Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-03-13
THE LEGISLATURE.


opened in usual form at 10 O'Clock this
morning; A petition was presented from
elections bill. The joint resolution amend
ing section 6. article ". of the constitution;
striking out the clause limiting the salary OF
the state superintendent of public lnstruc-
ton to $1,000, was laid over till Wednesday.
The substitute. which legislates Labor Com
missioner Dobbs out of office (No. 341 s.,
which came up for passage. was laid over
till Thursday on motion of Mr.. Spen1sseE.
Bills were passed as follows: No. 10 ),
relics; No. IS A, permitting nonresident
members of town insurance companies to
be directors; No. 291 A. recurring town and
village fire insurance companies to file copies
Of their articles of bylaws and policy blanks.
Bill No. 361 S, relating to atiidavits for gar
nishments; No 3S7 s, prohibiting conspiracy
obtaining employment. was killed: The Sen
ate passed to engrosSment and third reading
the Judiciary committees substitute bill re,
curing plumbers to be licensed. The bill
provides that no plumber or plumbing firm
shall do business without license II any
city having over 1000 inhabitants. Appn-
cation must be made to the board OF health,
which shall appoint board OF examiners
to examine into the qualifications of all APP
pMcants and certify them to the board Of
health, which shall issue licenses good for
one year-fee, So for employing firm; 80
cents for journeymen plumbers, 90 cents for
renewals. An inspector Of plumbing IS also
to be appointed. to be a person not inter
ested in the business. Each city OF IoO0 or
over shall also fix by ordinance regulations
for plumbing and apparatus to be used, no
plumbing except repairs to be done without
a permit Violation of the law is made a
ing $50 Mr.. Solliday called for the ayes and
noes. on the bill; 1t Was ordered to third
reading by q vote of 20 ayes to noes. Adj
journment was taken until 10 O'Clock temor-
row morning.
joint resolution No. S, for constitutional
amendment making sheriffs eligible for re-
election, called out a discussion. Mr.. Spens-
ley hoped it would not pass. The change
was not necessary. The provision restrict
ing sheriffs to one term was inserted In the
constitution after due consideration oy
body of able men, and should not be lightly
stricken out. Mr.. Woodwork said every ar
gument in favor Of restricting the term fell
single proposition, to elect honest men to Of
fee. Every restriction that can possibly be
made failed if honest men We're not elected;
Mr.. Burke opposed the resolution. He said
the danger lay not so much in the influence
of the sheriff's deputies as in the sheriff
manipulation Of the laws of the county. he
had the power to put criminals under obt-
cations. No other person had such power
to manipulate caucuses. He knew of no
striction. The joint resolution passed-23
TO s. A joint resolution by Mr.. Weeks:
permitting Mr.. Spensiey to introduce pill
establishing standard fire insurance policy
for Wisconsin. was adopted. The committee
on interpretations reported for passage No.
rs S. relative to cleaning sidewalks of snow
and ice, with amendments; 194 S, to repeal
section Z chapter 172, laws of 1888 Re-
ported for indefinite poStponement-No. l20
.,
relating to corporations: The committee on
railroads reported against No. 1913 S, re-
quiring one conductor and three brakemen
on freight trains and one conductor, one Dag
gageman and two brakemen on passenger
trains; No. SO s, requiring license from
palace car companies was reported with
the statement that the committee thought
q method ought to be devised by which
sleeping companies should pay a share
to the conStitutionality of the bill, and the
committee recommended that it be reported
to the judiciary committee to report con-
stitutional bill, it was so referred. The
committee on military affairs reported
against 27S S. for relief of INDECENT veterans.
No. 242 S. amending the law relating to
on charitable and penal institutions. re-
ported for passage No. 2O7 S, authorizing
oners each Fourth of July, and against 1856
S, relating to commitment OF dependent
children. The committee public health
and safety reported for passage No. 197 S,
relating to medical societies, and 216 S, pro-
viding for examination of drinking waters
by state board of health. Assembly bill No.
400, making it compulsory on school boards
of school library; was passed. Adjournment
Madison, Wis, March 7.-Petitions were
offered in the Senate for the peddlers and
hawkers' license bill; two fol-. Nos. 146 and
AS. creating railroad commission; one re
monStrance from Racine and five from Su-
perior against 245 S, creating fire and police
commissioners in cities; for ts1Ways III
dams Resolutions were adopted fol-
lows: Granting permission to introduce a
bill for a dam across the Eau Claire river;
directing the superintendent of public prop
erty to pay for forty-four badges for mes
senger boys, costing $3.50; granting the use
of the Senate chamber the afternoon of
March 13 to the committee on state affairs
to hear arguments on the woman's suffrage
ed against No. los S. to establish a board or
parole commissioners for parole and gov
eminent of parole prisoners. The same
comIattee fayorably reported No. 4S s,
ures; ia S.. to cheaper cost Of administer
ing estates in county courts; 211 5. abolish
ing the board of trustees of Soldiers and
Orphans home; 367 S, relative to removal OF
rocks from lakes and rivers. The committee
on charitable and penal institutions reported
favorably on No. IA S, increasing salary of
deputy warden Of state prison to $500.
The committee on privileges and elections
reported favoraby on 2S3 S, relative to poll
The committee on judiciary reported against
Nos. 800 and So, McGillivray's bills for
tribunals of arbitration d and Cancellation ana
gibiIity for judicial office; 408 A, providing
for disposition of state tax collected in civil
actions; 41S A. relating to building and loan
associations; 221 s, relative to compensation
Of court reporters. For passage: 304 A, to
protect citizens in their civil aud legal rights
court reports for Price county; IS;' A: relae
tive to liens; 113 s. relative to collection of
laws uniform with laws of other states, re-
lating to sealing of deeds and other written
instruments; probate of foreign wills; execu-
ton of wills; aboIshing days of grace;
Acknowledgements of written Instruments.
Other bills passed were: No. SO s, requir-
ing plumbers to be licensed in cities Of 1900
or over; No 16S S, for protection of uniform
labels and trademarks; No. PAT s, relative
to publication of sales permitting them to
be published in papers established six
months in counties organized within two
years; No. 292 S. for appointment Of
Commission for uniform legislation; No 343
S. requiring school boards to purchase Unit
ed States flags, and 354 S, providing for dis
play of United States flags on schoolhouses;
No. 3S9 S, requiring that Migrants be SEN
fenced to hard labor; No. 397 s. providing
for auditing of accounts Of university
gents; No 400 S, providing fGr auditing of
accounts of normal school regents The bill
changing the term of office of the state sta
tistician was re-referred to the committee
on state affairs. thus giving jeremiah Dobbs,
the present incumbent: new lease Of lie.
Assembly bill No. 155, including Oneida
among counties which need not return taxes
to the state till July, and No. 335 A, to dis
| continue portion of territorial road in
| Columbia county was concurred in. Senate
| bills were killed as follows: No. 12O S, re-
| lating to mutual loan corporations; No. 1913
| S, relating to corporations; No. 242 S, to
| revise the laws relating to the Wisconsin
! National guard No. 1886 S. relating to COM
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