Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


til the 10Th The land office bill also came
over from the Assembly in q message and
the Assembly amendment to the bill where
by the department was left Il separate de-
partment of the state government with the
force reduced to four employees, was re-
fused concurrence. This leaves the AS
sembly the right to recede from it's amend
ment or to ask conference committee. As
originally drawn the bill provided for the
abolition of the department and an addition
of two clerks to the force of the state de-
partment to do the work. Senator Roehr
moved that the vote by which the barber
license bill was killed he reconsidered The
motion was laid over till the 18TH
The Senate on the 18th by a vote of - TO
ordered to engrossment Senator Green's
terminal station park bill after amending
1t SO as to exempt all parks in Senator An
son S district. The discussion upon the bill
resolved itself into war of words-much
smoke and little fire. For the first time
during the session two petitions came into
the Senate this morning. Mr.. Iarker's joint
resolution for constitutional amendment
proposing general banking law was almost
unanimously adopted, only Senators Bissel,
Fearne, HattOn, Jacobs and McGllivray
voting against II. resolution was adopted
TO allow Senator Stout to introduce bill
to correct an error In the statute fixing the
name of the state library commission. The
Senate confirmed the governors appoint
mCnt Of Andrew G.. Nelson of Waupaca as a
member of the board Of control for five
years, from April 10, 1899 Senator Eaton's
now famous Sheridan drive bill went
through without dissenting vote. Senator
Green called for an aye and no vote on his
bill to prohibit spring shooting of ducks
Senators Bissell, Harris, Jacobs, Jones'
Martin, McGilivray and Welton voted
against it. The following bills were passed:
Providing for the adjustment of claims of
the state against the United States for
swamp-ands indemnity; for the protection
or aquatic fowl, prohibiting spring shoot
Ing of ducks; making an annual appropria-
ton of 5000 to the Wisconsin Cheesemakers
association; for the protection of fish in
Dane county; raising the limit Of city taxes
g IL,
or corporations to compel those seeking en-
plOyment from them to join labor organi-
cation or to discharge an employe because
he is member of any labor organization
and fixing fine of 5000 TO $1,000 for the
violation Of the law: setting aside thirteen
acres of land adjoining the military reser-
walton for the of the reservation; to
prevent preference priority in case of
debts or claims due the state or any county
town or other municipality from any in
solvent bank, banking institution or trust
company; providing for Il more complete
registration of deaths and marriages and for
the creation of bureau of vital statistics:
granting United States jurisdiction over GER
tain lands in Eau Claire county; granting
the United States jurisdiction over certain
lands in Rock county; authorizing q loan
from the trust funds to Door county. There
was long and tiresome debate over bill
to appropriate $500 to pay claims growing
out of the building of the warden's resi-
dence ut the Waupun prison, which was
finally passed by Il close vote. bill to
change the mechanics lien law de-
IL. q.
The following bills Were passed: To pro
vide for rcmOdeling part Of the capitol
building; granting police powers TO officers
Of state institutions: relating to taxation
of personal property; authorizing Herouy-
mus Zech TO erect dam across Pcshtigo
river: creating board to hear complaints
control; 70 provide for construction of dam
across Elk creek: defining the crime of
forgery; appropriating money for medal
for Prof s NJ Babcock Senator Whelans
bin relating 10 free high schools and Sen
ator Whitman's bill relating to teachers
certificates were ordered to Il third reading.
The Mills barber bill saw few moments
Of life at the evening session of the Senate
ON the 18th and was again buried by Il
vote of Il to Is; The day previous Senator
Roehr moved that the vote by which the
bill was killed on Friday be reconsdered,
and his motion was laid over.
The Senate on the 10Th refused to con
cur in the Assembly amendments to the
anti-pass bill. That means that ii will have
to go back to the Assembly and there will
be Il conference committee and another
long squabble. There was long discus
sion upon the Assembly amendments to the
bill Senator Mills explained that the adop-
ton of the amendment striking out the
clause allowing the railroad commissioner
and his deputy to ride free in the discharge
Of their official duties would reIeal the ex-
listing statute providing for the transporta-
ton of these officers. The amendment was
refused concurrence on this ground Sen
ator Whitehead offered an amendment to
the Wheeler amendment eliminating the
word bribery and making the giving or
accepting Of Il pass Il felony punishable by
fine of $500 or $1,000 or by imprisonment
in the state prison instead of the county
jail for one or two years which was adopt
ed. This makes the Legislators liable to
punishment during the session. and leaves
the matter III practically the same condi-
committee. The Senate refused to concur
III the Assembly amendment to the uni
versity bill making an appropriation of
s32, 600 for an electric-light plant. The
no SnH Roo I11 1t limo
employment Of children; allowing electric
street railroad companies TO condemn rail
road grade crossings; increasing the sal
aries of the scrub women in the capitol
from 81 to $1.25 day and that of the
clerk in the bank examiners office from
$1,000 to $1,000: appropriating $500 for two
county training schools for teachers pro-
yiding each county shall first appropriate
$3.50 to the same purpose. The following
bills were ordered to Il third reading: Re-
lating to warehouse certificates relating to
the use of special and general funds; re
lating to city attorneys in cities of the first
and second classes; relating to the laying
out of highways; providing for a bridge
across Big Suamico river: relative to the
vacation of towns by county boards; pro-
construction of canals: to regulate manner
Of improving streets; relating to city taxes. |
-Four bills were nOn-concurred in: Relating
to the office Of city marshal: relating to the
Imprisonment of juvenile offenders: to provide
that owners or occupants of houses place
their names thereon; relating to pleadings. |
1
clared constitutional yesterday by the jul |
dicial committee, was made special order
for 1:45 p M. Several bills were killed:
Relating to license fees of street railway
companies; relating to appointment OF
deputy county clerks: relating to homestead
exemption: relating to mortgages; relating
to times of meetings of town boards; relat- +.
Ing to county boards: relating to railroads;
relating to masters and servants. Senator
Roehr's bill fixing twenty years as the limit
of time within which Il railroad may ac- i
quire title to land used for railroad pur- /
poses. The bill was finally indefinitely post !
lo:ea by a vote of % to 9. Senator Green
moved to reconsider his mark bill and had
the motion laid over until this evening. The
Senate then took recess until {: 80 p. NJ
Beet sugar won victory against appar-
emily heavy odds at the evening session of
the Senate the 10Th, and the McGrath
DILL No. 463a, providing bounty of / cent
pound for all sugar manufactured in WIS
consin from Wisconsin, grown beets for the !
next three years. was ordered to third read |
ing by vote of Is to IA The bill was Oh
the calendar at the morning session, but at
the request of Senator Whitehead 1t was
made a special order for the evening.
The bill appropriating 100000 for the !
completion and equipment of the historical
library building came UP in the Senate on
the Goth Senator Baxter withdrew his
amendment, which was adopted the night
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