Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-01

mitted by inmates of the charitable and
penal institutions. The vote was a to Il
to reconsider the vote and 40 to 81 in favor
of engrOsSment and third reading. The bill
providing for q state purchasing agent, was
reported for indefinite pOs;ponement; also the
bill for the appointment OF Il state c0mmlS-
SiOner Of public roads. The bill providing for
the appointment of highway commissioners
was returned to the Assembly with the
recommendation that it be referred to AS
Semblyman Morse, and it was referred
The committee on agriculture made favor
able report on the bill to authorize the state
board of agriculture to use the state fli
grounds. A favorable report was made by
the committee on claims on the bill prOyid-
ing for an appropriation to the state histori~
cal society. The same committee reported
for indefinite postpOnement the bin for an
appropriation to the State Firemen's ass0-
citation, and on the bill for the appointment
OF commission 10 investigate the Torrens
system OF registering titles The bill 10
provide contingent fund Of 500, OOG III case
Of an epidemic OF cholera was reDQrtcd for
passage.
The Assembly opened it's session on the
:z4th with fight over the question of hold
ing session tomorrow. 1t was the gen
eraI impression that q session would be
held and so many members were asking
leave of absence that Mr.. Mosher decided
to test the matter by moving that when
the Assembly adjourn it adjourn until to-
morrow morning. On roll call the mo-
ton was carried by a vote of II to II. Then
the requests for leave of absence began and
continued until the speaker declined to con
slider any more. Mr.. Overlook $ resolution
looking to the transfer of the state His
toTlcdl s0cietyS property to the state was
sent to committee on state affairs Senator
AnSOn'S resolution asking Congress to name
one OF the new cruisers Milwaukee was con
CURED in. The Assembly conculred in
Senator EatOns bill giving the State Board
OF Agricultural society the right to use the
state fair grounds. The barriers bill.
which was favorably reported. was laid
over for one week. Mr.. lIeene's bill relat-
md
sewerage was sent to the committee on
claims. His bill relating 10 the transpor-
t2tlon OF coIpseS was killed, and his bill
providing an appropriation TO prevent the
spread Of contagious diseases was sent to
the committee on claims. Mr.. Johnson's
Dill requiring the registration of physicians
went into effect was the subject of some dis
cussion. Judge Orton offered Il couple of
amendments compelling the board to give
registration to all reputable physicians
who were practicing when the law went
into effect. Mr.. Wheeler opposed the bill
taking the ground that there was no need
adopted by a vote of 3S to %. and Oh a
roll call the bill as amended was ordered
70 third reading by a vote of 40 to II.
1t was the first roll call on a bill in the
Assembly. The bill making the Evening
Wisconsin of Milwaukee the official paper
went to third reading, by q vote of 80 to -.
one or two bills were laid over and the
following bills were killed: Providing for
survey of certain unsurveyed islands: re
lating TO appointment Of purchasing agent
for charitable institutions relating to stop
page of passenger trains at county seats:
providing Tor public road commissioners: :
relating to Jurors in courts of record: re
garding cause for adiudging divorce; reIat-
ing TO appointment Of assistant district at
torreys. The Assembly adjourned to 1870 p.
II.
There were forty absentees when the AS
scmbly met Oh the night Of the oath and it
was decided not to attempt to hold n SEES
sion next day. After the committee re
ports had been received Mr.. True moved Il
reconsideration of the vote taken by which
1t was decided TO hold Il session Saturday.
The motion was carried by vote of 81 to
-. The result impelled Mr.. McGrath TO
move that leave Of absence be granted all
abSenteeS except those who voted for a
Saturday session. The chair ruled the no
ton was out Of order. y motion by Mr..
RuSk 10 adjourn until Saturday was lost
Another motion by Mr.. Rusk for adionrn-
ment till Monday morning at 10 O'Clock was
defeated also and Mr.. True 5 motion carried
for adjournment till Monday night at $50
O'Clock