Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-22
THE LEGISLATURE.

Oring the proposed Wisconsin grain inSpec-
ton law was read. Petitions favoring anti
changes in the game laws were introduced.
A resolution to have 500 copies Of the
freight rate bill printed and 1000 copies of
the Gutenberg license system bill Senator
Froemming introduced a resolution for an
amendment to the constitution to allow
cities to adopt their own charters, limited
only by the state constitution. Bills were
introduced as follows: Wipperman, to
authorize R. B. Tweedy ana others to i'm
prove Wisconsin river. Wylie, to authorize
state to accept patent pocket ballot. Nc
Gillivray, relating to powers of cities and
villages to require railroads to switch for
eo13Is lines Wlpperman to require
matte rifles and shotguns McGilliyray,
to punish trusts and combines. HurnaH,
to assist counties to promote immigration.
Rummel, to authorize cities to build mu-
nicipal gas plants. Stout, to extend time
to sue for raised check. Johnson, to author
lie cities to do public work. to provide sal
consolidate session laws; Stout, relating to
state horticultural societies, relating to
county schools of agriculture and domestic
economy. Beach, to authorize l. L. Utley
and others to build dam at Watertown; to
enable WATERFOWL Electric company to
build dam at Watertown; to appoint assist
relating to religious instruction in jalls.
Martin to authorize Rubee A. Cole to build
dam; relating to Fifth judicial circuit; re-
lating to highway taxes. Merton, eneourag.
Wright. to create the county of La Toilette
from Villas, Oneida and Forrest. Wilcox, to
authorize cities to purchase public utilities.
Burns, to authorize women to vote in vii
lage matters. Wright, relating to racing
and wagering to fairs g billsl; Frear, ap,,
propriating money for r. NJ Bashford and
John Barnes for services in defending Wal
ter HOuser. Stevens, relating to costs in
supreme court, and compensation Of clerk
OF that court and in relation to special YER
diets. Martin, providing for office of public
examiner Munson, providing that individual
agents shall countersign fire insurance poll
cies and that risks be approved by resident
agents. Smith. relating to election of
SCISSOR. Hudnall, relating to adverse pos
session session of land. Smith, amending game
to joint high school districts encouraging
attendance upon free high schools in rela
ton to renewal of chattel mortgages; relat-
Ing to nuisanceS relating to conditional
contracts; providing for collection of costs
of Improvement by cities and villages
stondahl, concerning land titles, 1.-The Tor
renS system" Noble, requiring railroads to
make reports: to authorize building Of
dam at Eau Claire Y bifs); pertaining to
examination Of food regulating business
by foreign insurance companies; to provide
for distribution Of assets Of mutual insur-
ance companies. Frear, to provide for cleo
tfon of delegates to national conventions;
pertaining to establishment of block sys-
tenn by railroads; to change the seat Of gov
eminent; relating to electricity and gas in
spection; relating to disbarment of attor-
neys; to form town of Trout Lake, Villas
county. Roehr, in regard to sale of realty.
Roehr, to publish usury; relating to special
guardians; relating to punishment for aban>
donment; relating to baStardy, divorce,
plevin and punishment. Bird for appropria-
ton for national park at Vicksburg. Bird
to provide for the pocket ballot; to abolish
taxation of credit and exempt certain
shares of stock. Merton, relating to homes
for dependent children. Rogers, to author
ize tunnels u1faer parks; relating to con-
domination of public parks for railroad pur
poses; changing the government of parks
In milwaukee,; to establish live stock san
ttary board; to authorize cities to grant IL
censes for any lawful purposes; to insurance
bills. Martin, to facilitate settlement OF
estates and change practice. Hatton, re-
lating to county training schools for teach
tendents; apprOpriating sum for support Of
university to appoint commission to Sc
cure books and periodicals for schools; to
authorize New London to build a bridge;
for commission to investigate corporation
laws and report. Wilcox, to provide for at
tendance at certain schools Curtis, relat-
Ing to sale Of buckWheat -four. Crowley,
relating to police pension fund in MilWau-
kee also to reports of building and loan as,
sociatlons. Turner to regulate automobiles;
also for liens on graveStOnes. Crowley, re-
iatlng to education Of deaf. Irvine, relat-
Ing to duties Of railway commissioners: rela.
tive to sale of stocks of corporations Crow
ley, reating to local fire companies. Pier
ron, relating to county judges. Brockhaus.
en-, giving truant officers powers of assist
ant factory inspectors; also. for jury trials
in cases of violation of strike injunctions
also for compensation to employees for per-
sonal injuries. Crowley, relating to Mil
Waukee fire department pension fund; also
authorizing school clerks to subscribe for an
educational journal. Wehrwein, relating to
costs in appeals to supreme court. Miller,
prohibiting pool selling. Huber, for dock
line to south shore and Lake Monona bay
also for lighting executive residence by
plant at capitol. Turner, to extend woman
suffrage in city, village and town matters.
A1nsWorth, for teaching agriculture in
schools Metzer, for system of parks in
milwaukee,; also for tunnels under parks.
Bell, TO- extend time for advertisement TO
do public work Bletcher, relating to con-
demnation Of parks for railway purposes;
also relating to bids for public work in
Milwaukee. Metzler. to fix standard fo,
gas. Roycroft, to regulate sale of milk
and cream; BTaddock, requiring railroads to
report and file certain papers with railroad
co commissioner CARPENTER relating to pay
prohibit deer killing in Taylor county for
three years; also to repeal barber license
law Dahl relating r to fees paid by teach
guard, appropriate expenses to MI. Pierron
for election contest committee on ways and
means, for committee to examine the re
up the Assembly bill to increase the num-
Der OF legislative employees and it was laid
over: Senator Smiths bill doing away with
publication of insurance companies was or
dered to third reading.
The report Of the fish commission was
presented to the Senate on the 10TH. The
bill for grain inspection commission to act
at Superior was reported favOrably by the
committee on state affairs. Bills concurred
in, Ekern's bill for additional Legislature
employees. Bills passed: Providing for APP
pointment and compensation for counsel for
INDECENT Defendants; doing away with pub
LEGATION of insurance statements in papers
relating to live stock sanitary board and ex-
tending it's sessions to sixty days a year;
relating to registration Of pedigrees OF
horses and other animals. The special or
der being the report of the committee on
public buildings and grounds was sent back
to the committee, which will report Thurs
day Of next week.
The Superior grain commission bill was
ordered to engrossment in the Senate On
the 10Th. Bills passed: Martin, relating to
gifts and inhertances. 1t exempts from
taxation requests to municipalities; Kreut-
Ter, relating to municipal court in Marathon
county; Hudnalrs bill for a warehouse com
mission at Superior was ordered to third
reading. On motion of Noble, all bills re
ferring to a dam at the Eau Claire dells
| were sent to the committee on state affairs
| In the Senate on the 18th a bill to create
! a new forestry board to consist Of the preSi
| dent of the university, the dean of the col
lege of agriculture, the dean Of the geologi
| cal survey, the attorney general and one
member to be appointed by the governor,
was favorably reported for passage. Sen
| 0tOr McGilliVray presented a cOmmunca