Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-06-14
IN THE ASSEMBLY.

Gov La Toilette sent a message to the
Assembly on the 9th recommending special
legislation in the matter OF certificate Of
consent to the conveyance by private par
ties to the United States certain pieces Of
realty to give a suitable approach to the
cemetery az the reservation at Prairie du
Chen. The veto of 676A, to divide the
city of Milwaukee into justice and constable
districts was sustained, MessrS. Aldridge,
Berner Hartung and Page voting to over
ride the veto. The order of engrossment
was then taken up, Mr.. Norcross opposed
742A to grant franchises for dams on nav,
for franchises he said. Mr.. NorcrOsS offered
an amendment striking out the section
which provided for local assessment of the
property and a state tax on the franchise.
The amendment was lost. AZ to %. At
temps to lay the bill over failed and the
bill finally went to engrossment SHIRT
sleeve diplomacy characterized the Assem-
bly, for perhaps the first time in the history
of Wisconsin. Mr.. Cleary, the handsome
bachelor. set the example, appearing IN q
beautiful shirtwaist, the envy of many OF
quickly followed Mr.. Clearys lead, but one,
alas, revealed thereby that he wore no
cuffs. debate arose over the Alnsworth.
bill, 226A to render state aid to fairs den
mite and uniform providing liquor is barred
from the fair grounds. The bill was voted
down, % to 10.
Gov. La Toilette on the afternoon of the
9th sent to both houses of the Legislature
a special message strongly urging the pas
sage of 4 bill to prevent the over-capitaii-
cation of steam and electric railway com
panies. More than an hour was consumed
in the Assembly discussing the bill to pro
vide a new standard for the measuring OF
logs This was ordered to engrossment by
vote of SO to 33. The bill providing Tor
one more rural school inspector was passed
without much discussion. The Hatten PHI
providing for state aid aid for graded schools
ing for the inspection of rural school build
ings of only one department was not con
Cured in. The bin appropriating Soo,ooo
for contingent fund to be used in prevent
ing the spread of Asiatic cholera was CON
CURED in. The bill appropriating $500
to the Wisconsin Health Park association
in which Assemblyman Warner and Smell
ker opposed the passage of the bill and
Assemblymen Ekern, Cleary and Hagerty
advocated it, the Assembly concurred in
the bill increasing the salaries of circuit
judges from $4400 to $1,000 by vote of So
to So The bill redistricting the justice and
constable districts in Milwaukee failed to
pass over the governors veto by vote OF
4 ayes to 81 noes.
On the converting of the Assembly on the
Tth Mr.. Braddock moved that the railroad
rate bill be formally concurred in by roll
call in order that there might be question
about the regularity of its passage. The
vote was unanimous. SO far as the LegiS-
lature is concerned the salary of circuit
judges is to be $4,000 a year instead Of
S4400 A vigorous campaign was made for
reconsideration and Mr.. Smoker moved such
action The motion was defeated SO to IL
The governors veto OF 3o3A, relating to
examination of insurance companies. was
sustained. The Crowley bill, 157A, relating
to dependent and delinquent children which
was recalled from the governor was amend
ed so as to bar children from railroad yards
and then repassed. Likewise the Tarrell
BILL relating to embalming, which was also
recalled, was amended so as to prescribe .
penalty of $40 to $50 fine or ten to sixty
days in jail for violations. On roll call the
bill was passed II to II. When it came
to the engrossment of the bill appropriating
100000 for improvements at the state fair
Mr.. Roycraft called for the ayes and noes,
but the bill was sent to engrossment by
vote of A to So There was quite contest
over the bill to revise the drainage district
law SO as to permit the drainage of swamps
and lakes in north central Wisconsin. The
bin was ordered engrossed by vote OF 80
to 81.
killed the bill to lay tax Of 1 per cent
on the cash value of the life insurance
policies held by people in Wisconsin. The
final vote was 36 for the bill and 40 in OPP
position. The capitol building bill was ad-
vanced to third reading by q vote of IS to g.
after amendment offered by Assembly
man Andrew had been adopted with a
shout The amendment provided that mo
norton of money herein appropriated for
any of the herein mentioned purposes shall
be available until the city of Madison shall
tersections around the capitol park with
asphalt The Assembly advanced TO third
reading the bin to revise the drainage laws
Of the state, action being taken after Il
lengthy debate, led for the bill by Assem-
blymen Braddock and Ekern, and against
by Assembyman Curtis The bill to appro-
pirate 100000 to the state fair managers
was advanced, but had close call The
bill to appropriate $4,000 to the state in
1dustrial school for girls at Milwaukee was
advanced, as was also the bill to appro-
pirate $4,000 for the state park at the
dalles of the st. Crolx river The railroad
rate commission bill was brought up by
Chairman Braddock. The bill was formally
concurred in by roll call, all the seventy
nine members present answering in the aft
tirmative. The Assembly refused to con
slider the vote by which the bill to raise
the salaries of circuit court judges from
S44OO to $4,000 was concurred in. Assem-
blyman Smoker made the motion and it
was voted down II to So. The governors
veto of the bill relating to examinations of
insurance companies by the state commits
sioner was sustained S to g. The Milwau-
kee Juvenile court bill was received from
the governor and amended and again
passed. 1t required a little more than an