Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-24

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from the Assembly, with amendment of
the adjournment resolution, making the
hour $40 p. M. on the Z3d. The Senate
refused to concur IN this and the resolution
went back. Then the Senate, without wait
ing for the Assembly's further action. adj
journed to the 22d at $3.50 p. IN. AS neither
the consent of the other, this compels the
Assembly to come back on the ed also.
Assembly.
In the Assembly on the evening of the
10Th, SENATOR BaXters BILL No; S, to APP
proprate $4,000 for the purchase Of sta
tiolary for the ensuing year was concurred
in The Assembly also cOncurred in Sen
ator Withee's bill, No. 40 s., to appropriate
money to pay for copies Of the revised stat
uteS furnished the Legislature l.. A LANCE
alone dissenting. Senator Whitman's bill,
No. s, to authorize the investment of
trust FUNDS IN bonds or an Appleton scnooI
district was ordered engrOSSed and read
third time. The expected fight over Sen
atOr Phillips bill to authorize the employ
ment of additional legislative employees was
delayed. The bill, as amended gives the
matter of the extra Assembly patronage to
the Schairmen of the committees instead Of
to the chief clerk. Mr.. Eaton offered an
amendment to allow the committee on ag-
riculture an extra clerk Before action on
the amendment could be taken, Mr.. Nc
Grath was on his feet with a motion that
the whole matter be made special order
for the 18th. The motion prevailed by
vote Of 30 to ~ The following bills were
ordered to third reading: No. 40 A, by
Mr.. True, relating to highways; No. 60 A,
by Mr.. Reinneldt to authorize one member
of the Milwaukee common council, with
the president of the council. to audit ward
bills in the absence of the other aldermen;
No. 112 A., by Mr.. Hall, authorizing Dunn
wa river; No. 123 A, by Mr.. Thomas, relat-
ing to the settlement with town treasurers;
No 143 A, by MI. AnSon,, appropriating
No. 200 A, by Mr.. Lewis, relating to COM
mitments to the home for the feeble-mind-
ed; No 261 A, by Mr.. WoIter, relating to
No. 10 A, was indefinitely postponed. Mr..
Hurd explained that another bill had been
introduced. Mr.: Klabunde's bill, No. 167
A, relating to the civil service of cities,
was also Indefinitely postponed. On mo-
ton OF, Mr.; Peterson, bill No. .231 A, intro
duced by Mr.. Risum, was referred to the
committee on fish and game.
Petitions rolled in by the barreIful in the
Assembly on the 10Th. Grand Army post
resolutions in favor Of the FairchiId statue
were presented in great numbers and the
usual load Of petitions for the bicycle bag
gage bill came in More petitions in favor
of an anti-cigarette bill were presented and
several circumstances against the repeal
of the Sunday laws Mr.. LANCE and several
other members presented remonstrances
against the removal of the Pere Marquette
statue from Statuary hall There were sew
eral petitions in favor of the medical bill
and several Inconsistencies against the in
surance code. The calendar contained only
two matters for consideration and the SEES
sion was consequently short. The first
matter taken up WAS Senator McGillivray's
resolution relating to a revision of the
banking code, which was referred to the
committee on insurance, banks and bank
ing. Senator Whitman's bill permitting a
loan of trust funds to an Appleton school
got 800 extra copies of his pure beer bill
ordered and after three or four gentlemen
had followed suit the Assembly adjourned.
A large number of committee reports
came in at the session of the Assembly Oh
the 18th, but there were few things of any
Importance in them. The judiciary com
mittee reported unfavOrably upon Mr.. Ea-
tons bill relating to the release of options
ganiZatiOn made favorable report on the
bill to create town of Tomahawk in Oneida
ed for passage the new bill regulating the in
spection Of Illuminating oils. The commit
tee also reported for indefinite postpone
ment the bills to repeal the Sunday laws
The Assembly had a lively little squabble
over Senator Phillips bill to provide for ad-
ditonal committee clerks. AS originally
clerks in each house to be appointed by
the chief clerk, and it passed the Senate
in that form. The Assembly committee on
legislative expenditures amended it to name
the committees which are to have clerks.
The matter came up this morning on all
amendment to the amendment offered by
Mr. Eaton of Milwaukee to include his com
mittee The amendment 10 the amendment
was killed by an aye and no vote of 6S to
81. On the committees amendment w. A.
Jones made a short speech opposing it on
the ground that there was no reason why
there should be one rule for the Senate and
another for the Assembly. Mr.. Davidson
offered an amendment to strike out every
thing except the provision for messengers
in the Senate. Mr.. Arson made a speech at
lacking Chief Clerk Novel;, whom he said
had too much power in the matter of APP
pointments and had been using his power
for lobbying purposes. The speaker called
Mr. Arson to order for Ssing abusive Ian
guage Mr.. DaVidSOn's amendment was
adopted and the bill was eoncurred in as
amended and a recess was taken until even
In the Assembly at the night session on
the 18th the committee on state affairs re-
A. This IS the bill introduced by Mr..
White of Superior, which was aimed to give
the state board of control authority to in
spect converts and other UNCONVENTIONAL
institutions. The committee also reported
for indefinite postpOnement Mr. Wheeler's
bill No. 154 A, its object being to prev mt
persons from taking out citizenship papers
Within few days of election time in order
to be allowed to vote. Mr.. Nerriam's bill,
No $50 A, to prevent persons, not full
fedged citizens of the United States, from
holding public office was faVOrably report
ed MI Fogo's bill, No 26 Al, was report
ed for passage This is university meas as
law making the president of the university
an ex-officio member Of the board Of state
Mineh dissent from the majority of the com
mittee on this report. The following DIS
were fayorably reported by the committee
on town and county organizations 13S A, re-
lating to the bonds Of county treasufers;
474 A, relating to the fees Of sheriffs and
other county officers; No. SO a, to change
the boundary line between Pierce, and ST
CroiX counties, so to bring the FIrst
ward of the city of River Falls into PIERCE
county; No 592 to authorize county D0afds
ter appropriate money toward the bulldlhg
of bridges. The committee on assessment
and collection of taxes reported Tor 4h'
definite postponement No. $50 A, to give a
bonus to farmers owning Wide-tlred wagons,
and also No. 271 A, to authorize common mon
councils TO transfer liquor licenses. Oh
No. 80 a, relating to license fees OF rail-
way companies was reported for passage
with an amendment by the committee on
railroads. The committee on charitable ana
penal institutions made a favorable report
upon Nos. 116 A and 118 A. both relating
to warehouses. Bill No. 81 A, also relating
to warehouses, reported for INDEFINITE
postponement. The judiciary committee re-
ported favorably upon the following bills:
No. 1853. to provide punishment for taxing
indecent liberties with a child; No. ll3 A,
relating to the jurisdiction of the Waukesha
county court; No 81 A. relating to guard
fans and wards. Bill No. 40 4, to cheaper
the cost of estates OF moderate value N
probate courts, ordered engrossed ana
read 4 third time
In the Assembly on the 18th joint reso-
luton was adopted allowing Mr.. Jensen to
Introduce a highway bill Mr.. Rosenkrans
introduced 4 resolution to require the uni
versity regents to make report showing