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

hsh ana game pills. HOS, providing the
! halls, and 246S, for shade tree commits
sion for Milwaukee, were adversely report
ed Action on It the n GroWle s, bill authoroz-
earnings to schools was deferred A new
bill came in providing for the compilation
road rate BILL and 36sA, the mortgage taxa
ton bill, went over till evening. On motion
of Mr.. Cleary the attorney general will be
asked for opinion on the constitutionality
of the mortgage tax bill Conferences by
committees were asked by the Assembly
on two bills; One was 31oA, for taxing
The Assembly bill proposed to tax such
companies on the ad valorem basis. The
Senate amended 1t so as to leave the law
unchanged, but increased the license fees
of such companies from 5000 to $500. The
Assembly sustained a motion for nOn-con-
currence. The Assembly asked for like
action on 744A, requiring presentation of
election expenses before getting certificat es
The Assembly refused to concur in the Sen
ate amendment to the county supervisor Of
! assessment bill cutting down the number Of
days. The amendments to the LenroOt per-
sonal injury bill were concurred in. Mr.
Ekern introduced joint resolution that a
three from the Senate be appointed to re-
port to the next Legislature on the advisa
bility Of Wisconsin participating in the
Jamestown exposition in 1907, the commit
tee is to serve without pay and its action
is not to commit the state in any direction.
The Assembly ran along quietly, passing
bills w, With great industry tn it came to
of the Columbian shield made by Alois
Loeher of Milwaukee, Mr. Hagarty made
motion to Kill the bill, but the motion
was lost in roll call by a vote Of 80 to 50.
After a little season of fun and dilatory
motions the bill was concurred in by q
vote of 81 to 33. A recess was then taken
until 7:30 p: m. Bins passed or concurred
in Were: 1894, relating to the appropria-
ton to the Wisconsin Butter Makers asso-
citation; 324A, to- continue the maintenance
/ ctn 70 IN lob
ton with the state board Of health; 36SA,
relating to the taxation of moneys and
credits; 1904, to provide for suitable dedi-
cation for monuments upon the Shiloh bat
| tlefield; 61OA, relating to daily newspapers
published in counties and cities of a certain
class; 1884, relating to the compensation
| Of election clerks and inspectors; 753A,
amending certain laws entitled ''reassess-
ment of void special assessments" 1854,
to provide for the purchase of additional
| sets of the Wisconsin reports; 762A, relat-
| ing to the powers of the state board of as
| sesSment in the assessment and taxation Of
| express companies, sleeping car companies,
! etc; 764A, authorizing the appointment of
| library boards in village and towns; 115A,
relating to issuing certificates for collecting
nests. eggs. birds and animals for scientific
purposes; 32S, authorizing town boards OF
| supervisors to appoint policemen for camp
meetings, literary assemblies, etc; 1908,
relating TO assessment in joint school dis
trcts; 1928, to appropriate to W. w. Gill
! and julius c. Sommers; 1918, relating to APP
| pointment of brevet second lieutenants in
| the Wisconsin National guard; 305S, relat-
| ing to the taxes of fire and marine insur-
ance companies; 324S, relating to the hold
| Ing of inquests of the dead: 1868. relating
| to the taxation of banks, etc; 361S, relat-
ship hf insurance companies: 5oes to O' pur
| chase replica in bronze Of the Columbian
shield by Alloys Loehr of Milwaukee.
After one of the sharpest and bitterest
| fights of the session, one that has been at
| tended by long debates, calls of the house
and other unusual and stirring features, the
lower house of the Legislature late on the
31st passed the Dahl mortgage taxation bill.
The vote 45 to 30, but that really did
not show the full strength Of the Opposi
ton. The SO who voted to kill the bill
were: Messrs. Alldrdge, Baker, Bauer,
Berner, Brennan, Brooks, Burdeau, Coffiand,
Crowley, Curtin, Dietrich, Durland, Everett.
Greenwood, Hamm, Hannifn. Hansen, Har-
Johnson, Ledvina, Miller, Norcross, Fred
Petersen, Pierron, Potter, Ramsey, Reyn-
oldss, John Scott; Slight, strehlow, Sym
| last day for committees to report back all
| bills in their possession food of reports
came in. Among the most important bills
adversely reported were: To appropriate
| $10O, 900 for the erection of an asylum for
| the criminal insane; to create the office OF
state Inspector of rural schools; to refund
| the peddlers taxes paid the state under the
| peddlers taxation law which the supreme
court a year ago declared unconstitutional:
to create shade tree commission for Mil.
waukee; to provide for uniform system of
public accounting; to provide q system Of
| pensions for the aged; to prohibit officers
from trying to influence persons under ar
| rest to employ certain attorneys. The com
| mittee on railroads introduced a bill to give
| the rate commission power to locate sites
for warehouses and elevators not in cities.
| The committee OH finance, banks and in
| surance reported a substitute for the Smith
! bill repeating the law requiring the annual
| publicat ton of statements of the condition
| of insurance companies operating in this
| state. The substitute requires the state
ments to be published for six days each year
| in newspapers to be selected BY the state
commissioners of printing. The committee
| on charitable and penal institutions intro
duced bill to add a woman member to the
state board of control. The committee on
judiciary introduced a bill providing for the
creation of commission of three members
to revise the statutes and appropriating
! $4,000 therefor. The Jerdee bill prohibit
ing saloons within 400 feet of public school
grounds was killed. A similar measure is
| still pending in the Senate. The bill limit
| ing the authority and power of the state
treasurer was ordered engrossed and read
a third time after a long discussion. 1t
| provides that the treasurer shall deposit all
| twenty-four hours after receiving them and
that no funds shall be drawn from any such
depository except on orders countersigned
| by the state board of deposits. The COM
/ mittee on printing introduced joint reso-
luton providing for constitutional amend
ment to enable the state to establish a
| Legislature communication from Gov
Johnson Of Minnesota, who urges legisla-
ton making the Brule river territory a pub
| lie park.
The Assembly unanimously concurred in
the Senate railroad commission bill on June
| 1 under suspension Of the rules. An amend
ment offered by Mr. Cleary to make the
commission elective instead Of appointive
was. killed by a vote of 26 to 60, and on
motion of Mr.. Norcross, who was the leader
of the anti-administration faction in the
| house, the bill was advanced and then
passed unanimously. After a short debate
on the proposition the Assembly by vote
of 40 to II refused to pass the Leroy bin
cutting down the size of the present official
ballot one-half. The Assembly voted to re-
| call from the governor for corrections the
bill relating to removal of county officers
| The Warner bill for placing the poles of
the Madison Traction company within the
curb line of the capitol square went to the
governor. Mr.. Henry presented an amend
ment to the bill to do away with the alleged
dictionary monopoly in Wisconsin by which
| the state school book committee shall also
make a list of dictionaries that can be
purchased. Four Senate bills relating to
| graded and high schools were advanced.
Bills killed: 19A CMetzler), amending an
act relating to school boards and common
| nd oh schools n w