Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-03-07
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Daily Summary of the Work Done In
the Senate and Assembly in
Session at Madison.


circuit judges at six years in accordance
with the constitutional provision author
lzlng the liking of terms by law. A joint
resolution for an amendment to the con-
st1tutfon increasing the number of SUI
preme court justices from five to seven has
been concurred in and it will now go before
the people at the next general election.
Madison, Wis, Feb 26.-The senate COM
mlttee on assessment and collection of
taxes has reported in favor of the passage
or the bill to tax gifts, inheritances, be-
quests, legacies and devises. The bill de-
taching territory from the town of Grants
burg, Burnett county, and creating the
town of Anderson. was cOncErred IN.
! Madison, Wis, Feb. 27.-The senate has
concurred in the bill relating to second
grade certificates, by giving county super
| lntendentS authority to remove limitation
! when the teacher has taught successfully
| for six months. The following bills have
| been passed: EXempting from taxation
! tools of a mechanic one watch, an organ,
! sewing machine, bees, poultry and other
| personal property; exempting from garn-
ishment property in the hands of railroad
| as a common carrier; exempting public
parks from taxation. Bills have been re-
ported favorably to allow counties to ap-
| propriate not to exceed $40, GOO for the erec-
| ton of soldiers monuments; to appoint
custodian for the soldiers memorial hall;
to admit army nurses to the privileges OF
| the soldiers home at Waupaca.
| Madison, Wis, Feb. 2S.-In the senate
bill has been introduced granting the United
States jurisdiction over the post office site
in Wausau. The following bills have been
passed: Authorizing the attorney general
to institute suits to determine the title
to school land sections in Indian reserVa-
tionS authorizing the city Of Eau Claire
to build q dam across the Chippewa river,
! to create a lake for pleasure purposes. The
bill allowing county boards to make APP
preparations for soldiers monuments with
out submitting the appropriation to a vote
of the people has been ordered engrossed,
and an assembly bill to extend the prlVl-
| leges of the Waupaca home to army nurses
has been ordered to a third reading.
Madison, Wis March 3-The senate has
passed the following bills: Permitting fill
| ings of undertakings for costs in justice
courts; providing that hereafter grand
! jurors shall be drawn by jury commission
| ers, the same as petit jurors. The assembly
! bill giving the privilege Of the Waupaca
home to army nurses was concurred in.
In the Assembly.
! Madison Wis. Feb. 25.-The assembly
| committee on agriculture has favorably re-
ported three bills. One appropriates $1,000
| for the purpose of purchasing live stock
| for the university experiment farm; sec
| ond provides that western or range horses
/ shall not be imported into this state unless
accompanied by bill of health issued by
| reputable veterinary surgeon al the last
point of loading before the horses cross the
| state line; and the third appropriateS Sl,OO
annually to the Wisconsin agricultural eX-
| pertinent association for securing and
! testing new varieties of seeds and plants.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 26.-The assembly has
adopted the judiciary substitute introduced
by Mr.. Dudgeon, increasing the period Of
preliminary study of applicants for admis-
Lei hah or f~Oy, +hr-aa A
resolution, introduced by Assemblyman
Cady, of Wood county, was adopted, in
creasing the number Of members of the
committee on dairy and food from nine to
! ten.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 1.-THE assembly
has passed bills authorizing police magis-
trates to perform marriage ceremonies
prohibiting the use of public highways for
camping purposes-the gypsy bill; requir-
| ing every person, partnership, corporation
association or society conducting an acct
dent or health insurance business on the
| mutual plan, in this state, to have license
from the state commissioner Of insurance.
| Bills have been reported favorably proviG-
| ing for annual accounting of policy
holders of life insurance companies issu-
| ing policies under the provisions of which
the holders thereof are entitled to share
| in the profits or surplus; to grant immunity
! from punishment in cases of bribery to per-
ton; authorizing counties and towns to pay
bounty for killing rattlesnakes; providing
| for the punishment of any public official ac-
cepting g bride. The bill to exempt beet
sugar factories in the state from taxation
| for period of five years was killed.
Madison Wis, Feb 2S-In the assembly
bills have been favorably reported. pro-
| viding an appropriation and maintenance
| of hygenic laboratory for the state board
of health at the university; authorizing.
| towns, counties and cities to offer boun-
| ties for rattlesnakes; granting immunity
from punishment for persons turning
states evidence in prosecutions of bribery
or attempted bribery.
Madison, Wis March 2-In the assembly
| Saturday the bill taxing railroads on the
ad valorem system was reported by the
! committee on assessment and collection of
| taxes and unanimously recommended for
| passage, with some verbal amendments by
the committee. On motion the bill was
| ordered placed the calendar for next
! tuesday morning. bill was introduced
by the committee on assessment and col
| lection of taxes providing for the appoint
| ment of an expert engineer, expert accoun-
tant and assistants to assist in finding the
value Of railroad property for taxation on
the ad ValOrem basis.
Madison, Wis, March 3.-The assembly
passed the following Bills Providing that
| at least three weeks notice shall be given
| for special town meetings; authorizing
| George w. Volk to erect and maintain a
| dam across Oconto river in Oconto county:
authorizing the Amigo Island club to erect
and maintain a dam across Pelican river
In Oneida county; requiring life and acct
| dent insurance companies operating in this
state to have a guaranty apital paid in
! money of $100,GG0 and invested in approved
securities; providing for submitting to the
| people of the state the proposed amendmen Mt
to the constitution increasing the member
ship Of the supreme court from five to
seven; authorizing cities of the third class
to borrow money for the purchase of school
house sites and the erection Of schools
| thereon.
Carrie Nation in Jail.
San Francisco, March 3.-Carrie
| Nation has been arrested at the
Grand hotel on a charge of malicious
mischief preferred by Montgomery
street salooEkeeper in whose place