Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-06-14
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Crl1I OF INJURY cases
There was general mix-up over the
Johnson anti-lobby bill in the Senate on the
evening of the Sth- The bill was advanced
by BY, vote of 10 for or, and against s,i, The
refused passage by vote of 10 to g. The
bill providing for the election of delegates
to the national convention by popular vote
was passed by vote of 20 for and
against. Many bills were put over, the Sen
ate being unable to dispose of them.
Plans were made to bring about final ad-
journment of the Legislature on Saturday,
June II, on the 9th, A joint resolution: was
that all business except considera-
lions of messages from either mouse or from
the governor end at noon on Wednesday,
June IA. The Senate committee on state
affairs introduced a bill intended to remedy
the defects which caused the veto of the
Black River Falls dam bill. The rules were
suspended and the bill placed on its imme
date passage, receiving a unanimous vote.
The Senate refused to recede from the
amendment to No. 744A, relating to &C
counts Of expenditures of candidates, as
recommended by the joint committee Cd
conferences. The refusal was by vote of
II to 49, By vote of % to the Senate
concurred in the Assembly amendment to
the capitol bill requiring the city Of
Madison to pave the streets about the CAPT
toll park with asphalt before the state builds
a new capitol. The Senate passed the bill
appropriating $145,5OO for improvements in
charitable and penal institutions by a unani-
nous vote The bill carries the following
appropriations State hospital for insane,
electric lighting plant, cold storage, fur-
nishing dining room, etc, $2O,OOO; north
ern hospital for the insane, sewage disposal
and new sewer, $4,000; school for deaf, Della
van, barn, cold storage and rehttIng, $4,000;
WISCONSIN Industrial school for boys, Wau-
keSha, for completing tunnel, extending cow
barn repairs, etc, $4,000; state prison, Wau
pun, new cell house, pump and storage
reservoir cold storage, etc. $4,000; state
Wisconsin home for feeble minded, Chip
pewa Falls, for dormitory, tunnels and Inn
provements.. $4,000. The bill providing
lands planted to forest trees drawn by Tax
Commissioner Curtis; the amendments were
adopted and the bill as amended passed, 20
to ?. A message was received from the
governor returning without his signature
the bill appropriating $500 for the pur-
chase of replica of the Columbia shield by
the late Alois Loeher. Under suspension OF
the rules the veto was acted upon at once.
the Senate refusing to pass the bill over the
veto: Ayes, 3: nays, %. veto was also
received of the bill legalizing certain acts cts
county. In 1902 the board. voted $4,000
to the Northern Pacific railroad. The gov
ernor held that the Legislature could not
by act legalize such gift or gratuity in the
future, hence could not legaliZe it in the
past The rules were suspended and the
Senate refused to pass the bill over the
veto The Eau Claire dam bill was ordered
to a third reading. The following bills
were passed or concurred in by the Senate:
No. 13S (Roehr), to require railroad COM
panies to furnish sidetrack connections to
Shippers; 65S CWylie), providing for to-
bacco experiments by Wisconsin agricul-
tural station; 7SS committee on corpora
tionS), to regulate sale Of shares of stock.
bonds and debentures issued by mining and
oil corporations: 232S HudnalD, relating to
the attorney general, his deputy, assistants
and employees and their salaries; 1888 (com-
mittee on forestry, providing for eXemp-
ton from taxation of certain lands planted
to forest trees; 494S committee on state af
fairs), authorizing building of dam across
White river in Bayfield, county: 54SS tJoint
committee on fish and game). providing for
ishways in dams, booms, piers and other
distractions in state and adopting a speci-
fed fishway and providing penalties for fail
ure to comply, 549S Goint committee on fish
and game), limiting number of game birds
to be killed and regula ting the Transports
ton thereof; 55S Goint committee fish
and game) providing for time when fish
may be caught in certain nets in part Of
.Chequamegon Bay: 551S Oo1nt committee on
fish and game). prohibiting depositing of
deleterious substances in waters of state
and providing penalty for violation, 55SS
committee on A. II. c. u, relating to pay
ment of license by street railway and cleo
trio companies 324A OahD, to continue
the maintenance of state hygienic labora,
tory at the state university in connection
with the state board of health and making
an appropriation therefor; 413A Gohnsonl.
prohibiting legislative counsel and agents
from attempting to influence members of
the Legislature other Tot than % by appearance
vide for election of delegates to national
conventions. The committee on finance,
banks and insurance reported for concur
renee COCA. the Hosts surplus bill, Sen.
ators Beach. Froemming, Stevens and
Wright dissenting.
Action of the Senate on the evening of
telephone rate bill, upon the nation of
Senator Noble, resulted in a tie vote of
II for and u against: Lieut. Gov. David
son cast his vote in favor of the bill.
reconsider no
vote and this motion was defeated. After
one of the strongest efforts ever made in
the Senate to secure the enactment of
reasonable and favorable co-employe bill,
the senators refused to adopt amend
ment which re-enacted the law of 1878.
The defeat of the amendment carried with
of 10 for and IA against, the senator's OPP
posing the original bill because it estab-
lished comparative negligence in this state
new policy in the statutes.
The Senate on the 10th killed the bin
to prevent stock watering by railroad cor
pora lions. There is still pending, however
another bill to the same purpose which has
passed the Assembly and its friends and
opponents agreed upon a compromise Mon
day. An extended debate took place upon
the special order of the day, the Frear
bill limiting the issuance of stocks and
bonds by railway companies, the object
being to put an end TO the watered stock
evil. Upon roll call the BILL 1928, was
ate adopted the resolution to quit business
on June IA, in order to adjourn June II,
it was thought very doubtful if the bust
ness of the Legislature can be completed
by that time. The Senate non-cOncurred in
the Assembly amendment to the Sanborn
bill relating to the devotion of property to
charitable purposes and also to the Senate
bill providing for stay of proceedings in
criminal cases upon appeal to the supreme
court The amendment to the latter meas
ure took all the meat out of the bill and
rather than fight the matter out with the
Assembly the Senate killed the bill. The
Senate non-concurred in joint resolution
32A, submitting TO the people the question
of holding a constitutional convention.
Senator Frear spoke in favor of the resolu-
ton, but on roll call it was killed. The
Froemming bill for the taxation of tele
phone companies was indefinitely postponed
and substitute for similar bill, 511S,
prepared by the committee on assessment
and collection Of taxes was adopted and
the bill ordered engrossed. The substitute
increases the license fee for all companies
showing gross earnings Of over S100,000
from to I per cent; on companies under.
$1,000 in gross earnings increase from
"a to 21A per cent; also that 50 per cent
of the fees on the earnings of local ex-
changes on local business shall be returned
to the city, village or town and 10 per cent
together with the fees on all long diStanc