Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-03
THE LEGISLATURE.
IN THE SENATE.

resolution to eXpel Mr.. Eaton for contempt
of the Senate and argued at length in its
support The motion passed 26 to .. The
Senate concurred in the Assembly amend
ments to the following bills. which now go
to the governor. No. OBS Q2oehr). relating
to the crime of bastardy; No. ISIS Sand
born) relating to judgments In county
courts; No. 2o4S (Wright), relating 10
change III ward lines in cities of the second,
concerning cemetery associations heretofore.
organized and to cure certain omissions IN
the organza ton thereof; No. 252S MorrisI
providing for the location of a state normal
school at La Crosse and making an appro,
priation therefor; No. 43SS Roehr), provid-
ing punishment for abandoning wife or
child; No. 30UA Donald), relating to the
use OF highways for camping purposes, re,
called from the Assembly. was reconsdered.
an error corrected and again concurred in
No. 441A, relating to reports by insurance
corporations to the commissioner of insul
ance. also recalled from the Assembly was
reconsidered, amended and again concurred
in. Upon motion of Senator McGilliyray.
his bill providing punishment for persons
forming pools and combines, on the cal
the committee on judiciary. Bills ordered
to 9 third reading were: los Senator
Merton, by requesU, relating to the juris-
diction of county courts; 1868 (Senator
Frear), relating to the county court of ST
Croix county; BIDS Senator Roehrl to pro
vide for system of tract induces, in the.
offices of register Of deeds in certain coun-
ties.
Senator Barney A. Eaton of Milwaukee
was suspended from the Senate until Janu>
airy /, 1906 on the evening of the 10Th. He
was found guilty of contempt by vote OF
20 TO and was suspended by vote Of %
to 5.
bill was introduced in the Senate On the
Goth by the committee on education pro-
vidinss $500 to replace the reference and
professional works destroyed in the office
Of the state superintendent of public in
struction by the capitol fire. 1t was re-
ferreG to the committee on claims. The
clerk reported that of the SO bills intro
duced $50 had been passed, I'D killed and
223 We're still to be disposed of. Bills passed
or concurred in: No sos (Senator McGili-
vray), providing for recording notices and
atfidavits filed with county clerks; ALAS
(Senator StondalD, relating 10 encouraging
attendance upon free high schools by resi-
dents of towns and villages having no free
high schools: 7SA QIr HUBER, relating to
tishways in dams and other instructions in
Koshkonong creek: 232A CIr Johnson. re-
lating to sale of adulterated articles and de-
| filming terms drug and food ASA (AIr.
Bletcher) relating to duty Of commissioner
of insurance: 495A lGom. OF JUDI to pro-
! vide that towns, villages and cities may
accept donations and 1egacles for the care
of cemeteries: 69SA, relating to liabilities
of members of city and village mutual fire
insurance companies and permitting com.
panieS to accumulate contingent fund AT
| II 80. when the Senate recOnyened. Senator
| MunSon Immediately moved to adjourn, a.
| though the message from the Assembly was
| announced by the sergeant-at-arms. By I,
vote of % to the Senate refused to ad-
JOurn and the measure received. On
motion of Senator Roehr the bin was or
| dered returned. The Senate adjourned until
| Thursday at 10 e. III.
In the Senate on tho 9th the committee
| on judiciary reported Il substitute amend
ment for 307S, the drainage district bill,
| revising the drainage laws OF the state and
! recommended its passage; also the passage
of 401S, appropriate ting $500 each to r. NJ.
| Bashford of Madison and John Barnes Of
Rhinelander. for legal services in the case
| of s. 4. Cook ct al VS.. Walter Houser, sec
rotary of state. The judiciary committee
| also reported favorably as Il committee bill
! 517S. apprOpriating $500 to Senator Roehr
| for his services in the litigation between
| Zeno NJ. Host, insurance commissioner, ana
! the Equitable Life Assurance society, the
| same senators dissenting. The Senate con
Cured in the Assembly amendment to 40SS
| CIunson), providing for the approval in in
surance risks by resident agents. Bills con
! CURED in: No. 125A CThomas), relating to
protection of fish ana game; No. 296A
food Commissioners; No. 536A (Curtiss), re-
! lating to manufacture and sale of buck
wheat flour. Non-concurred in: No. 59t
| perry. to permit incorporation of mutual
threshing machinery insurance associations.
| Bills indefinitely postponed: No. 34S
| (North), to regulate telephone companies
and prevent discrimination in charges; No.
2SSS Froemming), relating to school boards
and common and high schools in cities of
the first class; No. 3S6S (StouD, providing
! for the establishment and maintenance Of
county schools of agriculture and domestic
economy; No 399S wright, relating to
wagering and racing associations; No. 4S0S
! committee on manufactures and labor.
authorizing cities of the second third and
| fourth class to cause removal without city
| limits tanks containing petroleum products.
In the Senate OH the 2Sth a new bill was
| introduced by the committee on charitable
| and penal institutions, providing that as
| soon as the committees on claims and on
| charitable and penal institutions shall have
| been appointed for session of the Legisla-
| ture on the nomination of such committees
| one senator and TWO asSemblymen from each
| of the committees shall be elected as the
| legislative visitors to the state refOrmatory,
| charitable and penal Institutions the actual
| OUTLAWS of said visitors to be paid out of
| the general fund. The Senate concurred as
follows: In Assembly amendment to 152A
| (Merton). extending the jurisdiction OF
county courts, and 145S (Roehr), regulating
the consolidation and reinsurance of domcs
tic insurance companies, and in Assembly
| amendments to Senate amendments to 2O3A
| (Hamm), requiring physicians to report tn
berculosis cases as an infectious disease
and 6S9A committee on finance. banks and
insurance., relating to mutual insurance
etc; sos (AIorris), to prevent making false
statements for the purpose of securing
credit; PATS Roehr,, to provide fol
mortgages held by the state; 4O6S QIud
nalD, providing for supervision and control
of investment companies not under stat
| tory regulation; 415S (StondalD, relating tC
| filing and renewal of chattel mortgages
| 1918 committee on fish and game) apDro
prating money for expenses on joint com
mittee on fish and game attending inter
state conference at Chicago; Ia Beedle
| authorizing board of supervisors of town OF
| Helvetia, Waupaca county, to use school
funds for building public roads, 34A (com
| mittee on s. Al, to authorize construction
of breakwaters and protection piers by
counties adjacent to lakes and rivers; 53A
| (Stevens). relating to the sale Of state
lands: 2S4A committee on cities, providin.
for heating city buildings and other build
ings i'll cities; 1904 OonaId), relating tc
the sale Of vinegar; 5S5A (McGregor), relat
ing to state graded schools; IVA Commit
tee on public health), relating to innkeep
ers, with amendment. Bills indefinitely
/ postponed were: 1883 Senator Smith tt
accomplish equal taxation; 394S (Senatol
Merton), to encourage attendance upon free
! high schools by residents of towns and vii
lagos having no free high schools BY
unanimous consent the rules were suspend
ed and 473A (Warnerl, extending the iuris
diction of the Dane county municipal court
to civil actions in certain cases was ordered
to a third reading and then concurred in
| Those concurred in: 295A (WestphaD. pro
viding for selection of juries in cases OF
diSa greements in condemnation and yaca
ton proceedings in cities of the first class
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