Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-08
LEGISLATURE.

bills were introduced: Wylie-To appropri
ate $4,000 to the Wisconsin agricultural
experiment station, to be used in expert
the reservation of mineral rights, oil rights
and natural gas rights on lands and farms
sold to actual settlers, making it INSIDE
such reservations. Noble-Permitting TAX
Ing of whitetish only in Big Bear lake of
Washburn county by set nets from June TO
October. Stevens Relating to the terms
Of court in Winnebago county; providing
that Judges and clerks shall not charge for
drawing papers; prohibiting judges from
taking fees and fixing punishment for viola
tlon thereof. The resolution to add Sen
ators North and Stondall to the committee
increase the number of Assembly employees
was laid over on motion Of Senator Hatten.
Senator Sen Stevens introduced pill prohibit
Ing any judge of the county court to give
advice to parties litigant whose cases will
come up In his court. The Senate adjourned
at 1920 until O'Clock in the evening.
In the Senate the evening Of January
81 the report of the capital commission was
received, favoring the plans Of Cass Gilbert
or New York for So, OOO building. Bills
introduced: BY Senator Merton to appro
pirate money to state board of agriculture.
II provides an appropriation of 100000;
wilcox, regulating sales of stock in mining
ana on company; also, relating to bastardy
public lands, but allowing them to be leased;
Beach, to prevent technical forfeiture Of in
surance policies; Morris, relating to tenn
porary highways Martin, also In relation
TO highways; Smith. relating to publication
OF insurance company statements by print
ing list of companies licensed to do bust
ness III state; SanbOrn, relating to deposit
lions; North, providing for transportation
OF messages by telephone from one com
pany to another; Stevens, prohibiting killing
OF prairie chickens in Winnebago county for
five years.
In the Senate on February / Bird and
North offered petitions for anti-cigarrette
legislation. Resolutions offered: McGiIli-
vray-For amendment to constitution relat-
ing to good roads; Nob1e-Resolution in
eulogy of former Senator McDonough, de-
| registration laws and providing three years
imprisonment for illegal voting. McGilli
yray-Providing for recording of notices;
Wylic-Providing for registration of horses;
North-Forbidding insurance trusts among
agents under penalty of 500; Roehr-Re
lating to bastardy roemming-Prohibiting
Elk creek. Bill TO make Milwaukee Free
Press official state paper was reported favor
able.
In Senate on the Cd request was re-
ceived from Arizona against being admitted
with New Mexico. SanDorn presented resO-
| lutions Of Northern Wisconsin Farmers
ISOLATION calling attention to car Grass
land" Petitions came in favor of anti
cigarette bill. Stevens presented resolutions
| in honor Of Christian Sarau, and Tuesday
was set apart for eulogies. Bills introduced:
notwithstanding to vinegar and provid-
Ing that rulings of dairy and food commits
sloner shall not apply; Bird-Creating fores-
sity, dean of agricultural college, attorney
general and one other member. 1t appropr1-
ates $4,000 a year besides salaries Froem-
ming-Providing for county civil service
| board in Milwaukee county; also repeating
law requiring candidates to file statements
| of expenses; Notwithstanding hunting of
chickens and quail in Lincoln county. The
Assembly bill extending the statue of lint
tations to suits against railroads for back
taxes was conquered in unanimously; also
Wehrwein's bill relating to party nomina-
tons and taking school officers out Of poll
tics.
In the Senate on the Sd bills were intro
duced as follows: Wylie-Amending law re-
latlng to state park at Devils Lake so that
COMMISSION can be appointed this year; also.
providing township system of maintaining
cemeteries; Hudnall-For grain inspection
at Superior. The bill is the same as the
| one defeated two years ago; Morris-PrOvid-
Ing local option for counties; McGillivray-
| Empowering board of control to condemn
! almShouseS the same as jailS; Noble-To
compel people to testify and to grant i'm
munlty Tor their acts: concerning sale Of
| medicines, and providing that formula shall
| be printed; Frear-Relating to National
guard and continuing staff officers in office
nutii they are 81 years old; Stondahl-Regu-
| latlng automobiles, and limiting speed to
| twenty-five miles an hour country roads;
Rummel-Providing for trustees of Milwau-
kee county hospital, and giving their ap,
polntment to judges. Bills ordered en-
crossed: Allowing a woman to sue in her
own name lOf allenatlOn OF affections OF her
nuSband; relating to service by publication;
| TO legalize defective organizations and TO
| authorize county boards to change bound
aries. The bill to make the Milwaukee Free
Press official state paper was sent back to
the committee on printing. Adjourned until
| Monday night.
In the Senate the evening the 9th
Mr.. Merton introduced q freight rate com
mission bill, favoring an elective board
| Other bills in the Senate were: One by
| Senator Patton to provide the maximum aid
for public schools; by Senator McGillivray
for an architectural board of three mem
| bers; co-employe bill by Senator Frear;
| by Senator FrOemming providing that grand
| jurieS instead Of living for the term of
court as present, should exist during the
| pleasure Of the crminaI judge having jurizs
diction. Senator Stondall introduced a bill
! providing a closed season for five years for
! does-he didn't explain how the hunter was
| to know he was not shooting at the female
| Of the deer. The commissioner of forestry
had a bill introduced, which if passed. will
prohibit the selling Of any more state tim
Der until July 1, 1905 Senator Beach in
| PRODUCED an adulterated milk bill, while
Senator Wipperman offered another pro-
ylding that the statute of limitations as
| regarded fraud should not run until dis
| coyery as now, but that six years should
| constitute the statute Of limitation In this
state.