Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-03-06

inal bill, which simply Increased the salary
OF the deputy. It was virtually dead
| son. On motion Of Mr.. Spensley further
consideration Of the bill was postponed till
II The JUDICIARY c9mmttse report
s, providing for uniform legislation, and
$50 S. making it compulsory to sentence
Migrants at hard labor. and for indefinite
postponement of bill No rs S. repeating
section 1869 A, revised statutes, relating to
surplus moneys in the state treasury; No.
of change Of venue; No. $50 S, prescribing
a penalty Of larceny from a shop or store;
No All S, providing for the punishment of
a person who shall falsely personate an
| other; No. 81 S, providing for transfer Of
! stock of corporations; No. 100 S, providing
coHF nG axe On
military affairs reported No. go S. with SUBJ
stitute, Tor which passage is recommended
| The committee on claims reported for pass
age No. 407 S, fixing salary of state super
! intendent; No. 1903 S, creating a historical
commission; 40 S, providing. an additional
1-5 mill tax for state university; No. 397 s,
and No. 400 S, providing for auditing ac-
counts of university and normal school
regents, with iti1 amendments Assignment
| was taken till Monday evening al 1870 p. M
The Assembly.
| Madison, Wis, Feb. 26.-Petitions were
presented in the Assembly in favor of the
| peddler bill, the bill for weekly payments,
the engineer bill, the county option bill, in
| against the 500 bills, in favor of repeating
! the NIuskego lake drainage bill, against the
otgfp county division bill and
| raising the age Of consent was re-referred
to the committee on judiciary. The Assem-
! bly, then went into committee Of the whole
! on the general file, with Mr.. Fraser in the
chair. After the committee arose Mr. Bees
! SEES bill establishing immigration board
was sent to the committee on claims. The
| blacklist bill was laid over until tomorrow
| because it had not been printed. Mr. Finn
asked to have separate action on No. 264 A,
| requiring eight months of teaching in each
school year, which had been reported for
indefinite postponement. He made a speech
In favor of the passage of the BILL stating
that the present law provided for only six
months teaching. which was not enough
| Mr.. Burke thought that the bill made too
much Of a change and Mr. Johnson agreed
with him. Mr. Mahoney Of Vernon, chair
man OF the committee on education, said
| that he was in favor of giving the children
an the education possible, but he was in
formed that there were many districts in the
| state where the change would make a bur
den on the Taxpayers burden they could
not easily stand. AS the law now stood
each district could decide for itself whether
1t wanted six months, eight months or ten
months, and he did not believe there was any
! 1t would be wise to refer it to the committee
| on education. Mr.. Mahoney objected, and
Nj. Cousins moved 70 lay it on the table:
MI Finn called for the ayes and noes, and
| the vote stood 73 to 90 the Democrats voting
! against the motion. Special action was taken
| on Mr.. Rays bill requiring barber shops TO
close on Sunday, but it was killed Bills
were killed as follows: No 20 A. requiring
guard gates at intersection of railroad tracks
| with city and village streets; SO A, relating
to treasurers and their suretles. authorizing
| the employment of guarantee companies; 50
A. 40 relating to practice, in the Supreme court;
40 A, amending section 1856 of Sanborn &
Berryman's annotated stG>tutes, removing
the $4,000 limit, for damages for accidental
death; 2eo A, to amend the revised statutes
| relating to garnshments; 306 A, concerning
insurance permitting special matter on
standard policies; 3e7 A. amending the stat
ne fo juSx Of tl,a, A
requiring guard gates at railroad crossings:
4s4 a. providing for weekly payments OF
wages. The following bills were ordered to
dissolution of village corporations; So A, re-
Letting letting to town laws; III A, amending the
lating to the register In probate of Winnie
bago county; 1913 and 200 A relating to
liens; 212, A, relating to register in pro-
rivers connecting the Madison lakes; $50 A,
amending laws relating to limitations of time
u2 to
companies; 2IS A, requiring a complete an
nual report from the commissioner of insur-
ance; 294 A, to cheaper the cost of admin
istering small estates, providing that clerks
of probate courts shall draw up papers in
small estates free Of charge; 313 A, relating
A. relating. to apportionment of costs in
criminal actions: 404 a. reducing the capital
of the Bank of River Falls; 503 A, authoriZ-
ing canal from Hemlock creek to Gram
berry creek; 551 A, authorizing a dam on
Hay river. Senate bills No so. concerning
the care of monuments, and No. 121, amend
ing the statutes relating to the adoption of
children, were concurred in. A joint resoIu-
tion introduced by Mr.. Phalen requiring the
state treasurer to furnish a statement of
fines paid by counties into the school fund
in the last four years was concurred in.
ff be A eTenDg SESSION. f9GK tb recess fs t rs go
mittee reported for indefinite postponement
the three bills relating to stationary engi-
neers providing for a board of examiners
airy engines and boilers. 1t also reported for
indefinite poStponement the bill regarding
building and loan associations
Madison, Wis, Feb; 27.-The flood of petit
lions in the Assembly was greater than
feeble-minded, the regulation of food and
dairy interests, county options, taking the
exclusive franchise from the Milwaukee
Gaslight company, fishing with nets in Lake
Winnebago the taxation of mortgages, linn
iting passenger rates OH the 500 road liens
on logs the various county division schemes
and endless other matters On motion of
Mr. Cousins the Assembly accepted an in
vftation of Adjt.-Gen. King to witness
FPf qF IN d tine wSs
to allow Mr.. SEEKER to introduce a bill reat-
ing to toll roads. Mr.. Hanson introduced by
request joint resolution favorlng annexa-
ton of Canada. The committee taxes re-
ported favorably on Senator Austin's bill for
the uniform taxation of steamboats,; The.
Milwaukee delegation reported the bills dis
posed of last night. The medical committee
reported against bills Nos. III and 125, 224
anu 1Of n, the SAFE Ul NdCclHe anu
establishing a board of medical examiners.
The dairy and food committee reported ia
vorabTy on Senate bill No 143, to regulate
the sale of dairy PRODUCTS which is the
Dairymen's association bill. Senate bill No.
so. concerning the care of monuments, and
Senate bill No. 113, amending the statutes
relating to the adoption of children and re
curing notice of adoption to be given to
Cured in. The substitute blacklist bill,
which carne up yesterday and was laid over
till today was again laid over and viii De
taken up in committee of the. whole toner
row. The geological survey bin was on the
general file, but was re-referred to the com
mittee ON claims. The following bills were
killed: No. 81 A, to declare portion of the
Sheboygan and Calumet plank road an open
thoroughfare; Nos. 90 A, 100 A and 437 A,
relating to the licensing of engineers; No
265 A. to vacate road in Marnette county;
No. 39S a, concerning fees of clerks in cir
cult courts; No. 691 A. reducing the price
to be paid for the publication of the official
proceedings to 80 cents for the first inser-
tion and 20 cents for subsequent insertions
Mr.. YaWkey'S bill to create the seventeenth
lumber district ana the appointment of an
inspector therefor, and Mr.. WOller's bill to
! appoint justices of the peace by the common
! councils, were ordered to a third reading,