Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-20

O'Nell moved the rule be disregarded ex~
cept when the reading of a bill is called for,
and his motion prevailed. When the com,
mlttee arose bill for a dam on Oconto river
was ordered to third reading; so was a
bill authorizing the placing Of telegraph
and telephone lines along highways and the
senate bill to pay the State Firemen's aSSO-
clatlon $1,000. Mr.. PrOchnOW'S A. r. U. bills
were killed without struggle. At the con
cIuslOn OF the special order the Assembly
Madison, Wis, Feb. EXPEDITIONS without
number Hooded the Assembly again, favoring
everything from the repeal Of ROAD law to
the amendment of the constitution There
were several of them faVOring the passage
of the bill to take away the exclusive fran
chlse OF the Milwaukee Gas Light company
The Oshkosh real estate board sent a re-
monStrance against change in the fish and
game laws relating to WinnebagO lake. The
bill objected to proposes to forbid fishing
with nets in that lake. Several petitions
favoring the measure were introduced. The
West Bend q. A. II. post sent remon-
STRANGE against the repeal of the law reQur-
ing the printing of the official roster. The
committee on interpretations reported against
dams on Yellow river and Spring brook.
The committee on cities reported against
the bill dividing the Tenth judicial district
in Milwaukee. 1t also reported a substitute
for the bill allowing cities to pay for clothing
gious diseases. The committee on militia
reported favoraby on the Chickamauga mon
ument bin and it was passed under suspen-
sion of the rules. The committee on judi
ciary reported three Senate bills for pas
sage and one for indefinite postponement.
1t reported favOrably on the constitutional
amendment to do away with the limit on
the state superintendent,s salary. The Sen
ate bill appropriating $1400 to the State
Firemen'S association was cOncurred in.
The Assembly went into committee of the
whole with Mr. Cox in the chair, and cOnsid-
cred large number of bills. The bill re-
lating to the distribution of reports of state
officers was reported by a substitute. The
bill to authorize cities to pay the mayor Il
salary was amended to make it apply to
cities of II 600 and upwards. When the
committee arose Mr.. O'Nel's bill to create
a state board of arbitration was laid over
at his request and made a special order for
next Thursday Bills were ordered to a
third reading as follows: To establish q
home for the feeble-minded; relating to
criminal cases in justice courts; amending
statutes relative to the practice of law; TO
authorize cities to pay the mayor salary;
to appoint an additional court commissioner
in Milwaukee; to amend the revised stat
ueS relating to attorneys bonds; to provide
for waving juries in Milwaukee county in
certain cases; authorizing trustees of viii
lagos to levy corporation taxes Bills were
killed as follows: To compel street railway,
telephone and telegraph companies to bury
wires; to facilitate transactions in circuit
and county courts; amending the statutes
relating to attachments: for payment of
costs in proceedings under search warrants;
two relating to exemptions. The Assembly
adjourned till S:3O p. III. Monday.