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

ate to order a communication was presented
by Senator SpenSley from T. B. BrittOn in
regard to sinking q deep shaft in the lead
region of Wisconsin. A resolution offered
by Mr. Baxter to give the use of the Senate
chamber to the joint committee on claims
to hear arguments on the deep water COM
mission project the evening of the 7th
was adopted. Bills were introduced as fol-
lows: Requiring the certificates of sur
yeyorS to be recorded to prevent insurance
of property in the state by unlicensed COM
panies. This repeats section go of the laws
city of Milwaukee; to fix tie height Of
Okauchee lake and to punish anyone lower
ing, the dam; to authorize cities of the first
and second classes to set Sside streets for
boulevards and parks; to repeal the laws
relating to a municipal court for Milwaukee;
amending. the law relating to church taxes.
member of the state board Of health was
confirmed. The resolution introduced by
Mr.. Spensley requiring executive appoint
ments to be referred to some committee be-
fore action by the Senate was made a
standing resolution and was adopted by
H una al Gus vote Senate f bil No g. relat,
passed.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 6.--Petitions were
passage of Senate bill No. 100, exempting
Rush lake, Winnebago county, from the
provision of the fish laws; for institution
for the feeble minded; to make sheriffs
eligible for reelection; from thirty-two She
bOyganiteS for the passage Of Senate bill
No. SO, requiring plumbers to. be licensed;
the geological and natural history survey.
Bills were introduced: Amending the town
ship road laws, requiring fifteen days
notice of election, whether taxes shall be
be ordered on petition of twenty electors;
authorizing L. S. Cohn to build a dam across
increasing the salary. of Supreme court JUS
tees from $1,000 to $500 annually, and Of
circuit court judges from $4,000 to $4,000;
amending chapter II, laws of 1887, reiat-
ing to insurance, allowing members to vote
either in person or by proxy, notwithstand-
ing the company's charter may provide 9th
erwise; to fix times of holding circuit court
in the Tenth circuit; amending the statutes
relating to corporations so to make filings
deputy warden of the state prison from
$1,000 to $500 per year; limiting the charges
of railway companies for carrying passengers
and freight in Wisconsin and amending
section 1903 revised statutes; to provide for
surveyors and prescribing their duties;
providing that in impaneling. a jury upon
a trial for an OffenSe punishable by impriS-
onment in the state prison for life the per-
son on trial shall be allowed to challenge
peremptorily twenty-four of the persons re-
turned as jurors; if there be two defendants
they shall be allowed thirty-six peremptory
challenges and if there be three or more
they shall be allowed no more than forty
eight, the whole of the challenges to be
divided equally among the defendants: also
a bill to prevent adulteration Of dairy prod
ucts; amending the statutes relating to in
surance, permitting the insurance commits
SiOner to revoke the certificate of any in
surance agent doing business for an author
lied company who shall also do business for
an unauthorized company and providing
that similar action by an officer stakeholder
or partner in any authorized company shall
cause the rey4 qs Of the license of all
neither certificate or license so revoked to
be renewed within a year: to amend the
fish laws, prohibiting the throwing of rub
bish into rivers, not to apply to rivers 100
feet wide; permitting the city of Milwaukee
to issue bonds for the erection of q police
court building; providing for the appoint
ment of tax commissioner in Milwaukee,
Joint Assembly resolution No. IA. cutting off
new business after February u, was con-
Cured in. Bills were passed as follows
To refund money paid as a penalty by
Washburn county; retiring judges of the
Supreme court after IS years of age; pro-
county. The committee on education re-
ported favorably the bill for state
historical library, which was as; then sent to
tinue a contingent fund for the suppression
of contagious diseases was sent to the
committee on claims MeSsrs Bashford
Phillips and Woodwork were appointed a
committee on public health and safety
The bills making the office of labor commits
SiOner elective was killed in the committee
to which Dr.. ]. ". SCOTS nomination as
state veterinarian was referred. reported
that he was now a citizen of the United
States and the nomination was confirmed
unanimously. Mr.. Spensley offered joint
resolution for the appointment by the gov
of the Russian thistle. Mr. SpenSley stated
adjoining states had appointed similar COM
missioners and a meeting Of these is to be
held at st. Paul February IA to secure uni
form action. The resolution was passed
under suspension of the rules
Madison Wis, Feb. AT the conclusion
of the opening exercises in the Senate Presi-
dent Pro TEN. Weeks called Senator T. B.
Mills to the chair. Mr.. Thayer presented a
petition for the passage of Senate bill No.
100 relating to fish and game laws. The
dairy and food committee reported favorably
II. G. Adams appointment as dairy and
food commissioners and it was confirmed
unanimously. Bills were introduced as fol-
lows: Appropriating sufficient money to
pay for the copies of SanbOrn & Berryman's
statutes furnished legislators; amending the
statutes relating, to agricultural societies,
allowing them 40 per cent Of the amount
of premiums in racing department.; author
for dependent children; providing for pub
lie school for dependent children in Mil
Waukee county; relating to discharge Of
merchants lien, requiring annullment of the
claim if not presented within year; author
izing justices to issue transcripts of judg
SIS or more whether the judgments exceed
SO or not; amending the general city char
ter law, providing that cities may own and
operate their own lighting plants; amend
ing the law relative to accident insurance
companies, requiring such companies to
specifically provide for payment in cases of
ing the appropriation for purchase of books
for the state law library from $4,000 to
S200O per year; TO confer ponce powers on
officers of the State Humane society; amend
ing the general election law, changing the
order of parties on the ballot; providing
for the dismissal of actions unless they are
brought to trial within two years after
issue is joined or a new trial ordered; to
protect persons, associations and labor
unions in trade marks and labels and re-
pealing chapter 1O4 laws of 1898: app ropriat-
ing $4,000 to the governors contingent fund
for the years 1895 to 1896; providing for
uniform rate Of taxation on vessels, making
the tax on tonnage; relating to public
schools in Milwaukee, comforting additional
powers on the school board; making the
terms of aldermen in Milwaukee four in
stead of two years; to legalize the action of
the town of MeroSe Jackson county, in
issuing bonds for the construction of two
iron bridges over the Black river; to cheap
en- the cost of administering estates of mod
crate value in probate courts. Bills were
passed as follows: Changing the point Of
intersection of the Sheboygan, st. Paul &
Central railway with the Milwaukee & North
ern, extending the time for completion of
the former, and the time for delivery of
bonds; appropriating $1400 to the State Fire
mems association, to cover the years of
1895 and 1896; amending the law relating
to consideration for which stock of private
corporations may issue, striking out the
words ''stock dividends or other;" amend
ing the law relating to city and county de-
positores, making the appointment of coun-
ty repositories discretionary with the county
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