Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-22

government and report to the next Legis-
lature was laid l. oyer tin Thursday of next
wanted more time and to confer with their
constituents. The bill creating the town
of Maplehurst in Taylor county was passed
and that relating to county tax for soldiers
rereferred
On the 10th, by vote of 90 to the re-
port Of the committee of rules providing for
the dismissal of the pages of the Assembly
under IA years Of age, the result Of the
agitation stirred up by the Social Demo
Gratis passed the Assembly. AS conse-
uuence Leon Grant of Stoughton and Ger
hart Hilgers and John Scherer of Madison
we're dismissed from service in the lower
House. The committee on education report
ed for indefinite postponement No. 127A,
providing for life certificates for teachers
after fifteen years of service, and sub
stitute for 2S3. relating to salaries of dis
trist school clerks. The bill to restrict the
sale of giant fire creckers was favorably re
debate on the capitol proposition did not
occur. When the joint resolution for the
adoption of the Cass Gilbert plans came up
of Mr.. Kinney. The Carpenter bill exempt
ing licensed embalmers from jury service
was laid over a day on motion of Mr..
curing people desirious of changing their
names to also give description of their
business and real estate amended and
passed. Both houses adjourned to 10 O'Clock
Friday.
: On the 18th the Assembly judiciary COM
mittee reported favorably on the Ties bin
to abolish the five days time between the
time Of securing marriage license and the
day of the marriage ceremony. The meas
Iure to prohibit the sale or use of firecrack-
ierS over two inches long and three-eghths
of an inch thick was ordered to engrOSS-
iment. Bills recommended for passage We're:
mo. 1o9, for 700 copies of report of tuber-
iculOsis commission; refunding to Manhattan
Life Insurance company an excess of pre-
miums paid; also for usual appropriation to
governors contingent fund; 212, exempting
from taxation property of Evangelical
Lutheran Home Home for Feeble-Minded at Wa
ers in counties of $1,000 population and
over; doing away with five days limit for
marriage licenses. Bills ordered engrOssed
were: Nos. -, for park on Pewaukee lake;
90, extending term Of labor commissioner to
six years; 126, exempting licensed embalm-
ers from acting as jurors. The McGregor
bill providing for life state certificates for
teachers who have taught fifteen years was
killed. Adjourned until Monday.
In the Assembly on the night of the Goth
the committee on judiciary reported favor
ably on the garniShee bill offered by AS
Semblyman Nelson, providing that any num-
Der of garnlsheeS may be embraced in the
same affidavit. The same committee recon-
mends the passage of the bill making it i'm
of a minor for the debts of parent who
is habitual drunkard. Most important
of the bills ordered to engrOssment was
that relating to county aid to be given for
by Assembtyman Bordeau. Assemblyman
Gordon offered an amendment by which the
county board Of supervisors is authorized to
pay one-half Of the expenses when such
bill relating to marriages. and providing
that the ceremony may be performed on
the same day that the license is procured
was referred to the judiciary committee.