Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-22

pass resolution by a vote Of u to 10 after
some debate; Assemblyman Wheeler start
ed the fun by offering an amendment by
striking out the words land shall forfeit
his office at the suit of the attorney gen
eral' and inserting land on conviction
thereof his office shall be thereby vacated
he explained that his object in Offering the
amendment was to make the law self-oper-
ative. Mr.. Sturdevant objected to the
amendment, saying tnat it would enable q
justice Of the peace to declare Il members
seat vacant, which he thought would be
wrong. Mr.. Hall said he hoped the amend
ment would not prevail, and the amendment
was killed by a vote of 46 to So Mr. Cat
lin then asked permission to offer another
amendment, but Mr. Hall objected and it
could not be allowed under the rules. The
roll was called and the resolution passed
by the following vote: Ayes II; noes. 10;
amusement was occasioned this morning at
the opening of the Assembly by the receipt
of a gift to Assemblyman Daggett, who i'll
trOduced the anti-tight-lacing bill, from the
young ladies of WatertOWn. 1t was tight
ly-laced corset containing bunch of roses
and carnations. Accompanying it was a
note to the effect that the young ladies de-
sired to show their appreciation of Mr.. Dag
getts interest in the welfare of wOmankind.
The committee on assessment and collec-
ton of taxes reported for passage the Or
/ ton insurance bill with the changes out
| lined in the Wisconsin week ago. The
committee on state affairs reported for
| slaughter the two bills requiring telephone
companies to exchange messages and the
| board Of health bills relating to vital sta
park bill was reported favOrably and the
! Eau Claire women'S home bill unfavOrablY
by the committee on claims. The first con
! ference committee was appointed. 1t was
on bill relating to arson, and was com
! posed of Senators ROehr. Harris and Wild
! and Assemblymen Wheeler, Catlin and
! Eline. The following bills were passed:
| Appropriation to industrial school for girls:
! relating to places of holding probate court;
| relating to damages on highways relating
to waters of Spring lake; relating to con
ct nj m ga riV q f.
! fecting arguments to the court and jury:
! relating to limitation of actions; relating
| to common schools: providing for expenses
! OF Wisconsin state tax commission; relative
! to vacatiDg towns by county boards; relat'
! ing to county clerks notice. Mr.. Hurlbut'S
| bill requiring county superintendent to re-
| ceve normal school certificates was killed.
| Mr.. McGrath's bill relating to forfeitures
! in contracts of Insurance was the subject of
such way that Mr. McGrath declared it
| had been rendered useless. Judge Orion
! spoke in favor of the BILL and it was or
! dered engrossed. Mr.. Parker's bill relat-
| ing to the limitations of time of actions
rereferred to the committee on judi
! ciary. Gen. Bryant's bill to extend exam
| ination of adverse parties to employees of
/ corporations was indefinitely postponed.
! Mr.. Elines bill to repeal the law under
| which Corporation Counsel Hamilton holds
| his position, which had been reported for
/ indefinite pOStpOnement, was sent back by
! the judiciary committee and it will now
| probably pass. Mr.. Guth's bill taking from
| discussed at length. 1T had been re-
| ported for indefinite postponement, but the
eloquence Of Mr.. Dodge and Joe" Farr
! saved it. 4 roll call was ordered, the farm
| ers voted solidy for it, and it was saved
/ from indefinite postponement by a vote of
% to 81. The bill was then ordered en-
! crossed and read q third time. There was
! a lot of horse play over Il bill by Mr.. Hoehle
/ OF regulate intelligence offices which was
amended in various ways IS and anto h4 I'M or
verse report. Mr.. LOth's bill TO put the
board of public works in Milwaukee under
! civil service was killed. Mr. Hoehle's bill
! requiring weekly payment OF wages was
! killed ard the Assembly adw urned.
! The Assembly on the 10th had two impor-
tant constitutional amendments on the cal
endar, one of which it killed. An adjourn
ment was taken before the other could be
reached. The first, proposed in Joint rCSo-
! luton by Mr.. Thomas was to permit the
governor and either branch of the Legisla-
ture to ask the opinion of the Supreme
court upon important measures previous to
their passage, following the Massachusetts
law on the subject. The second, by Mr..
Hoehle;. proposed to make only full citi-
reached. When Mr. Thomas resolution,
which was first on the calendar, came up,
Mr.. Hoehle offered an amendment specify
! ing what matters might be referred to the
supreme court which were matters relat-
ing to taxation. appointments the ju-
adopted without discussion, and the QueS-
ton was then on the indefinite postpone
( ment or the Dill. Inc committee on lnSur-
ance, banks and banking reported substi-
tute for the warehouse certificates bill
The committee on judiciary reported favor
ably on the Senate bill relating to the
Milwaukee county supervisors and deputy
Sheriffs to correct the errors of the re-
visors; The bill to permit a special tax
in Milwaukee for the improvement of the
streets was adversely reported by the COM
mittee on cities. The committee on claims
appropriation of $500. The Dahl bill re-
curing sidetracks to elevators was report
ed by the railroad committee with a rec
ommendation that Mr. Dahl be allowed to
withdraw it. He was given permission and
Withdrew 1t. A bill relating to the repair
of sidewalks in Milwaukee was favorabIy
reported from the committee on cities Mr.
Hurlbut asked reconsideration of his bill
requiring the, acceptance of normal school
CehPiiohcates ,; ny county superintendents,
18th. On motion of Nj Vandercook. the
vote vote was ree9nsidered; and then a long
| bin. Mr.. Hurlbut spoke in favor of of
it and Judge Orton and Mr.. Dodge
opposed it. Mr.. Frost favored It.
A roll call was ordered and the bill was
passed by a vote of 50 to s. Senator Nc
Gllllvrays bill for a superintendent of day
SCHOOLS for the deaf, on the calendar for
the third reading, was discussed at some
length: Mr. Wheeler wanted to know what
necessity there was for such an officer. and
MI True OF the claims committee repeated
the argument that had been made for the
Dill before the committee Mr. McGratb
SAID that while he was interested in schools
1O1 the uedI, lie CtAlIu see no reason for the
creation OF such an Office and he thought q
suitable person could not be appointed for
$1,000 a year-the salary named in the bill
Col. Rusk made strong speech in favor of
the bill, showing the advantage of educat-
ing the deaf in their homes rather than in
the state school. Some disparaging remarks
about the school for the deaf at Delavan
brought Mr.. Wheeler to his feet. He as
serted that 1t was not true that the inStitu-
ton neglected the oral method of teaching
Mr.. Rusk replied that they taught it there
because they had to, but they did not seem
to want it taught outside; Mr.. McGrath
spoke again in opposition to the BILL say
ing that there were only twelve day schol-
ars in the state and less than 100 pupils
A roll call ordered and the bill was
killed by a vote of 80 to 81. The following
Senate bills were ordered to third read
ing: Relating to parks drives, ETC.; relat-
ing to school boards, etc; relating to GER
tain courts; relating to assessment of lands
| and buildings; relating to municipal court
of Douglas county; relating to the assess
ment of real and personal property. The
following Assembly bills were ordered to Il
third reading: Appropriation for an in
terstate park; appropriation to Albert Kali
bach; relating to wider circulation of free
libraries; creating new town of Grant,
Monroe county.
At the night session of the Assembly on