Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-03-20

flood of petitions, most of which referred to
the county option bill, Mr. Halls railroad bill
Dodge moved to lay the vinegar bill over
until tomorrow, but Mr.. HirSchinger OBJ
{9Htedd now The 10 bill ought to be passed or
tended that the bill ought not to be passed.
and that by tomorrow the members would
be better acquainted with it's provisions and
able to vote more intelligently. MI Blake
said that the bill was SO short that any
member could become acquainted with its
was lost and the bill was taken up on its
merits. An amendment in the form of a
substitute, which was reported by the COM
mlttee, was acted on first. Mr.. Paulus OF
Milwaukee spoke against the passage of the
bill, asserting that the coloring of vinegar
was not injurious to health and the passage
Of the bill would mean the losing Of vinegar
factories and the end Of large industry.
Mr.. HirSchinger said he would vote to kill
his own bill if he thought it would close the
vinegar factories, but it would not n;2 Ike one
gallons difference. All the bill SOusS. to do
was to prevent the manufacturers from put
ting in little burned sugar to make COM
mon vinegar look like cider vinegar. The
Assembly had passed bill to prevent a
fraud in the manufacture OF butter, and to
be consistent it must pass this bill. Mr..
MahOney of Vernon made the same conten-
ton, asserting that the Assembly could not
now refuse to attack another fraud. MIR.
Grer said that the bill had been drawn
at the request of Chairman Thorn and the
Mr.. Buckstaff's bill making an appropria-
ton to the university was the special order
Tor . o CLOCK laSC night, Out on nlOUlOn OF
Mr.. De Croft it was laid over until next
Wednesday and made the special order for
5 O'Clock in the evening. A resolution was
adopted to authorize Mr.. Yawkey to intro
duce two bills, one relating to the terms of
court in the Fifth district and the other to
the town of Pelican, Oneida county. On
motion Of Mr. Latta bill No. pa A, regulat-
ing mutual benefit associations, was laid
over until next Tuesday. There little
skirmish over Senator Timme's bill to au-
thorize the transfer of funds from the trust
funds n tho general fnn6 Mr. Finn offered
an amendment to strike out the preface of
the bill and said that he was in favor of it
because the preface was unnecessary and
was affront to the Democrats. The
amendment was lost. and the bill was or
dered to a third reading. The committee
on collection of taxes reported in favor of
the bill to license cigarette sellers.
food and dairy commissioner, that it was a
good bin and ought. to pass. Mr.; De Grof
vent the manufacture of the so-called
''brown" vinegar would put an end to a big
industry. Mr.. Davidson made a speech
against the passage of the bill, stating that
there was not enough cider vinegar made in
year to supply the market for two months,
and there was no good reason why a
harmless cOlOring matter should be pro-
hibted. There was just as much reason
why farmers should be prevented from
coloring their butter which they al did
pitching into Mr.. Blake and accusing him
Of making filled cheese and coloring butter
and being inconsistent in opposing this bill
Mr. NOt6ohm moved TO Law the bill on the
table. There was a call Of the ayes and noes
and the motion prevailed by a vote of 81 to
80. The Assembly then took recess to Z 80
p. N. At the evening session the Assembly
went into committee of the whole and the
Stillman street railway vestibule bill was
the cause of some little discussion. An
amendment, introduced by Mr.. Stillman, re-
Quiring the companies to Vestibule their cars
within six months and giving common cOun-
ellis authority to modify or exempt was
adopted and on motion the committee of
the whole reported the measure back with
the recommendation that it be referred to
the Judiciary committee and that committee
be Instructed to report the bill back with
such amendments that the matter be taken
entirely out of the hands. of city. councils
and the time for the completion of the YES
tibules be limited to one year. The Assem-
bly, so referred the bill. Mr.. Hambright's
with reference to increasing the license fees
Of persons selling auction and fire sale
goods which was a special order for the
without discussion. The following measures
reported by the committee of the whole were
Indefinitely postponed: No 693 A. providing
pertinent association in Northern Wisconsin;
No. 104 A, authorizing towns of the state to
purchase and pay for ire protection for unin-
corporated villages within their boundaries
containing not less than $50 inhabitants;
No 242 A. relating to the Wisconsin Ma
aries of school districts No 2 in the towns
OF Monroe and Washington; No. AL A, in
creasing the powers of common councils
WITH reference 10 streets, NO. 400 A. dC-
thorizirg cities containing a population OF
5000 CT over to issue corporate bonds for
the paving OF streets; No. 4SS A. to provide
fire protection for incorporated villages, con-
ta ming population of not less than 80 in
habltants; No. 5S3 !, to prohibit fences on
public highways; No 614 A, providing uni
ficers of the Wisconsin National guard. The
committee on militia reported with an
amendment for passage the joint resolution
for the appointment of additional members
of the Chlckamauga commission. The
amendment increases the number to three
additional members. The medical society
committee reported for indefinite postpone
ment the bill to prohibit public exhibition
of hypnotsm. The claims committee re-
ported Tor concurrence the Baxter bill, No.
2S1 S, authorizing school districts to be cred
tied with interest moneys charged them in
excess of per cent. The same committee
reported unfavorably upon the measure to
appropriate $4,000 for plants to the cram
berry sufferers in Northern Wisconsin. Bill
226 4, for the establishment of board of
was also No. ia A. to appropriate certain
money to the state university. No. 542 4, to
create an historical commission was re-
state affairs committed The same commit
tee reported for concurrence No 394 s, to
authorize the transfer of certain moneys
eral fund The judiciary committee report
ed for indefinite pOStpOnement No. 43O a.
creating municipal court for the county Oh
Bayfield,; also No. 638 A, creating; munich
pal court for the county of Taylor. The
same committee reported for passa ge No! rs
A, creating a municipal court for Oneida
county, and No. $50 A, to detach the county
of Villas from the Fifteenth judicial circuit
and attach it TO the Sixteenth.
Madison Wis, March 13.-Mr Mahoney of
Vernon offered joint resolution to Intro
duce bill relating to express companies,
and Mr. Jones offered another authorizing
Mr.. Hall to introduce a bill to pay the ex-
penses of the Russian thistle commission
ers, both of which were adopted. Mr.. HARMS
of WaukeSha asked and granetd per-
mission to withdraw bill No. 1856 A, which is
the OconomOwoc waterway improvement
bill He said that he introduced it by re-
quest on the understanding that there was
no dispute about the ACCESSIBILITY OF the
project. 1t had proved that there was opQo-
sition to the scheme, and, its projectors
did not desire to fight, he wanted to with
draw it. Senator Timme's resolution to- APP
point two more Chickamauga commissioners
was amended to make the number three 8nd
was then adopted. The amendment will
enable the governor to appoint representa-
tive for each regiment that was engaged in
the fight. A bill to establish a home for the
feeble-minded was passed without dissent
ing vote and with no argument. The bill
appropriating money for improvements st
the Industrial school for girls was also
passed by q unanimous vote. The commit
tee on education reported against the Senate
bill to have flag displayed on every school
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