Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

which have been approved by the city coun-
Gil Among them was the bill providing for
the taxation of street railway companies,
This measure was introduced by Senator
Green. The Senate adopted joint resolu-
ton introduced by Senator Austin, recOnvey-
ing title 70 the United States of certain
swamp lands, in order to secure valid III
ties from the government. Suits over the
land in question are now pending in Wash
ington, and Attorney General Mylrea has
gone there to look after the interests of the
state, The Assembly, joint resolution to
Cured in by the Senate. Following are the
bills Introduces: To encourage the pro-
building of good roads; to repeal the law
passed at the last session requiring qualfi-
cations of county superintendent; to
amend the law relating 10 guardians and
wards; to amend the law relating to liens;
to create the office of corporation counsel
in the city of Milwaukee. and to fix his
salary at $1,000; to authorize the common
council in cities of the first and second
class to fix the salaries of city officers; to
regulate the amount of money to be kept
on hand in the Milwaukee city treasury at
$4,000; to amend the Kelley cure law so
as to give authority to cities, villages and
towns instead OF counties, to send patients
to institutions for the cure of drunkenness
and cutting the compensation of such in
situations from $3.50 TO 500 to provide for
the employment of additional clerks and
messengers for the Legislature; to legalize
village organizations to provide for the tax
alton of street railways; to fix the salary of
the Milwaukee city clerk at $4,000. and to
abolish all fees: to provide for the taxation
Of electric light and power plants; to pro-
vide for the taxation of gas works; to pro-
vide for the protection of fish and game;
to require license for hunting deer.
petition was presented by Senator
Whitehead in the Senate on the Goth asking
for the passage of a law giving the county
court of Jefferson county jurisdiction in civ
ii and criminal cases; by Senator Mailer
from the county board of Brown county
asking for a law relative to commitments
of insane; by Senator Phillips asking for
the repeal of chapters POS and 216, laws of
1895. Bills were introduced as follows:
To regulate the nomination of candidates.;
confinement in warehouses; to amend the
statutes relative to sidewalks in towns; to
amend the statutes relative to punishment
of sodomy; amending the statutes relative
to county courts; also, amending the stat
uteS relating to water power; also, amend
ing the statutes affecting judgments relat-
Ing to realty; authorizing the joint special
committee on revision of the statutes to en-
ploy clerk and stenographer; also, to
amend the laws relating to the Incorporation
of the Wisconsin Female college 1.-TWO bills);
to exempt from taxation lands used by
cities and villages for public parks and
grounds: requiring security. for wages paid
in the construction or public buildings and
works: amending the statutes relating to
evidence: When the motion to proceed to
the election of United States senator came
up. Senator Welton Of Madison nominated
John c. Spooner. The vote resulted
Spooner, IS; Bragg, 1; Silverthorn. i.
Lieut.-Gov. Baensch, in the Senate on the
9th, announced Senate members of the
capitol employee investigating committee:
Senators Timme and bennett. Bills were
introduced as follows: To provide for the
collection of special assessments upon prop
erty Of corporations; making an apprOpria-
ton adding to the normal school fund in
come for an addition to grounds and build
ing at Stevens Point normal school; proyid-
ing for commission to revise the laws re-
lating to taxation; to prohibit any person
having any lien therefor; requiring
non-residents to take out license for hunt
ing game birds; also. to provide for the en-
forcement of laws relating to fish and game
and providing officers therefor; ALSO relat-
ing to the organization, powers and duties
Of the state board of fish commissioners;
providing for an advisory board of pardons
and computations; to encourage the beet
sugar industry; relating to Imprisonment Of
me statute, also repeating these statutes.
Ihe effect is to prevent confinement of a
debtor in tort actions who is unable to pay
his debts; petition was presented by Sen
ator WoOdworth relative to fishing in Lake
Pepin. The committee on state affairs re-
ported favorably bill No. "a S for purchase
school district No. ., Appleton. A COM
munIcation was received from Gov. ScOfield
Later, the Senate adjourned to the Assembly
chamber there 10 participate in the cleo
ton of United States senator.
Bills We're introduced in the Senate on the
Campbell & Cameron company a sum of
money; also, to amend the laws relating to
fees of Wisconsin Humane society; to amend
the statutes relating to railroads, requiring
them to carry bicycles free as baggage in |
lieu of all other baggage; also, to prohibit |
the sale of cigarettes and cigarette paper |
TO minors; to protect game birds; also. TO |
amend the laws relating to commitment of |
dependent children amending the statutes |
relating to publication of notice for the |
sale OF lands for nOn-payment of taxes; |
Amending the law relating to a police court |
in the city of Milwaukee. The appointments |
announced 10y Gov. Scofield Wednesday of |
university regents and others were then con- |
tirmed one by one, Senator Stout's appoint |
ment as regent being first taken up. Sey- |
committee on education reported for in |
definite postpOnement No. ~ S. repeating |
the law of 1895 establishing new require
ments for superintendent The bill ex- |
tending the powers Of the free library COM
mission was reported favorably by the same
committee. The judiciary committee report
ed substitute for the bill relative to sub |
merged lands along the lake shore in Mil |
Waukee. petition was presented by Sen
atOr Whitman from the county board of |
Outagamie county asking that the laws be
so amended as to require publication of
election notices in cities of less than $4,000, |
only in weekly papers. The following bills |
reading: No. II S, authorizing an Osh- |
kosh bank to reduce its capital stock; No. |
II S, comforting power upon municipal cor
porations to condemn riparian rights for |
public purposes; No Is s, relating to limi- |
tations OF actions brought in the name of
the state by private parties, providing that |
the statute of limitations shall not run in
case of trespass upon public lands; No. 10 |
5. establishing a police court in the city of |
Milwaukee; No. % S, relative to the duties |
of the attorney general in giving opinions
to state officers.
In the Senate on the Goth Senator Baxter
presented i petition of the Wisconsin Con- !
gregational convention for a law driving /
from the state the Ideal Driving associati ton;
also, to raise the age of consent to 10 years:
also to prevent sale of liquor within one
mile from the Soldiers home Bills were |
introduced as follows: To amend the stat |
utes relating to the salary of the judge of |
the county court of Milwaukee county, cut
ting off all fees and making the salary of |
$1,000 full compensation; repeating chapter |
252, laws of 1889, for dam across Toma-
hawk river. Several committee reports |
were received. The claims committee re-
ported the bill for more legislative en- !
ployes with an amendment limiting the adj |
tional number to three in each house The |
Assembly joint resolution for joint COM
mittee to ascertain why electric lights have
not been placed in the capitol building and |
park in accordance with the act Of 1895 was |
received and laid over Then Senator
Witness joint resolution asking for uni
versty regents for list of professors, in
struct0rs etc, with salaries and hours of |
instruction, number of students and item
lied expenses for 1896, came up and was |
passed unanimously without diccuSSiOp