Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-31
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


lnittees. Mr. Devos bill, No. 259 S, was
killed. This is the measure to allow the
city of milwaukee, to acquire lands outside
of its corporate limits for the purpose of
garbage disposal plant. The Senate con
CURED in AIr. Bufington's bill, No. 467 A,
10 cede to the United States the jurisdic-
public building. Bills No. 104 s and 147 S,
both relating to the licensing of street rail
way companies, were laid over
Senator Baxter offered joint resolution
in the Senate on the 23d directing the gov
ernor to set apart room in the state capt.
toll for the use of the Wisconsin department,
G. A. r. 1t went over under the rule. Bills
were passed as follows: No. 80 s, proyid-
ing contingent fund for the state board of
health TO prevent spread Of cholera; No:
80 S, providing that when constitutional
amendment is submitted to vote of the
people the ballot shall contain BRIEF state
ment of the nature of the amendment; No.
81 s, general fish and game law; No. 90 ),
regulating the nomination of candidates
OR. Mills caucus reform billl; No. 40 >,
providing q salary for school librarians; No.
TO S, providing for the acquiring of land
for state rifle range; No 203 s. amend
ing the law relative to the employment OF
stenographerS by Supreme court justices,
making the compensation 500 per month
and placing all power of appoinImenf ana
removal with the chief Justice; No; 20o 5,
amending the laws relating to the Wisconsin
National guard; No 294 $, relating to the
disposition Of fines; No. 349 $, aDolishing
the civil jurisdiction of the Dodge county
court; No. 353 s, providing adequate fire
protection for the state capital and for
sprinkling the capitol park. 1t provides for
the purchase of necessary hose and by
drantS and for the connection of pipes with
the city water mains for use in case of ire,
cost not to exceed $4,000; No: 361 s, author
izing dam across Oconto river; No. 800 ),
relative to care of boys committed to state
industrial school; No. 36T S, general act
authorizing the State Historical society TO
sell real estate which may come into its
possession Bill No 3G4 S, providing for
the levy Of a $40 mill tax for the years of
1887 and 1893, to meet the deficiency in the
general fund, was passed without discus
sion, and with only one dissenting vote, that
of Senator Burke. The first bill up for pas
sage was No. S, Senator McGillivray's
bill requiring the labelling Of goods made in
prisons of other states and sold in WiScon-
sin. The bill was passed by vote Of %
Senators Whean and Y0umanS. Senator
Welton's telephone bill, No. 15S S, the OBJ
iect of which is to compel the Wisconsin
Telephone company to receive and trans
nit long distance messages for local COM
panieS, was up on the question Of engrosS-
ment and third reading. The original bill
p0nement by the committee corporations
and the bill under consideration sub
stitute offered by Senator Welton The sub
stitute was lost, 20 to 8, by the following
vote: Ayes. Baxter, COnger, Munson,
Phillips, Riordan, Timme, Welton. Whelan
and Whitehead-9; noes, Austin, Burke. Da-
oreux, Mailer, Mayer, McGillivray, Me-
Mullen, Mills, Pierce Putnam, Roehr Soli-
Gay, SIeDDlnS, whitman ana 1OumaHS, ~.
The bin was then indefinitely postponed.
Senator McGilliyray's memorial to Congress
providing for an amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United States prohibiting
trusts was the special order for II O'Clock.
and the senator made an able speech in its
support. 1t was adopted without dissent.
The Senate on the night of the 23d had 4
slight diversion from the routine Of com
mlttee reports, in a lawyers debate over
No. 264 s. relating to evidence. TIE bill
was Mr., Lamoreux's measure. and makes
city ordinances, resolutions, etc, Of COM
mon councils conclusive evidence as to their
validity after having been officially pub
lished for three years, the object being to
correct things at Ashland where number
OF public records have been lost. Mr.. Burke
and Mr.. Austin opposed the changing Of the
laws of evidence to fit particular cases, MI
Austin making the point that laws passed
and published by the Legislature were not
accepted as conclusive evidence, shown
by the fish and game law Of two years ago.
Inc Dill was finally cOncurred in amend
ed in the Assembly with conclusive in
place of presumptiye" by a vote OF l. to 8.
In the Senate on the 9th the clerk read
4 report from insurance commissioner
Fricke, in compliance with a joint resolu-
ton, giving the fees and perquisiteS of his
Office A bill accompanied the report, pro-
yiding for the adjustment of such fees
and providing for an examiner. The AS
sembly amendment to No. III S, relating
to notice of injury to wires of telephone
in. The amendment provides that the law
shall not apply where permission to at
tach wires to buildings or trees has not
been obtained in writing. The author of
the bill, Senator Youmans, said il would
be better to kill the bill than pass the
amendment Senator Baxter also opposed
the amendment. Senator Putnam thought
the owners of property to which wires
might be attached should have as much
ton of reconsidering the vote by which
bill No. 13S A, relating to bonds Of county
treasurers, came up, Senator Austin called
attention to the rule providing that bill
cannot be reconsidered after the second
day from passage and remarked that, in
street phrase, it was time the Legislature
took tumble to ITSELF in this matter of
reconsideration of bills. 1t was several
days since this bill was passed. On Sen
atOr Austin's motion the bill was returned
to the Assembly with the statement that
the Senate had no authority to act. Sen
ator Bakers joint resolution directing the
governor to set apart a room in the state
capitol for the use of the Wisconsin de-
partment, G. A. r., was adopted. Bills
were passed as follows: No. SO 5, requiring
residents, 81 for residents; No. 1914 :,
amending the statutes relating to the state
vacancies in city offices in Milwaukee by
appointment by the mayor; No. 513 A,
amending the statutes relative to street
improvements in cities, providing that work
may be done by men in employ of tie city.
The Senate refused to concur in Assem-
blyman Legried's bill, No. 90 A, making the
Senator Mills voiced the oppOSition; he
said the office was for the benefit of those
transferring properly, ana lne} anu not
the public should pay the cost. There were
half a dozen votes in favor Of concurrence.
Senator McNfullen secured the preference
to the judiciary committee of the bill pro-
viding for commitments to the new home
for the predetermined. He thought there
were provisions in the bill which were not
understood. Bills were killed as follows:
No. 104 S, providing for the payment of
license by street railway companies; No
213 s, authorizing a loan of trust funds to
school district No / at Depere; No. PA S,
asserting jurisdiction of the state of Wis
consin in and to the Menominee river and
authorizing parties to construct a dam:
No. 231 S, prohibiting continuous races and
race meetings; No. 344 S, legalizing special
assessments for street Improvements; No.
34S s, repeating the law providing for a
deep channel commissioner; No. 357 S, pro-
Viding for continuous transmittal of mes
sages oEer long-distance telephone lines,
and requiring connection between such lines
and local telephone exchanges. The sub
stitute to Senator Welton's bill providing
for the establishment of police and fire
commissions III cities was, on motion OF
Senator Withee, laid ever. Senator GREEN'S
bill, No. 161 s, providing for increased tax
alton Of street railway companies, a sub
stitute for which was recommended for en-
grossment and third reading, brought an
amendment from Senator bennett exempt
ing roads having gross receipts of less
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