Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-06-07

mOVal bill introduced by senator Stevens Of
Oshkosh. Briefly stated the bill which will
be placed on the desk Of the clerk of the
Assembly tomorrow morning provides for
an appropriation of $65SOOO to be used in
probably one; provides for a new competi-
ton and the return Of the Cass Gilbert
plans; leaves the new competition open to
all architects of the country, and further
provides that any and all plans shall be
without sub basement and that the floor
level Of the present capitol be maintained
In the new, STRUCTURE The appropriation
the following items: Insurance money, $685.
600; old appropriation, 100000; for new
plans, $4,000; new appropriation available
in 1906, $3.50, 900; available in 1907, 5000 600
Of this amount $4,000 is allowed for re,
pairs and changes in the old building. The
vote by which the Observation-Disclosures bin
was Indefinitely postponed was reconsidered.
Senator Frear offered a substitute giving
the proper officers the power to pay for the
attorneys as though their appointments had
been filed at the time of the fractional liti-
cation and the bill was laid over. The vote
by which the Stout-Gottenberg liquor dis
pensary bill was killed was reconsidered
Senator Stout offered an amendment de-
declaring that local brewers be favored by
the corporations to which the contracts
| were awarded and the bill was laid over
By vote Of IA to 13 after lively debate
the Senate on the I'd killed the bill to all
low Milwaukee to issue bonds for municipal
plants by a two-thirds vote of the council
instead of q three-fOurthS vote Twenty-six
other bills on the calendar for indefinite
poStponement were also killed. The
appropriation bill for the Wisconsin
National guard, carrying SAC, 900 annually
for the next two years, was conquered in
under suspension of the rules and goes to
the governor. Senators Hudnall, Rogers
tand Sanborn were appointed conferees on
the part Of the Senate HI disagreement be-
| tween the houses over the bill relating to
supervisors of assessments and Senators
| Martin, Frear and Beech upon the bill relat-
| ing to the expenditures of party candidates.
| Senator Whitehead refusing to serve upon
| the latter committee. The Senate non-con-
| CURED in the Assembly joint resolution for
a constitutional amendment extending the
time allowed the governor in which to APP
| prove bills from three to ten days. The
| Bashford Barnes bill, 401S, was laid over
from Thursday, with the substitute pre-
sented by Senator Frear was taken up and
| the substitute permitting the governor, sec
rotary of state and state treasurer to APP
| point counsel in cases affecting state Off
Gals, nunc-prO-tunc was adopted. The bill
was then ordered to engrossment The
Senate refused to pass the bill providing
for loan of state funds to the Appleton
Light infantry over the governors veto;
| ayes, 2; noes %. No. 466A, the bill relat-
| ing to an examination Of the records of rail
road companies to assist in pending suits
| to recover taxes, which was the subject of
a special message from the governor Thurs
| day, was taken up. Through error the bill
had been reported for non-concurrence a
! fact which called out the governors mess.
age The Senate refused nOn-cOncurrence
and ordered the bill to a third reading
Senator Frear moved a suspension of the
rules and the bill was concurred in at
once. The following bills were passed:
127S (HudnalD, making further provision
| for the interstate park at the Deiles of the
st. CroiX; 379S QIudnalD, enabling county
boards of supervisors to appropriate money
| to assist organizations for immigration pur-
poses: 532S committee on fish and camel
providing for appointment of commissioners
| to act with other states and with Canadian
government in matters relating to fishing
| In interna tional waters. The bills on the
| calendar for engroSSment were taken up
and 426S (Frear), providing for the cleo
| ton of delegates to national conventions
and 446S Bird, repeating the mortgage
| tax law, were killed, the bills being dupli-
Gates of measures which had been advanced
446S Bird, aboishing the taxation Of cred
| its and to amend sundry statutes In rela.
| ton thereto, was ordered to engrossment
which augurs poorly for the chances In
the Senate of the bill. The Johnson 2-cent
fare bill was laid over until Tuesday. No.
| 6SA, the Rogers bill appropra ting money
| for the Wisconsin Industrial School for
| Girls, on the calendar with an amendment
| by the committee on claims cutting the
| amount appropriated from $40. 900 to $40 600
with Ainsworth and Potter dissenting was
ordered engrossed as amended and was then
passed under suspension of the rules The
! appropriation bill for the State Horticul.
| tural society was also passed under sus.
pension of the rules. The bill appropriates
$44O0 annually to the society. The bin ap-
| prOprlatlng S0OOO from the swamp land
| fund for the Lewiston levee near Portage
was concurred in under suspension of the
rules and goes to the governor.
| The afternoon session of the Senate on
! the I'd consisted Of advancing bills over
which there controversy or appar-
ent difference of opinion, or killing bills
| that all members agreed should be so dis
posed Of Among the bills advanced was
| one by the Assembly committee on Judi
clay requiring the husband, when of suffi-
Gent ability, to pay for the maintenance of
| /, ir,cof also thn
promote safety railroads by compelling
! the erection of telltales; the Assembly bill
providing for the taxation of the property
| Of street railway companies, electric light
| power and heat transmission companies on
| the advalOrem basis. The Assembly bill to
appropriate 500 900 for the establishment Of
| sons afflicted with tuberculosis was ad-
| vanced to third reading. Among the bills
killed were two by Assemblyman Braddock
| to compel the equipment of freight cars
! with automatic couplers and airbrakes.
A call of the Senate was authorized on
! the evening of the 9th, but further proceed
| ings under the call were dispensed with
| when several senators came. 1t is the first
| time i'll many years that call of the Sen
ate has been made. The time of the Sen
| ate was taken up in correcting legislation
previously enacted The most important
| work done was to concur in the Assembly
| amendments to the railroad rate commits
| sion bill. Inconvenience as to only one
amendment being taken. The Senate re-
|
that all railroad stations be kept open a
| half hour before and after the arrival and
| departure of trains. After a statement of
the purpose of the amendments by Senator
| Hatten the Senate accepted the amend
ments and passed the bill by an unanimous
vote, twenty three senator's being present
and voting for the measure The Warner
| civil service bill, recalled from the Assem-
| bly, for correction, was passed by vote OF
20 for and 3 against. Senators Beach. Ran
dolph and North voting in opposition Sen
| atOr Wylie's amendment appropria ii 70
$500 out Of the university funds for expert
mental tobacco culture was passed. The
/ Crowley bill legalizing the transfer of the
surplus water funds of Milwaukee and an
plying them toward the erection of school
| buildings, after being amended to correct
an irregularity, was passed The various
| fish and game bills upon the calendar were
advanced. The Milwaukee Southern rail
road projectors now only need to satisfy
Gov. La Toilette that their measure proyid
ing for the sale or exchange of park lands
within the city of Milwaukee is proper
law in order to go ahead. The Senate
passed the Metzer bill, which gives the
right to make the exchange. Another meas
ure of interest to Milwaukee was the adop.
ton by the Senate Of the ad valorem taxa.
| ton, iror 81, +ho