Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-08
THE LEGISLATURE.
IN THE SENATE.

IN THE SENATE
Inc appointment by the governor Of mem
pers or the state board of control and state
poard OF health were on the 2Sth confirmed
IN the Senate without opposition except il
Tue case OF Herman Grotophorst of Bara
20 200, the Democratic member of state board
! OF control Senators Bird Froemming, Ran
| dolph, Rogers Wolf and Wright 0nnOsed
the reappointment of Mr. Grotophorst tc
III ofe O. poard, but 1t was confirmed by vote
~ - 70 o. Inc roll was called on the bill
providing that all county Judges shall he
attorneys at law, but there was no notifies
IN the~dlvislon 1t passed by 4 vote of IS
to Il In order to expedite business of the
session the Senate agreed to hold night SEES
s1ons for the receiving of COMMITTEES rnnortc
only. The joint committee on claims RECON-
mended the appropriation of $4,000 ana
the uneXpended balance in the fund of the
st. Louis fair amounting to about $4,000
making maxim "a total I of $4,000, be made TO,
Lewis and Clark exposition at Portland
Ore. At request of Senator Stout the rules
were suspended and the bill passed the
Senate. There was opposition to the sus
pension OF the rules, however. and Senators
kreutzer, Noble, North Randolph, Wiper
man and Wolf voted against the appropria
ton. Senator Rummell, Social Democrat
voted with the majority The original bill
called for an appropriation Of $4,000 and
1t passed the committee on state affairs
claims and even the half was opposed by
Senator Randolph and Assemblyman Pot
ter Grant Thomas, who was secretary OF
dor similar job at the Portland show
There will probably be opposition to the
bill In the Assembly and the governor will
appoint a commission within short time
and the work of preparing an exhibit for
the western fair will start at once
"a communication from the Milwaukee
Senate on the LIST. The Milwaukee organf.
zatlon Is in favor of repairing the present
capitol and is averse to removal 10 Mil.
Waukee. Durland's Assembly resolution en-.
n nT,iy, .Ioo
OF upper Mississippi was concurred i'm bv
the senate; also the resolution to bind re.
t t5 Oh ral[9ad commission Bills ordered
20 thlfd reading by the Senate: Relating
to terms of court in WinneDago county:
Authorizing fourth class cities to repair side.
walks; providing for destruction of gam.
ping implements by order Of court Tha
committee on agriculture cut down the Dro-
posed appropriation for permanent improve.
YOU TO $4,000, decreasing the amount for
I'VE stock judging pavilion from $50 600 f.
9oI,oOO and emitting machinery sheds and
general publicity building. The bill went
20 the committee on claims The HudnaIl
Dill making it mandatory upon police off
elais TO publicly destroy gambling devices
ana paraphernalia seized at a raid was fay.
cred by the Senate
Inc tight over the freight rate bill was
p peg ON the I'd in the Senate, when Kreut-
Dlll and Johnson offered resolution asking
the governor to explain the railroad figures
IN MS message and implying that the gov
pills were passed: Relating to village
boards and providing q salary may be paid
members; liking terms of court in Whine
oago county; providing for restitution when
Judgment Is set aside: relating to organiZa-
tlon OF plate glass insurance companies: en-
abllng county boards to assist organizations
LOT immigration purposes. The bill author
Hlng the town OF Spooner to dam Yellow
river was ordered to a third reading. The
D!il creating the office of pension agent was
killed.
In the Senate on the Sd the spirit of har-
mony which was seriously Jared by the
Johnson resolution introduced Thursday.
questioning the correctness of the governors
roads in Iowa and Wisconsin respectively,
was restored when by consent of both fac
tons, substitute resolution was introduced
and passed. 1t was the suggestion Of adj
ministration men and, instead of calling
upon the governor to state the authority for
his statements, it provides for a committee
of three, including Senator Johnson and
Senators Frear and Hatten, to examine the
ments, OF otherwise. The bill making it
mandatory upon police officials to destroy
gambling devices which they have captured
in raids upon gambling denS passed. The
committee on corporations recommended the
passage of The bill authorizing the common
council of Milwaukee to establish a histori
were passed: Prohibiting county judges
giving advice to litigants; relating to bias
tardy;, providing that majority of stock
instead of majority of stockholders shall
control in corporations; regulating sale OF
renovated butter; authorizing fourth class
cities to repair Sidewalks; providing for de-
struction of gambling apparatus; authOriz-
ing village of SpOoner to dam Yellow river.
Bills ordered to third reading: Allowing
Milwaukee supervisors to fix salary Of
municipal judge; relating to Milwaukee dis
trict court. Bills killed: Regulating salary
of Milwaukee municipal judge; relating to
divorce; for relief of poor. The Senate ad-
journed until Monday night.
To have the state provide a plan Of life
insurance which shall be absolutely safe,
co-opera tive in character, is the purpose of
resolution introduced in the Senate on the
night of the 9th by Senator James A.
Frear At the same session resolution
was adopted requiring that the Senate be-
gin business each morning for the next ten
days at 8 o'clock instead Of 10. Senator
McGillivray introduced a resolution requir
ing the chief clerk to prepare by Thursday
a report showing the condition of business
in the Senate, the number of bills before
each committee, the number killed, and the
number passed, together with those recon-
mended for passage. Three bills were Or
dered to engrossment-one allowing county
boards to increase the salaries of clerks APP
pointed by district attorneys, one increasing
the penalty for selling aduterated foods
and those containing preServatiyeS, and the
other providing that existing museum boards
shall have all the powers conferred upon
the board created by chapter III of the
laws of 1897 being an act to provide for
the establishment and maintenance of pub
for Thursday. March 8, by the Senate and
Assembly Judiciary committees on bills re-
Iat1ng to drainage districts, relating to costs
IN the supreme court and to the cOmpensa
ton of clerks Of the court