Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-04-24
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Summary of the Business Transacted
Daily in Both the Senate
and Assembly.


Madison Wis, April 1.-THE senate held
| only brief session. Senator Jones offered
| JOINT resolution authorizing the two COM
mlttees on state affairs to cooperate with
| the superintendent of public property and
oraW Dill to provide for ventilating
| system for the capitol.
| Madison, Wis, April 18-Senator Stout
| introduced a bill in the senate providing
| that county clerks shall hereafter keep on
file in their office for public use a coDv of ali
| the bills, resolutions and memorials intro
| duced in future legislatures Bills were
| passed apprOpriating S., 900 for the prose-
| cution Of the work of the state geological
and natural history survey; providing aid
for township high schools; exempting the
property Of industrial exposition associa-
lions from taxation SO long as that prop
erty is exclusively used for public pur-
poses.
Madison, Wis, April BIN the senate
bills have been passed prescribing and de-
flning the duties of school superintendent
| in cities of the third and fourth classes; ;
| regulating the qualifications for kindergar-
ten teachers in Wisconsin,; authorizing
counties to establish reformatory schools
for incorrgible children; increasing the
number of members of school boards in
cities of the third and fourth classes; in
creasing the salary of the messenger in
the state law library from 5000 to 81 200.
Madison, Wis, April 2O-In the senate
bills have been passed extending state aid
to the Platteville Fair association; relating
to admission to the state university; ap-
propriating sum of money to Lewis An
derson for injuries received at Camp Doug
las; refunding money to Jefferson county;
relating to the admission of children to
the state public school at Sparta; appro-
priating $4,000 for stationery for the state:
| relating to the changing Of established
grades In cities Of the first class.
Assembly.
Madison, Wis. April lin the assem-
bly, the following bills were advanced to
third reading: Providing that doors shall
open outwardly on public buildings; to ap-
propriate money to the State Firemen's
| association; to provide for compulsory vac
cinatiOn; to provide for the collection of
butter and cheese statistics; to provide for
the publication of 5000 copies of the re-
port of the dairy and food commissioner;
to provide for the appointment of a clerk
by county superintendent; to authorize
cities Of the first class to employ veter-
mary surgeon to appropriate money for
the Northern Wisconsin Fair association.
Madison, Wis, April 18-The bly,
committee on town and county organiZa-
ton reported in favor of the division of
Chippewa county and to create the coun-
ty of Gates. Bills were passed appropri-
atlng $4,000 for the rebuilding of the
Portage levee; relating to registration Of
pharmacists; to provide for an interstate
park; to provide for licensing dogs.
Madison, Wis, April 19.-Bills have been
passed in the assembly relating to removal
of fences; appropriate ting $4,000 for contin-
gent fund for Asiatic cholera; relating to
counterfeit labels; relating to reorganfza-
ton Of the national guard; relating to p
pointment of public officers
Madison, Wis, April 20-BilIs have been
passed in the assembly to provide for gar
nishment notices in justice courts; to de-
fine the words Intoxicating liquors.
lating to the burial of deceased insane per-
sons; to appropriate money to Wisconsin
state board of agriculture; relating to COM
pensation of officers Of state prison; re-
lating to joint school districts; appropriate
ing money to La Crosse Fair association;
to provide for lectures for workin gnen and
women; relating to noXious weeds; reIat-
ing TO naming farms; relating to xamfna-
ton of parties before trial
Manchester Wins a Case
London, April 19.-The suit of Sam
guinetti against the duke of Man
chester, which was postponed Febru-
airy 81 last, owing to the dukes alb
sence in America, occupied the court
of kings bench Thursday. The plain
tiff seeks to recover e 500 commission
for procuring the duke a loan Of
6 10000. The defense pleaded that
able. Mr.. Zimmerman, the father-in-
law of the duke, was in court. Judg-
ment was given in favor of the de-
PENDANT on the ground that San
guinetti had never found anyone able
or willing to provide the loan, on
which he claimed commission, on the
actual security available.
To Summer in Maine.
Rockland, Me-, April 20.-Miss Rose
E. Cleveland, sister of ex-President
Cleveland, accompanied by her niece,
Miss Ames, of Boston, and by Mr.. and
Mrs George NJ. Newell, of Boston,
have arrived here on their way to
Islesboro, where they will make
preparations for spending the season.
In the early days of the first Cleve-
land administration Miss Cleveland
was the lady Of the white house
Miss Cleveland has had a summer
house buiIt there, and among other
guests who Will be entertained there
in the summer is ex-President Cleve-
land, who plans to make a short visit
in about a month.
Metal PoIishers Propose Changes
Milwaukee, April 19.-The metal
polishers, pIaters, buffers, brass mold
ers and brass finishers Thursday took
up the question of dividing the various
crafts into three international bodies
1t is proposed to combine the first
/ three into one organization and the
last two in two additional ones, thus
making three bodies where there is
/ now one. The convention has left the
question for determination by refer
endum vote which is to be taken not
later than next September.
settlement Secured.
Fond du Lac, Wis, April 20.-Jerry
mccarthy, one of the Depere wreck
victims, has settled with the North
western Railroad company. The set
Element was effected with General
Claim Agent Richards, the terms of
the settlement being $4,000 and all
expenses included at Green Bay