Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


ways public accountant bin. The bill Gre
ates q board for the examination of public
accountants to consist of the governor and
attorney general, they two to appoint one
expert who shall act in conjunction with
them in formulating rules for the further
examination of such accountants. When
the successful competitors have reached the
number of ten, they shall appoint board
of examiners TO consist of three of their
number. The bill was finally passed by n
vote of II to 8. The Senate also passed Mr.
Keene's bill placing the improvement OF
public boulevards beyond the municipal
limits of cities of the first class in the hands
viding for special tax upon the parcels of
land to be benefited to pay the first cost of
Improvement and Stipulating that all fur
Their expenses shall be paid from the park
fund. The Senate took recess until even
ing.
Nothing OF Importance was done at the
evening session of the Senate on the 10th
18th,
The resolution for final adjournment on
April q was passed by the Senate on the
the Assembly, which will probably amend
It, Two Assembly bills were concurred in:
Constituting the governor, attorney general
and secretary of state board Of agriculture
a commission to hear evidence concerning
the killing by the state veterinarian Of
herd of cattle belonging to Robert S. Hous-
damages not to exceed $4,000 if they find
that the cattle were rot diseased; providing
that in case the sale of land by executors
or guardians is contested, such sale shall
not be avoided on account Of any lrregn-
larity in any OF the proceedings. provided
it shall appear that said sale was made
and confirmed by the county court of the
county in which the land lies, more than
thirty years before the commencement #
an action. The following bills were ordered
to third reading: Relating TO assessment
OF personal property; authorizing r. \.
Roberts and others to construct dam
across Waupaca river; relating to weight
of steam engines public roads One bill
was ordered engrossed; Appropriating a
sum of money for medal for S. NJ. Bah
cock Senator Whitehead's bill abolishing
the office of county superintendent of
schools, was on the calendar for engross-
morning. Senator Munson's bill relating to
appointment of treasury agent was killed.
the clerk in the bank examiners office
from $1,000 to $1,000 was down for indefinite
postp9nement but Senator Whitman
raising the pay of the scrubwoman in the
capitol from 81 to S1.25 day. AS soon as
the amendment was read, Senator bennett
Whitman had found way to increase the
pay of women who get down on their
he would be glad to vote for it. Senator
Bissell said he thought $500 year
markably good pay for such work. When
the amendment came to n vote his was the
only dissenting vote. The bill with its
amendment referred to the committee
on state affairs.
The Senate on the 18th killed the hill for
q commission to investigate the Torra1}s
system of land Registering. The upper
house refused to concur in Assembly amend
ment to Senator Bakers bill properly con
STRUNG the statute relating TO commence
ment of civil actions. The following bills
were passed Providing that in case of
the death of a property owner. if an admin
iStrator is not appointed by the succeeding
LIST day Of May. the property shall be
sesSed TO the owner. and stipulating that
if the property Is assessed to any person as
rl,nl l,%n tel
icient amount to cover the taxes: author
izing r. \. Roberts and others to construct
a dam across Waupaca river: limiting the
weight of steam engines on public roads to
ten tons Concurrence refused Mr..
Wheeer's bin to regulate the practice OF
barbering, and bill by Mr.. Killilea to
lands sold for nonpayment of taxes. The
following bills were ordered to Il third read
ing: Providing for fShWays in dams: relat-
ing to unlawful sale of liquors: appropriate
ing sum of money to the Wisconsin State
Horticultural society ;rea ting to the collection
Of statistics of farm products; relating to
municipal court for Douglas county relat-
ing TO the Milwaukee house Of correction;
to appropriate of money to certain
persons; relating to intelligence offices:
lating to street improvements III cities OF
the first class: authorizing Angus j. Nc
Gilvery ct al. to build dam across Chip
pewa river. Mr.. Bryants bill appropriate
ing $4,000 to the SubcontraciOrS under K.
Bentley, principal contractor, for the i'm
provements on Ladies' hall was the sub
ject of some discussion. Senator Baxter
planned that these men had furnished ma
terial in good faith and he thought they
ought to be remunerated. Senator bennett
objected to the decrease Of appropriation in
the substitute bill. He said that when
claimants did not get all they wanted from
one Legislature they were to bring in
another bin in two years. Senator Roehr
said these men could not bring in another
claim, because the present bill fully covers
the amount to which they are entitled by
the architects certificates. The bill
I, lind n linz Mo foil
bills were ordered engroSsed: Providing for
adjustment of claims of the state against
the United States; for the protection of
fish and license for hunting; relating to
labor organizations: making appropriation
to Wisconsin Cheesemakers- associations;
relating to city tax; to set aside certain
state lands. The bill creating state board
of taxation was laid over until tomorrow
morning. The following bills were killed:
Relating to water rents and amendatory of
section $685. of Wisconsin statutes of 1898:
relating to salaries of officers and employees
relating to naval battalion: relating to sal
took a recess until 7:30 D. IN.
The evening session of the Senate on the
18th was short and given entirely to COM
mittee reports. The joint committee on
Hall amendment to No. $685. by the Senate
committee on education. The bill provided
for a new engineering building for the uni
versity. In the Assembly, Mr.. Hall amend
ed the bill to add an appropriation OF $50
600 for an electric light plant to light the
university buildings and the capitol
A message from the governor received by
the Senate the 18th recommended that
the Legislature make some provision for
Wisconsin exposition at the Pan-American
exposition to be held at Buffalo in 1902
The following bills were passed: Provid
ing for the incorporation of insurance COM
panies and transaction of life insurance
on the stipulated premium plan: providing
for the payment by the state of the costs
of trials Of offenses committed in the re-
formatory and penal institutions of the
state; providing for the employment of ex
perts by the board of control to examine
the conditions of the state institutions
with 2 view to their protection from fire
and other contingencies; allowing school
boards to retain amount equal to 10
cents per capita for every child of school
age in the district, to purchase books for
the school library; providing for an appro
priation of $500 to purchase Il medal for
Prof S. NJ Babcock, inventor of the Bah
cock test; providing for fShways in dams
on the Big and Little Eau Pleine rivers in
Marathon county: providing for the appre-
hension of persons engaged in the unlawful
sale of liquor: appropriating $500 to the
State Horticultural society; relating to col
lection of statistics of farm products re-
lating to municipal court for Douglas
county: fixing the legal name of the Mil
waukee house of corrections; requiring man
ayers of intelligence offices to give bonds
and pay Il $40 license; authorizing q dam
across Chippewa river; providing for tax
of 81 Der square ward all Milwaukee