Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-25

| objections tnan those urged against the law
of 95, which were pointed out in my ben-
NAL message TO the Legislature, in that in
stead of placing the full responsibility OF
bank examining where the banking code
templated it should be-upCn the state treas
| urer-it divided it between the state treas
urer and the bank examiner, and opens the
way for making the office OF bank examiner
much more expensive than it is at the pres
ent time Besides this, the bill Is in oppO-
sitop to the policy Of the Legislature as to
limiting the number of employees in the vari-
Gus departments, as expressed in the meas
ure known as Chapter 800 of the laws of
1897" The report of the committee on reyis-
ion was sent in to both houses In printed
form, each member getting copy. The gov
ernOr'S vetoeS were laid over and the AS
sembly adjourned until 10 a. m. on the 18th.
There were only sixteen members present at
the session.
showed only nine members absent. Under
the head of resolutions, Assemblyman Park
er offered joint resolution, to suspend the
sale Of the state park lands until 1901 on the
ground that It would not be for the best in
terest of the state to sell them now. Speak
er BuckStaff ruled that it was new business
and could not be acted upon except by q
three-fourths vote. Mr.. Parker did not care
to press the matter and at his request the
resolution was laid over. When the express
bill veto was taken up in the Assembly, Mr..
Davidson stated that the bill had been We
toed because the ayes and noes had not been
called upon it's passage and there was some
question about the proper way to pass the
bill. He had consulted eminent attorneys,
the Dill oyer the governors veto would re-
move all doubt about its validity. Without
further debate the roll was called and the
Dill was passed over the governors veto by
q to IL. There was short debate on the
F e ca 2et bill and t ha Ee2oes a we're gssef
sustained except the one relating to county
industrial schools, which was laid over I'M
til tomorrow. The bakery bill, messaged
from the Senate, was killed by a close vote
and then on motion of Mr.. Flett the reVisers
bill was laid over, to be considered in COM
n1ittee. The Assembly then adjourned to
8 p. NJ
At the night session of the Assembly on
the 18th Chief Clerk NOVEL; read memorial
from the Milwaukee common council relating
to the issue of corporate bonds for munich
pal garbage plant. The memorial was laid
over Mr. Wheeler moved that the vote by
Gov. Scofeld to the bakery sanitation bill
be reconsidered Mr.. Barnum strongly op-
posed this motion. After considerable debate
the action of the Senate in overriding the
veto of the governor was cOncurred in, the
vote being 50 to 26-barely the necessary
two-thirds. Adjournment was taken till .
p. III. TIE following day.
The. Assembly afternoon session was
opened with prayer at O'Clock on the 10Th
by the Rev W. j. Mckay. There were nine
absentees. Leave of absence was given Mr..
Frink from the Milwaukee Fisherman
league asking for an amendment tG the fish
and game law. 1t was laid over. Mr.. Hall
offered joint resolution to permit Mr.. Da-
wilson to introduce two bills, one providing
fOr the taxation of express companies, the
order for the collection OF license fees of
sleeping car companies Speaker Buckstaff
asked If there was any objection to the rGSo-
luton, and Mr.. LANCE made objection. The
resolution was defeated by vote of So to
Is. The Assembly, after much debate, de-
cltned to pass No. 131 A, authorizing coun-
ties to build and maintain industrial schools,
over the governors veto. A recess was TAX
en- until evening. Mr.. McGrath was on his
feet as soon as the Assembly convened at S
O'Clock, with motion that the vote be re-
% Of Spua 70
IN overriding the veto to the bakery SANTA
ton tI Dill was concurred in. Mr., Hall raised
the point of order that the bill was not in
the hands of the Assembly and could not be
recOnSdered The point of order was sus-
tanned, and Mr.: McGrath moved that the bill
be recalled: The motion prevailed by vote
of Al to 36. Mr.. Jensen's motion that the
vote by which the governors veto to the
tucker county industrial school bill was
vote of 80 to 30. The Assembly then refused
TO pass the bill over the governors Veto the
vote being 40 for the bill and 81 against it,
not the necessary two-thrds. After adopt
ing the resolution on the death of ex-senator
DoolIttle recess for half an hour was TAX
en-. On reconvening at 10 o'clock Mr. Ray
offered a joint resolution to allow Mr.. Da-
wilson to reintrOduce his express and sleep
ing car bills. The resolution was defeated
by vote of % to %, not The necessary three
fOurthS.
The Milwaukee garbage bills road through
the Assembly was not easy. Mr.. Peterson
when the House convened on the GOTH OBJ
gecleI 10 the amendment on the ground that
1t was new business, but the speaker ruled
that it was not, but constituted a part of
the revision committees hill. LANCE and
wheeler tried in vain to convince the speak
er that he was wrong. At II O'Clock, after
thirty minutes recess. the Assembly took
up the garbage bill. Mr. Peterson objected
to the amendment authorizing the issue of
garbage bonds by majority vote of the COM
mon council, as rev business. The speaker
ruled that under the joint resolution adopted
yesterday the bill, with its amendments, was
receivable. Mr.. LANCE objected to the bill
on the ground that the amendment was not
submitted by the revision committee but
originated on the floor of the Senate. The
motion to suspend the rules was carried by Il
yea and nay vote 81 TO 10. The vote on the
bill itself was 73 TO II.
No business was transacted at the after
noon session of the Assembly and adjourn
ment was taken dS soon word was re-
ceived that the governor had no further COM
munication to make.