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


Oh claims. sent TO the clerks office report
of the committee recommending the passage
with an amendment Of Senator Dennett's
bill providing for the adjustment of the
swamp land claims of the state against
the United States. The amendment strikes
out the appropriation clause. Senator Nc
Ctiliyray'S bill providing that the state
patronage be divided among the counties
according to population was on the calen-
dar without recommendation from the com
Inittee OF state affairs, When the bill was
reached Senator Mct1iil1yray asked that it
be made special order for Thursday even
ing at s O'Clock. This was done by unanl-
nous consent. Senator McGillivray has pre-
pared speech on the bill. and the AS
seInhiy will be invited to the Senate cham
Der for the occasion
Petitions seemed to be the order of bust
ness in the Senate on the 2Sth. There were
ten of them, all in favor of Mr.. Humphreys
bill for Il 2-cent railroad fare, The report
of the Legislative visiting committee upon
the charitable and penal institutions of the
ME- ButtleS' bill empowering the municipal
Judge of La Crosse county to call in n
Justice OF the peace to act in case Of his
absence was concurred i@. This bill is
aEiendatory of the present statute which
provides that the court commissioner shall
act for the Judge, the commissioner not
being legally trial judge. Senator Den
nett@s bill providing for an adjustment ot
the claims of the state of Wisconsin against
the United States for swamp lands inden-
nifty w;}S on the calendar for engrOSsment
With an amendment submitted by the com
mittee on claims striking out the appropria-
tan Senator Baxter said this was done
because Senator SDOOner'S bill of the same
import Is now pending in the House of
Representatives If it passes, which is very
probable, there will be no need of a state
appropriation. BY Senator KreutZer"S re-
quest the bin was laid over until Friday
when Senator bennett will be present Sen
at0r Weeds bill providing for the separate
assessment of lands and the buildings and
impro. ements thereon was laid over until
Thursday. bill introduced by Senator
Bennett, providing that when one corpora
ton holds stock III another such stock
shall ibe voted by the president of the for
mer ;Gt all meetings of the stockholders was
ordered engroSSed. Senator Wclt0n'S bill
providing for publication of papers and ad
dress presented at Semi-centennial was
Indefinitely postponed Upon Senator Hat
tons request his bill including the trustees
of the Veterans home in the statutes re-
lating to concentrations of land was re-
referred to the committee on judiciary Sen
ator WeltOn presented q resolution of con
doience and respect upon the death of ex
Senator James 'C0nklin. which was ms nj
mouslN adopted. Upon motion of Senator
Roehr the Senate then took a recess until
3 o'clock y. IL.
The afternoon session of the Senate was
short, nothing being done except to re.
ceive committee reports.
There was the usual influx of petitions for
passage OF the Humphrey bill and the fish
Senator McGtlliyray's joint resolution pro
NidinS that no franchise or other privilege
shall ever be granted for the use of any
road improved by the state or by IFS aid
or II any part thereof came up for consider
alton. The committee roads and bridges
amended the resolution by striking out the
franchise clause, and it was adopted as
amended. Two Assembly bills We're con
CURED in-One by Mr.. Mosher. appropriate
ing TO the heirs of George O. Neitge sos. %
to reimburse them for money deposited in
the state treasury in payment for state
lands which Mr. Neitgc never received: the
other. Nj. Catlins bill to protect pur-
chaSers of school orders. The following
Senate bills were ordered engrossed: BY
Senator Roehr, comforting additional power
upon the municipal court Of Milwaukee
county and fixing the salary of the judge
at $1,000: prohibiting the judge of he SUI
perior court Of Douglas county from draw
ing his quarters salary until he has rem
dered affidavit of having given decisions in
all cases submitted to him within ninety
days, to expedite hearing of demurrers in
civil actions
In the Senate Oh the I'd there was the
usual number of resolutions in favor of the
Humphrey bill. Senator Eaton introduced
a resolution asking the governor TO return
to the Senate for reconsideration the bill
granting the use Of the state fair grounds
fair purposes There was Il first of com
nittee reports. The committee on priv
leges aud elections reported two bills en-
b0dying the recommendations Of the gov
,ernor'S message as to the method of con
ductng elections-One prohibiting proxies
in conventions the other new caucus law
were reported by the committee on Judi
ciary as being constitutional and were rec
commended TO the committee on assessment
and collection of the taxes. Two Assem-
bly, bills were concurred in: Appropriate
ing $40S02 TO the heirs of George o. Neitge
protecting purchasers Of school orders
Senator AnsOn's bill apprOpriating SAL 900
to the Milwaukee Industrial school was or
.dered engrossed; also Senator Weeds bill
providing for the Separ.-te assessment of
lands and the buildings and improvements
m l)n
Evening Wisconsin the official state paper
came over from the Assembly and was re-
ferred to the committee on state affairs
The Senate concurred in the Assembly joint
resolution allowing Mr.. Keene to introduce
Il bill prohibiting adulteration of 1axseed
and linseed oils and bin dividing Milwau..
kee into health districts. On motion of
Senator LamoreuX the Senate then took 4
recess till so p. m.
The evening session of the Senate on the
I'd was chiefly devoted to Senator McGilli-
ways speech on the bill providing for the
distribution of the patronage. The only
other thing done was to hear reports from
the committees, and to pass Il joint resOlu-
ton allowing Senator Withee to Introduce Il
bill providing that the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy railroad may buy the Chicag go
Burlington d Northern The committee on
corporations reported for passage No 29SS
by Senator WeIton. and No. TBS. by Senator
ROehr. The committee ON collection and
assessment of taxes reported fav0rably No
23Ss, by Senator Eaton. The Whelan bill.
No 1905, providing for a new engineering
building for the state university, came III
with favorable report from the committee
on education
In the Senate OH the Sd there was a
food of petitions against the passage OF
Senator Green's bill authorizing Milwau-
kee to Yacate three acres of park land for
q station for the proposed belt line. Sen
at0r Baxter introduced a resolution allow
ing Senator BiSSell to Introduce Il bill to
prevent the spread of San Jose scale. Be
fore taking up the order of bills ready for
third reading President Thayer called SEN
atOr ROehr to the chair. Senator Thayer's
bill amending the statute relating to presen-
tatiOn of claims against cities was passed
Also q bill introduced by Senator Deyos
authorizing the appointment Of two deputy
clerks instead Of one in the superior court
of Milwaukee county, at 4 salary of $1,000
each.
Assem- bly,.
There was q large crowd in the Hobbies
and galleries when Speaker Ray raped for
order in the Assembly chamber at $50
o'clock on the night Of the 9th Prayer
was offered by the Rev. H. Eggen. David
Evans, il. assemblyman-elect from Wau-
shara county to fill the uneXpired term of
the late w. Fl. Hughes. was in his seat and
was sworn in by Speaker Ray. Nearly d
dozen petitions were presented favOring the
passage of the bill for the reduction of
passenger fares to cents a mile Chair
man EO10 rpDOlt ed as correctly enprOSSed