Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-04-03

Summary OF the Business TraRsac te
Dnily in Both the Senate
and Assembly.

Madison, Wis, March 26-Bil1s have
passed the senate prohibiting docking Of
horses tails; providing for the appoint
ment of a woman member of the state
board Of normal school regents; providing
for the admission of certain deformed chill
dren to the state public school; providing
that the rank of colonel Of infantry may De
conferred upon retired army officers who
are instructors in military tactics at any
college or university. Gov. La roulette
sent to the senate a veto of the measure
providing that the property Of the M1lWau-
kee Exposition company shall be exempt
from taxation.
Madison Wis, March N.-The primary
election bill was received from the assem-
bly, by the senate yesterday and sent 10
the committee on privileges and elections
without comment. 1t is not likely to be re-
ported out before the latter part OF next
week, as the legislature will adjourn Fri
day over election day. A proposition TO
submit to popular vote a constitutional
amendment authorizing state aid for good
roads was killed.
Madison, Wis, March 2S.-The joint COM
mittee on claims in the senate has reported
for passage appropriati ton bills as follows:
Providing for the payment Of half OF the
face value of the county orders issued by
the Waukesha Kelley institute under an
invalid law in 1895; making an annual ap-
preparation to the State Historical society
of $4,000 for the maintenance of the IL
brary of the society; appropriat1ng $2,505
to the free library commissioner to make
an index of all public documents published
by the state, and supervise the distr1bu-
ton of such documents to the public IL
brarieS Of the state providing that the
$25, 900 appropriated for repairs and new
buildings of the state normal schools by
the legislature Of 1885, but never paid over,
should now be paid.
Madison, Wis, March 29.-The Hall reso-
luton authorizing the use Of voting ma
chimes was recommended for passage in
the senate yesterday. An assembly amend
ment to Senator Gaveney's bill authorizing
persons to change their names by filing
declaration with the register of deeds was
concurred in. The bill reapportioning the
state into assembly districts came to the
senate and was referred.
Madison, Wis, March 30.-The Hall con-
stitutional amendment, authorizing the
use of voting machines in Wisconsin passed
the senate unanimously yesterday. 1t le-
galizes their use, without making it COM
pulsory. The amendment will have to be
passed by the next Legislature, and the
proposition must go to a vote of the people
before taking effect. The judiciary COM
mittee returned divided report on the
anti-cigarette bill five for and four against
the bill. Adjourned to next Wednesday.
Assembly.
Madison, Wis, March 26.--In the assem-
bly, bills have been passed providing for ex-
aminations of persons alleged to be sane;
creating second municipal court for Lin
colin county; providing for the education
of Indian children.
Madison, Wis, March Pin the assem-
bly, bills have been passed relating to the
municipal court Of Oneida county and pro-
viding for the incorpora ton of Lawrence
institute.
Madison, Wis, March 28.-The assembly
yesterday unanimously concurred in the
senate bill to punish those who use the
American flag for advertising purposes.
The bills making post-nuptiaI insanity
cause for divorce and prohibiting marriage
within a year after divorce were laid over.
Madison, Wis, March 29.-The assembly
yesterday passed the bill raising the sal
aries of the supreme court justices from
900 to $4,000 a year Other bills have been
passed for the inspection of the sanitary
condition of public buildings; to encourage
attendance on free high schools: to pre-
vent adulteration OF meat products.
Madison, Wis, March 3O.-The bill pre-
hibiting marriage within year after d.
vorce, with a compromise amendment per-
hitting remarriage on an order of the
court, was ordered to third reading in the
assembly yesterday. A joint resolution to
give women authority to vote was laid over
for one week Adjourned to next Wednes-
day.