Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-04-05
IN THE ASSEMBLY.

IN THE ASSEMBLY,
In the Assembly on the 28th McGillivray's
bill, to condemnation of aims houses was
reported for concurrence: Favorable re.
Intention when seeking to lay out or alter
highways or streets, and 800 Uenroot,
making knowledge by employees of danger
damages for Injuries. Messrs. Norcross and
Westfahl dissent. The Assembly laid over
the bill to provide help in the secretary of
this e year bu ado OF 5a the
amendment limiting the appropra ton to
$4,000. Bills passed: No 124A, providing
craft at residence of owners. will greatly
increase revenue; No 12SA OLr. Donald to
appropriate to- the estate of jerome D.
for state lands; No. 50OA NIr BelD, relative
to the placing of telephone. telegraph or
other wires under ground in districts in
cities Of first, second and third class; No.
COCA CNr. Bletcher, relating to emergency
appointments and prescribing the duty of
appointing officers, making appointments
for only twenty days; No. 222S CMr Beach,,
cream; No. 254S Senator HudnalD, enabling
county boards of supervisors to appropriate
money to assist organization for immigra-
tion purposes. The Wright bill giving cleo
tors right to vote on bond issue in certain
cases if desired was laid over after amend
ment by Mr.. Winch cutting out notice of
referendum in Official papers had been
adopted The Roehr bills. permitting the
county board to fix the salary of the mu-
nicipal judge of Milwaukee and giving the
Milwaukee district court jurisdiction over
violations of health regulations. were
dered to third reading. The Turner bill,
No SEA for the repeal of the corrupt prac.
tees act requiring candidates to file cam
paign expenses was ordered engrossed by a
vote of 81 to 81. Mr.. Turner made humor-
Gus speech in favor of the bill, while Mr..
backward and an invitation to corruption
in politics. Among the other bills ordered
engrossed were 6SA, for regulating the OPP
Grafton and use of emery Wheels 12SA, for
better safeguards against accident by corn
shredders and several dam bills. 4 discus
sion over No.. 46o, requiring the VAGINA
tion Of all employees in paper mills and lum-
Der camps. Mr. Brooks read a speech in
opposition to it, asking why such discrim-
ination should be made against lumbermeh.
Wisconsin may yet be represented at the
Portland exposition Today the committee
on manufactures introduced a bill approprl-
ating $4,000 for that purpose. 1t provides
for the appointment of five commissioners
by the governor, to serve without pay, be-
ing allowed actual expenses. They shall
erect building or buildings and can Ell
gage secretary and other help to be paid
out of the appropriation. On second thought
many n members who voted against the Sen
take and will support this measure.
At the opening of the Assembly session
on the Doth George Z. Scott introduced
joint resolution that when the Assembly
Monday evening, April 10. On motion Of
Mr.. Dahl the resolution went over until
Friday. The members want some time to
give to the election. Bills passed by the
Assembly: No. 10, permitting recently in
corporated villages who have not yet elect
ed officers, to participate in the election this
spring was reported and passed under sus-
pension of the rules on motion of Mr.. War
ner 1t was voted to allow the G. A. r.
to decide about the return Of the Alabama
battle flag The secret lobby bin was
5OA Oietrich), to refund to the Man
haitian Life Insurance company an excess of
license fee paid into the state treasury;
26sA (Warnerl, to appropriate to Edward
E. Safer $1,000 for injuries received in a
fall; 330A (Winch), to amend act to pro-
vide for the increase of the members com
prsing the school district boards in certain
cases; ABA Oh. Johnson), prohibiting legis-
lative counsel and agents from attempting
to influence members of the Legislature,
ETC.; 5O1A (Bel), to amend an act to es
tablish municipal court at the city of
Racine; 91S CWylie), to regulate the grant
ing Of certificates of pedigrees for horses,
struction of dam across Elk creek, Dunn
county. Bills engrossed were: 1884 Com
mittee dairy and food, providing for the
the branding of cheese 1S4A committee
dairy and food, providing for a state In
spection Of dairy products in warehouses
certain laws relating to county aid in build
ing repairing bridges; ABA CMr BohrD
relating to the number of reports to be
printed and amending a law Of 1901; 473A
(Mr. Warner), relating to municipal court
for Dane county; 1894 (Meyers) relating to
the relief and support of the poor
The Assembly on the 3Oth had a short
calendar five bills being down for passage
three for third reading and six for engross-
ment On motion of George T. Scott his
motion of an all weeks adjournment was
withdrawn. Mr.. Smoker moved that the
vote by which the Assembly adopted the
joint resolution providing for the return
of the Alabama battle flags concurrence
of the Wisconsin Grand Army, be recon-
sidered. BY almost unanimous vote the mo-
ton was carried and the resolution went
back to the committee on military affairs
Quite debate arose, q motion by MI
Clausen to suspend the rule and pass the
bill creating three new towns in RayfeId
county Mr. Irvine thought there was too
much new county business. Bills passed
by the Assembly We're: No. 562, to amend
act for system of parks in Milwaukee,; G3l
and 693, appropriating $500 each to Pierron
and NJ. G. Bohan for contested election ex-
penses; $40, permitting Milwaukee county
giving Milwaukee district court jurisdiction
over health regulation violations. Stout
BILL prohibiting insurance men acting as
assessors was killed. Ties bill prohibiting
next Thursday. Among bills fayora bly, re-
ported were: Nos. 1924, for state civil
service regulations; 494A, to liability of
telegraph companies, amending by exempt
ing telephone companies; 581A to boards OF
education: 497A, to peddlers license: 702A
to legal fences; 6o3A, permitting Milwau-
kee county to buy voting machines; 69SA
permitting contingent fund for city insur-
ance companies; 146A and 147A to bonds
and sureties Of county officials; 1878, to
guardians and wards; 295A, to juries in con
demnation proceedings in Milwaukee, Two
new bills came III, one to prevent the piracy
of plays and one providing for live stock
sanitary board. The Portland exposition
bill, appropriating $4,000 was favorably