Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-22
IN THE ASSEMBLY.


On the 18th Rev; e; A. Joslyn offered
munication was presented by Speaker Len
root, and came from the Wisconsin Sheep
Breeders association, asking for a stock
judging building at the state fair grounds.
Other petitions were for county local op-
ton, regulating automobiles, anti-cigarette
legislation, improved game laws and better
schools. The Emily Bishop league of Madi-
son, a club of forty-five members, asked
for county option law. Bills introduced:
Mr.. Lenroot, providing for assessment and
collection of taxes Of property of street
railways. Beadle, relating to primary cleo
ton. Swenholt, relating to banking. Kin
ney, regulating liquor traffic; also repeating
laws relating 10 peddlers and making substi-
tute therefor Swenholt, for dam on EN-
barass river. Jerdee, making mental ang-
uish cause Of action; also relating to
manufacture of Irvine in state prison. Hag-
arty, making Milwaukee Free Press official
state paper; also for first municipal court
for Price county. Smoker, that justice
court suits in cities of 10000 or more shall
be held before resident justices. Power,
that only Webster's dictionary be sold by
state superintendent. Farrell relating TO
cruelty to animals; also relating to agents
to earnings Of municipal light and water
plants. Ties, to prohibit presence of girls at
saloon dances. Powell, to serve and file
answer to demurrer of removal Of case
within ten days; also authorizing school
board to subscribe for Wisconsin Journal of
Education for schools; also for sanitary
of epidemics. Corcross, relating to con-
tracts of minors for tuition. Ainsworth re-
lating to certificates for primary teachers.
Stevens. to personal injuries upon high
ways; also to prohibit unlawful use OF tele-
phones. Metzler, to fix standard Of gas.
Donald. defining powers of electors of town
free high school StrehlOW, relating to
filing of reports Of factory accidents. Ev-
ans, providing for condemnation of lands by
cities. F. Peterson, for bridge across Fox
election of county judges; also relating to
boards of education. Rack, for municipal
court at Watertown; also authorizing Wa
across Rock river; also for town of Hubble
ton in Jefferson county; also for dam in
Rock river at WATERFOWL. Warner, relat-
ing to fees for recording mortgages; also TO
improvement Of streets about capitol; also
relating to holes in curb line of capitol,
McGregor, relating to examination of ac-
ton first Tuesday of April of odd num-
bered years legal holiday for schools; also
to add four new sections to revised statutes
relating to teachers certificates; also fixing
duties of superintendent and providing for
their appointment; also for normal course
at school for deaf. Dinsdale, permitting
for bridge at Wauzeka. Durland, relating to-
county tax for soldiers. Perry, permitting
threshing machine insurance companies.
Schauer, relating to damages by detective
highways Irvine, to enforce collection of
railroad license fees; also relating to priv
by state. Beedle, for legislative committee
to investigate system of land transfer; also
for election of delegates to national con-
vention; also for state liquor commissioner
Hanson, for second municipal court in Rock
county; also providing bounty for killing
crows. Warner. regulating granting of d.
appointments; also for counties to pay
street car fares for sheriffs; also to assist
ant district attorney. Rack, providing tax
on railway companies. Bletcher, to regu-
late trust and annuity companies; also for
Improvement Of harbors; also to duties of
Milwaukee county clerk; also to license pri-
cons, authorizing cities to grant licenses for
any legal purposes; also appropriating
money to Wisconsin Humane society. West
fahl, relating to accounts of executors.
Strehlow, to prohibit granting Of franchises
to light companies more than one year ex-
cept by three=fourths vote of council, and
for referendum. Berner, regulating use of
soda water bottles; also providing no bakery
employees shall work for more than ten
hours. Evans, for raising dam at Eau
Claire. Ainsworth relating to bonds of
state treasurer. Clause, enforcing local In
yestment associations to comply with build
ing and loan laws; also to detach certain
territory from Ashland county and add it
to Bayfield, county; also fixing time for fish
ing in Chequamegon bay. Page, relating to
marriages Tha aver, to to pay Of county su-
Gates county. Warner, relating to commit
ment poorhouses; it permits judge of any
court to commit: increasing powers Of mu-
nicipal court of Dane county in this respect
Henry johnson, to tax on inheritance. Aid
ridge. that all worknen give three days
three days notice of discharge. Aldridge,
authorizing cities and villages to purchase
electric plants. Aldridge, relating to fra
ternal beneficiary associations; also permit
ting acceptance of legacies for care of GENE
teries. H. Johnson, to cover property omit
ted by tax commission. Kinney, for COM
pilatiOn Of laws Of towns and villages.
Thomas, permitting school districts to pay
their treasurers and clerks Bell. relating to
engineers, electricians. ETC.; also to fix term
Of certain city officials IN general charter
cities; also relating to bids for advertising
to do public work, extending time; also
giving general charter cities power to put
wires under ground in districts; also relat-
ing to Racine municipal court. Schauer re.
lating to branches to be taught in schools
introducing agriculture. Lenroot, relating
to actions against foreign corporations II.
Johnson, relating to taxation of railroads.
Ramsey, relating to interest on judgments.
Bell, regulating fishing in Lake Superior.
Andrew, for taxation of railroad companies
Ekern, relating to closed season for trout
also to refund to B., E. Wallace license
companies to make connections: also pro-
hibting officials of corporations holding Of
| fee; also preventing injury to shade trees
| putting certain fines In school fund. Aid
ridge, permitting plaintiff to include in
terest In tort actions for damages. Donald
for bureau of inspection of public offices
and to establish uniform system of ac-
| counting under bank examiner. G. E. Scott
| to inspection of boats: also to laying out Of
highways; also to trespass by fishermen
Theme, to license Of trading stamps;
also legalize contract with Charles McNaly
| by Milwaukee school board; also relating
| to newspapers.
! Prayer was offered in the Assembly on the
! 10Th by Rev. G. A. JOsyln. The usual pc
titions came in on anti-cigarette and coun-
ty option legislation: The special commit
tee on rules, to whom was referred the
resolution to do away with child labor in
the Legislature reported as follows: Rule
! IA leave of absence shall be granted each
| day to each messenger by the sergeant-at-
arms, upon a schedule prepared by him, SO
that the total time of service shall not ex-
coed ten hours. Rule 1B-No child under
the age Of fourteen years shall be employed
as a messenger in the Assembly, and no
child under the age Of sixteen shall be en-
ployed messenger in the Assembly ex-
cept during the vacation of the public
schools at the place where such child re-
sides, unless permission is obtained therefor
as provided in chapter $40 Of the laws Of
1908, And have instructed me to recon-
mend that the said proposed rules be
adopted and that the sergeant at-arms Of
| the Assembly be directed to rigidly enforce
said rules. The committee also recommends
that there be submitted a joint revision of
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