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

recommended for passage to be printed be-
fore bills are acted upon. The Assembly
was requested to reconsider its concurrence
in 66 S and 81 S. relating to Downer college
and to return the bills to the Senate for cor
339 S, Mr.. Timme, relating to fish hatch
cries; No. 40 A, Mr.. True, improvement Of
highways; No. So A, Mr.. Pierce, appoint
ment Of deputy county treasurers; No. 127
A, Mr. Billiard, relating to liens of me-
chanics; No. 1872 A, Mr.. Thomas, settlement
with town treasurers; No. 1873 A, Mr. Bull
lard, bonds of county treasurers; No. 156
A, Mr.. Dresser, legalizing acts of Burnett
county supervisors; No. 159 A, Mr.. Plum
No. 269 A, Mr., Tucker, relating to fees of
jurors; No 80 A, Mr.. Harvey, acknowledge
ment of written Instruments: No. 521 A,
Mr.. Clark, establishing lumber inspection
board of review. Mr.. McGillivray's bill,
No. 5 S. relating to labelling cgnvict-made
goods, was made a special order for the
18th at II o'clock, on motion of the author.
There is considerable opposition to the bill,
and adverse action was expected tonight.
No. 229 S, Mr.. Woodwork, relating to print
ing. reports Of state conference of charities,
and 300 S, Mr.. McGillivray, to prevent
trusts, were ordered to a third reading.
In the Senate on the 18th Senator Thayer
introduced a joint resolution for the appoint
ment by the governor of committee OF
three, one from the Senate and two from
the Assembly, to investigate the prison
labor problem and report to the governor
and the next Legislature. The resolution
went over until the next day. Bill No. 4S
A, providing for the taxation of private in
sane asyluns, which was amended In the
Senate to exempt Milwaukee county from
the provision came back from the Assembly
with the amendment noncOncurred In. Sen
ator Thayer moved that the Senate adhere
to its amendment and appoint committee
of conference. Senator Austin moved that
the Senate recede from its amendment and
argued that the amendment violates the con-
stitutional provision that taxation shall be
uniform. Senator Mills said this question
had been carefully considered by the Sen
a a
not recede from its amendment. The mo-
ton to recede was lost-15 to 11-and the
adopted. The chair appointed as Senate
members OF the conference committee Sen
ators Mills, Thayer and Solliday. The fol-
lowing bills were passed: No. 20 s, pro-
yiding for the better registration OF births
and deaths; No. 1873 S, amending the stat
utes relating to trust companies; No. Isl s.
providing flshways in dams; No. PIT S, pro.
viding for the reassessment of invalid special
taxes. No. 261 A, striking out the limit Of
$4,000 on the amount which may be loaned
school districts by the state, was non-con-
CURED in. Senator McGillivray's bill pro-
yiding bounty for producers and manu-
facturers of beet sugar was up for engroSS-
ment and third reading. The substitute Of
bounty Of 25 cents per ton. total amount
not to exceed $25, 0Uv, was killed. The sub
stitute Of the committee on claims, which
exempts the property OF beet sugar manu-
facturers from taxation for five years and
gives no other bounty, was adopted and the
Oil Inen sent TO engr0SSnenC ana 1nlru read
ing. Senator Youmans' bill, No. 325 S, with
substitute giving farmers owning land
abuttng on waters right OF maintain or
permit others to maintain blinds" for
shooting ducks in the water adjacent to the
shore within the line of rushes, brought out
considerable discussion. 1t was reported
by the committee for indefinite postpone
ment. Senators Youmans, Lamoreux, Green,
Timme and Roehr contended for the passage
of the bill. Senator's Whitehead and McMul-
len opposed 1T. Senator Putnam sent up
letter from Green county farmer urging
the passage of the bill. The Senate refused
to kill the bill by a vote of IS to and the
Gus reform BILL as amended by the commit
tee, was advanced to engroSSment and third
reading: The bill applies to cities of TO-
600 and more. Recess was taken to 7:30
p. N.
The night session of the Senate on the 10th
was entirely devoted to the receipt of COM
mittee reports.
In the Senate on the 18th the following
bills were passed: No. % A, amending gen
eral charter law; No. 9S A, making register
Of deeds a salaried office; No. 123 A, sup
A, prohibiting pool-selling and making of
bets. No $50 S, to regulate the transporta-
ton and burial of persons dead of cOntagi
Gus diseases; No. 354 S, authorizing the COM
mon councils in cities of the first or sec
ond class to suspend the publication Of their
proceedings. Senator Thayer insisted that
while the matter was an important one, the
question of the appointment of a commits
sion was simple one; the two resolutions
were almost Identical. The ayes and noes
were required on the question of referring
Senator Thayer's resolution to the commit
tee and the motion was carried, 10 to II.
Senator Thayer's joint resolution for the
appointment by the governor of a legis-
lative commission of three to investigate
convict labor and convict made goods was
up for passage. Senator bennett moved its
reference to the committee on charitable
and penal institutions. Senator Thayer OPP
posed such reference; he thought the ques-
ton was fully understood. Senator Den
m
should go to committee and give a history
Of the prison labor agitation during the
present session.
The resolution for the end of the work
ing session of the Legislature was intro
duced by. Senator Austin in the upper house
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly con
curing, that on the 18th day of April,
1897 the Legislature take recess until
recenvenfng of the Legislature after such
recess NO business be considered, except the
receipts OF and action upon the report Of
the special committee upon revision of the
statutes. Resolved, further, that the serv-
ices of all employees of the Legislature be
dispensed with. and their compensation
1897; provided, that on the coming in of
the Legislature after said recess such en-
erOpiIs my The resolution laid over The
Wylie bill to prohibit pool selling came into
the Senate last night, and was referred to
the committee on state affairs. Chairman
hearing win be. given on the bill next
Wednesday, although hearings here al
lowed by the Assembly committee till there
was no one appearing to be heard. There
fore the measure was put upon it's passage
in the Assembly. Resolutions were adopted
requesting the governor to return for
further consideration 113 S, relating to as
sessmentS for sewers, and 292 S, to provide
for the collection of dairy statistics. Mr..
Roehr introduced bill to appropriate to
the receiver OF Contractor Bentley's as
sets the amount due from the state historical
library building, amounting to about $4,000.
In the Senate on the 18th the committee
on state affairs reported a bill for the con-
struction of freproof vaults in the capitol
basement for the storage of state records.
A message was received from Gov. Scofeld
announcing his appointment Of ]. o. Ray
mond of Stevens Point to succeed himself
on the board of normal scnoor regents. Con-
frmatiOn is deferred until tomorrow. Joint
resolution No. 20 S, requiring the insurance
commissioner to report to the Legislature
the amount of fees and perquisites received
by his Office was adopted. Bills were
passed as follows: No 208 S. amending the
act Incorporating the Prairie du Chen
Bridge company; No. 223 S, amending the
act providing for the incorporation of trust
annuity, guaranty, safe deposit and an.
nUity companies, requiring the payment Of
an annual state license fee of $500 and in
addition Is per cent. on gross income, this
In lieu Of all taxes except on real estate;