Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-04-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
IN THE SENATE.

upon by the people before 1t becomes eff
fective The Senate passed by vote of Is
to the joint resolution to accept the invi-
tation of the Legislature and state officials
Of Minnesota tC visit their capital and in
spect their new state house. A number of
petitions were received in favor of the
passage Of a freight rate bill. The Senate
killed the Rummel resolution for an amend
ment to the state constitution to allow the
Legislature to pass a recall bill applying to
state officers. Among the important bills
passed by the Senate were the graft bill
making it a misdemeanor for any employee
to accept a gratuity from any person with
whom he does business behalf of his
employer; extending the term Of office Of
the state labor commissioner from two to
four years, the original bill extending it to
six years being amended to four: the Car
penter bill providing that man who wants
to change his name must file a description
of his real property and give reasons for his
wanting to assume a different cognomen
than his father gave him and the Frank
Johnson bill! prohibiting the use of false
gas, water or electric light power meters
or the obstructing or tampering with ME,
ters. The appropriation bills for the normal
schools at Milwaukee, Platteville and for a
site and for q normal school at La Crosse
were advanced in the Senate. Other bills
passed by the Senate: Providing for dis
tribution of assets where mutual fire insur~
companies; relating to compensation for
jurors relating to fees Of photographic re-
porter in the county court of Waukesha
county; providing that individual agents
shall countersign fire insurance policies pro,
viding for risks to be approved by resident
agents; regarding the transaction of bust
ness by foreign hail insurance companies
providing punishment for abandoning wife
and child; relating to divorce; relating to
regulation of banks; relating to change of
ward lines in cities of the second third ana
fourth classes: appropriating money for the
purchase of stationery for use of the state
to provide for appointment Of stenographer
IN office of coroner in counties having over
10000 population; relating to purchase of
property in controversy; to prohibit fishing
on Little Bass lake, Villas county, for five
years; re!&t!ng to the adulteration Of dairy
products. Assembly bills concurred in:
Authorizing village of Pewaukee, Waukesha
county, to ill in foot of PeWaukee lake
Ior purpose OF widening Main street, etc;
relating to appointment and term of office
or commissioner of labor and industrial
statistics, amending so as to make term
four years; relating to the use of false
weights and measures providing fees for
state sealer Of weights and measures; pro-
vid1ng that any number OF garnishees may
be embraced in the same affidavit and sum
mons; relating to commitment to the
county poor house; rules were suspended
and bill for construction of bridge at
haukauna was concurred in. Senate bills
Killed: Relating to veto power of mayors
In cities of the second, third and fourth
class; relating to appointment of women as
members of board of education; to author
lie appointment of boards of trustees to
govern hospitals maintained at county ex-
pense; relating to care of poor and manage
ment Of county institutions in counties hay
common school fund income.
The Senate on the Goth passed the anti
cigarette bill. The Senate voted against
the old soldier today after lively discus
and q tie vote which would have resulted
In call of the house had it not been that
the one missing senator walked in as it was
being ordered. The bill was to exemption
of soldiers worth less than $1,000 from tax
alton to the extent of $500. Bills passed by
the Senate: Making valid wills containing
beneficial provision in favor of husband or
wife; detaching territory from county or
Forest and attaching SAM TO county of
Villas; relating to notice of sale of real
estate; prescribing duties of county or dis
trict superintendent of schools; to facili-
tate the settlement of estates, the execution
of trusts and to define practice in county
court commissioners; relating to reports
by insurance corporations to the commits,
er of insurance; providing for party noml-
nations by direct vote; allowing senators
to participate in making platforms
In the Senate on the 3Oth Frears bill -
grant tax exemptions to veterans Of the
Civil war was killed. Kreutzer offered an
amendment to Assembly Joint resolution so
ment Saturday morning. A recess was
taken to talk it over for ten minutes On
reconvening Hatten introduced resolution to
adjourn the last session of this week to 2
O'Clock Wednesday and Merton objected to
holding Saturday sessions. The roll was
called and resulted: Ayes, IS; Nays, -
mittee on capitol and ground be returned to
the committee and the motion prevailed
At last the Assembly resolution relating to
adjournment was Indefinitely postponed
Stout presented a report from the capitol
commission, including an argument by Cass
Gilbert. McGillivray objected to It's going
on the journal unless the arguments of the.
other side were also printed. He argued at
some length On the capitol commission He
gave notice that he would move that the
arguments made some weeks ago be printed
Whitehead said the argument had been
brought in in good faith, if there was any
other way to dispose Of it he would be will
ing to comply. McGillivray did not see why
arguments made to committee should be
printed. Whitehead than moved it be laid
over until morning. This was. carried. This
incident shows how tense feeling is be.
coming on the capitol question. Following
Senate bills passed: Concerning cemetery
associations, to cure certain omissions in
the organization thereof; granting permis-
sion to persons and corporations to build
and maintain bridges or tunnels and
under public streets, to make certain the
time within which the county court may
extend the time to present claims; relating
to jurisdiction of county courts; relating to
jurisdiction procedure and powers of the
ty. Assembly bills concurred in: Report
of building and loan associations. Assembly
joint resolution to adjourn until Wednesday
was laid aside Kreutzer moved that ali
pure food bills go back to committee to be
consolidated into one law. They were final
iy sent to the judiciary committee on mo-
perform public work and collect cost there
of went TO the judiciary committee, as it
conferred too much power. The Henry AS
sembly bill, relating to salary and expenses
of county superintendent, was killed
Rules were suspended and bill authorizing
elections in recently Incorporated villages
was concurred In. Following bills were
killed: Relating to organization and gov
eminent Of cities under the general law;
appointing a commission to investigate edu-
cational conditions of the state; to amend
subdivision 10 of section 1893 of the stat
utes; relating to manner Of drawing petit
purors In circuit court; relating to crime of
bribery; authorizing creation of estates by
the entirety; limiting the time in which dc,
positor bring action against bank III
Of forged raised check; relating to
nuisances
When the Senate met on the 31st there
was the usual load of petitions for the rain
way rate bill Assembly amendments to
the bill for dam on Elk creek were con
Cured in and it now goes to the governor
Hatton moved to recall 431A from the AS
sembly. Yesterday the Senate refused to
concur 1t provides that counties can raise
salaries of school superintendent Senate
bills passed Relating to condemnation pro-
ceedings by street and electric railway com