Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

MI McI)Onald submitted another reSOlu
ton calling upon the secretary of state for
q list of ninety-day men employed under
the provisions of the bill passed two years
ago and the resolution was adopted. The
committee on bills on their third reading
reported favorably on the bill to make the
Evening Wisconsin the official state paper
Senator Woodworth's bill changing the
time Of holding court in Pierce county was
Evans, Jr, tie new member on the COM
mittees on public health and sanitation and
dairy and fcod commissioners. Judge Or
tons bill relating to the adoption of chill
dren was laid over until tomorrow because
the substitute had not been placed on file.
The report of the legislators visiting com
mittee was received by the Assembly, but
was not read. Speaker Ray called Mr..
True to the chair, it being the first time
that the speaker has retired during the SEES
sion. Mr.. Moshers bill authorizing a dam
passage and Mr.. SturteVant pointed out
some very extraordinary provisions in it
was laid over. Mr.. Soltwedel's bill relat-
ing to appointment of trustees for the
home for dependent children was ordered
TO a third reading and SO was Mr.. Guth $
correcting an error of the revfsers in the
bicycle license bill ordered to a
third reading. The following bills were
killed: Relating to powers of county
boards; appropriating $203.99 to divers per-
sons; appropriating Il sum OF money to
Herbert X. Pierce; regulating manner of
ii.
C.. DOolittle, police Justice ia Cumberland
Barron county; relating to county officers.
Mr.. Thomas joint resolution for consti-
tutiOnal amendment to permit the governor
and Legislature TO obtain the opinion of the
Supreme court on the c0nstitutionality of
important measures was on the calendar
for indefinite poStponement, but on motion
Of Mr. Hoehle. was rereferred to the
judiciary committee. The Assembly adj
journed till 10 a. N. on the LIST.
The Assembly the LIST received large
number of committee reports. Including
some very important bills, Among those
reported for passage Were City Treasurer
Bellows bill to permit the payment of
taxes at any time and to permit the city TO
take tax certificates. The memorial to Con-
gress for the establishment of postal say
ings banks was reported for indefinite post,
pOnement. Mr.. Hartung'S bin relating to
town boards was passed without opposition.
There was some opposition to Mcleod S
bill giving salaries to deputy county clerks
and deputy county treasurerS but it was
relating to relief from judgments and or
ders was opposed by Mr.. Catlin, who asked
for Il rereference. After some discussion
it was rereferred The bill to make the
Evening Wisconsin the official state paper
was passed without discussion. Mr. Mosh-
er's bill authorizing dam on Apple river
was recommended to the committee on
judiciary. Mr. Hall made plea for Mr..
Dahl's bill for commission to investigate
the TOIrenS system of land registration,
which was on the calendar for saught en-
amendment. Mr.. Burlington thought it
would he time enough to look into the Tor
rens system when other states had made
Il success of it and he was in favor of
killing the bill. Mr.. MoSher opposed the
bill and Mr.. Dahl spoke in favor of it.
Mr. Frost favored the bin, calling attcn-
tion 70 the fact that if had been i'm success
FIJI operation for forty years in Australia.
Mr.. Eline opposed il. Mr.. Vandercook
Mr.. Halls motion prevailed. The bill was
rereferred to its author. The Assembly
then adjourned until the ID
Petitions for the passage OF the 2-cent
fare bill came into the Assembly by the
hundreds on the ID. Early in the session
Mr.. Overlook moved a reconsideration of
the vote by which the Orion bill was killed
yesterday in order to amend it. Nh Germer
favored the motion and it prevailed. The
bill was laid over until the Sth. The speak
er extended an invitation to the members
to attend the meeting of the Senate in the
evening to hear Senator McGillivray on the
patronage bill. There was Il large number
of committee reports. The bin to prevent
the Imprisonment of felons in the Milwau-
kee house of correction was reported for
indefinite postponement The Senate reso-
luton on the death of James ConkliE of
Madison was concurred in by a rising vote.
Mr.. HartungS bin relating to city mar
shals was passed and Assembly then took
up the consideration of the anti-pass reso-
luton. When that had been disposed of
Senator Jacobs bill permitting cities under
special charters TO organize wards of 300
inhabitants, was considered and was finally
ordered to 4 third reading by Il vote of Al
TO 30. Mr.. kililea's bill permitting the
treasurer Of the city of Milwaukee to re
ceive taxes at any time, was ordered to a
third reading.
Among the petitions received in the As
Sembly on the Sd was one with 10000
signatures in favor of the bill to appropriate
$1,000 to the home for unfortunate girls at
Eau Claire. number of important bills
We're reported from the committee, includ-
ing the GrtOn bill giving the university a
lump sum, instead of Il special tax appro-
priation which was favorably reported.
There Il divided report the True
marriag e-license bill, the majority being
for indefinite poStponement. The bill eX-
empting bicycles from taxation was favor
ably reported Gen. Bryant's anticigarette
bill was reported for passage. Mr.. Thomas
constitutional amendment to give the Leg
lSlature and the governor the right to ask
the Supreme court for decisions on the con-
Stitutionality of important measures, was
again reported for indefinite postpOnement.
The bin to permit Milwaukee to buy land
for an isolation hospital outside of the city
was reported for killing. There was q fight
over Senator Jacobs bill to permit cities
of the second and third class to organize
wards Of 800 inhabitants, and it was finally
killed. The roll was called on Mr.. Gil
mOre's bill requiring the state to pay the
cost of prosecutions for OffenseS committed
i'll state institutions, and it was killed, by
a vote of 80 to 50. Mr.. McDonald's bill re-
lating to the organization of bankers in
relating to justice court appeals were or
dered to 4 third reading. Judge orion
pointed out some objections to Mr.. Minch' S
bill amending the law relating to the elgi-
bility OF county school superintendent and
the bill was killed. 1t sought to strike
ents eligible whether they had the other
necessary qualifications or not.