Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-31

vding for the support by the husband when
of sufficient ability of an insane wife when
| committed to an asylum. Senate bills nom
| concurred in were: S3S Senator Norris,
| relating to temporary highways; 147S (Sen-
| ator Merton(, to made certain the time
within which q county court may extend
| the time to present claims, ETC.; 14SS (Sen-
ator Merton), relating to compensation OF
jurors and talesman. new bill came in
| the judiciary committee permitting the
COUNTY BOARD to increase the salary of the
Stenographer of the district court of Mil
Waukee by paying him for transcripts Of
testimony. 1t reViVeS one of the features
OF the bill vetoed this week by Gov. La
RIO ies 574S CWilcox), prescribing that
no liquests be held except orders of dis
| iIlct attorneys, was reported by the Assem-
bly judiciary committee for nonconcur-
renee. Non-concurrence was defeated by a
vote OF ~ to Is and the bill ordered en-
crossed. When No secs. appropriating
$500 for the purchase of a replica in bronze
Of the Columbian shield by Alloys Loehr of
milwaukee, came up Mr.. Henry introduced 4
resolution in opposition. Non-concurrence
was defeated by vote of 80 to q and by
a like vote the bill ordered engrossed. The
governor signed twenty-five bills in
Guiding Creating q forestry board MAX
ing debts for horseshoeing a lien on the
horse, authorizing Milwaukee county to buy
voting machines, giving truant officers the
powers of assistant factory inspectors, pro
v1d1ng that scaffolding must be built safe
"a Social Democratic measured, providing
that actions to recover for forged or raised
checks must be brought within one year,
relating to salaries of district superintend-
ents, preventing false statements for pur
poses of securing credit, regarding con-
demnatlOn proceedings by street railway
companies, and number of pure food laws.
GOV. La Toilette sent a message to the
Assembly vetoing bill No. 663A Qrvine,,
Mt primary elections. The bill strengthening
the office of county supervisor of assess
ments passed both houses and goes to the
governor for his approval.
ELL was the cause of the call of the house
Friday evening and again Saturday morn
ing 1t was. on the calendar again for the
10Th, and after a wrangle at the opening
of the session was placed at the foot of
the calendar to avoid a call of the house
until the days business had been disposed
OF. A recess taken to the evening
Tor the purpose of receiving committee re-
ports and the mortgage taxation bill went
over until then. Senate amendments to the
Dill regulating automobiles were concurred
IN resolution by Mr.. Braddock for the
printing of POGO copies Of the governors
message and Railroad Commissioner Thorn
as report on the subject of rebates
adopted without opposition. Following is
the resolution adopted under which the
Assembly will be governed in the future in
regard to pairs: 'ReSOlYed, that from and
after the Goth day Of May, 1905, until the
close OF the present session Of the Legisla-
ture, no pairs shall be recognized unless the
members in person shall have made and
signed the same and such facts are recited
therein; and no pair made by member
and that the speaker and clerk shall pre-
pare and furnish members blank forms for
making such pairs to comply with this
rule The joint resolution to submit the
question of holding constitutional conven-
ton to the people went through the Assem-
bly, with but two or three adverse votes.
Bills passed were: 1894, relative to the
maintaining of two dams across the En-
barrass river, Shawano county, Wis; 165A
relating to primary elections; 770A, relat-
ing to procedure of removal of district at
tOrnpyS. (cOOlmittpQ on
tons), authorizing the increase of the
height of a dam across the Black river
Bills ordered to third reading were: 32S
Senator Bird, authorizing town boards of
supervisors to appoint policemen for camp
meeting, literary assemblies, ETC.. 1908
Senator Steven), relating to assessments
in joint school districts; 355S Senator Hud-
nalD, relating to the taxation of banks
ETC.; 361S (Senator HudnalD, relating to IL
cense fee of casualty and suretyship insur-
ance companies. Some discussion arose
over the bill relative to the taxation Of tele-
graph and telephone companies on the ad
valorem basis. The Thomas amendment
finally prevailed and the bill went to en-
grossment Among the bills advanced was
the one providing fol. the erection of resi-
denceS for the superintendent of inStitu-
lions under the board of control aud the
providing for ascertaining the avail
able water power OF the state One bill
was killed, 1854 (Clausen), to the duties
of the boards of audit in towns under the
township system of school government.
The Assembly committee on railroads on
the evening of the Goth reported in the rail
way commission bill, with several verbal
amendments intended to clear up the lam
guage. Any member Of the Assembly who
is absent from the Assembly chamber
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock without
leave will be sent for and fined, was the
sense of the motion made by Assemblyman
Cleary, under which the Assembly adj
journed The Assembly committee on edu-
cation reported new bill to amend section
800 of the statutes regarding the dictionary
business in this state. The bill provides an
amendment striking out of the statute the
word 'Websters" and substitutes the term
unabridged modern dictionary" Gov. La
Toilette signed the bill providing that the
state shall pay the premium on the bond Of
State Treasurer John ]. Kempf.