Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-02
THE LEGISLATURE.
senate.

i1tsStlt tlltlttN X 70 provide Ullut Wnen
a couple wishing to marry without the de
lay of five days between the taking out
OF the license and the ceremony as first
provided i'll the bill may do Sc. Tie couple
may be married at once by going before :;
judge CT Il court of record. and securing an
order which the Judge may issue IL his dis
cLeton. This amendment was adopted by
the committee to meet the objections to the
bill OF the ground that quick marriages
were III some cases desirable. Mr.. Eaton
moved that the vote by which the bill an
pfopllatIng Sl10.00O 10 complete the state
reforlnatory At Green Bay. passed the Sen
ate, be rec0nsidered and after some desu-
tory discussion the motion was Laid over
III! the morning on the 18th. on request of
Senator Whitman. who made the motion
for Senator Mailer Of Depere who was ah-
sent. Senator Eaton proposed TO cat down
Mr.. McGraths opposition to the Sheridan
drive bill Senator Eaton VIII make Il
speech on the subject.
The True marriage license bill was recon-
menued for concurrence, but the senator's
evidently have their own ideas Of matri-
mony. and they killed the measure by
vote. of II to 13 Mr.. Vandercooks bill
making 2241 pounds to constitute Il cord Of
hemlock bark vas concurred in Mr. Nc
Leod's bin appropriating $1,000 to the board
of immigration for two years was ordered
TO third reading after Il lengthy debate
The Senate declined to reconsider its action
in passing the S15O.000 appropriation for
the Green Fay refOrmatory. Mr.. Ryan's
plumbing license bill was refused Il third
reading in the Senate by vote of Il 20 f.
Senator Whitehead explained his bill and
Mr.. Wheeler'S relating TO suits for damages
caused by defective highways. both Of which
were on the calendar. The bills were intro
duced 70 protect the city Of GAINESVILLE III
particular against eXorhitant Judgments
The state has never paid Il cent TO anyone
injured on the walks in the capitol park,
and yet towns and villages are compelled
to pay damages for similar injuries Ac
cording 10 the statute as it now stands ac-
ton may be brought by the husband and
the wife or by the child and the parent
for the same injury. These bills prevent the
bringing of double action and eliminate the
right OF action for injuries by ice or snow
unless such conditions shall continue for
three weeks. Senator ROehr made Il strong
argument in favor of the bill. stating thar
this Kind of litigation had become menace
to the large municipalities. The bill was
ordered to third reading-19 to 10. Two
bills, one by Mr.. Hoehle and one by Mr.
Douglas and Waushara counties. were or
dered TO third reading. Senator Wood
worth $ bill providing for county aid III
building and repairing bridges was killed
The Senate took recess to 7:30 p. III.
The bill TO require poisons 10 be kept in
coored triangular bottles was reported for
The Senate on the 18th. The same commit
tee reported the patent medicine bill for in
definite postponement The bill for the
taxation Of newspapers was reported for in
definite postponcment by the committee on
state affairs also the bill to increase
the compensation of members Of the Legis-
lJItft 10 .1tuO Il year ana the Oil prov III
ing for state inspection of gas meters
The Senate passed the bin to compel street
railway companies TO file reports with the
railroad commissioner. The hill TO re-es-
tahish state board of immigration was
concerned in
When the pass bill came over 10 the Sen
ate from the Assembly on the 26th with
refusal TO concur in Senator Nhitehead's
amendment including legislators in the la
bility Of penalty and asking for Il confer
ence committee Senator McGillivray moved
to recedc from the Whitehead amendment
and pass the bill. Senator Whitehead said
he thought recession from the amendment
At this time would be Il direct violation of
the promises made by the party at the
should be liable as well as minor officers.
Senator Jones said he would rather pass
no law than TO advocate biz which would
exempt the representatives Of the people
from penalty, for such an action would he
breach of faith With the millions Of peo-
pie in the state. Senator LamoreuX said
the using of passes should be made fell
ony. TO include the senators and as
semblymen. Hc favored conference com
mittee. Senator McGillivray said that after
listening to the argument he was not in
favor Of his own motion. and would with
draw il. Senator Whitehead gave brief
history of this winters pass legislation and
said he thought the Senate must be ac-
quilted Of any disposition to unfairneSS in
its action. conference committee was
voted, and Senators LamoreuX, Whitehead
and Roehr were appointed. The Senate re-
fused unanimously 10 recede from its
amendments After Il brief season of com
mittee reports i'll the Senate there was Il
short discussion of Senator Fcarne'S bin
compelling the assessor of each district TO
report annually to the railroad commission
er the name. owner, operator and length
of every railroad, public or private, iii his
district. Senator Mills presented an array
Of facts compiled by eX-Deputy Commits
sioneI Coon. showing the difficulty which
the department experiences in making Il
full report for taxation, especially Of the
logging roads in Northern Wisconsin. The
I.iJI i.
mate the estimate Of length from the
port. Senator Green's terminal station bill
was killed on an aye and no vote-1S TO IL.
Senator Green's spirits somewhat re-
vived, however, by the passage of his bill
providing for the protection of fish and
game and providing hunters to possess Ii
censeS. Two other bills were passed: Pro-
viding for the legal discharge Of insane pa
tients now on parole; allowing cities and
VILLAGES to acquire waterworks by. condem-
nation proceedings. The following bills
were ordered to Il third reading: Relating
to the employment of additional help for
the state departments; providing for pay
ment Of certain materials used in state
buildings: relating to the sale of drugs
etc, by unlicensed persons. Mr. Hairs
The following bills were killed: Relating
to damage by defective highways; 10 regu-
late the sale Of patent medicines: to amend
section y, article 4 of the constitution Of
Wisconsin; providing for state inspection
of gas meters. Senator Mason offered two
amendments to Senator Withcc's bill taxing
newspapers Oh lucG gross earnings,
proposing that the editor-i chief be re-
CURED to report his family expenses the
color of his servants hair and other mat
ters of general interest; the other requir-
ing umbermen to pay tax equal to that
levied upon the newspapers. The amend
mentS We're rejected and the original bill
ordered engrossed. The Senate then
took 4 recess until 1870 p. IN.
AT the evening session of the Senate on
the 26th Speaker Ray appointed Messrs.
True. Orion and RuttleS as members of the
conference committee the part of the
Assembly. After the announcement of these
appointments Mr.. McGrath arose and de-
clared that the Senate was iuggling with
the pass question. The fact of the matter
is there are jUggles in both houses. and
each is trying TO make the other respon-
sible.
The long fought-over anti-pass bill has
at last been disposed of. Both houses
passed it the 9th and only the gov
ernor's signature and publication are need
ed now to make it Il law. The conference
committee consisting Of Senator'S Lamor-
euX, Roehr and Whitehead and Assembly
men True, Buttles and Gatlin, submitted
a report to both houses, with one member
Mr.. misunderstanding, The committee
reported substitute identical with the last
Senate substitute. except that the bribery
clause, the forfeiture of compensation
clause and the clause eXempting the rail
road commissioner were stricken out. Mr.
Catln refused to sign the report on the
ground that it put the Assembly in an in