The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-02-18
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

NpUItOT
sen OF resolution recommending the print
Ing and distribution of 200 copies Of Sen.
ator Mills bill to establish the liability OF
masters ana employees to their servants and
employers III personal injury cases. The
resolution was adopted The following bills
were Introduced: By Senator bennett n
bill amending the law relating TO the license
or bicycles: by Senator KnudSen. IL bill 70
confer additional powers upon the trustees
or county asylums for :he chronic insane;
by Senator Mills, 4 bill to repeal the law
relating To the license of street railway and
electric light and power companies: by
Senator Mailer, n bill 10 provide for the
control of water supplies and sewerage in
Wisconsin and making an appropriation Of
$1,000 annually for investigation: also Il bill
TO provide Il contingent rund not exceeding
100000 to be used in case of a cOntagioL
or cholera or any other dangerous disease:
also bill for the sanitary transportation
of corpSeS; by Senator Welton, a bill to
enable the National Accident society of
New York to recover Judgment executed
against them by the state; by Senator
Roehr, bill relating to the management Of
public museums In cities Of the first class:
bill TO amend the law relating to SUperiot
courts; bill to amend the law relating
to the superior court of Milwaukee county
Il bill To amend the law fixing the salaries
OF Judges and other officials: a bill to change
and regulate the terms OF court In the su-
perfor court OF Milwaukee county: a bill TO
insure the sOyenCy of life insurance corpor-
ationS; bill to authorize cities of the first
class to regulate strect-car fares by ordi-
pahies doing business either alone or in con
heCtiDh with electric light and power conf
pahies to make reports and keep books and
All Office within the state: by Senator
Green, q bill TO provide for the effect OF
technical conditions or fOrfeitures on con
tracts Of insurance. The bill provides that
the breath of such conditions shall not rem
der the policy void Unless resulting iii suit
stantial loss or injury to the insured; by
Senator McGillivray, ii bill TO examine and
regulate the sale of patent medicines; n bill
ronaGe of state equally between the differ
ent counties. The public land committee
recommended for passage the swamp lands
indemnity bill with an amendment calling
Tor statement OF appropriation in the
title. The committee on judiciary report
ed for passage the bill fixing the title for
holding terms of court in Pierce county.
The committee failed to approve Senator
Mills amendment TO the pass bill, but sub
stituted for It verbal amendment Of its
own manufacture and reported the bill and
firmed the governors appointments SEN
ator MCGillivrayS s motion for an evening
session was defeated aud the Senate ad-
lOurned.
The first business on the Senate calendar
on the 9th was the introduction by Senator
Harris OF Il petition from Il number Of
Whitewater citizens protesting against the
rassage of the Assembly general game bill
and against any bill which will interfere
with spring shooting The following bills
were introduced: Rt Senator Denuett. n
bill to amend section 17T5 Of the revised
statutes of Wisconsin, relating to corpora
tiOns; by Senator WeltOn, n bill to provide
'nr inCueStS for he dead; 10y Senator Knud-
sen. a bill relative to the destruction Of
English sparrOws and providing for the pay
ment of q bounty therefor: by Senator Har-
riS, n bill 10 define express companies and
to fix the rate of taxation for the same; q
bill to amend the law relating to the TAX
game; bill to protect the fish in Geneva
lake; bill to amend the act relative to the
organization of corporations for the main
tenance of hospitals for the insane and
homes for the feeble-mindcd; by Senator
DevoS. n bill to amend the law relating 10
the filing of certificates of criminal action;
r. bill to grant relief to George II. AShfort h for
Injuries received in practice camp At Camp
Douglas in 1891; by Senator Anson. n bill
TO amend the law, relating TO school boards
In cities of the first class having a pOpGla-
tiOn of 100000 or over; Ivy Senator Rochr
a bill to amend the law relative to the taxa
tion Of personal property; bill to expedite
the hearing of demurrerS In civil action:
by Senator whitehead. a hill to increase the
appropriation of the State Historical so
sr biz Tsad'n5 Il 2 anS9 fs9ees ana n for 9ff s
nbatenent Of nuiSanceS: by Senator Mills.
bill to regulate the employment OF chit
dren under certain ages: Il bill to allow
party In n suit to impeaCh and contradict
his witnesses in rases OF surprise: Sen
ator Dcnnctt's swamp land indemnity bill.
which was reported for passage by the cont
mittcC on public lands came up for discus
sion. Senator IamoreuX recommended that,
as tho bill carries ah appropriation. 1t
ought TO go to the committee on claims he
bin was so referred. Senator Woodnorths
bill changing the time for holding circuit
court i'll Pierce county was ordered en-
crossed. Senator Whelan offered an amend
ment to the pass resolution by adding to the
end thereof the words. shall forfeit his
Office Senator Whelan asked that the
resolution with his amendment be rpre-
ferred to the committee on judiciary. Sen
Rophr objected such a no
grounds that the bill had already been suf-
fcicnty discussed. Senator Martin and
Senator bennett thought an opportunity
for further discussion should he given AMI
Senator Whelan explained that the amend
ment was attached to the resolution and
not to the bin. The resolution was re re-
ferred, and tho bill was laid over until the
18th NY request If Senator Wither. who was
not able to bo Present The committee OH
assessment and collection OF taxes reported
FIVE bills, as the result OF its consideration
of that portion Of the governors meSSa gc
referred to it. Tho bills call for the taxa
tion of express companies. sleeping car COM
hual statement TO the secretary of state Of
the taxes collected 10y each town. village,
city and county i'll the state. After con
curing in the Assembly joint resolution of
respect to the late Edward keOGh and the
ioint resolution recommending the printing
of 200 extra copies of each bill, the Senate
adjourned.
The Senate held ffteen-minute session
welded the gavel and Rev. Father Knox
offered prayer. The abSentees were Sen
There We're no petitions or resolutions. The
following bills We're introduced: BY Sen
stor DevoS Il bill 10 compel employers to
protect emery wheels 10y a hood. which
shall catch the fine dust f'ying from the
wheel anI from the iron. so the cmploye
will not he injured 10y the dust The fine
for the violation Of this provision is from
So TO S1O0, by Senator Whitman. Il bill to
NJ rpl % ~ nv
Senator Green, a bill to amend the law pre-
scribing the duties of commissioners of fish
cries: Il bill to authorize county boards In
certain counties to hX til" salaries Of the
register of deeds and his assistants and
prescribe the fees for recording instTu-
mentS; by Senator Stout. Il bill to amend
the law relating to the state board of con
troll; by Senator AnSon. bill to confer up
on the justice or judge of police court of
cities of the tirSt-CiaSS having police courts,
which are courts Of record the powers pos
spsSed by county Judges In the examining and
commitment Of the insane: by Senator Mar
tin. 4 bill to amend the law granting an ap
iropra tiOn for teachers Institutes; by Sen
ator Riordan. n bill to amend section 1861 u
of the statutes of lS,lN: bill to create the
town of BesseY. III Lincoln county. Senator
WpOdworth's bill granting police powers to
certain state officers and employees was or
dercd read third time On motion of Sen
HtOr Roehr. Senator WoodwOrth's bill 10
provide for the discharge by statute Of in
sane patients now on parole was laid over
until Tuesday. The Senate then adjourned
until $50 p. -. on the 18th.
President Thayer was not on hand at the
opening of the Senate session on tho even
ing of the 18th and on motion of Senator
preside. Prayer was offered by the Rev.
Il. Biger. \ joint resolution for constitu-
tlonal amendment to allow the ieSlslatnte
to increase the compensation of the state
superintendent was introduced hy Senator
Whe'an- The Senate adopted Mr.. RoHhT :
resolution for the printing Of 800 additional