Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-06-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
IN THE SENATE.


So, 600 q year for maintenance to become
available when the state board Of control
becomes so determined, Il senators voting
for and 5 against. Bills were passed for
dams across the Pine river, Florence coun-
ty; Main creek and Jump river, Gates coun-
ty, and the Big Some, Lincoln county.
AS the result of a strong speech against the
Henry bill amending the statute relating to
the value of property destroyed by fire by
excepting town, village and church mutual
fire insurance companies from it's terms, the
Senate refused to concur in the bill by
vote of 4 ayes to % noes: The vote by
which 770A, relating to procedure in case
of removal of county officer by the COVER
nor, was non-concurred in and the vote by
which 1894, providing for the payment OF
the expense in such proceedings from the
general fund of the state was concurred in,
were reconSidered and both bills were re-
ferred to the committee revision for
consolidation. No. 3S2A, providing for
transfers from the water fund surplus to
the general fund in Milwaukee, concurred in
Monday evening, was recalled from the AS
Sembly for an amendment to the title TO
make it conform to the changed character
of the bill which originally provided for the
transfer of the surplus to the school build
ing fund.
The medical bill, to which there has been
SO much opposition in both the Assembly
and Senate, was passed under suspension
of the rules by the Senate on the afternoon
of the 9Th In it's amended form the bill
provides that the licenses of physicians can
be revoked by the courts only and instructs
district attorneys to prosecute on all COM
plants With all of the Democrats except
one, all the stalwartS and three adminiStra.
ton senators voting against it, the 2-cent
passenger fare bill was killed in the Senate.
The vote stood IL to 10. Four members
were paired. The bill requiring hawkers
and pedders to take out license was adj
vanced to third reading by a vote of % to
g. following long discussion and the re-
lection of several amendments looking to
exceptions in certain cases. Senator ROehrs
bill to require railroads to furnish side
track connections to shippers was advanced
bills providing the necessary running eN>
penses to the charitable and penal institu-
lions of the state. The Senate committee
on corporations decided to recommend for
Inconvenience bill 61OA, which provides
that the bids for the city printing of Mil
Waukee shall be open to all newspapers.
Notwithstanding vigorous protest from
Senator Merton, the leader OF the Demo
cratic minority in the Senate, the bill
authorizing the payment Of special coun-
sci for services rendered in suits affecting
rights OF the state, passed on the eth by
q vote of II to II. A flood of petitions was
received in the Senate in favor of the Stout
bill, prohibiting saloons within 800 feet Of
public and parochial schools. The Senate
refused to concur in the Donald bill pro
hibiting discrimination in telephone rentals
in cities and villages of the same size. The
Frear bill, forbdding the use of money by
corporations in elections, providing a fine OF
not less than $1,000 nor more than $4,000,
or imprisonment not less than one year nor
more than five, ca both fine and imprison-
ment for agents or officers Of corporations
using money for any political party to in
f1uence any legislation for or against any
particular candidate, was passed on Il viva
voce vote with only two voices in the mega
tive. The following Senate bills were
passed No. Cos committee on railroads.,
regulating the issuance of warehouse certiti
Gates in certain cases; 262S Burns), relat-
ing to party nominations by direct vote:
2S2S STOUT. relating 10 registration OF
births, marriages, deaths and accidents
with amendment to title by committee on
revision; 304S (HudnalD, relating to annual
license or tax to be paid by life insurance
companies of other states and countries, in
creasing the tax from 1 per cent to 3 per
cent. 321S committee on judiciary, relat-
ing to relief Of poor persons. and providing
for an appeal i'll such matters; 342S (San-
BORN, relating to collection of taxes; 344S
(Sanborn). relating to compensati ton of
printers for publishing notice of redemption
of lands sold for non-payment of taxes;
367S (Wright), authorizing building of
dam across the Wolf river in LangIade
county; 3S4S committee on judiciary, pro-
yiding for effect as evidence of a supple
ment to the statutes of 1898; 1865 commit
tee on judiciary, relating to revocat ton
annullment of licenses to attorneys to prac
tce in the courts; 545S committee on edu-
cation), empowering boards of supervisors
of two more towns representatives of
village board of trustees, council of city
joint free high school district to borrow
money from the state elsewhere for
purpose of erecting school buildings;
549S Gont committee on fish and game).
limiting number of game birds to be killed
and regulating the transportation thereof;
550S Goint committee. on fish and game),
defining private fish hatchery, regulating
the stocking thereof and providing for
port, numbering and registration of owners
thereof and regulating the transportation
mittee on fish and game). to prohibit hunt
ing of rabbits with ferrets in certain coun-
ties; oo2S Qoint committee. on fish and
game), providing for commission to Spe
cial deputy game warden. official Identified
ton card and penalty for falsely represent
ing fish and game warden; 553S Goint COM
mittee on fish and game) relating to closed
season for hunting deer, prohibitive meth
DDS Of hunting, number Of deer in posses
sion and providing penalty for violation.
The Senate concurred in the bill prohibit
ing public officers from using free passes,
franks Or privileges withheld from other
persons for the transportation of person or
property or the transmission of any mes
sage or communication. Bills concurred in
37A (BelD, authorizing cities of second
third and fourth classes to perform public
work and collect cost thereof 75A 1rvine}
relating to place and trial of civil actions;
33OA CWinch), relating to increase in mem
bers of school boards and 1894 BraddockJ,
to promote the safety of railroad employees,
by compelling the erection OF tell tales.
After more than two hours debate the
Senate on the afternoon Of the 18th, by a
vote Of 10 to ID nOn-concurred in the CO.
employe bill passed by the Assembly. Gov
La Toilette has vetoed bill authorizing
an increase in the height of a dam across
Black river, giving as his chief reason the
absence of any provision for arbitrat ton in
case of dispute over the price to be paid
by lessees of power. He also wants pro
vision for protection of fish in the bill.
The Senate on the afternoon of the 9Th
advanced to engrOsSment by vote Of 16
to Is, the Stout bin as recommended by
the committee education. The bill
amends the present laws by providing that
after June 80 no license to sell liquor shall
be granted for any place within 800 feet
of any public or parochial school, distance
to be measured upon the street from the
boundaries of the school grounds. After
January 1, 1908, q list of all parents and
guardians of the children enrolled in any
school, together with remonstrance signed
by the majority of such parents, when fled
with the city, village or town clerk, de-
handing that no license be granted for
premises within 800 feet of the school, no
such license therefor shall be granted. The
foregoing provision shall not apply to drug
stores hotels or restaurants established
prior to February 1, 1905 The following
senators voted against the bill: Beach,
Frear. Froemming, Noble, North Randolph,
Rogers; Roehr, Rummel, Smith, Stevens,
Stondall, Wolff and Wright. The commit
tee on military affairs reported in new
bill, giving the United States government
jurisdiction over recently purchased lands
at Fort Crawford, Prairie du CHEN. The