Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-04-07

| and Marathon counties and attaching same
to county of Wood; No. All A, to create the
| county of Rivers; No. AT A. relating to
| elections; No. 517 A, to create the county of
Rusk; No. 263 4, relating to levy of taxes
| by towns; No. 81 a, to create the county
| of Rusk; No. GAL A, to maintain bridges in
| certain cases. Among the bills killed were
! the measures to create the counties of Rusl
! and Rivers. These were substitute bills be-
| fore the committee, but it declined to re-
port them and the whole matter is dead
! The Assembly passed a resolution to hold a
| session on the Sd and then adjourned to
| the 7th. Among the Senate bills ordered
! to a third reading We're Senator Devos'
| measures relating to the lake shore drive
| in Milwaukee There was a fight over the
| bill to increase the pay of the stenOgra pliers
Of the justices of the Supreme court, but it
| was finally ordered to a third reading Sen
| ator Timme's bill requiring a license for
| hunting deer was ordered to a third read
The small boy and the deadly cigarette
were under the legislative microscope in
| the Assembly on the night of the LIST. After
| an examination of more than an hour it
| was decided that the latter would have to
! give way to the former or the result would
| be vice versa without need of legislative en-
| actment. The Hurd anti-cigarette bill was
| the topic of discussion in the Assembly, it be-
| ing a special order for o'clock. The meas
ure came to the Assembly from the commit
tee on public health and sanitation with
| recommendation that it be Indefinitely post
| poned. But after the members of the lower
| house had listened to the arguments pro and
con, the opposition to the measure was
completely routed and Mr. Hurd scored Il
notable victory by having his bill passed I'M
| der suspension of the rules without any
evident opposition The HurG bill is a
sweeping one. 1t provides for a license fee
! of $500 from dealers in cigarettes and pro-
| hibits the sale of cigarettes to minors under
| penalty Of a fine of not less than $50 or
more than 500.
The opponents Of the antf-pass measure
forced the fighting in the Assembly on the
| I'd by the introduction of a resolution call
| ing upon the members to give up their pass
es Immediately. 1t requires them to hand
| over the pasteboards to the chief clerk, who
| is to return them to the railroads. Under
| the rules the resolution went over until the
following day. The Milwaukee school board
| bill was concurred in by the Assembly with
| out a word of discussion. 1t takes the ap-
| pointment of school commissioners out Of
the hands of the common council and places
| it in the hands Of a nonpartisan commission.
| There having been some question as to
| whether or not an aye and no vote should
! have been taken on the Hurd cigarette bill
| at the opening of this mornings session Of
| the Assembly, the vote was reconSidered
and an aye and no vote was taken. 1t was
unanimously in favor Of the bill, as was the
vote the night before Mr. Mss stirred I'D
! the Milwaukee members by offering reso
! l"tion to establish q special committee
| be known as the Milwaukee delegation 10
serve for the balance of the session to cor
| slider Milwaukee matters. Messrs. Eaton,
| Burnham and Arson objected and the reso-
| luton was voted down. Quite a number
| Of leaves of absence were granted. The
committee or public lands reported sub
stitute for the three bills relating to the
sale of timber and land on the state park.
| The following bills were passed: No. 353 y.
| repeating compensation of delegates from
country agricultural societies to state fairs;
! No. 800 a, authorizing Il company 10 pick
up stray logs, lumber timber, etc; No. 37S
! A. organizing a state board of agriculture;
! No. 423 \, relating to The letting of con-
| tracts for printing in cities of first class;
No. $50 A. amending law of municipal
! to use and ownership of water and light
plants; No u 5, acquiring lands for boule-
Ndiu purposes III WI " ''lAee W 10 - az
| curing lake frontage for park Or boulevards
! in Milwaukee; No. II S. comforting certain
! powers on municipal corporations; No. % >.
| providing for more correct reeorG Of
| compensation of committees Of county
boards reiains to- certain rita actions
guard guard: relating to enforcement Of
penalties and forfeitures; No. 285 y,
| authorizing certain corporations to con-
denim lands; No. 294 S, relating to disp9-
| Siti0n Of fines in certain cases; No. 90 ),
! requiring license fer hunting deer: No. 81
! ), relating to the punishment OF s0donF:
| No. GS 5, eXempting lands used for public
| parks and grounds from taxation; No. 49, ),
| relating to hotels and inns; No 1S3 ;, for
| No. 261 S. relating to school boards III cities
of the first class; No. SO S, authorizing Il
dam across the Wisconsin river. Villas coun-
ty; No. 81 s, legaizing acts OF Ielge Lar
son. justice of the peace. The bill 10 in
crease the pay Of the Supreme court JUS
tees stenographers was killed by a yete
was quite Il debate over the dead beat law.
Messrs Rosenkrans and Barnum opposing
it and Messrs- Billiard and Tucker f2NorInS
1t. The bill passed. There was quite
long discussion over a Senate resolution 10
permit the introduction of the bills designed
to take tie place of the Fricke Insurance.
| code. Mr. Frink opposed the resolution IN Il
| vigorous speech in which he contended that
1t was only scheme to get the code back
in another form. MeSSrS. w. 4. Jones.
| Overlook, Miss and others explained that 1t
was only to permit the re-enactmeut OF the
present laws with few changes. ana the
resolution was c0ncurred in. Under joint
resolution Mr.. Taylor introduced bill TO
permit Marinette to join with Menominee,
Mich, Ill building bridge over the Me
nominee river. The Green bill regulating
bakeries was ordered to Il third reading
Senator McMullenFs bill relating 20 street
Sprinkling was nOnconcurred II. Ihe
HindeS resolution appointing standing
committee to investigate the university was
ordered engrossed without discussion. The
following bills were Killed: No. 23S A, re-
| A, relating to manufacture of pure beer;
No 294 A, relating to manufacture OF pure
| beer; No $50 A, apT-ropratin1 a SUM OF
| money for the Oshkosh Fair association;
| No 466 A, relating to liens upon logs and
| timber. No. 500 A relating TO Manufacture
of beer. The Hall railroad bills were on
| the calendar for indeffnita postponement,
| but at Mr.. Halls request they were laid
! over.
The bill to increase the salaries OF the
| Supreme court stenographers to $3.50 a
! month. WHICH was NlLleu ON the Assembly
] in the morning. was rescued on the night
Of the ID by Mr.. Hall. He moved that the
| vote by which concurrence was re-
fused be reconsdered. and the motion pre-
vailed. Mr.. Hall said he was opposed to
the bill, but made the motion out of courtesy
to some persons who wanted hearing.
| The measure referred to the judiciary
committee The bill to require license fees
for the hunting of deer was recOnsldered
and the counties of Brown and Sank insert
| ed.
The Assembly had q lively little fracas on
| the Sd over the Barnum resolution calling
up the members of the house to surrender
| their passes at once. 1t was on the calen-
| dar but as there were few members pre-
| ent Mr.. Barnum did not desire 10 have it
! acted upon, and be moved to lay the matter
| over until the Sth. MI HindeS moved to
| lay the resolution the table and Mr.. Bar,
mum called for the ayes and noes. The roll
| call had been dispensed with and Mr.. Pierce
| called attention TO the fact that roll call
| would show that there was not Il quorum
| present. The chair desired to have the mat
| ter delayed until after the business OF the
house had been transacted but Mr.. Barnum
had a cinch on the situation and he de-
! clined to consent to any delay except upon
| withdrawal of Mr.. Hindes' motion Mr..