Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-04-21
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

Thayer to INTRODUCE a bill to prevent the
pea Heto Of Ne &c to exemp
certain grounds from taxation, was re-
ceived and action was deferred until the
next day. On motion of Mr.. Green No
161 S. relating to the taxation of street
railway companies, which messaged
from the Assembly, was taken up and the
Assembly substitute was concurred in. The
bill, as passed, will impose tax approx
mating 100000 upon the Milwaukee Street
Al railways in fhe S g
be taxed ~ per cent. on their gross earn
ings. Mr.. Conger called up No. 80 s,
cities. and had it referred to the committee
on state affairs. The bill to restrict sale
of liquor in vicinity Of National Soldiers
home was laid over. Bill No 16S S, to ere
ate Wisconsin civil service, was referred
to committee on claims, and the five in
rejected code, which had been recommend
| ed for passage by committee on Insurance.
| were all laid over on request Of various
senators. In absence of Mr.. Whelan his
bill! to create board of visitors for the
university also laid over one day in
stead of being killed as recommended by
committee.
Scofield up for consideration i'll the Senate
on the 18th, but both went over. One was
of Senator McGillivray's antitrust bill. He
introduced q bill last evening by which he
hopes to overcome the governors objections
to the first bill, and asked that the matter
go over. The other veto was. Senator De-
voS' bill, No. 6S S, eXemptlng from taxation
lands used as public parks. Senator Deyos
was absent and the matter went over until
his return The Assembly amendment to
stenographers to 500 per month, the amend
ment making it mot to exceed" that
amount, was concurred in. Bill No. 36S S,
Senator Stout's bill, designating July IL
1898, as q public holiday for the celebration
of the state semi-centennial and authorizing
the governor to provide for the official OBJ
servance thereof previously adoptedl, was
amended in the Assembly, limiting the eX-
pense to $500 and the amendment was con-
CURED in. Senator Mills bill, No. 134 5,
providing for the inspection of steam boil
ers, was passed by vote Of II to II. Other
bills passed We're: No. 207 S. increasing the
tax on telephone companies; No. 2l9 5, fix
ing the salary of the Milwaukee city clerk
at $500 without fees; No. 237 S, appropriate
ing $4,000 for improvements and addition
| to Wisconsin Veterans home at Waupaca;
No. 33S S, amending the election laws rela-
tive to duties of inspectors ETC.; No. $50
S, to regulate casualty insurance and surety
annual appropriation 10 the State Historl-
cal society from $1,000 to $15, 900; No. 223 a,
the laws aG Ee9tiye to the FRA 6
promotion of military training schools; No.
40 A, relative to the investment Of sinking
funds; No. 527 A, amending the act creating
a municipal court in Douglas county, No.
/ $40 A, amending the act Of 1895 creating a
state board of arbitration; No. 562 a, relat-
| ing to railroad stock and issuing of bonds.
The bin No. 800 S, to detach certain prop
erty from Forest county and attach it to the
counties of Oneida and Villas and create the
town of Cavour in Forest county, was the
special order at II O'Clock. Senator Putnam
asked for an explanation of the real purpose
Of the bill. He was informed that it was TO
relieve property owners in the locality TO
be detached from excessive taxation. 1t
was stated that 1900 residents had been
called upon to pay tax amounting to $685.
600. Their only relief was through this
measure. The bill was ordered to engross-
ment and third reading by good majority,
and then its promoters sought to follow up
suspension of the rules, but this failed, the
vote being 19 to 10, one short of the neces-
sary two-thirds. The attempt to reconsider
the Davis corrupt practices bill failed
There was a furry when the motion, made
by Senator WiIhee last week and laid over
to reconsider the vote by which the bill
was passed, was taken up. The result was
exceedingly close, the roll call standing IA
to IA and Lieut.. Gov. Baensch casting the
discussion was brief. The aye and no vote
resulted, the question being reconsidered:
Ayes, Austin, Burke, Fisher, Mayer, Mills,
Pierce. Phillips, Riordan. SolIiday, Steb-
bins, Thayer, Withee, Woodworth You
mans, IA; noes, Baxter, Conger, Davis Den
nett, Green, Lamoreux, Mailer, McGilliyray,
Munson, Patnam Roehr. Stout, Whitehead,
Whitman. IA. Assemblyman True's bill,
No. 37S A, providing for the organization
from the committee on agriculture without
, recommends ton, was on motion of Chair
man McGillivray re-referred to that com
mittee.
The Senate committees pushed business
on the afternoon of the 18th and thirty-iye
bills were reported at night to make up a
calendar for the next day. Among them
were ten of Commissioner Fricke's insur
ance bills, six of which were recommended
for death and four for passage.
The Senate on the 14th killed the Soldiers
home saloon bill which was passed by the
Assembly some time ago. 1t a bill in
trOduced by ASSemblyman Treat which pro-
hibited saloons within section 80, which in
cludeS the territory around the south gate
and adjacent to the east and west lines of
the grounds at Milwaukee. The substitute
for Victor Berger's labor bill, reported by
the committee on state affairs, was adopted,
the president casting the deciding vote, but
the bill was refused engroSsment and third
ator Dennett's bill, No. 3lG S, providing for
the taxation of waterworks On their gross
earnings came up for engrossment and third
reading, Senators Burke, COnger. Phillips,
Riordan and two three others offered
amendments eXempting their counties from
the operations of the law: Senator bennett
would defeat the purpose of the bill, and it
would be better to kill it. The amendments
eXempting several counties were killed and
the bill ordered to engrossment and third
reading-16 TO II. A joint resolution by
Senator Stout was adopted permitting Sen
ator Welton to Introduce bill relative to
fishing in Dane county. A similar resolu-
ton was passed to permit Senator Devos to
Introduce bill exempting from taxation
lands used as public parks, to take place of
No. SO S, vetoed by the governor. The COM
mittee on claims, by unanimous consent in
troduced bill to provide SIS week COM
pensation for the cergymen who have
opened the sessions with prayer. The com
mittee on public health and sanitation re-
ported for concurrence the Hurd anti-cigar-
cite bill, which has been passed by the AS
sembly. The Senate refused to concur III
the Assembly amendment to bill No. 252 S,
requiring bakeries to be kept in a sanitary
condition. The amendment cut out the pro-
vision which prohibits closets, ash heaps,
etc., in proximity to bakeries Assembly
man Treats bill, No. 400 A, prohibiting sa-
looms on section 30 adjacent to the Soldiers
home was up for engrossment and third
reading, but the Senate killed it without
discussfon-21 to 8. There was another tie
vote-14 to 14-on the question of appro-
priating 5000 Gs1Oo each) to the apportion-
ment committee of 1895. president Baensch
cast the deciding vote in it's favor and the
bill was advanced. Eighteen bills three Of
which were passed by the Assembly, were
killed. They include five of the new insur-
ance bills introduced to take the place OF
the Fricke code, also the Dane county drain
age repeal bill. The bills killed were as
gines on highways; No. 400 A, prohibiting
saloons near Soldiers home; No 625 A. re-
lating to powers of state board of health
No. 160 S. providing for the taxation Of gas
works; No. ITO S, authorizing the erection
of wards for insane; No. 216 S, authorizing
the building of viaducts by countless No.