Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-10

otto. relating to noxious weeds; No 1S1 A
(Connors), relating 20 evidence; No. $50 A
Uange) relating to steam engines on high
ways; No. 455 a Crhomas), relating to adul-
terated milk; No. 494 A Oavidson) relating
to bridge across Kickapoo river; No. 625
A CWheeler), relating to the state board of
health memorial No. A (Latta), relating
to bill No. 1, House Of Representatives,, in
regard to clerks in the railway mail service;
No. IS s (AuStin), authorizing the employ
ment of clerk and stenographer Tor the
revision committee; No. 145 S (McGillivray)
relating to the legation of public institu
loan Of trust funds to the Black River Falls
school district; joint resolution No. p )
(StouD, relating to semi-centennial obscIv-
ance. Bills were killed as follows: NO. 100
A Legried), relating to the board of i'm
migration; No. $50 A ReinnoldD, relating
to trusts and combinations. No. 1872 A 90,
(Clason), relating to publication Of pro-
ceedings Of city councils, etc; No. 324
Wheeler an BOO representation to Cyrus
ceedings in tax deeds; No 500 a CWhite),
relating to costs in special proceedings;
NO NO, 554 (PratD' Eelating to lens on grain
ing to publication of proceedings; No. 3S4
A (Wylie), relating to the city of Columbus;
No. 1876 A (Yorkey), relating to exemption
waukee Medical college; No 4S8 \ (Borch-
senius(, relating to liens on grain and grass
seed; No 525 A (Ut0, to Vacate a state
road in Grant county,
Mr.. Overbeck's bill repeating the present
steamboat taxation laws was on the calen-
dar for engrossment with two reports be
hind IT, q majority report in its favor ana a
minority report against it. Mr.. Polacheck
endeavored to have the minority report sub
Stituted for the majority report but was
ruled out of order There was an amend
ment TO wipe out all the tonnage laws and
Mr.. Wipperman put the question on the
amendment without delay, which was
then put in the same manner and carried.
There was no time for a division or any
thing else, and in five minutes the matter
was settled
Many committee reports were received in
the Assembly on the night of the I'd, enSur-
ing a good calendar for the following day.
indefinite postponement Mr.. Itisums bill
prohibiting high hats in theaters. Mr.
Risum said that when the bill comes UP for
consideration he will make a fight to save
it from being killed. communication from
the Federated trades of Milwaukee protest
ing against the proposed convict labor bills
was read
The fight over DR.. Clason's medical bill,
which has been rending the Assembly COM
mittee on public health and sanitation for
some days past, was, carried onto the hoor
at the opening of the session of the As
sembly on the Sd. The committee has been
unable to reach conclusion on the bill. At
the close of the session held YESTERDAY the
committee stood to for and against the
bill one member being absent After the
reading of petitions and memorials Assem-
blyman McGrath stated that the committee
bill and moved that the Assembly request
its immediate return from the committee.
DR.. Clason and DR.. Merriman, who are on
opposite sides on the question, were on
their feet in a moment. The speaker rec
ognized DR.. Clason, Whc said that it was an
important matter, and if the motion pre-
vailed he should move to fix q date when
the Assembly should go into committee of
the whole to consider il. DR.. Merriman. be-
ing recognized, gave a history of the work
Of the committee on the bill and charged
the friends of the bill with taking unfair
advantage of the absence of certain MEM
bers to change the action of the committee
He also said that amendments had been
adopted without being read. The last state
ment aroused the ire of AsSemblyman Me-
GT2th, who said that when the gentleman
made that statement he said what was not
true and he knew it was not true. A vote
on the motion was then taken and it was
lost. The vote was % to 81. The defeat Of
the motion leaves the matter as il has stood
from the start Aside from the short light
over the medical bill, this mornings session
Of the Assembly was almost devoid of in
terest. The following bills were ordered 10
a third reading: No. u S (Roehr), yacating
certain streets in Milwaukee; No. 4S S CDe-
vos), relating to the treasury in tirst-class
cities; No. 66 S (Austin), amending the in
corporation of the Wisconsin Female col
lege; No. $50 S 0amoreuX), relating to cut
ting timber on lands sold to counties: No
IL (Whiteheadl. relating to auctioneerS.
4 large number Of bills were killed. most
of which We're unimportant. One of them
was a bill to take state aid from county
agricultural societies. Mr.. Risum's high
hat theater hat bill was on the calendar for
indefinite postponement, but it was re-
referred to the committee on state affairs.
Recess was taken until evening.
The medical bill came back to the Assem-
bly, the evening of the Sd from the COM
mittee on health and sanitation with ma
jOrity report III favor of indefinite postpone
ment. At q meeting in the afternoon the
much considered measure was taken up, and
the vote was as at the start last week
Burnham, Frink and Merriman for its death
and Clason and McGrath for passage. The
Latta to allow Mr.. Eaton to introduce a
bill extending the time for the payment Of
taxes in villages to March 81. Among the
bills reported for indefinite pOStpOnement
was No 511 A. to authorize the attorney
general to cancel and satisfy the mortgages
held upon the Wisconsin State Agricultural
socety's grounds.
In the Assembly on the 4th Joint resolU-
ton was adopted giving Assemblyman Me-
Grath permission to introduce Il bill confer
ring the right of eminent domain on electric
roads; Under authority of joint resolu,,
the time for payment of taxes in villages
and Mr.. Ray introduced bill relating to a
La Crosse cemetery. a resolution was
adopted to allow D. F. Jones to INTRODUCES
two bills. The following bills were passed:
No. At A, relating to ferry across Mis-
cry where a tax title is defective; No 2G9 A.
relating to jurors fees in the municipal
court Of Oshkosh; No. 3O7 A, relating to Il
dam across Hay river, Barron county; No
80 4, relating to circuit courts; No $40
A. relating to toll roads in counties of over
1GO, 900 inhabitants; No. 387 A, appropriate
ing money to the legislative visiting COM
mittee; No. AL A, relating to Arbor day;
No. 575. A, relating to the boards of re-
view; No. 5S8 A, relating to the county
judge, of Kewaunee county; NJ; G; No. .
A relating to passage of Senate bill No
BOSS pending in Congress; No 81 A, to re-
peal the law of 1895 on vessel taxation;
No. 437 A, relating to the municipal court
of the Eastern district of Waukesha; No.
81 S, relating to certain streets in MiIwau-
kee: No. 4S S. relating to moneys in treas
uries of cities Of the first class; No. Sc S,
relating to the Wisconsin Female college;
No. 1870 S, relating to timber on land sold
to counties; No. 172 S, relating to auctions
and auctioneers.
At the opening of the Assembly session on
the evening of the 4th W. A. Jones moved
that in view Of the absence of Chairman
Tucker Of the committee on education. the
bill taking the president off the board OF
regents, be laid over till the 9th The mo-
ton was carried without opposition. An I'M
successful effort was made by Mr.. Agen to
secure a reconsideration Of No. 80 A, relat-
ing to the striking Of jurors. D. K. Smith
moved to reconsider the vote by which the
proposed constitutional amendment for a
board Of pardonS defeated. The bill
is now in the hands OF the Senate and Mr..
Smiths motion will be taken up later.
Nine bills were ordered to engrossment and
third reading, among them the measure to
prohibit the sale of impure ice. 4 num-
Der Of committee reports We're received