Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-04-28


ate, to which Mr.. Billiard offered an amend
ment substituting new section for section
TRe as h rennr was va ADOPTED te
ance of bonds for the purchase Of water
works came up on the question of concurring
in several Senate amendments, which were
cOncurred in. The resolution to take a re-
cess was laid over till evening. The follow
ing bills were passed. No. 627 A (Jensen),
DennetQ, relating to employment of pris
oners; No. POI S (Munson) relating to IL
relating to the giving of official bonds The
agricultural society's appropriation bill was
laid over till night, The Devos election
bill was taken from the table and laid over
vote by which the Senate amendments to
the banking code were adopted and amended
examiners salary. Under suspension Of
the rules Mr.. Risum's bill reducing the
number Of legislative employees was passed
without opposition; Mr.. Latta moved that
joint resolution No. rs A, providing for
calling constitutional convention and re-
ported for nonconcurrence, be laid over and
the motion and the Assembly voted it down.
The resolution was then killed by a viva
voce vote without word in it's favor. Sen
ator Dement'S bill, 96 S, providing that no
person sentenced from United States
court be sent to the Milwaukee house of
correction, state prison, or other penal in
stitution of the state, was ordered to en-
grossment and third reading. Mr. Flett
came to the defense of Senator Roehrs bill,
| banks and mercantile agencies for the pur-
pose of obtaining credit, etc, which was
reported by the judiciary committee for in
definite postponement. The bill was or
dered to third reading. The Assembly
then took a recess until o'clock. The
first measure on the calendar at the after
noon session was the Senate joint resolu-
ton for a final recess on the oath. Mr. Ray
said that he thought the resolution should
bills in Senate, committees, and some of
them ought to be reported If the resolu-
ton was adopted they would die in commit
tee The resolution was laid over till even
Roahr's Jill, No. 108 S, relating to false
statements to banks and mercantile agen-
The Assembly refused concurrence in the
bill by a vote of 43 to "a. The committee
on finance, banks and insurance reported
back for inconvenience Nos. So S, 367 S
and 81 S, and for concurrence No. 3S4 S, all
relating to insurance matters. The same
committee reported for indefinite postpone
ment No GA A, providing for the taxing OF
the surplus of fixed premium life insurance
companies The banking code came back
from the Senate, the upper house having
refused concurrence in Mr.. Rays amend
ment providing that banks be required to
pay the fees for examination. BY a vote
of % to 20 the Assembly receded from its
amendments. Bills were passed as follows
No. Z A, relating to building and loan
sociations; No 90 a, to amend the general
ton for battleship fund; No. 90 S, relat
ing to the Milwaukee house Of correction
No 400 S, to amend the law Of 1897 relating
to the protection OF il and game.
The Assembly Sc IN on the night of the
Dist was short. mere brief debate
over Mr. Withces bill to require the univer-
sfty regents to make report to the Legis
lature. Messrs. Tucker, McGrath and w
A Jones spoke in favor of the BILL and
Messrs. Hall, Flett and Burlington opposed
it. The bill was refused third reading
by a vote of 81 to %. w. A. Jones m@de
a short speech of thanks to the Assembly
for the passage of the resolutions cOngratu-
of N Indian
agent. Mr.. Flett endeavored to have the
bill for the sale of the state park lands
passed under suspension of the rules, but
could not secure the necessary two-thirds
vote. \ bill was introduced by Mr.. w. A.
Jones, relating to free high schools, and was
passed under suspension Of the rules.
The Assembly on the I'D adopted the
Judiciary committees substitute TO the Da-
Wis corrupt practices and cOncurred in
it after a long and hot fight. The bill was
considered first in committee of the whole
and Mr.. Rosenkrans was called to the
chair. The question at the outset was the
adoption OF the amendment IN the form eI
sidered section by section. There was not
much debate until section 8 was reached,
when MI hail offered an amen nome 10 20
prevent a man from taking an office until
he had filed the statement of expenses re-
CURED by. the section. That led to
made that it might operate sometime to
keep a congressman or United States SEN
ator out of office. The amendment was
Killed ana the consideration OF the Dlll WIS
concluded without offer of amendment
When it came to the adoption of the sub
stitute Mr.. Flett objected to action upon
it until the original bill came up There
was Il long discussion over the question of
reading the original bill. but the reading
was finally dispensed with: The substitute
was adopted Mr.. Eaton thereupon moved
that when the committee arose 1t report
the whole matter for indefinite postpone
ment, and the motion prevailed. The bill
was finally ordered to third reading. Sew
eral members declined to vote. The only
noes were Messrs. MaertZ. Schellenberg
md Wofinger. The vote was 16 to 3. The
had been amended it was concurred in.
The White bill giving the board of control
the. right to inspect all institutions in
which people were confined with with
out their consent" was called up. The
ayes and noes being called for the. bill
hfd P 5he Beehte
Billiard, Burnham, Buttles, Cashin, Clason,
Connors, Davidson, Edwards, Flagg, Fogo,
HdTt HagSes Hu GdwP aur bat 5 Hs
Jones ID. F., Kraus, Lange, Latta, Maertz,
Marsh, Minch, Morgan, Olson, Overlook,
Parker, Peterson, Plummer, Polacheck, Pol
ley, Pratt Ray, Reinnoldt. Reynolds, Ru
therford, Schelenberg, Siekert, Stanley,
Staples; Stone. sweeting, Taylor Thomas mas
perman, Wolff, Wolfnger, Woller, 81;
noes, Agen, Arson, Beach, Borchsenius,
Church, Clack, Clark, Dresser, Eaton,
bundle, Legreid, Lewis, Merrill, Merriman,
Mcdonald, Mss, Pierce, Risum, Rosen-
krans, Shelter, Smith Cd. K.), Smith q. J.),
Thompson, True; Tucker, Write, Wolterr,
| Wylie. Yorkey, Mr.. Speaker, 34 not vot-
| ing, Goodell, Hindes, McCtrath, Mosher,
| SCther, 5. Senator Weltons BIZ! for the
! erection of monuments on the battlefield
| of Chattanooga was advanced out of it's
| order in the Assembly and ordered TO
third reading. An attempt to reconsider
| the university report bill and the Sheridan
| drive bill, which were indefinitely post
| poned the day before, failed. The commit
| tee on public health and sanitation report
! ed another cigarette bill for passage The
| Senate substitute for the Overlook steam
| boat bill, which is a compromise measure,
| was concurred in. The bill makes the
! present rate of taxation the minimum and
| allows much higher rate, while retain
| ing the tonnage feature. The Senate clerk
| reported forty Assembly bills in the hands
| Of the Senate and the Assembly clerk re-
| ported nineteen Senate bills IN the hands
| of the Assembly. The adjournment resolu-
| zion was taken up, but the same indisposi-
| ton to act upon it was shown and after
| some discussion it was laid over till even
| ing. The Assembly then proceeded to take
| up the calendar and passed the following
| bills: No 597 A (Buffington), prohibiting
| coinsurance within the state; No. CSC A, to
| provide for state repositories; No 1888
| S Davis, to protect policy holders in
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