsideration of Mr.. JohnSons
resolution of inquiry regarding the number
of Dane county employees in the Legislature.
After hot fight the recon ms err Q was
voting with the Democrats The resolution
was then tabled. Bills were introduced as
follows: To amend the laws Of 1889 relating
to firemen's pensions; to establish a board
of medical examiners: to amend the general
city charter act to redIstr1ct the wards OF
stores; to repeal laws of 1891 relating to
the county court of Portage county; to es-
tablish an intermediate refOrmatory, grant
ing an appropriation of 100000 for the eS-
adjustment of the prison on some river bank
where there is good water power; to amend
the laws of 1880 relating to the appoint
ment of a register-in-probate in Milwaukee
county; relating to limitation of highway
taxes; to regulate the manufacture and sale
of butterine and filled cheese; relating to APP,
peals from justices Of the peace; to amend
laws of 1891 relating to mutual insurance
companies; to amend laws of 1887 relating
to the appointment of the soldiers relief
commissions; amending. laws of 1889 relat-
ing to the relief of INDECENT Union soldires
and sailors; amending laws relating. to fish
ways in dams on Trempealeau river; to
amend the laws relating to changing county
seats; to amend the. revised statutes of
limitations; requiring interest on losses, UNI
der insurance policies: to provide for APP
praisers for Insurance losses; to- provide
for the sprnkling of streets in villages; to
amend the revised statutes relating to village
elections; to amend the revised statutes re-
lating to school terms; to discontinue
state road in Marinette county; to prevent
unjust discrimination by insurance com
panies; relating. to the issue of railroad bonds
by municipalities legalizing the acts Of
the Florence county board creating the town
of Homestead; providing for the licensing
of clubhouses in certain cities; relating to
Incorporated villages. The committee on
roads and bridges reported Mr.: Prochnow's
road commission bill for indefinite post
ponement. The printing committee killed
Mr. Dodge's resolution relating 70 the blue
booIxc and ranOrtQ6 faVOrdbiy Dill to print