Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-04-07
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate,

the insurance code. and on both sides of
the Marquette statue removal question.
There were half dozen petitions against
the passage of the WyIie bill and in
favor of it. Gov. Scoheld returned TO the
Senate with disapproyal No. 13l ), to pro-
vide for fiShwayS in dams. The veto mes
sage set forth several objections, the gist
of all being that the bill was so loosely
drawn as to involve several questions of
validity under the constitution. On mo-
ton 0f Senator Austin the bill was laid
over.
III the Senate on the 30th the committee
on agriculture reported fayorably the bill
No 1876 A. providing for q subfair at Chip
pewa Falls. Senator Putnam, for the com
mittee on state affairs. reported the anti
thsfeF nsh hat m for Teto of biz
No 15l S, amending the law providing Tor
fshways in dams, was UNANIMOUSLY Sus-
tanned Bills were passed as follows: No.
296 A. authorizing the secretary of state
to recall a list of deserters from the mill
tary and naval service of the United States
now on file in the offices Of county clerks
and to cause their destruction; No. 3l5 A,
increasing license fees from railroad com-
panies (the motion to reconsider the vote
by which an amendment was adopted re-
lieving the Green Bay road from the in
crease was LOST; No. 425 A, detaching Adj
ans county from the Ninth and attaching it
to the Seventh Judicial circuit. Bill No.
243 A, authorizing branch home for Wis
cOnSin veterans was indefinitely postponed.
Senator Davis bill; No. 169 S, to prevent
corrupt practices in elections, to limit eX-
penSeS of candidates, prescribe the duties
of candidates and of political committees
and providing penalties for vloIations, was
advanced to engrossment and third reading,
with amendments. Senator Whitman Of
fered amendments to Senator benefits bill,
works companies. AS amended the bill
makes the license fees in lieu of taxes as
follows: Where gross receipts are less
000 4 per cent; $25,0 to $4,000, Az per
cent: $4,000 to $4,000, 3 per cent; over
1000, 6 per cent. Recess was taken to
The Senate was in session less than fif-
teen minutes on the evening of the 30th and
the business was confined to receiving re-
ports OF standing committees.
The committee on state affairs reported
to the Senate on the 31st for passage, as
amended, No. 80 S. providing for taxation
of waterworks. Senator Bakers bill, No.
80 5 extending the tax foI the construction
and equipment of the historical library
building from three re o to seyen years to real
fos SsseG The OF b Mnen
by vote of 70 to 5, the only votes in OPP
position being those Of Senator's Fisher,
putnam, Stebbins, Whitman and Withee.
Phillips was absent. All the others voted
aye. Two other bills were passed as fol-
nualIy to the State Historical Society. $3.50
for experimental work; No. 321 A. author
lzlng the building of a dock in Lake Michi-
gan. The vote by which the bill No. 454 A.
prohibiting sectarianism in schools was
passed to third reading, was recOnSidered
Senator Bennett offered an amendment pro-
viding that i shall not apply to the school
year ending iii June, 1897, and the bill and
the amendment were re-referred Senator
Welton introduced a bill to repeal the law
OF 1893 requiring fShWayS in dams, and at
his request it was sent to the committee on
state affairs. An amendment to this law
passed at this session was vetoed by the
governor few days ago. The Wylie anti
pool bill was sent to a third reading without
word of discussion. but with a unanimous
chorus of ayes which gave clear evidences
in
conSln is gone. Senator Green's bill, No.
1S9 5, relating to the employment of labor.
reported with a substitute, was on motion
OF Senator Whitehead referred to the COM
mittee on state affairs. Bill no. 2O6 s.
providing for a purchasing agent for the
charitable and penal institutions, TO be APP
pointed by the governor salary $500 per
annun) was ordered to engroSSment and
third reading. Senator Davis bill provid-
ing for q state civil-serYice system. No. 1873
;, came back from the committee on claims
recommended for indefinite postponement
Senator Baxter asked that in this case the
Dill be re-referred to the committee on
claims and this was done. The substitute
bill providing for the establishment of
boards of police and fire commissioners was
ordered to engroSSment and third reading.
Inc substitute bill does not take effect until
the first Monday in May. The fish and game
o onn, same PACK from the Assembly with sew
eral amendments. Chairman Timme said
the only material change as to the purpose
OF the bill was the one making closed sea-
son for the outlying waters After some dis
cussion the bill was sent to the committee
on fish and game, to be reported this even
ing Inc Assembly amendment to the state
tax Dill. liking the tax definitely at Ito
or mill, was cOncurred in. Bills were
Killed as follows: No. 80 A, relating to dis
trict attorneys; No. AT A. relating to lands
sold for taxes; No. 800 a. relating to chattel
mortgages; No; S, repeating Kelley cure
law law; No 20 o s: providing for beet-sugar
S Sonalt!: T 10, 40 :, relating to railroads
spect to the memory of Angus Cameron
whose demise is 'oss to the state. of a
who has conferred honor upon the state
and rendered it important and distinguished
services in time Of need, one who greatly
and whose memory will be long and fondiy
cherished by it's citizens" Sympathy and
coincidence was rendered to the surviving
FAMILY and as token of respect recess was
taken to 40
On the night Of the 31st the committee on
hsh and game reported the general fish and
game law, with recommendation that all of
the Assembly amendments be concuFred in
excepting that one providing for closed
season for Lake Superior, and that was re-
ported without any recommendation. The
Senate proceeded to fight it out over this
amendment. Mr.. LamOreux talked against
a closed season in behalf of Wisconsin fish
ermen who compete with Michigan and Min
nesota, which have no closed season for Su-
perior. Mr.. bennett favored the closed sea-
son in behalf of Lake Michigan, and in the
interests of fish propagation and fish con-
sumers. He held that fish were caught dur
ing the spawning season, and placed upon
the market which were not fit to eat Mr..
Roehr opposed a closed season as against
the interests of Jones island fishermen. Mr..
Mills was against a closed season. till uni
form legislation is adopted by adjoining
states. By vote of 10 to 13 the Senate re-
fused to concur in the amendment.
In the Senate the 1st Senator Mills
offered joint resolution authorizing the
state treasurer to use any funds in his
possession for necessary current expenses
of normal schools, not more than 5000 in
any one month to be paid. The chief clerk
read long opinion from the attorney
general to the right of either house Of
the Legislature to recall bill from the
governor. He said there was no decision
by Wisconsin courts in the matter, but in
New York, with a similar constitutional
provision, it had been decided that such
action was not valid; also a Virginia de-
cision to the same effect, and from Ken
lucky and California, which do not agree
wholly with the others. The attorney gen
erals conclusion was that bill could be
recalled by joint resolution, though it is
uncertain as to what the effect of changes
in the bill would be. His advice was
against such recalls. Joint resolution No
IS S, providing for committee to investi-
gate systems of land titles, with a view to
the adoption of the Torrens system, was
indefinitely postponed. Senator Welton's
joint resolution providing that the balance