Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-24


ment, and asked that the bill and the amend
ment lie over until next Tuesday; 1t was
SO ordered. The fish and game bill, with it's
ment and third reading. Senator Solliday
offered another amendment permitting the
use Of natural covers as blinds for duck
shooting. 1t was adopted. The committee
amendments were also adopted and the bill
was ordered to engrossment and third read
viding for the establishment of an advisory
board Of pardons, reported favorably, was
sent to the committee on claims Senator
Putnam's bill to the same purpose, No. S,
was killed. Among bills ordered to third
reading was No. 2O5 S, Senator Thayer's
consin National guard, also No IT'S S, au-
thorizing the purchase of additional land
for the state military y700o qppTo
made effort to save his bill, No. $40 S,
abolishing the civil Jurisdiction OF the
Dodge county court, reported by the judi
He said it was expensive court aud cost
the county $4,000 or $4,000 for work which
could be done in the circuit court for 5000.
| Chairman Austin of the judiciary committee
explained the report. He said the assem-
| tee they were not in favor Of the bill The
motion to order the bin to engrossment and
third k eadng WAS adopNS Senate Pills
| ing an advisory pardon board; No. 142 S,
making limited state teachers certificates
life certificates to teach in certain positions.
No LA 5. authorizing the purchase of Key
stone binders No. 1873 S. repeating chapter
2S6, Jaws of 1889, relating to jurors; No:
FIRE Insurance. No 1853 S, relating to powers
Of town boards; No. 29s 8, providing for
pardons from state prison for extra meritori
Gus conduct; No. 319 S. authorizing the
catching of fish from any waters Of the
state except those used by. fish hatcheries;
No 356 S, relating to struck juries; No. 355
s, declaring May 20, 1885, legal holiday.
Senator Green introduced joint resolution
MT of
committee to act with the fish and game
committee in securing uniform fish and game
laws In Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois and
Wisconsin. Recess was taken to 7:30
Nothing was done in the Senate on the
night of the 18th except to receive commit
tee reports.
sion, but when the Senate met on the 10th
Senator Green Immediately moved that
when the Senate adjourn 1t be until the 22d
at $780,, and 1t was adopted with half
dozen dissenting votes. The committee on
corporations reported No. 161 s. providing
for the taxation of street railways, with
a substitute. Other bills on the same sub
ject and for method of taxation Of gas and
electric light companies were reported for
health and sanitation reported for indefinite
postponement No. 259 S, authorizing Mil
waukee to acquire lands for. disposal of
garbage. The appointment Of j. 0. Ray
mond to succeed himself as normal school
regent was confirmed. The joint resolution
providing that the Legislature take a re-
cess April IA for thirty days was on mo-
ton of Senator Austin laid over until Tues
day evening. The joint resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of legislative
committee to secure uniform fish and game
laws in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota
a sq fooWs w Ss nhorsn MI the Ct
zens' State bank of Whitewater to reduce
It's capital stock from $4,000 to $50, 900;
No. As s, .exempting beet sugar factories
from taxation for five years; No. 156 $,
regulating the manner of drawing petit
Grs N ISL s RGOhsstHg h ae Of
bridge corporations to condemn lands; No.
2S6 S, authorizing district attorneys to APP
the municipal court of Ripon; No. 200 A,
comforting criminal jurisdiction on the La
Crosse county court; No. $50 A, relating ting
A, relating to terms Of the circuit court in
the Eleventh judicial circuit; No. 351 A,
legallzng acts OF the secretary sec OF state state
cities of the fourth class to change their
names; No. $50 A: making the superin-
village schools ex-oficio 4 member of the
local free library board; No. 451 A, author
iZing wider use Of the books of free pub
lie libraries; No. 455 A, increasing the
minimum fine for sale of aduIterated milk
from $40 to so; No. 457 a, providing for
the establishment and maintenance of his
tOrical museums in cities of $4,000 and
over; No. 513 A, amending the act creating
n superior court in Douglas county; No.
$40 4. amending the statutes relating to
statistics of farm products. Senator Nc
Gillvray's memorial to Congress for an
amendment to the constitution of the Unit
ed States prohibiting trusts was on his mo-
ton made special order for the I'D at IL
q. m. Senator Timme's bill, No. 90 5, re-
curing deer hunters to pay license, was
reported by the fish and game committee
with amendments AS amended, it requires
nonresident deer hunters to pay license fee
of $50 to the secretary OF state reSiden IS
of Wisconsin to pay license of 81 to their
county clerk In counties designated as
containing deer the license fee is to be re-
tanned by the county and go for the pay
of game wardenS; the license fees in cOun-
ties not containing deer and those paid by
nonresidents to go into the state treasury.
The amendments were adopted and the bill
advanced to engrOSsment and third reading.
Bill No. 364 s. providing for the levying of
authorizing temporary transfer from the
trust funds to the general fund, was adj
vanced to engrossment and third reading
without dissent. Seven bills We're killed
as follows: No. 302 4, IegaliZing the rec
ords of the register of deeds of Grant
boom companies operating on the Nemadjf
river and it's tributaries; No. 1913 S, Mr..
Mills bill for the establishment of boards
of police and fire commissioners. (Mr Wei
toms bill same subject, with substitute,
was reported last EVENING" No 204 S,
providing for reorganization of Milwaukee
school board; No. 220 s, to compel street
railway companies to place tenders or safe
guards on their cars; No. 279 S, relating
to organization of corporations; No. 332
S, providing for the appointment of a city
comptroller in Milwaukee. Adjournment
was taken to the 22d at $50 D. IN
The evening session of the Senate on the
10Th was devoted 10 receiving committee re-
ports.
Assembly.
There were many absentees when Speak
er Buckstaff called the Assembly to order
on the night of the 18th. large number
of petitions were presented asking for the
passage of the bill to prohibit the sale of
liquor within half mile of the state uni
versity the normal schools of the state.
Lutheran and Methodist church fraternal
societies are evidently up in arms against
the insurance code, as many remonstranceS
signed by members Of sucn societies were
received. Communications were also re-
ceived in favor Of the Fairchild statue,
against the removal of the Marquette statue,
for the Webster pure beer bill, for the pro-
pagation Of upland game and for the medf-
cal bill The vetoes Of the governor to
Nos. So A, lit A and 157 A, were read and
on motion of Mr.. Hall laid ,over. till to-
morrow. Senator Thayer's bill, No. 23 s,
for an amendment to the general charter
law and providing for the election Of all
city officers in cities Of the fourth class,
was eoneurred in. Without completing the
calendar the Assembly adjourned.
Except for action on three veto mes
| sages received from the governor the morn
ing session Of the Assembly ON the 10th
was almost devoid of interest. The vetoed