Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-04-21


True's bill, No. 378 A, providing for the or
ganzation of a state board Of agriculture to
replace the present State Agricultural so
ciety, amended so that the new organiza-
ton takes possession January 1, 1898, was
concurred in without discussion-Z2 to a
those in opposition being Senators Stebbins,
WheIan Whitman and Withee Bills were
passed as follows: No. 10S S, providing
punishment for obtaining credit by fraud;
insurance corporations; No 389 S, to enforce
collection Of judgments against insurance
corporations; No 800 S, to prevent rein
surance in unlicensed companies; No. 1916
S, requiring university regents to report to
the Legislatures. No. 29S A. to regulate the
sale of impure ice; c No 584 A, relating to
charge of filth into Delavan lake; No. 638
A, authorizing pier in the waters of
n Eee of Wild fowl Bills were Killed 'H as fol- fol-
lows: No. 26 S, providing for loan Of trust
funds to Tomah guards for an armory; No.
336 A. relating to collection of. taxes; No.
A. relating to insOlVent debtors and assign
ments; No. 1913 A, to regulate the loaning of
vide for control Of water supplies and sew
erage; No. 1872 S. providing method of tax
alton of electric light plants; No. 195 s, to
provide a board of visitors for the State
University; No. 245 S, relative to the Dane
county drainage commission; No. 1926 S, to
prevent unjust discrimination by insurance
ton of insurance corporations.
At the session of the Senate at O'Clock
from the joint special committee, intro,
duced a resolution, which was laid over till
the 10Th, providing for final recess on sat
urday April "a, until August IT, Under
the resolution committee reports will be
shut off on Wednesday next. The session
laws will be published i'll newspaper form
usual, and will be put into the
vised statutes by the revision commission
and legislative committee during recess.
No. 652 A, relating to liquor licenses in Su-
perior, was passed under suspension of the
rules, as was No G37 A, providing for the
Incorporation of villages. The Senate re
fused to concur in the. Assembly amend
ment to No. 30 A, which would increase
the salary of the city clerk Of Milwaukee
from S2500 to $4,000 year; and cOncurred
ing appropriation for improvements to Wan
paca Veterans home from $4,000 to $40,
600 No. 500 A, Mr. Hall, relating to trus-
tees for county jailS, was ordered to a third
reading The committee on insurance re-
ported for concurrence No. 1872 a, to regu
late building and loan associations, and the
committee on federal relations reported IA
vOrably on No. 645 a, to authorize Marinette
county to build bridge across the Menomi-
nee river.
Assembly.
The statue of Pere Marquette is to re-
main in statuary hall in Washington. The
Assembly settled this much-diScusSed QueS
ton on the night of the 18th by refusing to
reconsider the vote by which the bill, No
CAT A, to provide for statues Of Cen Lucius
Fairchild and Gen. J. NJ. Rusk was indef-
nitely postponed. This bill was killed at
the Saturday session on viva Voce vote.
Many of the members were absent at that
time, and reconsideration talk begun an
hour before this session was opened.
Friends of the bill did some very active
work, but were unable to muster more than
% votes. a veto message was received
from Gov Scofeld to Mr.. Burnham's bill,
No. 800 A., to regulate the manner of I'M
proving public boulevards. The governor
refused to approve the measure on the
ground that it was class legislation. The
veto was sustained by Il unanimous vote
Mr. T.
tees to report all bills Wednesday evening
was laid over. A motion by Mr.. True was
lost to reconsider the vote by which the bill
relating to the number of employees in the
acknowledgements office killed. Bills
copcurred in we're as follows: No 203 S,
to increase the salary OF Supreme court
stenographers to 500 a month; No. 324 S,
relating to a dam across Spring brook in
Dunn county; No: $50 s, relating to trans
portation and burial of bodies dead of con-
tagious diseases; No. 377 5, to repeal the
law for fishways in dams.
In the face of an adverse report from
Joint committee, Mr.. Hall in the Assembly
on the 18th advanced to third reading his
bill looking to an investigation OF the rail
roads to see whether or not they are max
ing honest returns to the state as to their
earnings The bill makes it the duty of the
attorney general to investigate the roads
proper returns if 1t shall be found that the
returns are faulty. Senator Timme's bill
providing for the enforcement OF the fish
and game laws was referred to the fish and
game laws committee, and Mr.. ButtleS' bill
limiting the exemption on DOmeSCeduS, over
which q fight was expected, was sent to the
committee on judiciary. Mr.. Smiths bill to
make an appropriation to pay Kelley cure
claims was killed without debate, and then
the Assembly took up Mr.. Halls bill proYid-
ing for an investigation of returns made by
the railroad companies to the stare After
that had been disposed OF the bill prohibit
ing saloons within half mile OF the state
university and normal schools was taken
up The question Waf on an & f ito to
capitol. Mr.. Clack moved to table the
amendment, and Notwithstanding that it
was carefully explained that the amend
ment would carry the bill with it, the mo-
ton prevailed, with scarcely a word of pro-
test The bill thus unceremoniousIy killed
mittee as fully as any bill before the Leg
islature. Mr.. Lewis bill to compel rail-
roads to sell 2O00-mie mileage books for
$40 without the usual $40 rebate, occasioned
a very long debate in which Messrs. W. A.
Jones, Billiard, Arson and Frink made
speeches. Mr.. Lewis called for the reading
of a lot Of petitions in favor of the passage
of the bill. The clerk started to read, but
Mr. Peterson moved to dispense with the
reading, which motion prevailed. Thereup-
on there was tempest in teapot over the
question of whether or not the petitions
should be read. There were all sorts of
motions to reconsider, to read, to amend.
etc. After half hour Of boys play, in
which Mr.. Lewis demanded the reading
of the petitions until the speaker ruled him
out of order, vote on the bill was reached.
Mr.. Taylor moved to lay the substitute for
the bill on the table, and the motion pre-
Vdlleu, carrying the Oil with II. Inc COOl-
fication of the village laws reported by the
village commission was then taken up, and
after being amended, was passed under
suspension of the rules. A resolution was
adopted authorizing Mr.. Burnham to intro
duce a bill to cure the defect of the b0ule-
ward bill vetoed by Gov. ScOtield. Mr.. Bull
lard introduced a bill authorizing cities to
furnish water to neighboring towns, and
then the Assembly took a recess.
A. R. Halls plan for railway, regulation
in Wisconsin was the special subject under
consideration by the lower house the
night of the 18th. 1t resulted in debate
which continued for two and half hours,
when Mr.. Halls bills were killed by a vote
which was decisive, although several men,
bers lodged the question. Mr.. Halls two
bills, No. 10 A and III A, providing for
state board of railway commissioners SINH
lar to the Iowa board and authorizing such
commissioners to fix rates and to prevent
discrimination, were on the calendar as
special order for S o'clock and the debate
proceeded, Mr.. Hall making lengthy
speech in favor of his measures. The vote
was SO to in favor of indefinitely post
poning the bills, there being thirty-four
members who were absent not voting.
Those voting against the indefinite post
ponemenG were Bechtel, Davidson, Ed
wards, Goodell, Hall, Mcdonald and Wolf
resolution was adopted after some