The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-03-06
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

| uaSe over the question or SuSpend1ng the
| rules, In which seven senators voted against
! suspension, not because they were opposed
! TO the bill, but because they were against
the growing custom of suspending the rules
| brought in by the Senate committee on
| hnance banks and insurance, which held
meeting just before the session and
agreed upon an amendment to the biz,
| providing against double retaliation. The
| amendment almost entirely changes the Sec
| ond provision for retaliation.
! The Senate on the Goth passed the
Osteopathy bill without debate by a vote
| of II to Z. The bill was sent to the AS
sembly Immediately. The Senate unani-
luton for constitutional amendment al
lowing the Legislature to pass a general
banking law. Senator .GreeS's was the
renee in Mr.. Gilman's. bill providing. a
| penalty for attempted felony. Eight bills
| were ordered engrossed.
Fourteen petitions for and three remon-
stfances against the primary election bill
were presented in the Senate on the 9th.
Invitations were received from Gov. and
MIS-. La Toilette to attend the reception to
| the state editors, and from Director Com
stock Of Washburn observatory to members
OF the Legislature and state officials to visit
the observatory to look at the moon and
brilliant new star through the big tele
scope. The judiciary committee reported
| Tor indefinite postponement the bill requir
ing the university regents to pay assess
ana sprinkl1ng on streets adjoining univer-
| sity property The bill increasing judges
| salaries was reported favoraby with a com
| promise amendment which increases the
| salaries of Supreme court justices from
SoUOO to $4,000 a year, and Of circuit Judges
from $4,000 to $4,000 with $500 year for
| expenses, now. The good roads resolu-
| ton for constitutional amendment permit
| ting state aid was reported without recon-
nn19 by the committee co on roads and
OF court in the Twelfth judicial circuit, was
passed.
The good roads resolution providing for a
| constitutional amendment authorizing state
aid in improving country roads, and passed
| two years ago, was the Senate calendar
for action on the 2Sth without recommends
| ton from the committee, but on motion of
Senator Stout it was put oyer until March
8. Only two bills, 151 S. and 152 S..
amending some technicalities in legal prac
tice were reported for indefinite POSTPONE
ment. Seven bills were passed, as follows
Making the regular appropriation of $4,000
to the governors contingent fund; estab-
fishing a district court in Milwaukee coun-
ty; reducing the limit of population for
| cities of the second class from 10000 to
$4,000; relating to surrender of principal
| by suretes; amending the act creating
municipal court for Oneida county; relat-
ing to certificates of jurors; relative to
changes of venue in Rock county The bill
requiring the university regents to pay a
share of the cost of street and sewer inn
provements and sprinkling on streets adj
| joining the university. reported for indie
| finite postponement, was on motion of Sen
| ator Miller, referred to the committee on
| state affairs. Senator KreutZer's bill, in
| creasing salaries of Supreme court and cir
cult judges, as amended to $4,000 and $4,000,
with $500 expense money. respectively,
was advanced to engrOssment and third
reading.
| The committee on education reported
fay0rably to the Senate on the 1st the bill
appropriating $4,000 for Il cottage for
women students at the state university. 1t
T Ient to the committee on claims. Mr.. Nc
| ed for concurrence by the committee on
manufactures and labor. The following
bills were passed: Permitting mutual in
| surance companies to insure against both
| fire and lightning within radius of 100
| miles of the city where the company is
/ $1,000; to enable cities of the fourth class
| to own water and lighting works. 1t re-
quires ratification by two-thirds of the vot-
| ers, the amount spent in any one year not
erty: relating to the filing of chattel mort
cages; relating to chattel mortgages; rela-
| tive to names of town insurance companies;
amending the act creating the Dane county
municipal court, giving it the right to try
murder cases and providing that jurors
| shall be drawn under the jury commission
| SYSTEM providing for voting districts on
the Oneida Indian reservation; enlarging
the powers of officers In cases of unlawful
Cured in: Legalzing the Incorporation of
the village of Gillett: relating to the draw
Ing. of jurors; prescribing the duties of no.
tarieS public. Senator MOshers bill pro-
hibiting the Insurance of state property was
on the calendar for third reading but on
motion of Senator Green was laid over.
Adjournment was to p. m. on the 4th.
Assembly.
The Assembly for more than an hour on
the evening of the Goth engaged in an ami
mated debate over Assemblyman Lenroot's
joint resolution to raise the debt-limit of
cities that desire to acquire municipal util-
tiles from to 10 per cent, and finally de-
aided by vote of 81 to 4S to kill the meas
ure. Assemblyman Orton lead the opposi-
ton to Mr.. Lenroot's resolution. He ex-
planned that the per cent. limit had been
inserted in the constitution as q safeguard
against allowing irresponsible councils to
overburden cities in debt He said that
movement is now OH to Increase the
sessed valuation of property throughout
the state, and if this was done, there would
be no need of the resolution because the
debt-limit would thus become greater by
expanding. The Assembly had a long cal
endar but it took so much debate to decide
the Lenroot and the insurance matters that
the calendar was laid over
The Assembly received the Osteopathy hill
with marked hostility on the 26th IT was
finally referred to the committee on public
health and sanitation: The Assembly
passed Mr.. Keene's bill relating to the
election of ward officers in Milwaukee. tt
provides that when a ward is divided the
officers who happen to reside in the por-
ton set off for a new ward shall continue
to serve to the end of their terms and the
old ward shall elect new officers. Other
bills passed were: No. 33 A, relating to
uilSASo anu uIuILS, I%U A.. relating TO the
Insane; 123 A., relating to absent prison
ers; 131 A., relating to felony; 100 A., re
lating to the insane; 200 A., authorizing as
signee of debtor to- bring. action, MI
Dodge opposed the bill providing for the
appointment of additional dairy and food
inspectors, which was on the calendar for
engrossment and third reading, and it was
laid over. Mr.. Spratt's bill relating to IL
legal voting was rereferred, as was Judge
Orton's bill relating to the right of prison
officials to shoot escaping prisoners
Once more the Wisconsin Legislature has
taken a step in the direction of adopting
the voting machine. Two years ago an
effort was made in the same direction but
1t failed. On the 9th the Assembly com
mittee on privileges and elections reported
for passage a joint resolution for constitu-
tional amendment permitting the use of vot-
ing machines and It will go on the
calendar. The committee on public health
and sanitation reported adversely upon the
bill forbidding the manufacture and sale Of
beer or liquor within a mile Of the univer-
sity or the state capitol and within 500 feet
of any building or church in the state Mr..
county to borrow $4,000 from the state
funds, was passed and Senator McGilii.
ways bill, No. 43 S., relating to persons
authorized to solemnize marriages. was con.
Cured in When Mr. Thomas bill. No. 107
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