Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-04-26

which parties fear impartial trials at end
Of calendar and calling in other judges.
more important is the one permitting the
governor to remove SheriffS, cOrOnerS, regis
! lers of deeds and district attorneys for
cause Such officers shall first have hearing
hnu the attorney general shall prosecute,
! put snail not prosecute if the governor is
SHa ai any proceedings begun are ma
M M. The civil service came up after
Mitittnts9ay nights reconsiderati ton and pre-
cipltated a debate. By vote of 81 to %,
the Dill was then advanced Coy. Ia Fol
1ette sent message to both houses Of the
LEGISLATURE IN regard to the need of law
protecting the rights of patrons and ON
plOyes of railways from DAMAGES dua 10
accidents and increasing the liability of the
without debate on the Beedle co-emnIov,
bill. On motion of Mr.. Curtin. the Dahl
bill fixing the number of days of work ana
the salary of county supervisor was laid
over till next Thursday. Bills killed were:
IA (Aldridge), relative to ContrIbutory
negligence: 220A (Hagarty)D changing rule
as to liability Of defendant IN case of con-
tributOry negligence on part OF pialntif;
315A Berner), relating to the liability of
employer to emplOye; 542A (Br0ckhausenJ.
providing for compensation to employees for
personal injuries received in the course or
employment; 649A Hagarty, by requesD,
relating to the liability Of masters to Sery-
ants injured while in their employ; 66lA
tEkern, by reQuest, to define liability of
raIlroad companies in relation TO injuries
sustained by employees
A bill was introduced in the Assembly on.
the evening of the DIST to tax street rail
ways throughout the state in much the
same way III which steam roads are taxed
The Judiciary committee reported without
recommendation a bill to increase the sal
aries Of the circuit judges in the state from
$4,000 and $500 for expenses to $1,000 with
out extra allowance for expenses. The Mil
Waukee judges are exempt. The physical
connection telephone bin providing that
In any city in which there two tele-
phone exchanges connections shall be made
for the patrons of one with the patrons OF
the other for a reasonable charge, was re-
ported for indefinite postponement. but
fight on the floor of the Assembly is prom
Used. The committee OH claims reported ia
vorably the bill for the creation Of the
committee submitted divided report on
the bill providing that the telephone rates,
shall be uniform in cities of the same class,
the bill dividing all cities of the state into
sixteen classes, according to population.
The bill authorizing milwaukee, county to
install new system of tract ind lice; was vas
providing for the removal of the state capt.
toll to Oshkosh was reported for indefinite
postponement. The committee education
introduced a bill providing that when the
enrolment of rural schools shall exceed
sixty, the district may instruct the board to.
provide another room and another teacher,
to testify in certain prosecutions has passed
both houses. The Ties bill providing that
the fve-days' delay between the time of
taking out a marriage license and the day
of holding the wedding ceremony shall not
apply in cases where parent of the bride
is present at the ceremony, passed the As
sembly. Adjournment was taken until Mon
day night.
On the evening of The oath the committee
on third reading reported the Warner state
civil service bill back, and it was placed Oh
the calendar for passage on Wednesday,
The Assembly passed the Crowley bill pro-
viding for a probation officer for the Mil
waukee juvenile court at. salary OF $500
and that the stenographer of the judge
sitting in the juvenile court shall at such
times act as official stenographer of the
court. 1t concurred in the Roehr bill
authorizing the enlargement of the Milwau-
kee museum. On motion of it's author the
Crowley bill empowering the chief Of the
fire department of the city Of milwaukee,
to order vessels moored in the Milwaukee
river and obstructing navigation to be
moved out of the river at their expense was
laid over until Friday Mr.. Ekern offered
an amendment to the telephone physical
connection bill, and then moved that both
the measure and the amendment be laid over
till Wednesday. The motion prevailed. BY
a vote of AZ to II the Assembly killed the
Hansen bill prohibiting the use of ferretss
in hunting bunny.