Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-29
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

The Rev Theodore Eggen of the German
church opened the Senate with
prayer on the evening of the Goth, and
Lieut.. Gov. Stone welded the gavel. Five
Assembly bills were concurred in, and a
small stir was made by the Keene BILL
providing for Il change in the time of keep
ng the polls open at the approaching jul
1icial elections. message from the AS
,embly brought over the bill. which pro-
vides that the polls shall be open in the
coming judicial elections the same hours as
1T general elections. Senator Arson sent
10 the desk letter from Eugene S. r..
lott Of milwaukee, urging the passa % nf
the bill. Senator Roehr sent up nf.est,n,,
to the same effect SIGNED by al. fhe e csndl
dates. When the petition sad rr Ellsntt's
letter had been read. Senator Arson MAYED
the rules be suspended and the hin be
PasSeu n fauor Of aof n objected He said
5ut wanted to read the bill He asked
Senator Arson to consent to the bill being
laid over TIL tomorrow, and Senator Arson
consented,
Senator Baxter was the only absentee at the
session of the Senate on the Dist. Senator
Roehr's bill establishing q district court in
Milwaukee county, which on the cal
endar for passage, was rereferred to the com
mittee OH judiciary. Mr. Keene's bill doing
away with the bicycle license was con
CURED in. Another bill by Mr.. Keene,
providing judicial elections shall be con-
Quoted in the same manner as general cleo
tons, was concurred in under suspension Of
the rules at Senator Anson's request. Tho
four bills framed by the committee on as
sessment and collection of taxes. providing
for the taxation of express, sleeping car,
freight line and equipment companies upon
the true money value of their entire pro
portion in this state were ordered engrossed.
Several other bills were ordered engroSsed
Providing for reports from assessors concern
ing railroads: relating TO municipalities; re-
lating to mechanics liens; creating a supe
rior court in Douglas county. Senator
ROehrs anti-lobby bill was laid over and
the Senate then took recess until 40 p.
m.
The evening session on the DIST lasted
about ten minutes. Lieut.. Gov. Stone was
In the chair. Aside from the introduction
of two bills, no business was done outside
OF receiving committee reports message
from the Assembly brought the tidings that
that body had concurred in the resolutions
permitting Senators Jones and bennett to
introduce one bill each, and they sent the
bills to the desk. Senator Jones bill defines
the crime forgery in the third degree. Sen
ator benefits bill gives cities power to
acquire waterworks plants by condemna-
ton. The committee on state affairs report
ed Senator Woodruf's bill raising the SAL
aries of members of the Legislature to
$1,000 with the recommendation that it so
to the judiciary committee. The commit
tee on state affairs reported two bills for
passage, viz: Providing for the expenses
of the funeral of the late Assemblyman AL
bert WOyciechOwSki and appropriating
$4,000 to relieve the fire sufferers in Barron
county.
All the senators We're present at the SEES
sion on the 22d. 1t is evident that the wheel
men are waking up on the bicycle bill:
came in this morning The following bills
were passed: For the sanitary transporta-
ton of corpSeS; fixing penalty of SO for
failure of town, village or city clerks to file
with the secretarv of state an annual state
ment Of taxes levied: TO detach certain
territory from the town Of Sugar Camp in
Oneida county: prohibiting reinsurance or
companies otherwise than through resident
agents; allowing stock fire Insurance COM
panies to capitalize their surplus funds;
money for observance of Memorial day;
changing the time of making up the school
budget from October to March; prohibiting
proxies in political conventions: requiring IL
viva voce vote for United States senator in
legislative caucus. The Senate refused TO
concur in Mr.. Bryant's bill affecting argu-
ment to court and jury; and i'll Mr.. Eline 5
bill relating to justice court appeals. The
following bills were ordered to q third read
ing: Authorizing treasurers of certain
cities to receive money for taxes in adj
vance; authorizing commissioners of pub
lie lands to sell certain lands: to appropriate
to BelOit city school district sum of
money; relating to tGnyn boards; relating to
persons practicing medicine and surgery in
the state; relating to justice court appeals
providing Tor an appropriation Tor IRE SUI
fererS of Barron county; affecting argument
to court and jury; to appropriate money
for monument for eX-Gov. Nelson Dewey;
to appropriate money TO defray funeral eX-
and Assemblyman Albert Wojcechowskl
authorizing certain towns to purchase con-
demned toll roads; providing for redemp-
ton of land sold for taxes The following
bills were ordered engrossed Relating to
superintendent of schools; relating TO du-
ties of factory inspectors; providing 1or APP
pointment of commission to secure plans
for manufacturers display at Ohio centen-
NAL exposition.
Indefinite postponement was the tate OF
the following: Authorizing cities to take,
n from for n 0nI a n n
cases; authorizing the purchase OF certain
lands Of historical interest: licensing en-
gineerS and firemen. The Senate then took
a recess until { 80 p.
The evening session of the Senate on the
22d was short and nothing was done besides
appointing the Senate members of the con
ference COMMITTEES on the anti-pass amend
ment to the constitution and receiving com
mittee reports. message from the AS
sembly brought a request for conference
and OH motion of Senator LamoreuX, the
chair appointed Senators LamoreuX, w mite
head and Roehr on the committee. Inc
committee on federal relations reported for
passage the bill providing for the purchase
of 800 acres of land lying aIong the Dailes
Of the st. CrOiX river for the proposed inter-
state park. The judiciary committee re-
ported for passage the bill imposing tax
of 10 cents a ton on all ice shipped out OF
the state. Bills reported for indefinite post
Donement related to the liability OF en-
ployers for injuries received by employees,
and providing for a state commission to re-
wise the general charter law. The commit
tee on privileges and elections reported the
bill preventing corrupt practices at cleo
! tions for indefinite postponement. Senator
Martins bill fOrbidding towns and villages
from holding joint caucuses was reported
for passage, as was the bill relating to town
caucuSeS.
AT the session of the Senate on the 23d
Senator Whitehead introduced resolution
to allow Senator KreutZer to restrict and
limit the time for commencing actions to
test the validity of any ordinance passed
by the common council of any city incor-
ported by special act in attempting to
adopt the provisions of the general charter
law of the state. This resolution was adopt
ed: ALSO one to allow Senator Stout to in
troduce a bill enabling one railroad com
pany to use the track of another road
which passes through any village or city
in the state The following bills were
passed: Requiring manufacturers to pro
tect emery wheels requiring the assessor
in each district of the state to make an
annual report of the name, owner, operator
and length of all railroads in his district
requiring any person who knowingly in
sures in an unauthorized insurance com
pany to pay the penalty demanded by law
of such company; making the sale by mort
gage of future contingent interests in lands
as valid as If the person affected were liv-
inCr i0tp