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

| Ihe following b1llS were passed: No. IS A,
| relating to vacancies in cities Of 100 600 or
| more; No. 81 A, relating to issuing Of bonds
| by cities for certain purposes; No. AS A,
No 449 A, relating to foreclosure Of mort,
| cages by advertisement; No. $50 A, relating
! to free school library boards; No. 467 A,
| ceding lands in Eau Claire for public build
! ing; No. 584 A, relating to water powers;
| No. 124 S, to permit sureties on bonds to
limit their liabilities. There were six bills
| on the calendar for engrossment, but four
| Of them were re-referred or laid over. The
Assembly took recess to 7:30 p. m.
At the 1 night t, session of It, the Assembly on
| the taxation of trust companies, was re-
| called from the committee on finance,
banks and insurance, on motion of Mr. Ray.
The bill was then passed. large number
| bill to prohibit the sale of liquor within half
a mile of the state university, or any Of the
| of Mr.. Lewis the bill relating to the Ra-
| cine municipal court was recalled from the
| committee on enrolled bills, and returned
| to the Senate. A joint resolution by D. K.
| Smith was adopted, requesting the governor
to return to the Legislature bill No, 437 a,
| The Assembly adopted a Joint resolution
| by Mr. Wheeler to allow Mr. Church to in
| troduce a bill relating to the discharge of
man., Stanley and Connors were appointed
| members of the conference committee on
the part Of the Assembly with reference to
the bill exempting private insane asylums
| from taxation.
The Assembly on the 18th, after notable
! fight ordered the Clason medical bill,
| amended as by substitute, to third read
ing. This is equivalent to passing the meas
| ure. The bill was ordered to third reading
without taking an aye and no vote. Be-
! fore the medical bill was reached there was
| pool-selling bill, which was on the calen-
dar for passage. Mr.. Peterson attempted to
SECURE a delay eLy by having the matter re-
| referred to the judiciary committee to have
| an alleged constitutional question passed
upon. Mr.. Ray opposed the re-reference,
saying that mat 1t was not question Of law,
| not Wisconsin should remain the dumping
ground for the thugs and gamblers of IIli-
| called and the bill passed to % by the fol-
! lowing vote: Ayes, Alderman Agen, An
SON. Beach; Beehtel Borehsenius; Bqtng-
Davidson, Dresser. Eaton, Edwards, Flagg.
Flett, Froehlich, Hall. Harvey, Hindes
Hoyt, Hurlbut, Jones, y. F., Jones, w: A.
riman Mcdonald, McGrath, Minch, Morgan.
Mosher, Mss, Overlook Parker, Pierce
P0ley Pratt Ray Reinned
Thompson Treat True, Tucker, ut, Web
S Yerte WEIGH Whte Wolff WoIter Wye
Burnham. Cashin. Feige. Frink, Gavin
Hogan, Hurd, Jensen, Klabunde, Lange,
check, Reynolds, Risum, Staples, sweeting
Taylor, Wheeler, Wolfnger, Waller-25;
I not voting, Clark, ConnOrs, Goodel
Hughes, Marsh Settler; Shelter, Wippermaan1
g. Bills were passed as follows: No. 81
), amending the laws relative to punish
m Int Of sodomy.; No. II 5, providing for
the collection of special assessments upon
the property OF corporations; No. 1e6 s,
regulating the sale Of vaccine virus and 9th
er preYentiyes of contagious diseases; No
$50 S, to apportion certain moneys due Sank
and Columbia counties; No. 228 S, providing
for the organization of auxiliary historical
societies; No. 289 S. relating to appointment
Of guardians; No. 300 S, providing for the
control and suppression of contagious and
INFECTIOUS diseases.
The session of the Assembly on the even
ing Of the 18th was a busy one. The I'M
finished morning calendar was taken up and
ty-four bills were killed. Among the meas
ureS indefinitely postponed were the two
bills introduced by Mr.. Peterson for the
removal Of the state capital to Milwaukee.
There was no evident desire to secure the
favorable consideration of the bills, and no
request for separate consideration. Mr..
hats in theaters was ordered engrossed in
the Assembly, but little opposition being
manifested. Mr.. fuckers bill providing
that teachers in common schools be IS
years old or more was on the calendar for
passage. Tt resulted in lively debate. An
amendment fixing the age limit at II years
joint resolution by j. J. Smith was adopted,
asking the governor to return to the Leg
islature No. 307 A, providing for dam
acres Hay river in Barron county.
fields veto of the bill giving the clerk of
the police court of Milwaukee discretionary
power in the matter of issuing warrants
was taken up. There was some discussion
over it, Mr.. Wheeler maintaining that the
bin was constitutional and should be
passed: Mr.. Flett said that the. bill diff
fereG from the statute in the Ashland case
cited by Mr.. Wheeler in that it conferred
the powers Of Justice of the peace, on the
was sustained, nobody voting against it.
Mr.. Hoyt's resolution to appoint a commit
tee; to take steps to annui the charters OF
was adopted. Several bills were re-referred
and then the following bills were passed:
No. 16 s, to promote physical education:
No. 90 S., relating to dams across Chief
eonmissIoneFs q d asSi't NJ: ii s re-
towns having township system Of school
government; No. 151 s. relating to fish
ways in dams; No. ia s.. changing title of
corresponding secretary OF State Historical
society," No. 339 S, relating to protection of
fish hsatcheries, grounds, ETC.; No. 800 S,
to provide for safe Investment of school
ordered to a third reading and the follow
ing bills were killed: No 6S A, relating to
packages; No. 124 A, relating to painting
by Ira A. Ridgeway of old Fort Winnie
bago; 10. It's A, relating to town meetings;
No. 2f6 A, regarding referees; No. "a A,
relating to record of mortgage; No. 249 A,
relating to county judge of Dane county;
alton of real estate, etc; No 2S5 A, re
lating to general elections; No. 303 A, re
lating to exemption from taxation; No. 334
A., relating to annual town meetings; No.
427 A, relating to the assessment of per-
sonaI property; No. 495 A, relating to fl
ing complaints in certain actions; No. 500
A, relating to assessment and collection
of taxes on mortgaged real estate; No. 541
A, to- create the town Of Pelican, Oneida
county; No. 5S1 A. relating to publishing
Official notices, ordinances, ETC.. No. 500
A, relating to election of town officers in
counties Of 100000 or over; No. SOB A, re-
lating to publication Of proceedings, or
dinances, etc.; No. 6O4 A, providing for
sessment of rnortgaged property. No. go
A. changing territory in South Milwaukee;
No. 612 A, relating, to publishing Of pro-
eeedings in cities; No. GIG A, relating to
valuation, Of property Speaker Buckstar
appointed MesSrs. Hoyt, Overlook and wy
lie committee to investigate the toll roads
under Mr.. Hoyt's resolution.
At the evening session on the 18th the
state affairs committee Of the Assembly re
ported for passage Mr.. True's bill for the
Reorganization Of the state fair manage
ment. The measure provides for the ap-
pointment by the governor of board Of
commissioners under whose direction all
future state fairs are to be held. The com
mittee amended the bill so as to provide
that the commissioners have no voice in
determining the time or place of the fairs