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

port back how printing In the future may
troduced bill that is designed to do away
with the obnoxious weed commission sys.
tenn as it has been practiced in Milwaukee
preparations for clergymen of the legisla.
ture; relating to public accountants; creating
a new board amending Weed commission
law; changing time Of holding court ir
Waushara county; TO amend chapter 1887,
laws 1898, relating to guardianships; relat
ing to the publication of legal notices;
amend statutes relating to publications Of
county board proceedings; appropriation
for Industrial school for girls; relating ia
compensation of legislative employees,
passed under suspension of the rules.
The only thing out of ordinary at all in.
teresting in the Senate on the 22d was the
yray petitioning Congress for an amend.
ment of the constitution of the United
States to give Congress concurrent jurisdic.
ton with the states for the suppression OF
trusts and other combinations to control
production, stine competition and regulate
for their own benefit the price of products
and the wages of labor. Senator Gaveny
introduced a joint resolution urging upon
Congress the passage of a law Which will
efectually stamp out the brutal, unmanly
and outrageous practices of the cadets at
West Point in the light of the recent haz.
ing disclosures. Bills were introduced as
follows: Amending the statutes relative to
terms of court in the Twelfth
weights and measures to conform to the
commercial standards. Senator Mills reso-
luton instructing the printing committee to
Investigate and report on the matter of
state printing and the feasibility of estab-
fishing a state printing office was passed
Adjournment was taken to 10 a. H. on the
odd
The people of Portage swooped down on
the Legislature on the Odd with two bills
and a long memorial seeking state aid to re-
pair the levees of the Wisconsin river so
as to prevent the recurrence of floods of
last year. The bills, one of which was in
troduced in each house, instruct the COVER
nor to appoint a competent engineer to eX-
anime the leveeS and report whether or not
repairs and additions are necessary. The
Senate apportionment committee was COM
pleted by the appointment of three addi-
tional NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Whitehead, Mum
son and Matchmaking one from each con-
gressional district. Bills were introduced as
follows: Amending the statutes relative to
damages caused by defective highways;
permitting any excentrate or an appOintee
of any bishop to perform marriages while
serving as regular minister or priest of any
church; providing for side paths for bicy-
cles the appointment of commissioners and
licensing of bicycles; permitting cities Of
the third and fourth class to provide for
bonuses for manufacturing establishments;
amending the statutes relative to perpetu-
ating testimony; making an appropriation
of not to exceed $4,000 from the drainag e
fund for the improvement of the Wisconsin
levee SYSTEM at the city of Portage: rel
ative to tax levy to pay municipal indebted
ness, making 1t mandatory upon the clerk
TO levy the tax if the council fails to do
so and requiring the preservation of the
sinking fund intact; amending the law rela-
tive to negotiable Instruments; amending
the statutes relative to tenants; notice to
quit: making recitals in deeds and wills evil
dence in certain cases. The committee on
public lands reported favorably on the me-
mortal to Congress urging the passage Of
swamp land indemnity act. On motion of
Senator Mosher his resolution to cut off
new business till February L was put over
until the 25th.
Senate arose on the oath over the passage
of memorial to Congress urging the passage
of Spooner Swamp Land Indemnity act
When 1t came up for action Senator Mills Of
memorial passed % to H. those voting
against it being Senators Mills, O'Neil
Riordan and Stebbins. The committee on
military affairs reported for passage the
joint resolution asking Congress to legislate
on haZing at West Point. Two bills were
passed under suspension of rules: No. S.
appropriation to procure new chairs for the
Senate chamber, the amount being in
creased to $500; No. % A legalizing acts of
officers and voters of joint school district
No. 1, New Lisbon An important bill was
introduced by Senator Roehr to enable the
governor and state board of control to trans
fer the school for deaf at Delavan from the
charge Of the board of control to that of
the state board of normal regents. The
plan is to make it more of public school,
Another important bill offered by Senator
Green makes 1t an offense for fire insurance
companies or their agents to combine for
the regulation Of rates or other purposes
Other bills introduced were: Providing for
a cottage for women students at the State
university, and approprlating $4,000 there
for; amending the. statutes relative to ap-
pointment of commissioners to review equal
iZatiOnS by county boards; extending the
time within which appeals may be taken to
circuit court from city council decisions on
Amending the statutes relative to removal
of fences; relative to service by publca-
ton; amending the statutes relative to
cities, requiring the city clerk to notify
claimants of action of council on their
claims.
There were several measures of impor-
lance introduced in the Senate on the 18th
one gives the common council of Milwau-
kee the power to revoke the saloon licenses
Wnen the saloons are kept open on Sunday
ana election days. Bills were introduced as
follows: Amending the statutes so that
the state fiscal year will end June 80 in
steady OF September 30; providing for the
election OF supervisors and Justices of the
peace in cities having biennial elections:
providing for the cataloguing and library dis
trlbutlon OF state public. documents through
the free library commission; providing Il
contingent fund of $4,000 to be used for
the prevention of Asatic cholera; amending
the statutes relative to security for costs ,
increasing the appropriation to the State
horticultural society from $500 to S225O in
order to provide for a new experiment sta
tl0n to be located near Rhinelander: pro-
hibiting officers or agents of the state from
paying out any money for insurance on
state buildings or contracting any debt
therefor, and to provide for the reconstruc.
ton or repair of any state buildings de-
stroyed by fire; amending the statutes to
provide that election returns may be sent
from towns to the county clerk by regis
tered mail instead of messenger, the Office
mailing them to receive so cents. Four
bills were passed under suspension of the
rules, as follows: Providing for a register
of probate in the county court of Milwau-
kee county; legalizing the official acts of
Peter Reuter-, as notary public of Outagamie
county, changing the times of holding cir
cult court in Waushara county; changing
terms Of court in the Twelfth circuit. Sen
ator Gayeney's joint resolution urging Con-
gress to legiSlate against hazing at West
Point was passed, Senator Mills alone vot-
ing no. Senator MOsher offered an amend
ment to his resolution cutting off new bust
ness February 1, changing the date to Feb
ruary II On motion of Senator Jones' the
matter went over to Wednesday. Adjourn
ment was taken to $50 p. m. on the 18th.
Assembly.
The primary election bill was not intro
duced in the Assembly on the evening of
the 21st as had been expected it would be-
Assemblyman Stevens has completed the
bill, but it is being revised Only three
bills were introduced tonight, all Of minor
imnOrtancp as follows. Rplafiny RI tho 4,