Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-03
IN THE ASSEMBLY.

! selnDly on the 2oth the Ihayer local resi-
dence district option bill was recOnsidered
and passed by vote of 80 to 81. Other
bills passed were: IA Com. on ManfO, To
regulate the manufacture and sale of gold
and silver articles, proportion to be plated
on vessels and articles; ABA (BOhrD,
amending certain laws relating to the mum.
Der of reports to be printed; 521A (Ekern,
/ to require fines In certain cases to be paid
into the school fund; 615A CWesfahD. reat-
ing to the allowance of the accounts OF
! executors and administrators; GOA (Mc
| Gregor), relating to the formation Of school
districts; 71oA committee on manufacturer,
to require employers of labor to keep reg
lister OF all accidents, and make report
| Beach), relating to the adulteration OF
dairy products; 1888 (Hatten), amending
certain laws concerning the establishment
| and organization of the board of regents
of normal schools, etc. Fourteen bills were
Oh the calendar for death and Mr.. Kinney
made strong effort to save his BILL 54A,
| for the payment of highway taxes in money,
but failed. Other bills Killed were: No.
! 1884 tStevens),) relating to liquor licenses,
for county option; 214A (Carpenter) relat-
! Brooks), in relation to the change of ward
lines in cities; No. 254H perry, to change
the seat OF government of the state OF Wis
the state of Wisconsin to accept a site for
! the capitol building at Oshkosh; No 1904
! (Thayer), relating TO the creation OF mn-
| nicipal court for Gates county; No. 37IA
| (Cleary), to make the term of county judges
| uniform with that of judges of circuit ana
| other inferior courts; No. 4O1A (AndreWJ,
| providing for the licensing and regulation
of hawkers, peddlers and transient mer-
chants; No ASA CWarner), to provide for
! the keeping of tract index in the Office OF
register Of deeds No. 519A (Ekern), author
izing Emmanuel Cemetery association ard
Lincoln Cemetery association to acquire GER
tain lands; 557A QIuber) relating to power
and duty of public administrators.
Without a word of debate the Assembly
on the Goth passed the Warner civil service
bill by vote of 30 to %. The Senate
amendments to No. GS9A were concurred in
and the bill passed. 1t relates to rural in
surance companies, preScribeS property to
| be insured and limits policies to five years.
Other bills concurred In were: No. l43S
! Roehr). to regulate the consolidation and
! reinsurance of domestic insurance com
panies; 1878 (Sanbornl, simplifying the pur,
chase of property in controversy; AIS
| Roehr), providing for amending affdavits
| in actions of replevin; 416S (Roehr), 10 the
non-payment of judges against insurance
companies The Heinecke bill, No. 1O4A.
authorizing cities under the first class. 70
acquire light ana water works and issue
bonds therefor, was on the calendar for en-
grossment but Mr. Bletcher moved its in,
definite postponement. The bill was killed
by a vote OF II to % The Strehlow bill,
prohibiting the use of wood alcohol where
it could endanger life, was ordered en-
crossed. The motion to kill the Crowley
bill failed by vote of 30 to 46. The bill
was ordered engrOssed by a vote of 4S to
80. When near the end of the Assembly
! calendar, Mr.. Potter sprang sensation by
! moving that bill No. 171A, the Thayer local
option bill, be recalled from the Senate
of 80 to 80. Immediately on the recall of
| the bill Mr.. Thayer moved an adjournment
till 9 O'Clock Thursday morning, but with
! drew it opposition being expressed. Aft
er ordering another bill two to engross-
ment, Mr.. Thayer moved taking a recess till
7:30 and warned the house that he would
make an extended speech on the measure
and Furthermore if necessary would order
call of the house. if his motion failed. After
much pickering the Assembly took recess.
| The Assembly on the evening of the Goth
reconsidered it's vote by which the Thayer
district option bill passed and rere-
ferred it to the state affairs committee with
| instructions to report substitute contain
ing a provision for submitting the question
of license no license in any district to a
vote of the electors of said district The
| telephone bill to prohibit rate discrimina>
tons was ordered engrossed 81 to 80.
| The Assembly on the 9th ordered en-
crossed the Dahl bill providing that county
| Supervisors of assessment shall be paid not
| less than So day and be employed a GER
| tain number of days each year according to
a scale based on the assessed valuation Of
the property in the counties respectively.
The bill was amended, however, on motion
of Mr.. Cleary, decreasing the scale of the
number of days the supervisors shall be
| employed from 10 to 275 to so to $50. Three
new bills came into the Assembly. The
committee on state affairs introduced a sub
| stitute to GOA (Ainsworth), relating to the
that the treasurer shall give a bonds for
100000 with not less than six sureties,
who shall be resident freeholders of the
state In lieu of such bond the treasurer
NAV give a bond executed by surety com
pany. in which case the cost shall be borne
by the state, providing it does not exceed
amount of bond. Another provides for a
school text book board to be made up as
follows: State superintendent of public in,
struction, attorney general, one normal
schools, two county superintendent ap-
pointed by the governor, one principal of a
graded or county training school. appointed
three complete sets of text books for use
in ungraded common schools. The Brock
hansen resolution calling for the nationals
cation of trusts was sent to the judiciary
committee Nos. 1928 OIertOn). extending
jurisdiction of county courts in probate mat
ters; No 1868 Frear>, to st. Croix county
court; No 312S Roehr), for system of tract
induces for Milwaukee register of deeds of
fee. The Wylie bill for the appointment of
the governor of commission of three to
investigate into the advisability of creating
a state park at Devils lake was ordered to
third reading. The bill No. 1884, authorize
ing the governor to remove county officers
on cause, ordered engrossed after an
explanation by Mr.. Ekern. The vote was
90 to IA, those in the negative being Messrs.
Alldridge, Berner, Brockhausen, Brooks,
| Burdeau, Everett Hansen Frank Johnson,
Marquardt, Miller, Pierron, Reynolds, John
Scott, Strehlow.
In the Assembly on the 2Sth the measure
providing that in cities where there are
| two competing telephone exchanges connec-
ton must be made from one to the other
for the patrons of either at reasonable
rates, ordered to engrossment after a
sharp debate by a vote of 43 to 81. The
Rogers bill providing for an elective school
| board in Milwaukee was ordered engrossed.
The anti-pass law will be strengthened by
a new bill introduced in the Assembly by
Mr.. Braddock for the committee on rail
roads Without debate 1854 (substitute)
was passed, Mr.. Baker alone voting no.
1t prescribes the liability of railroad com
panies in cases of accident. Concurrence
was given in the Senate amendments to
414A, to reports by insurance corporations,
adding hardware DEALERS to list Bills
passed were: 379A (Strehlow) to authorize