Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-27

ance money exempt in case of insur-
ance on homestead to $4,000; to regulate
building associations; to yacate Il cemetery
in First ward Of WATERFOWL city; to repeal
the Keeley Cure Liquor law; to regulate the
practice of medicine; to amend the law re-
iating to building and loan aSSOcia tons; to
make general terms Of court in 1853 circuit
special terms for all other counties in tbs
circuit Without considering the new rules
the Assembly adjourned.
At the opening of the session of the AS
sembly on the Goth the following bills were
introduced: To repeal the Kelley law; to
improve the public roads by making road
tax compulsory. 1t amends the law by strik-
The word ''shall:' to provide for the dis
trbution of the blue book. 1t calls for the
number printed last year, It also makes
the same distribution; to. legalize the acts
of Barron county justice OF the peace;
providing for an amendment of the consti-
tuition. 1t proposes to amend article by
providing for an Initiative and referendum
Mr.. Frink is the fusion member; amend
ing the general incorporation act; TO IinlI
the charges of attorneys appointed to detend
defendants in the courts OF the state; 70
amend laws relating TO the drawing OF
jurors; to amend the general incorporation
act; amending the laws for the collection or
taxes. 1t compelS collectors to turn IN
money collected by January 10 to relieve
county treasurers; to legalize election dis
tricts in certain cases. amending the uni
VerSity laws by making the state Superln-
tendent ex-oGicio president; providing for
the election or town ONerSeerS; 10 a1neDu
the laws relating to the. payment of licenses
by street car companies. The Assembly
then took up the discussion of the new rules
and INDUCED in 4 long debate, in which
Mr.. Pierce made an appeal for the retention
of the committee of the whole. Mr.. Hall
also spoke in behalf of the committee, but
said that in part the committee OF the whole
had been a farce, and different use should
be made of it. The matter was finally re-
ferred to committee consisting Of Messrs
hail. Kay, Jones, Pierce and Lange.
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21st cutting off new business on February
10, which laid over under the rules Mr.
Hall submtte;& his anti-pass resolution
which was read and laid over under the
rules. Bills were introduced as follows:
The revision of the laws made by MesSrs
SanDOrn and bergman, synopsis or which
IS printed in another place in this issue or
the Wisconsin. 1t was referred to the
committee on judiciary; relating to the
drawing of jurors in certain cases; amend
ing the laws of 1895 authorizing the
adjustment of warehouses;; repeating chap
ter 10, laws of 1895. taxing steamboats, and
other water craft; repeating the deep water
ways commissioner act of 1873; amending
the assessment laws; amending the laws
relating to highways; amending the laws re-
lating to the issuing of county bonds;
pealing the laws requiring n fee from ap-
plicantS for teachers certificates; repeal
ing chapter 269, laws of 1889, relating to
the drawing of jurors: appropriating TO the
contingent fund of the governor $1,000;
regulating the practice of medicine in Wis
CroiX river; Incorporating the Vernon Lit
erary Hall company of Big Bend; authoriz-
ing the building OF dock and pier at Mani
t0Woc; amending the road lGN'S; amending
the Milwaukee Gas Light col~pany'S char
ter; establishing ferry across the Mis-
SiSSippi in Buffalo county: amending the
the laws relating TO private insane asylums:
to cheaper the cost of the administration
in probate courts of estates Of moderate
value; the Assembly had Il long discussion
over the new rules and finally sent. them
back to the special committee for further
consideration; after n recess of fifteen min
uteS the committee reported the amendment
relating TO the committee of the whole and
one or two other amendments. The rules
were then adopted. The committee of the
whole, which was the stumbling block Is
done away by the rules except when it IS
called for by one-fifth of the members. Mr.
Merriman. who introduced joint resolu-
ton providing for constitutional amend
ment to make il necessary for man to be
a full citizen before he can vote. The reso-
luton contemDlates the striking out OF the
words declared his Intentions from sub
division 2, Of section l of article 3. The
resolution was laid over and the Assembly
adjourned.
Mr.. Halls anti-pass resolution gave the
Assembly its first debate on the odd. Under
the Old rules that would have killed It out
right but under the new rules a majority
can take it off the table at any time. When
the resolution was taken up for conSidera-
ton y. L. Jones moved 20 refer the resolu-
ton to the Judiciary committee and made
He was not prepared to say that the facts
stated in the preamble were true. and he
objected to the adoption of the preamble
Dy the Legislature without Investigation
He denied that il was the policy of the Re
publican party TO pass an anti-paSS law.
He admitted that the state convention had
adopted an anti-pass resolution, but ne had
been Il member Of the convention and he
and the gentleman from Dunn (Mr IalD
knew how the resolution had crcpt in.
Mr.. Hall replied to Mr. Jones IT length
defending the statements made in his
preamble. He said he did not suggest 4
committee in order to snirk responsibility.
All who had been in the last session knew
he had not feared to fight for his measure
He related how the sentiment Of the peo-
pie had been shown by petitions two years
ago, how county boards had acted upon it,
and called attention to the sentiment OF the
proceedings in the Republican convention
at lengt and told how lie had offered his
resolution on the first and second days The
delegates had had ample time to think
about the matter and if they were nor
competent to judge to what they wanted
they ought not to have been there. He
asked TO have the matter postponed until
Wednesday: After more debate Mr.. Ruther
ford moved the previous question and Mr.
Polachek moved to lay the whole matter
upon the table. ID. i. Jones thought that
his motion could take precedence. but Mr.
Arson, who had been called to the chair
ruled that the motion to table took pre-
cedence. Mr.. Davidson called for the ayes
ana noes, but not = sufficient number of
members supported him and vote was
taken Dy accldlnallol. Inc motion pre-
vailed and the resolution was laid upon the
table. Bills were introduced as follows
Appropriating $4,000 to the Wisconsin Ag-
ricultural society: amending the act of 1893
for the destruction of noxious weeds;
amending the laws relating to assessors; re-
curing the registration OF physicians, sur
geons, etc. municipalities act to tax
mortgages; amending the banking act of
80; relating TO the release of options: to
prescribe the manner of appointing deputy
county treasurers; amending laws relating
to new trials in criminal cases. Mr.. David
sons bank bill makes the bank examiner
Il deputy Of the state treasurer and gives
the chief clerk in the examiners office the
powers of deputy. each also cuts out the
fees for examining BANKS and makes the
examiners reports b-annual.