Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-17


In Jefferson county; also. relating to the
publication of laws in newspapers; by Mr.
Latta, relating to the reassessment of spe-
cial taxes in certain cases; also, to regu-
late the manner of drawing petit jurors:
ALSO relating to. the LangIade nunicpa!
court; also, relating to certified copies Of
the chattel mortgages as evidence; also re-
latIng to judicial elections; also, to author
lze county officers to have companies as
sureties on their bonds; also, relating to
subscription to railroad stock; Also
lating to the levy, Of the taxes, Of towns;
the recording of the same; also. relating
to highways in Chippewa, Price, Oneida
and Florence counties; also, to confer civil
jurisdiction on the Langlade county court;
by Mr.. Hall, to authorize county boards
to place the county jails under the control
of board of trustees; also, to impose a
to appropriate money 10 e. 4. Cushman;
by nr.. Borchsenius. relating to farm product
ares Of q M anna to sounfe
and to create the county Of Rusk;
by Mr., Alderman, relating to the boun-
des to Compel the sale 81 eif cRetz
by railroads; by Mr.. Krauss, for a tax levy
in cities for museum purposes; by Mr..
Mr.. True, to authorize the building Of a
road for public use in Sank county; also,
to amend the law relating to forest fires;
also, to fix maximum express rates; by Mr..
Stone to authorize cities and villages to
levy 4 tax fer certain current expenses;
by Mr.. Lewis, to require primary elections
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relating to the publication Of official pro-
ceedings in cities for second and third
class; also, to amend the law relating to
special town meetings; also, relating to
damages sustained highways; also,
amending the law relating 10 water powers;
by Mr.. Mosher. to regulate salaries of coun-
ty officers; also, relating to crossing for
tracks of railroads by tracks of street RaiI-
way companies; by D. T; Jones, relating
Ing to the salary for the Kewauneer county
judge; by Mr.. Edwards, to abolish the
municipal court Of Ripon; by Mr.. Peterson,
to permanently locate the seat Of govern
ment in Milwaukee; also: to loan u sum
of money not to exceed 81 900, 900 to Mil
waukee; by Mr. Taylor, 10 authorize county
boards to appropriate funds to forward
building of bridges; also to regulate trade
and commerce; also, for the Inspection OF
by Mr.. Hoyt, for the election Of town of
fcers in milwaukee, county; also. to amend
the law incorporating the Milwaukee plank
road; by Mr.. Burlington, to prevent unjust
discrimination by fire insurance companies;
Also to appropriate S2O,420 to DR.. Alexan-
der Morgan to reimburse him for money
expended under the Kelley cure law; also
for the appointment Of commissioners to
ascertain the amounts due persons who
cared for persons committed under the
Kelley cure law; also, to egalize claims
against counties for care OF inebriates: also,
to detach Chippewa county from the Ele1-
enth judicial circuit and 20 attach it to
the Seventeenth circuit, and to detach
Clark county from the Seventeenth circuit
and to attach it to the Sixteenth circuit;
by Mr.. Rfsum, relating to legislative
penses; by Mr. Stanley, to repeal the law
relating to the publication of notices in
BY RaYns Poyp the Of Of
mortgaged property; by Mr.. Lewis, to reg
ulate the sale of railway mileage books:
also to provide that convicts work on
highways and manufacture furniture for
public institutions; also, to authorize the
secretary or state to procure free trans
portation for state officers and members OF
Legislature and TO compel railway COM
panies to furnish the same; by Mr.. Harvey,
for the teaching of physical education in
public schools; by Mr.. Eaton. relating to
tain lands from the village of Oak Greek:
by Mr.. Reinnoldt, to authorize Milwaukee
into the adjoining towns; by Mr.. Bechtel.
for printing council proceedings in cities
Of the Sc cond and third class; by Mr.. Ruth
erford, to authorize the collection Of en-
societies; by Mr.. Flett, relating to rail-
roads two Bills; by Mr. Garyin, relating
to rates of interest: BY MIR Davidson, relat-
ing to cemeteries also, Tor the taxation of
sleeping car companies; by Mr.. Bechtel, re-
der an invalid statute; by w. a. Jones, to
regulate the licensing Of insurance com
panesy also, relating to- banking; also, TO
codify the laws in relation to banking; by
]. j. Smith, for the disposition of unclaimed
property; by Mr.. Stone. to Amend the con-
by Mr. Nlpperman, TO exeE1pt earnings;
also to amend the law relating to the
powers Of the state board OF health.
After the rush and crush of the day be-
fore, the Assembly in 4 mood to take
things easy on the 18th and not much bust
ness was done. The committee on state
affairs reported in favor of the passage eff
a bill to pay for the revised statutes fur
on banks and banking reported favOrably
upon the bill to put the state bank exam
liner under yhe Gontro Of the state treas
culture a part Of the curriculum or the
schools of the state was reported by the
COMMITTEE Oh public health and seAt TO the
IL, introduced by Senator Davis, reducing
the capital stock of the German American
reading The judiciary committee recon-
mended for passage bill No. II 4 relative
to the Milwaukee police court giving the
clerk greater discretion in the Issuance OF
warrants. and 127 A, relating to mechanics
liens, and for indefinite postponement of
q couple of unimportant bills. Gov. SEQ
Assembly by Clerk Novel; and was lis
tened to with close attention. Mr.. WOllers
Agents bill relating to defects in recorded
Instruments were indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Ansons bill amending the charter Of
the Milwaukee orphan asylum and Mr..
Clark's bill creating q municipaF court for
Oneida county were ordered engrOSSed. Mr.
Rutherford's bin relating to the county
court of Jefferson county, recommended for
indefinite postponement, was rereferred to
the judiciary committee.
In the Assembly on the 18th the commit
tee on cities reported favorably on the bill
to allow the president of the milwaukee,
common council to sign certain bills relat-
ing to ward accounts and unfaVorably on
the bill for civil service in small cities The
committee ON public health and sanitation
reported Mr.: Hurds first cigarette bill for
slaughter because it was believed to be
unconstitutional. He has second bill to
regulate the sale of the weeds. The COM
mittee on state affairs favored a bill to loan
$4,000 of the school funds to an Appleton
school district The committee on claims
reported in favor of making an approprla-
ton to the Milwaukee Industrial school for
girls. Mr.. Stone asked to have the part OF
the governors message relating to the state
repositories referred to the committee Old
banks and banking and it was done. Sen
ator Davis bill authorizing the German
American National bank OF Oshkosh to re-
duce it's capital stock was concurred in.
Senator Bakers bill making an appropria-
tom for the purchase of stationery and Sem
ator Witness bill to pay for Sanborn *
Berryman's statutes furnished to members
of the Legislature were ordered to a third
reading. The following bills were killed:
No SO A, relating to trials by jury: No,
81 4, relating to saloons in the neighbor-
hood of old settlers grounds; No. 107 A,
granting ferry privileges to Oliver Little;
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