Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-01-30

Summary of the Business Transact ed
Daily In Both the Senate
and ASS embIy.

/
| and Assembly,
Madison. Wis, JAN ga move toward
| the establishment of state printing Of
| nee and the abrogation of the present
scneme OF letting the state printing by
contract was made in the senate last
| evening by Senator Mills in joint reso-
| luton directing the printing committee
70 investigate and report on the subject.
| Inc resolution states that over s128,00e is
PAID annually for public printing in Wis
cons1n. Bills have been introduced pro-
vldlng for biennial municipal elections;
relating to standard fire insurance policy;
appropriating 81, 500 for the state geolog-
| cal survey.
Madison, Wis, Jan. Ex-senator McGil-
HVray introduced in the senate yesterday
| memorial to congress asking for the
passage OF an amendment to the federal
constitution giving congress joint power
with the states to control trusts.
! Madison, Wis, JAN Ex-senator McGil-
nVray introduced bill in the senate yes
terday permitting any excentiate or ap-
Polntee OF any bishop to perform mar
ilageS while serving as the regular min
lister Of any church. He also introduced
Dill providing for side paths for BIZ
cycles, the appointment of commissioners
ana licensing of bicycles; also a constitu-
tlonal amendment authorizing the state
TO assist in road improvement. 1t was
passes this time will be submitted to the
vote OF the people.
Madison. Wis, Jan. Pin the senate
the president was authorized by d mo-
tlon from Senator McGillivray to appoint
the three new members of the apportion-
ment committee, and he appointed Sena-
tors Whitehead of the First congressional
district, Munson of the Third and Weed
OF the Sixth. The following bills were in
troduced: Amending the statutes relat-
ing to damages from defective highways;
author1z1ng cities to give bonuses to fac
tories; providing for the perpetuation Of
testimony; relating to the reconstruction
OF leVees on the Wisconsin river at Port
age; relating to the refunding Of munich
pal Indebtedness; relating to negotiable
instruments.
Madison, Wis, Jan. 26.-Five important
appointments were sent to the senate by
Gov. La Toilette yesterday follows:
Nils T. Haugen, of Black River Falls,
to be member of the state tax commits
sion in place Of Col w. J. Anderson;
G. r.. Boardman, Of Oshkosh, to be ad-
jutant general, reappointed; Judge Nor
man l.. ellison to be state tax commits
sioner in place of Michael Griffin, de-
ceased; Judge William P. Lyon to be
member of the state board of control,
| Teappointed; Halford P. Erickson to be
commissioner of labor statistics, reap
pointed; H G. Adams to be state dairy
and food commissioner for the residue Of
the present term and for the full term
ending February Is, 1903, reappointed.
Assembly.
Madison, Wis. Jan. PA bill was in
troduced in the assembly yesterday to
reduce railroad fare from three to two
cents a mile, and another fixing the rate
at two cents a mile regardless of the
amount the road earns. Mr.. Hall Offered
a joint resolution providing for tho
amendment of section 3, article 8, of the
constitution Of the state Of Wisconsin
so as to make it possible for the intro
duction of voting machines.
Madison, Wis, Jan. 23.-Bills of minor
Importance were introduced in the as
sembly yesterday.
Madison, Wis, Jan. 24.-In the assembly
yesterday Mr.. Brunson introduced a bill
giving the railroad copmissioner power
to fix and enforce maximum freight and
passenger rates on railroads. A delega-
ton from Portage asked for an appro-
priation of 900 for levees along the
Wisconsin river to prevent periodical
floods which have caused great destruc-
ton. The committee on public health
and sanitation recommended the anti
cigarette bill. A bill was Introduced to
amend the damage suit law by requiring
notice to be served on q city within 10
days after injury and the action to be
begun within one year.
Madison, Wis, Ian. 25.-The Overlook
hibits the sale of cigarettes or cigarette
paper in Wisconsin, passed the assembly
yesterday under suspension of the rules,
with only a few scattering nays in oppo-
sition. Bills have been introduced fixing
the standard accident insurance policy;
amending laws relative to collection Of
damages for injuries caused by defective
sidewalks; requiring state board Of agri-
culture to make annual reports instead of
biennial; amending criminal laws so that
attempt to commit felonieS are punisha-
BILE by same sentence crime itself;
authorizing cities of first and second
class to acquire lands outside of cities for
isolation hospital purposes. The joint
committee on rules reported in favor OF
the appointment of committee on for
estry and lumber. The house cOncurred
in the report and MeSsrs Erickson, Whit
son, Young, McGill and Flaherty were APP
pointed the committe.
Madison, Wis, Jan. 26.-An anti trust
bill was introduced in the assembly yes
terday by Irvine L. LenrOOt, of Superior.
It provides that any person attempting to
monopoliZe, hinder or embarraSS trade or
commerce shall be liable to the person
injured thereby for treble all damages he
NAV suffer, and to such exemplary dam
ages as the jury may impose, and also
liable to a fine of not less than $50 nor
more than Sc, 900. Mr.. Norton introduced
a bill providing that all unmarried Wom-
en- over 80 years of age must pay an an
nual tax of $40. The bill reads exactly
the same as the bachelor bill, except that
the word female is substituted in the
measure for male.