Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-04-14

senius, Burlington, Bullard, Church, Clack.
Clark, Glason,. Dresser; Eaton, Flagg. Flett,
Hughes, Hurlbut, Jones CIV. Al, Kraus,
Lewis, Merriman, Mcdonald, Minch, Nor
gan Psf q RsD R VHepoe6a e[Ge Finn
Smith q. -, Stanley >, Stone. Thomas,
ateG White, wi Wippdrman " Wo Y wo MeR
Wyle, Mr.. Speaker So; noes-BarnuHl,
Bechtel, Burnham, Buttles, Connors, David
son, Edwards, Feige, Frink, Gavin, Goodell
Hogan, Hoyt, Hurd. Jensen, Jones %. FL,
Klabunde. LANCE, Latta, Legried, Maertz,
hsg MERRILL oey enndS
Reynolds, Schellenberg. Sweeting, Taylor,
WEIGH, Wheeler Wofnger, Woler, Yor-
key 80; absent or The nos Dotbn5gGashin
with the bicycle baggage bill for an hour,
but failed to come to vote on it. The bill
was on the calendar in the form Of +, sub
stitute reported by Il majority of the rail
road committee with minority report in
favor of the original bill. The Mills eau
Gus bill and the Lewis primary election bill
were on the calendar in the Assembly as Il
special order and they were the occasion of
a fight almost lively as that over the
read third time and engrossed. The Lewis
bill, which was on the calendar for indeti-
mite postponement was then taken up and
Mr.. Lewis made a long speech in favor Of it,
kilograms favoring it After further de-
bate the bill was killed. Gov. Scofelds
suing. licenses. was sustained. Mr., Buttles''
bill, No. 1914 A, relating to exemptions, and
Mr.. Buflngton's bill, No $50 A, relating to
property exempt from taxation, were or
dered engrossed and read Il third time. Mr..
Halls BILL No 243 A, imposing a penalty
for refusing to make returns upon taxable
property, laid over until an opinion
upon its conStitutionalfty could be secured
from the attOrney-general.
At the night session OF the Assembly on
the Sth Mr.. Parker introduced a resolution
to limit all speeches to five minutes. The
resolution was laid over. Mr.. Bechtel made
an unsuccessful effort to have MI. Halls
anti-pass amendment recalled from the Sen
ate so that the vote by which it was passed
might be rec0nSldered.
Under authority of a joint resolution DR..
Clason introduced bill in the Assembly on
the 9th compelling brewers to label their
beer according to the nature OF the ingredi-
cnts; that is. corn beer. rice beer, etc.
The committee on conference on Mr.. Hoyts
bill to repeal the law exempting private in
sane aSylumS from taxation reported in
favor of the Senate amendment to exempt
the Lake Geneva institution while taxing
the Wauwatosa sanitarium, but the Assem-
bly, refused to concur in the amendment aft
err short debate upon il. The resolution
was adopted. Mr.. Wipperman offered Il
resolution empowering the governor to APP
point a commission TO Investigate the mat
ter of municipal taxation and report at the
adjourned session or the next regular one
of the Legislature, but there was some ques-
ton to whether not the resolution
could be received and it was laid over. Mr..
Agen introduced Il bill relating to liquor
licenses intended to take the place of the
bill vetoed by Gov. ScOfcld, which related
TO Superior alone. Mr.. Hindes' joint reso-
luton for the creation of standing COM
mittee of the university. which shall ex-
anime its accounts at intervals, was adopted
without discussion. Mr.. DaYidSons bill tax
ing express companies was passed without
a word of debate and with only three dis
senting votes on roll call Those who
voted mo" were Messrs. Latta. Policy ana
UT. Mr.; Staples bill providing for the pa
role of life prisoners was killed nOtwith-
standing that it had been ordered to third
reading. The following bills were passed:
Joint resolution No. 40 A, relating to the
fee to be paid by express companies; No.
345 A, for the appointment of tax COM
mission; No 623 a, revision of the banking
laws; No. d A, regulating mutual livestock
insurance companies; No 31S A. relating to
delinquent taxes; No. 394 a. relating to in
struction of deaf mutes; No. $50 A, placing
county jails under the supervision Of the
board OF trustees; memorial to Congress.
No. l 5. relating to suppression Of trusts;
No Il s. relating to state board of fish COM
missioners; No. 100 $, relating to abandoned
and neglected children; No. 200 s. relating
TO equallzatIon OF assessments; No. 252 s,
relating to Odd Fellows Mutual Life Insur-
ance company; No. 252 S, relating TO baker
les and persons employed therein; No 3O1
S, making an appropriation to State Hor-
across Oconto river, Oconto county; No.
373 S. providing for vaults in the state
L. Il
authorizing Mr. Hall to Introduce a bill re- re-
Quiring pOisons to be sold in three-cornered
bottles made of red glass. On motion of
Mr.. Hoyt another conference committee was
appointed on his private asylum bill The
Sheridan drive bill was re-referred to the
committee on state affairs to give some
Racine and Kenosha county people a chance
to be heard. Among the bills ordered to
third reading were the Baxter bill extend
ing the tax to complete the State Historical
library building, the bill relating to special
assessments IMPROVEMENT
the bill making June Z. 1898 a public holt
day. There was a very sharp set-to be-
Halls bill imposing fine &C.: refusing TO
make returns upon taxable property, which
was on the calendar for engrossment. w
A. Jones. offered an amendment striking
out the Objectionable features, which would
leave only what is in the present law Mr.
Hogan moved TO lay the amendment on the
ried the bill with it. Because the Senate
had reconsdered it's vote on a resolution
Assembly declined to concur in resolution
to allow Senator McGillivray TO introduce
a bill, but. afterwards relented and con-
Cured in the resolution. The bicycle bag
gage bill was on the calendar, but the AS
sembly adjourned before it was reached.
At the opening Of the night session of the
Assembly on the 9th Mr.. Stone introduced a
resolution providing that committee reports
be shut off on the 18th The resolution was
laid over resolution by Mr. WipDerman
was adopted to permit Mr.. Billiard to in
trOduce bill relating to WaterWorkS. The
cyclists swooped down upon the lower
house and succeeded in advancing the much
talked of and much cherished Flett bicycle
baggage bill to engroSSment and third read
ing. The vote on so ordering the measure
TO a third reading was At to 81.
The Assembly on the 10th passed the COM
promise steel railway taxation bill under
suspension of the rules and it will come up
in the Senate ON the 18th for concurrence
in the amendments. It was on the calendar
for third reading and when 1t was reached
Mr.. Flett asked on behalf of Speaker Buck
staff to have his amendment of last week
Withdrawn, and it was withdrawn Mr..
Hall explained that the only reason he had
for dissenting from the committees report
was that he did not believe in that method
Of taxation. The bill, he said was inf
nitely better than the measure which had
been sent over from the Senate, as it would
materially increase the companies taxes.
It was ordered to third reading and then
Mr.. Policy moved to suspend the rules and
put it upon it's passage. The rules We're
suspended and the bill was passed Senator
Whitman's joint resolution calling for list
of appropriation bills was corcurred in and
the following bills were passed: No 373 A.
limiting time for commencement of action;
No. 217 S, relating to invalid assessment Of
special taxes; joint resolution No. ~ s re
lating to monuments on battlefields of
No H2 ralo to r1lb-