The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-01-30

sion to determine position of Wisconsin
troops at the siege; granting to the United
Douglas county. The Senate bill increasing
the number of legislative employees was re.
ceived and concurred in under suspension of
the rules 1t provides for two additional
attendants, two committee clerks and one
telephone attendant in each house. MAX
ing ten in all. Senator Mills state printing
resolution was also received and concurred
in. Mr.. Sturdevant's resolution looking to
Saturday sessions was taken up. After
some debate the whole matter laid ov-
err The Assembly then adjourned.
In the Assembly on the 23d Mr.. Thiessen.
husen introduced a bill giving the city of
Milwaukee authority TO acquire property
outside of its limits for an isolation hospi-
tai and similar bill by Mr.. Eline gives the
CITY authority to acquire lands outside it's
limits for viaduct purposes. Mr.. Esau in
troduced bill similar to the Senate bill
abol1shing weed commissioners and giving
their duties to the ward foremen. Among
the new bills were the following: Amend
ing the laws relating to accident insurance:
making the Milwaukee law relating to dam
age suits applicable to the whole state; ex-
tending the scope of the discovery statute;
relating to the county clerk of milwaukee,
county; authorizing the railroad commits
soner to promulgate freight and passen-
ger tariff; amending the laws relative to
administrators bonds, making them uni
form with executors bonds; providing for
service of punishment notices in Justice
courts; amending the law relative to the
culture; providing for the punishment Of
attempts to commit felonies; authorizing
Milwaukee to acquire lands outside it's
limits for an isolation hospital; amending
the law relating to the Compensation Of
ward foremen Of city of Milwaukee; author
1ing Milwaukee to acquire land beyond it's
limits for viaduct purposes; amending the
laws relating to allowance to widows in
probate courts. The joint committee on
rules reported in favor of the resolution
establishing joint committee on lumber
and forestry. The, speaker appointed as
Messrs. Erickson, Young Whitson, McGilI
and Flaherty. The committee on education
reported in favor of passing of a bill legal
iZing the acts of school district No. l in
New Lisbon, and the bill passed under sus-
pension of the rules.
In the Assembly on the oath Mr. Hall in
PRODUCED his bill for the establishment Of
d Doara OF rallroad commissioners to regn-
late railroad traffic. 1t is a very long BILL
and is modelled after the Minnesota law
The. committee on public health and san
itation reported the Overlook anti-cigarette
bill for passage in the Assembly and Mr.
Overlook moved that the rules be suspend
ed and the bill be put upon its passage.
His motion prevailed and the bill was
passed with only two or three dissenting
votes bill introduced by Assemblyman
Roe to define the meaning of the words
Intoxicating liquor" attracted consider
able attention and called out more or less
comment. The bill declares any drink
straight or mixed, which contains 1 per
cent. Of alcohol to be Intoxicating, and then
adds that any such drink containing less
than 1 per cent. of alcohol shall be in
Guided ii it is in fact Intoxicating. 1t is
believed that the bill is aimed at so-caled
soft drinks. Mr.. Jensen's bill relative to
deputy state veterinarians provides for
ten deputies. one in each district. who
shall receive 81 per day for actual service
and defines their duties and powers. Mr.
reduces the legal allowance for travel from
10 cents to cents per mile. The commit
tee judiciary reported the bill making
time checks negotiable instead of assignable
for passage and the bill dividing marriage
license fees between the county clerk and
the county for indefinite postponement
The committee on federal relations reported
favorably Oh bill to give the United
Douglas county. Among the bills intro
duced were the following: Amending the
laws relating to public watering places;
dividing the county of Chippewa and Great
ing the county of Rusk: adding to the du-
ties of the secretary of agriculture so as to
provide for the collection OF crop statistics:
amending the law relating to persons au
thOriZed TO Solemnize marriages; amending
the law relating to the drawing of juries.
The first decided step toward cutting off
new business was taken in the Legislature
on the 18th. when the Assembly passed q
resolution fixing the date on February 3.
Last year 1t was cut Off on February II,
which was unusually early. The commit
tee on railroads introduced joint resOlu-
ton agreeing to the proposed amendment
to the constitution prohibiting the use of
passes 1t is necessary to pass the resolu-
ton at this session in order to bring it be-
fore the people for a vote The Assembly
concurred in the Senate memorial to Con
greSs for the passage of the swamp land
bill. Mr.. Keene introduced Il resolution
looking to the preservation of state records.
1t provides for the appointment of COM
mittee consisting of one senator and two
assemblymen to examine the vaults. 1t
passed and Speaker Ray appointed MeSsrS.
Keene and Orion as members of the, com
mittee. Two more bills relating to matri
mony came in. One was the same as the
bill proposed by Mr.. Sarau, putting a tax
Of $40 year on all unmarried men oyer
30 years of age. The other proposed like
tax for all unmarried women over the same
age Among the bills introduced were
these: Providing for biennial elections in
small cities; providing q contingent fund to
prevent Asiatic cholera and other contagious
diseases; relating to laws regulating Invest
ments by domestic life insurance companies.
The committee on ways and means report
ed a substitute for Mr. Lenroots LII to
provide for uniform taxation of vessels,
Mr. McGills bill TO make tiitme checks nego-
table was laid over until the Both. Mr..
Rossman's bill changing the salary of the
clerk of the municipal court of Ashland
was ordered to a third reading as was also
Mr. Lenroot's bill granting the United
States jurisdiction over certain lands in
Douglas county Mr.. Willott's bill giving
county clerks half of the marriage fees
was Killed. The Assembly then adjourned
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