Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-15
IN THE ASSEMBLY.

In the Assembly on the 18th the anti
ing of the judicial circuits of the state was
passed AS the Senate has passed the BILL
it now goes to the governor On motion of
and sale Of liquors, was recalled being
duplicate OF a Senate bill passed. Among
the bills favorably reported to the Assem-
bly, were No. S, for printing more copies
of report of railroad commissioner: 2S5
providing towns and villages to pay costs
of prosecutions for drunkenness Hagerty,
Carpenter and Ekern dissent. The resoIu
ton Of Brockhausen asking the opinion of
the attorney general special privilege
bills was killed. Bills We're passed as fol
lows: Creating towns of Sand Lake and
RadlSson IN Sawyer county; creating town
of Fleet, Marathon county. Senate bills
concurred in: Relating to organization of
new towns; prescribing rate of taxation in
countless towns and school districts Hud-
nails bill prescribing uniform time for ex-
ordered to third reading. There seems to be
combine to amend the law so that liquor
can be sold at state and county fairs, and
various bills that subject were put over
] until Thursday. No. SO was passed. 1t
provides for the election of county judges,
circuit judges and supreme judges in cases
terms.
The Assembly on the Sth after q lively
discussion, passed by vote Of IS to Is
a joint resolution to amend the constitution
to allow the Legislature to authorize an in
come tax Insurance Commissioner Hosts
measures relating to his appointments and
his office, met with a check in the Assem-
bly,. The bills had been recommended for
passage together with another measure adj
vocated by. the commissioner, providing for
the valuation of policies of life insurance
companies but upon motion of Mr.. COT
fland they were all laid over until Thurs
day. resolution was also introduced call
! ing upon MI Host to state to the Legisla-
ture the amount of the fees received by him.
2-cent railroad rate; relating to cities per-
forming pubic WORK; for q wagon bridge
across the Chippewa river in Dunn county;
relating to unsanitary milk pertaining to
street sprnkling in villages; amending act
to provide for party nominations by party
vote; providing for election of delegates to
of liquor licenses. Following bills were
killed by the Assembly: TO regulate all as
signments, sales and transfers of wages or
salary; relating to bounties for arrest and
conviction Of horse thieves; to authorize
corporations to appoint agents upon whom
garnishee summons may be served; relating
to county courts; amending an act to create
municipal court in and for Forest county;
relating to murder in the second degree and
out of highways. Amendments to the pri-
mary election law occasioned an outburst
of oratory in the Assembly Mr.. WestphaI
objected to the proposed provision allowing
hold-over state senators to participate in
| the framing of the party platform. He said
that If the bars We're to be taken down at
ALL that is, If the platform was to repre-
sent the views of anyone except the candl-
date for office, it ought to be adopted in
convention by representatives of all the peo-
pie. Mr.. Leroy held that it would be
good plan to have some check on the can
didates and spoke for the bill. 1t passed
by vote Of 81 to %. Another amendment
to the primary election law provides for
the election of delegates to national conven-
TONS
Insurance Commissioner Host on the 9th
sent communication to the Assembly show
ing the receipts and disbursements of his
department. The report showed that he
had not received an exorbitant sum from
fees. The Assembly then voted down the
Coft1and resolution. Following bills passed
the Assembly: Relating to town drains;
providing for the destruction of noxious
weeds; relating to the establishment of free
public libraries; relating to satisfaction of
and quarterly bulletins of the dairy and
food commissioners; relating to the use OF
highways for camping purposes; relating to
the salary, expenses and bond of county or
district superintendent of schools; relating