Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-17

mittee to investigate and report on the
system OF land regulation, which is the
opening wedge for n Torrens system. Then
| the Introduction of bills began. Among
| the bills presented were the following: To
electric cars by an underground system or
by storage batteries; to amend the civil
lication of official notices; to tax palace
| car companies, telephone companies, ETC.;
providing. for the purchase of sugar beet
seeds and the distribution of the same by
the experiment stations; to repeal the phar-
| macy, dentistry law acts under which state
| boards Of examination have been created;
| to regulate railroad crossings and do away
with grade crossings; to appropriate $113,-
| OC0 to reimburse the trust fund for the
to extend the state historical library tax
! for four years to provide for the compile
ton of the building: to establish the Wis
| pirate money to w. L. Houser for expenses
in revising the rules of the Legislatures to
laws Of 1885 relating to deeds; to pay the
| expenses Of the legislative visiting commit
tee; to regulate the loaning Of money on
laws; amending the law relating to alb
| stracts Of titles; to provide for the lnvesti-
| cation OF the natural resources Of the
| state of Wisconsin, which means a geolog-
| zeal survey; amending the laws relating to
| driving park associations; to authorize
| street railway companies to acquire land
| by the right of eminent domain; relating to
| the instruction Of deaf mutes; authorizing
| the common council Of Milwaukee to fix
| the obstruction of creeks; making the cost
| of the construction of sewers chargeable to
the abuttlng property; to regulate the man
! ner of improving bouleyards amending the
| laws OF 1879 relating to the protection Of
| life; to provide for cumulative voting for
| corporation officers; to provide for the levy
| of taxes for the establishment of public
| libraries and museums III cities; regulating
| the proceedings for the commitment Of the
| insane and providing for parole; regulating
| the granting of franchises by villages ana.
| cities; to authorize the state board to con-
| tract for treatment Of inebriates; amending
| the statutes relating to SheriffS; to detach
| territory from counties of Clark and Mara
| lhOn and attach it to Wood and create the
| county Of Rivers; to repeal the Dane county
| drainage commission act; to appropriate
money to the attorney -general to fight
trusts; regulating the number and salaries
ney general; TO prevent combinations of fire
Insurance. companies; to prevent unjust dis
relating to the sale of patent medicines; to
create municipal court for Wood county;
amending the law for the publica ton Of
a railroad map Of the stare; authorizing the
railroad commissioner to compile the rail-
road laws OF the state; to change the boun-
darles OF the Seventh and Ninth judicial
districts; regulating the qualifications for
county judges; relating to the assessment
OF personal property; regulating the cleo
ton Of town supervisors; authorizing the
governor and state board of control to
parole life prisoners; amending the civil
service laws; to declare the Waupaca lakes
nayigable lakes; limiting taxation in Mil
lattng the employment of labor; repeating
the act OF 1880 comforting police powers on
the agents of the Humane society; amend
ing the laws relating to divorce; to appro~
pirate money to pay the Kelley institute
claims; relating to the investment of sink
ing funds; relating to county insane asy-
lums; to establish a municipal court in RAJ
cine; TO direct an investigation Of the re-
turns made to the state by the railroad
companies; to confer upon owners OF lands
on inland lakes the exclusive right to gath
er ice upon them; relating to the reassess-
ment Of taxes; amending laws relating to
tax sales; making principals Of schools ex-
ofticio members OF library boards; TO au-
thorize wider use of books. of free Ii
brarieS; amending laws relating TO the
school of science OF the university; to au-
thorize the appointment of county boards
Of examincrs to prohibit sectionalism in
the public schools; to authorize the estab-
lishment of historical museums in cities Of
the second class; to establish municipal
lawful combinations of insurance COM
panies: 10 amend the general election laws;
United States a site in Eau Claire for
public building; amending the exemption
;lct;, authorizing the issuing of corporate
bonds; relating to the sale OF obscene
books; to prevent the sale of obscene pic
lures; amending the general Incorporation
act; to pay Winnebago fishermen for losses
under the last game act; amending the
assessment law; regulating the sale OF
Intoxicating drinks: amending the election
law of 1893; to protect the eyes Of in
fants against blindness amending the laws
relating to legal holidays; providing for an
interstate park at St CrOiX Falls; amend
ing the lien laws; to prevent the hiring OF
incompetent persons principals OF
schools; amending the law relating to the
blue book; to repeal the act eXempting the
property Of the Milwaukee Medical college;
providing for uniform laws relating 10 ac-
Acknowledgements limiting the length of the
sessions Of county boards to prevent I'M
just Representations IN county boards;
amending the laws relating to assessment
of mortgages; to- control the contracts for
official printing in Milwaukee; to prevent
fraud In the purchase OF cheese; authorlZ-
ing Calumet county to issue bonds fer a
beet sugar factory; to appropriate money
10 certain labOrers on the state home for
the feeble-minded; to restrict the SADIE of
liquor traffic around the Soldiers home in
Milwaukee,; amending the law relating to
evidence; to continue an appropriation TO
the State university; to repeal chapter 4S7
of laws of 1887; amending the laws relating
to the sale of adulterated milk. The As
Sembly had quite tight over Mr.. BAT
fngton'S resolution To- appoint another uni
yersity investigation committee. When it
was taken up MI. Rutherford moved TO lay
the resolution on the table and after dis
eusSiOn which was out OF order the motion
defeated by Il vote Of % to 46. w. a.
Jones spoke in favor of the passage of the
resolution, stating that the university has
nothing to fear from the investigation. The
resolution was adopted. There Gnite
discussion over a Joint resolution by Mr.
McGrath to print all joint resolutions be-
fore they are acted upon but it was finally
O'Clock The following bills intro
duceG at the evening, session: BY Mr.. Ca-
SON. relating to the manufacture OF Deer:
by Mr.. Webster, to prevent the granting of
license for the sale of liquor within half
mile of any educlfiona! institution; also
to prevent Discrimination In freight
charges: by Mr.. Wylie, TO separate certain
villages from towns; by Mr.. Wolter, to as
sess mortgaged real estate; by Mr.. Morgan,
relating to Arbor day; by Mr. Olson, au-
thorizing the attorney -general to concel AZ
ricultural society mortgage; by Mr.. Dresser
relating to the removal OF county seats; by
Mr. Flett, relating 10 the division of cities
into classes; also, relating to railroads.;
also. relating to the trial of the question
of insanity; also, relating to change of
| venue in civil actions; by Mr.. Clark, to Gre
ate the county of RuSk and to change the
boundaries of Price and Chippewa eounties;
| also, for town I'M Pelican, III Oneida coun-
| ty; also. relating to the terms of court for
Fifteenth circuit; also: to vacate the state
| park and to provide for the sale of lands
| therein; also, relating to Lumber district,
| No II; also, to datach certain Forest coun'
| ty territory to Oneida county; also, to limit
| passenger rates on the 500 railway; by
Mr.. Arson, relating to general elections; by
| Mr. Utt to vacate state road in Grant
county; by Mr.; Burnham to repeal the law
| Mr. Agen, to amend the law creating