Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-22

other animals for cost of shoeing the same;
No ASA (Bletcher) relating to oath and
Bills killed: No. 542 (Turnerl relating to
the Incorporation OF mutual fire insurance
companies.
There was stirring debate in the Assem-
bly, on the 10th over the Andrew recall bill
providing that upon petition of 40 per cent.
of the voters in any ward, the alderman
Mr. Cleary offered an amendment providing
that a petition signed by 90 per cent. of
the voters should be necessary to compel
another election, and the bill and amend
ment went over until Friday. The commit
tee reports included some very important
measures. The Thayer local district option
amendment that the unit of the districts
shall be 1000 inhabitants instead of 100.
The joint resOl luton providing for an amend
a1ent to the constitution to allow the union
of the city and county governments of Nil
waukee was recommended for indefinite
postponement. The bill to put the county
Under the supervision Of board of trustees
instead of under the county board OF ST..
pervSorS was advanced on the calendar and
will probably pass. Mr.. HOLE spoke against
it and Mr.. ,Westphal for it. The Initiate
and referendum measure introduced by the
Socialists was reported without recommen-
dation and will be argued out on the floor
of the Assembly. The bill permitting Mil
waukee to do public work without the
PREVENTION of contracts was killed in COM
mittee Bills reported for passage in the
Assembly were Nos. ILL., to prevent by pc
authorizing cities to create districts in
which they can order wires under ground;
$40. making appropriation for Shiloh monu-
ments; $780, for state sanitarum for con-
sumptlyes and apprOpriat1ng $4,000 there
to: 10, for increasing bounty on wolves
wildcats and lynxs; 60, to prevent assign
ment of salaries of married men except on
written order of wife and two disinterest-
ed witnesses Nos. 49, to payment of coun
ty boards; 27O, making county clerk, chair
man of supervisors and one supervisor
cio 81 90 fnr los and r.
ing contingent fund; 361, appropriating $500
a year to State w. r. c. for publishing its
reports; 564 relating to banking In the
Assembly Mr.. HOLE opposed the bill to
create board of trustees to manage the
Milwaukee hospitals and poor houses. The
bill was finally ordered engrossed. Two
barber bills, one to abolish the present
board and the other to amend the present
law increasing the fee from 81 to 50 We're
| recommended for slaughter in the Assembly.
The Assembly on the 18th passed the An
drew recall bill by vote of IS to
81 after a lively debate 1t was amend
ed so that it provides for the filing OF
instead of 40 per cent. before an alderman
can be compelled to defend his position ana
run again for the office. Two new bills
came in from committees, one for increas
ING the height of a dam on Black river ana
one relating to legal fences. Bills favor
ably reported were Nos. 326. to appropriate
5000 of swamp land receipts to strengthen
Portage levee; 100. to compel persons to
testify and to grant Immunity therefor; 344
A, to Investment of life insurance com,
and town of Madison to raise bridges over
Wingra creek at Madison; 152, to village
boards. No bills were adversely reported,
On request of Mr.. Hagarty No 20 A, to
create the town of Roosevelt in Taylor
county, unanimously passed under
pension of the rules. Likewise on motion
of Mr.. lie Roy No. s. to create the towns
of Athelstane, Beaver and Lake in Mari
nette county, was passed. Immediate
ton urged because of nearness of
! ,1- TCir,
Johnson that the state board Of control
make an investigation of the operation of
binder twine plants in other state prisons
and report to the next Legislature
adopted without debate. Only one bill was
on the calendar for passage, 1873 Crowley,
to provide for the punishment of persons
responsible for or contributing to the negli-
gence of children When IL came TO ad-
vancing bills to engrossment Mr.. ROycroft
afraid of the Crowley bill, which pro
vides that coroners investigate all fires it
mig ht work hardshipS on mutual companies.
This led TO prolonged explanation but the
bill was refused engrossment. Bills killed:
No 1924 POWelDy providing for the han
ding and sale of Webster's International
Dictionary by the state superintendent of
schools; No. 45S (POwelD, authorizing
school district clerks, etc. to subscribe for
the Wisconsin Journal of Education; No
552 A Crowley, authorizing clerks of school
boards to subscribe for educational jour
nall No. 5S7 (McGregor) making election
day legal holiday in certain cases; No.
665 A (Szymarekl, regarding railroads; No.
rates to railroads. Third reading; No. 3OS
(Wylie), relating to the slaughter and ap-
prasement of animals. No. 146 S Noble,
to promote public health by regulating sale
of foods containing chemical preseryatives
Nc. 221S (Beach), relating to the sale Of
renovated butter; No. 1855 (Sanborn) re-
lating to collection of taxes and legalizing
payment of money Hereunder by counties
to printers.
The Social Democrats were much in evil
dence in the Assembly the 18TH and sue
ceeded in passing one of their measures the
first one which has been favored this
sion and had the support of thirty-two
members on another. Five more would
have passed the bill. The bill was thGt Of
Mr.. Aldridge providing that assignment
of wages of married men shall be valid I'M
less countersigned by his wife before wit
| nesses. 1t passed with opposition. The
Aldrdge bill providing for the initiative
and referendum was reported by committee
without recommendation. The vote it
was 30 to Al. The Brockhausen bill pro-
hibiting the cutting Of hair and shaving
resolution for a greater Milwaukee govern
ment was killed without discussion. The
Crowley bill providing polls shall be open
on election day in large cities from 6 O'Clock
in the morning until o'clock at night was
recommended for passage. The committee
on health killed the bill advocated by Dr.
f. Y. Schaeffer to curtail the power of the
state board of health and the bill provid-
Ing for the disinfection of street cars. The
judiciary committee recommended the bill
| to make debts for monuments or grave
| stones a lien on such property. The bill to
provide for the transportation Of school
children from one free high school grad
! ed school district to an adjoining one and
making an appropriation therefor was fav
ored by the committee education. The
committee on railroads is favorable upon
the bill extending the time for the trial Of
| the suits against the railroads in the al
valorem taxation case and increasing the in>
terest to be paid by the roads from 10 to Is
per cent. on taxes unpaid and providing
| license system shall prevail until the courts
| have finally passed upon the validity of the
ad vaorem system. Two new bills came
in from the committees on assessment and
collection of taxes, one strengthening the
| office of county supervisor of assessments
! and one for the reaSSeSSment of property
where the original assessment was not in
compliance with law. Other bills favorably
/ reported were: Nos. $685. to election of as
SCISSORS; 1913 S, to the organization of mu-
! tual plate glass window insurance COM
panies; 525, for the inspection of gasoline
! boats; $50, for lighting the executive man
sion by electric lighting plant at capitol:
647 for a bridge over the Mississippi river:
80, for the taxation of railroads. Bills adj
versely reported were: 29S, to election of
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