Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-03-20
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Summary of the Business Transacted
Daily in Both the Senate
and Assembly.

Madison, Wis, March 12.-No business
OF importance was transacted in the SEN
ate yesterday
Madison, Wis, March 13.-The senate
yesterday with only one dissenting vote
Killed the Stout amendment to the cOnsti-
tuition permitting woman suffrage. Sen
ator Mosher's bill prohibiting the insur-
ance OF state property was tabled by vote
of 16 20 8.
Madison, Wis, March H.-In the senate
Senator Morse's bill repeating the law re-
curing state and private banks to pay
Zee for the inspection made by the state
Dank examiner was ordered engrossed
without debate. A remonstrance was re-
ceived from the Minister'S association Of
Belolt and Ripon against the passage Of
the bill allowing the state public school
at Sparta to receive infants.
Madison, Wis, March 15.-The senate or
dered engrossed the bill providing for the
appointment of one woman on the state
board of university regents by a vote of
Fl to 10. The bill fixing the salary of the
Milwaukee chief of police at S. 900 a year
was passed. The committee on education
reported for passage Senator Hatton's bill
appropriating $500 to the state superin-
tendent for the compilation of course of
study in agriculture for the common
schools
Madison, Wis, March 1S.-Bils were
ton of joint school districts; relating to
free high school boards in certain dis
tr1cts; relating to the investment of the
funds of premium life insurance COM
panies; relating to county superintendent
Of the poor. The committee on agriculture
reported for passage the bill making the
state board Of agriculture the state board
of immigration. The same committee also
reported for passage Senator Fearne's bill
increasing the annual appropriation to the
State Darymen's association from 81, 700
to 5000 a year. Senator McGillivray's
joint resolution petitioring congress for an
addition to the per capita allowance to the
Indian schools located in Wisconsin on ac-
count of the greater expense for clothing
and fuel over the schools located in the
southern states was adopted unanimously.
Assembly.
Madison, Wis, March 12.-In the assem-
bly, bills have been passed to create the
town of La Toilette in Burnett county;
to compel cash premiums at agricultural
fairs where the society receives 40 per
cent. of its premiums from the state. The
committee on state affairs reported favora-
bly, the bill appropriating $4,000 for the
Portage levee repair.
Madison, Wis, March 13.-In the assem-
bly, yesterday the Jones bill to open the
state school at Sparta to infants under
three years of age was ordered to a third
reading. Assemblyman Hal submitted an
amendment to his railway commission bill
which will permit the railroads to continue
a commodity rate.
Madison, Wis, March 14.-In the assem-
bly, Mr.. Bankers bill providing that no di-
vorced person shall marry within one year
of the granting of the decree was recon-
mitted to the judiciary committee at the
author request Three petitions were re-
ceived for the passage of the primary
election bill and one for the passage of
the bill to erect home for curing in
ebriates.
Madison, Wis, March 15.-In the assem-
bly, a bill to declare all bankrupts who
could not pay 40 cents on the dollar guilty
of felony was killed Fourteen petitions
against the passage of the primary cleo
ton bill and eight in favor of it were re"
ceived
Madison, Wis, March 16.-In the assem-
bly, bills have been passed exempting from
taxation the Milwaukee exposition build
ing; relating to depositing in streets of
building material; extending assessment
rolls in cities Of the first class; relating to
the Wisconsin national guard. Chief Clerk
NOVEL; read statement showing the
amount of work that has SO far been done
by the lower house. Of the 621 bills intro
duced in the assembly 220 have been re-
ported, 39t are now before committees and
seven have beer withdrawn. Of the total
number acted upon, SO have been killed.
Sc passed, 81 are pending and % have been
concurred in by the senate. Ninety-three
senate bills have been received by the as
sembly, of which AZ have been reported
and 81 are in committee rooms. The as
sembly has ConcurreI IN SO senate Bills, has
killed one senate bill and seven are now
pending. 1t Will be seen that less than
one-half of the bills have so far been acted
upon.