Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
THE LEGISLATURE.
IN THE SENATE.

Ol the UlNOfco, except llluI Oh dppiiCdLIOn
of the party obtaining the divorce judges
may grant permission to divorced persons to
marry after sixty days. Bills passed or
concurred in by the Senate: 5l5S Commit
tee Oh corporations, to provide for state
board for Lewis and Clark exposition and
making appropriation therefor by vote %
q; 216A (Curtin), to deprive a parent OF his
right to earnings of his minor child; PISA
QeRoy), relating to manufacture and sale
of lemon extract, etc: 2S7A committee on
dairy and food, relating to adulteration
cities, TO provide for furnishing street car
tickets to sheriffs, etc, counties having
population of 100000; 721A committee on
judiciary, relating to police court in cities
of third and fourth classes; 723A Commit
tee Oh L. and NJ, to require records to be
kept relative to mining operations In this
state. The emergency appropriation bill
for the state charitable and penal insttu-
lions was ordered engroSsed.
The Senate on the 10th refused to heed
the governors veto on the bill authorizing
the state board of control to parole pris-
oners and went on record by vote Of q
to Q There was a sensational clash of local
interests i'll which Senators Frear and Hud-
nal good administration men. both wran-
gled tenacOuSly and came very close to an
exchange of personalities. The bill under
consideration was the providing for the
local taxation of elevators, docks and ware.
houses belonging to railroad companies.
The bill was ordered engrossed by a vote
of Is to Ii. Bills were introduced in the
Senate by the committee on state affairs
passed at this session by permitting the
Minnesota inspectors to inspect grain in
Superior upon request; to authorize the
Stolle-Barndt Lumber company to build and
maintain a dam across the Big Somo river
in Lincoln county, and bill to authorize
John s. Van Nortwick of Appleton and
Ephrain Mariner of Milwaukee to build
and maintain dam across the Fox river in
the rapids at Grand Kaukauna in the city
of kaukauna, Outagamie county. No. 461A,
regulating the manufacture and sale OF con-
mill or AS
sembly, was amended OF motion of Senator
Johnson to exempt such manufactures in
tended for sale without the state and
passed ASA, relating to payment OF costs
by county OH change of venue was con-
CURED in after technical amendment. The
following bills were concurred in: IA Com
mittee on manufactureS) to regulate manu-
facture and sale of gold and silver articles;
302A committee on manufacturers, provid-
ing for furnishing of scaffodings and hoists,
etc, in construction of new buildings; o06A
committee on railroads., relating to taxa.
ton of railroads extending for two years
the system of license fees to permit the
supreme court to act upon the al valoren:
law; 5S3A (Warner), authorizing platinn
of poles within curb line upon caplTo!
square; G15A WestfahD, relating to allow
ance of accounts of executors and admin
iStratorS; 693A committee on cities, relat-
ing to cities and fixing terms of certain city
officers; lola committee on lands and
miningl. relating to increasing of height Of
dam Of Black river
Upon motion of Senator Hudnall the Sen.
ate on the 18th refused to concur in the AS
sembly amendment to his bill forbdding
the marriage of divorced persons within
year after divorce The Assembly amended
the bill permitting the innocent party to
divorce to remarry sixty days after the
granting of decree The Senate concurred
in 543A Crowley, providing for licenses to
fire insurance agents and for tax upon fire
insurance premiums. and in ot7A. giving to
truant officers the powers of assistant foe
tory inspectors The Stout bill forb:Gding
q of liuuOr of n1-1,-i A..
and parochial schools and the railroad rate
blu were laid over until Friday The fores-
try commission bill, 99S, came up as a spe-
cial order at 10 O'Clock The bill was placed
on its passage, the roll call showing only
two votes against it, those of Senators Wolff
and Wright, the vote being % to Hats
were thrown up OH Senator Birds side Of
the chamber and congratulations were
showered upon him upon the result CT his
long fight The following bills were indefi-
nltely postponed: No 1O6S (MorriS), to
able voters in any county to determine by
ballot whether licenses shall be granted for
the sale of spfrituous, malt or Intoxicating
liquors: pos (StOut, by requesO, to accom-
plish equal taXation: 422S (Noble) pertain.
ing to examination of foods and other arti-
cles.
In the Senate on the 18th the Stout bills
feet of public and parochial schools and
making the Gothenberg system of license
optional in Wisconsin were laid over until
Wednesday as were the Stevens bill for q
referendum vote on the question of capitol
removal and allowing cities to donate a
site. The remainder of the calendar was
laid over until Tuesday morning new
bill was introduced by the judiciary com
mittee, providing that bonds issued for re-
funding existing indebtedness need not be
submitted to vote OF the people. The
committee on corporations reported for in
definite postponement the Milwaukee South
ern bills AS and BOSS, authorizing the con
struction and maintenance of tunnels under
public parks, and authorizing cities of the
frst-claSS to vacate park lands and then
deed the same for railroad purposes. The
municipal ice plant bill reported for
inconvenience, Senator Rummel dissent.
ing. The Milwaukee fire and police pension
bills were reported for concurrence. The
committee on railroads reported the bill
requiring the erection Of tell tales for the
protection of railroad employees for concur-
renee The committee on judiciary reported
for non-concurrence the Ties marriage IL
cense bill, waving the five day provision in
case of marriages performed in the presence
of q parent or the legal guardian of the
bride, and the so-called mental anguish
bill, making telegraph companies RESPONSE
of messages, Senators Hudnall, Martin and
Wilcox dissenting in the case of the latter
bill. The Rack bill, eXempting from taxa
ton all the real and personal property OF
the Evangelical Lutheran home for the
feeble minded at WATERFOWL, was reported
for inconvenience. The committee on
state affairs reported for concurrence the
Assembly bill authorizing the Dells I'm
provement company to raise the height of
the Dell dam at Eau CLAIRE. senator Noble
dissenting.
Senator Hatten's bill amending certain
laws in relation to investments by domestic
life Insurance companies and q bill from
tho committee on finance banks and insur-
ance to limit the time in which action may
be brought against a bank for forged or
raised check. were ordered to third read
ing in the Senate the 10Th. The follow
ing bills were ordered engrossed and read
a third time: Assemblyman Potter, to APP
propriate a certain sum to the Washington
and Ozaukee and North Milwaukee Fire
mems associations; state affairs, to appro-
pirate $1,000 to the Wisconsin State Fire
mems association; committee on assessment
and collection of taxes, regarding the re-
assessment Of void special assessments. The
bill to establish q state printer and state
printing office was indefinitely postponed
The Assembly joint resolution to shut off
new business May IS was received and on
motion of Senator Whitehead was referred
to the committee on rules. The Senate
killed eight bills, including the Roehr bill
to regulate the prices OF electric power
furnished to cities, and the Strehlow bill to
authorize the establishment Of municipal ice
plants. The Norcross bill to provide a plan
for a history of Wisconsin's part in the
Civil was was advanced to third reading
Tho Roup1S Milwaukee, Southern railroa6