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


an amendment to the bill to compel the
$500" road to charge only cents a mile
passenger fare and bill and amendment were
laid on the table Mr. Buckstaff's fran
chise bill was killed by vote of 6 to 49,
The Senate killed bills relating to paving in
milwaukee,, enabling counties to build and
maintain schools for dependent children. At
the evening session, under suspension of the
rules, the Senate passed bill No. 391 S,
to authorize Milwaukee county to build an
armory building at a cost of $150,000 for the
use Of the National guard companies Of that
city. Senator KruSzka tried to have the
bill laid on the table, but lost by a vote Of
IL to IL. Senator KrusZka then introduced
a resolution to cut off new business at once.
Inc resolution was voted down and Senator
Attpeter asked for reconsideration of the
PHI providing for the examination of sta
tionary engineers. Reconsideration was re-
fused by vote of II to 8. The Senate did.
however, reconsider it's action on bill No. TIP,
to authorize towns to aid in the construc-
ton of telephone lines The measure was
refused concurrence by vote of Is to s.
having a population of 100000 or more was
recalled and concurred in. a resolution en-
eeodyiIng an INVITATION by Senator Withee
body of Illinois at Springfield was adopted.
The following Assembly bills were con-
Cured in: No. $780, relating to the publica-
ton of the time to redeem lands sold for
taxes; No. 36S relating to excuses; No. 70,
relating to publishing state reports; No so,
The bill TO repeal the Dane county drainage
act was killed. Bill No. 1875 A, relating to
the publication Of tax sale notices, was con-
Cured in. Then the wind-up of all business
came and the remainder of the evening was
spent between hOrSe-play among the mem
bers and presentations to the officers of the
chamber. Lieut-Gov. Baensch was given
a watch, Senator Weeks was the recipient
table of Chief Clerk Houser.
Madison. Wis, April 20.-FOr the first
time this winter the Democrats had q ma
iority in the Senate at its last session today.
When Lieut.-Gov. Baensch dropped the
~ m ms ni<rht Donn NH Of no
thirty-three were preSent-three Republic
ans, Baxter, Mills and Timme, and five Dem
and Wescott.- Roll call was dispensed with.
Mr.. Baxter offered joint resolution for the
appointment OF committee Of three, one
from the Senate and two from the Assem-
bly,, to wait the governor and learn if
he had any communication to make. Mr..
Baxter was appointed on this committee on
the part of the Senate and q recess was
taken until IL 40 to await it's report. The
list of bills signed by the governor came in,
the committee reported that there was no
further communication to come from the
governor and the Senate adjourned. The
governor signed Frank Flowers deep water
ways commission bill this morning and the
last bill to receive his signature was the bill
eXempting the Milwaukee Medical college
from taxation for term of years Among
the bills held back were: No 1S9 A, amend
ing section 11!0, relating to the publication
of notice of time to redeem lands sold for
taxes; No 36S A, .elating to the issuance
of licenses; No. 625 A, directing that half
of the money accrued from licenses be
turned over to the use of public schools; No.
1919 A, amending the law relating to the adj
vertsing the sale of real estate for taxes;
No. 292 A, providing for the election Of
road oyerseers instead of having them ap
pointed; and the Milwaukee school board
bill.
The Assembly.
Madison, Wis, April 16-In the Assembly
Hood of protests against the killing Of the
protests came from about 500 towns that
voted on the proposition at the last cleo
ton and out of 5000 voters there were only
600 against the anti-paSS amendment. The
joint resolution fixing the date of adjourn
ment was taken up, but on motion Of D. o.
Mahoney was laid over until tomorrow morn
liens on lumber in Door county, was con-
CURED in. The rule relating to the commit
tee of the whole was suspended and the bills
on the general file ordered to third read
ing or killed without any preliminary -four
ishes Two Senate bills to loan money to ma
tional guard companies were referred to the
committee on state affairs. There was some
discussion over Mr.. LamberSOn'S bill
thortzng towns to aid in the. construction
passage, which brought forth an appeal from
Mr.. Henderson. He said that it was in
! tended to give the farmers chance to have
| the benefit of the telephone, which he
! thought would be of great value Mr.. Hall
replied that it was only opening the door
for another scheme for swindling the far
mer. When the farmer wanted the tele-
phone he would get it without town aid and
to vote town aid would be an injustice to
bill was killed by a vote of b to 30. Mr..
Buckstaff got his bill for a free library in
Oshkosh passed under suspension of the
rules. Mr. Latta s bill pensiOning the judges
of the Supreme court who have served fifteen
years was killed. Mr. BonceFs bill re-
ducing the exemption OF married men from
$50 to $50 per month was the subject of con-
siderable discussion. Mr.. Boncel spoke in ia
VOr of it and W. A. Jones and Mr. Finn also
advocated it. The latter said that the peo-
pie of his district were unanimously in favor
of it. Mr.. Henderson objected to the pas
sage Of the bill. The law gave the well-to-do
man exemption of forty acres, but the
poor man had only an exemption of $50
month. 1t was not fair to cut it down any.
D. o. Mahoney thought that if the exemp-
the exemptions of all others ought to be cut.
Hubert Wolf spoke in favor of the bill. 1t
was laid upon the table by vote of 80 to
q. Mr.. Jeske's bill No. 234 A. making eight
hours a days labor on public buildings, was
killed by a vote of Is to 80. The bill
making appropriations TO the penal and
charitable institutions of the state, was or
dered to third reading after having been
amended so as to provide for the electric
considerable discussion over the bill Mr..
Henderson urging a delay to enable the
amendments to be printed and Mr.. Hall and
Burdick favOring immediate action Mr..
Arson moved to suspend the rules and put
| it on its passage. The motion prevailed and
the bill was passed Mr.. Notbohm tried to
get a law through changing the manage
ment of the Milwaukee fremen's relief fund.
after the measure had been killed by the
reported from another committee as sub
stitute for bill not germane to the subject.
George MahOney raised a point of order
against it, and the chair ruled it out of or
der The Grand avenue viaduct bill passed
under suspension of the rules. Mr.. Not
bohms original bill relating to the Fire
mems Relief association, recommended for
indefinite postponement by the Milwaukee
delegation, but never acted upon, came up
for action M: Notbohm spoke in favor of
Notbohm offered the substitute that the
chair had just ruled out of order, and Mr..
Mahoney raised a point of order against it
again. The speaker took the matter under
advsement until evening. Mr.. NOtbohm's
bill No. $40 A, relating to secret societies
bearing arms, which had been reported
without recommendation, was on the general
file A motion to lay the bill on the table
was lost by vote of A to 81. The meas
ure was then laid over until evening. The
following bills were killed. No. 575 A,
concerning suretes; No. 497 A, relating to
assignees; No. III S. relating to foreign cor
porations; Nos. 152 and 253 S. regulating the
issuance of corporate bonds; No 265 S,
providing salaries for register of deeds Mr..
O'Neirs bill to appoint commission to
wise the tax laws Of the state was passed
under suspension of the rules by a vote
of 81 to 10 Mr.. Johnson introduced q bill