Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-08

Guiding embalmers; Acknowledging ia
time of opening polls for primaries, and
giving power to common 11 c council to fix time
to change of name of persons, and requiring
applicant to give reasons for change.
In the Assembly on the I'd the Senate reso-
was concurred in. Bills Introduced: War
ner-Relating to civil service in Wisconsin
Baker-Reating to risks against storm dam
ages taken by mutual insurance companies;
CroWley-TO punish those who are RESPONSE
BILE for delinquency in children: Berne-To
improve health and morals of women in
laundr1es; StrehloW-For appointment Of an
assistant factory inspector; Bletcher-Relat-
ing to civil service in Milwaukee; Meyer
Providing for relief and support of poor;
Nelson-Providing for semi-annual payment
Of taxes; Meyer-To license auctioneers An
invitation to visit the car Grassland" at
the North western station was read. A pc
tition read from the Arizona Legisla-
ture to the Wisconsin Legislature to ask
Wisconsin senators and congressman to OPP
pose the bill which designs to make one
state Of Arizona and New Mexico. The pc
federal relations. Various petitions were
received in favor Of the anti-cigarette bill.
Resolutions received were: BY Mr.. lie Roy
That knives given members be returned to
superintendent Of public property and such
knives as were given the members two years
ago be required.
In the Assembly on the Sd there was the
usual batch Of anti-cigarette petitions and
one against county supervisor of assess
ments Bills introduced: Norcross-Limit-
/ Ing amount TO be paid for bonds for county
officers to One-eighth Of 1 per cent; Warner
Making counties pay costs when they have
suits in other counties; defining powers Of
attorney general in regard to combinations,
and authorizing him to investigate hard
ships and engage counsel; authorizing state
superintendent to appoint two inspectors of
rural schools at $500 each; to preserve fish
III Dane county by extending closed season
for bass until July /, to prevent exhibition
/ oECont
poses; defining powers Of courts of record
providing for appointment of trustees OF
MllWaukee hospital; compelling persons to
munlty: Misunderstanding to sheriffs' fees
Crowley Regulating control of dependent
children in Milwaukee, and setting aside
one judge to care for them; PoWelI-Relat-
ing to attendance in free high schools Kin
ney-PrOviding for a state tuberculosis SAM
tartum; Claussen-For a dam across Long
river; lrvine-To appropriate money to L.
f.. Conroy for Injuries sustained as health
officer: misunderstanding special powers TO
county boards; Stevens-For county option;
also, to authorize sale of dead and down
timber on public lands; Smelker-Abrogat-
ing common law disability of married WON
en- on account of coveture; also providing for
mine inspector; also, for q free wagon
bridge across the Wisconsin river between
! Iowa and Sank counties. Adjourned till
Monday night.
On the night of February in the Assem-
bly, Jerdee offered bill creating the posi-
ton of state printer. The bill provides for
81 state printer to have entire charge, to be
an appointee of the governor, at salary Of
S24OO a year, who shall be under a bond Of
$4,000 and shall have a thorough and tech
meal knowledge. OF the printing and the
bookbinding business. 1t shall be his duty
to have entire charge of the printing estab-
lishment to be created by an appropriation
of $4,000 and to be responsible for the
entire work of his department Timbermen
and lumber dealers will be interested in a
bill introduced by Johnson, which provides
for the adoption of the Scribner rule in all
lumber or timber transactions, and leaving
no discretion to the contracting parties to
the deal. The small boy his elder
brother shall be no longer allowed giant
| frecrackers if the bill of Turner goes on
the statute books. BY this bill firecrackers
are limited to two inches in length and
three-eighths of an inch in diameter, and
which is enumerated, may be placed within
the celebration sticks. Perry's three bills
were in regard to the distribution of su-
preme court reports, to provide an appro-
priation for the Wisconsin State Poultry
| association and to a closed season for prairie
chickens in Winnebago county. McGregor
introduced a bill providing that life state
certificate for teachers who have been if
teen years in service should be issued upon
request to the state superintendent. Cheese
and its proper labelling was the subject of
three bills by Curtin. A subsidiary railroad
bill in effect was introduced by Beedle the
intent Of which is to divine the liabilities
OF railroads for injuries to their employees
Metzler's bill provided for the appointment
of counsel for poor in civil acts in court
of record. Gordon introduced a bill relat-
ing to vaccination. Eldredge wants an ap-
preparation for the Wisconsin Archaeological
society; Johnson desires another for the
Wisconsin Buttermakers' association while
Brooks would allow a dam to be built across
the Flambeau river Johnson offered bill
providing for full weights and measures.
A joint resolution was introduced by Assem-
blyman John Scott, the purpose being the
improvement of roads through state aid
Both houses adjourned to 10 O'Clock Tues
day morning.