Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-02-14
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Daily Summary of the Work Done in
the Senatel and Assembly in
Session at Madison.

Madison, Wis, Feb 5.-Senator Beach, of
Whitewater, has introduced a bill in the
senate to enlarge the scope Of the dairy and
food commission. Senator Morse intro
duced a petition from Ripon asking for
law requiring that all sleighs be made to
conform to a standard gauge of width, the
same as wagons.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 6-In the senate bills
have been introduced providing that when
foreign corporation has no representative
in the state on whom process can be served,
it may be done by leaving copy with the
secretary of state and by subsequent ad-
vertisement; raising the amount of sewer
tax that can be raised from one to three
per cent. Of the taxable property; giving
$3.50 for expenses to each member OF the
legislative coal Investigating committee;
changing the rate Of the one mill tax just
one-half, and providing that no county
shall receive from the fund any more
money than it raises for school purposes.
Eulogies to the memory of the late Lieut..
GOV. Jesse Stone were pronounced.
Madison, Wis, Feb. I'm the senate bills
have been introduced providing for the re-
payment of the inheritance tax collected
under the unconstitutional law Of 1899; CIV
ing women the right of unlimited suffrage;
providing for an annual appropriation of
$500 to the Wisconsin Butter Makers as
ISOLATION; to amend the game laws to de-
clare all waters in the state to be inland
waters, except Lakes Michigan and Supe-
rior; adding to the list of property exempt
from taxation all the lodge paraphernal1a
of a secret society; providing for the levy
of a tax of a half mill on the dollar for
school purposes.
Madison, Wis, Feb 10-No business Of
Importance was transacted in the senate
yesterday.
Madison, Wis Feb 1.-THE primary cleo
ton bill passed by the assembly last Fri
day was received by the senate tonight.
and after being read the first and the second
time was referred to the committee on priv
ileges and elections. Bills have been intro
duced increasing the annual appropriation
to the State Dairymen's association from
s., 900 to $4,000 year; to extend the term OF
office of the state labor statistlclan from
four to six years; to provide for an addl-
tional clerk in his office; TO provide for
municipal court in the northern district of
Marinette county; appropriating $21o,0Wfor
the University of Wisconsin; creating
grain commission and providing for the
licensing and regulation Of warehouses, the
weighing and inspection Of grain
In the Assembly.
Madison, Wis, Feb 5-Bills have been
introduced in the assembly appropriating
$1,000 annually to the commissioner of fish
cries for use in establishing fish hatcheries
and stations; making it unlawful to shoot
does or faWnS at any time of the year; re-
pealing chapter 40 of the laws Of 1901, re-
lating to the taxation of the ice cut from
meandered lakes and shipped out of the
state; making it unlaw full to allow minor
to attend bar in a saloon, or assist in any
way in the sale of Intoxicating liquor.
Madison, Wis, Feb 6-BlIs have been
introduced in the assembly to create a
juvenile court for Milwaukee,; to prohibit
the sale of intoxicating liquors within a mile
of either of the state aSylums; to author
ize police magistrates to perform mar
riages; to increase the appropriation for
a soldiers monument on the battlefield of
Shiloh in commemoration of the Wscon-
sin troops that fought there, from $1,000
to $40 600. A bill has been passed providing
for additional clerks in both houses of the
legislature.
Madison Wis, Feb. Among the bills
introduced in the assembly were the follow
ing: Prohibiting the manufacture or sale
of cigarettes in Wisconsin; making all mar
riages hereafter contracted between white
persons with negroes or mulattoes illegal
and void; authorizing counties and towns
to pay a bounty for the killing of rattle
snakes; authorizing cities or villages with
a school census of 500 or more to establish
and maintain truant ungraded day schools
school boards to contract with teachers,
principals or superintendent for two, three
or five years; to increase the salary of the
state veterinarian from 81, 900 to s., zoo; ap-
propriating 81 600 annually for the univer-
sity experimental station. The primary
election bill was passed, the vote being 20
10 &c.
Madison Wis. Feb. 10.-Two sweeping
antitrust measures were introduced in the
assembly yesterday by Mr. Dudgeon by re-
quest. One of the measures authorizes the
attorney general to prosecute any trust or
commission formed in restraint of trade,
and the other is joint resolution directing
hint to investigate the business of the
Standard Oil company in this state, and if
ne finds that it is charging unfair and I'M
reasonable prices for its products to take
such action as he may deem necessary to
secure reasonable prices.
Madison, Wis, Feb lin the assembly
oils have been introduced prohibiting any
party designations on ballots for school and
judicial officers and providing separate bal
lots therefor; providing new system for
securing and preserving vital statistics; re-
pealing the coemploye act of 1898, which
prevents an employe from receiving dam
ages for personal injuries caused by the
negligence Of a coemploye, and enabling an
employe so injured to recover; appropriate
ing s., 900 year for the governors contin-
gent fund; authorizing the state game war
den to allow game birds to be taken and
transported for propagating purposes;
making an additional appropriation of
100000 for an exhibit at the St. Louis
worlds fair.