Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-29

motion for Saturday session at o'clock
In order that a longer adjournment might
3 9e taken next week on account OF electloh;
carried a to SO. Mr.. Irvine's joint reSolu-
ton for final adjournment April % on mo-
1I OF its author went over till April 8.
The joint resolution for the return of bat
tie flags to Alabama was adopted unani-
mOusly.
In the Assembly on the 25th the bill to
repeal the law creating the office of super
VISOR or assessment was down for death
put was saved by vote Of SO to II Tie
d donnog bills were killed: Relating to
sessment; 141A, to regulate license to be
paid by auctioneers and provide a penaIty
a a9r IT'S violation; to regulate the granting
VI. luJunctlonS or restraining orders in GER
tam cases; relating to the compensation of
the county supervisors of assessment; rclat-
ing to reports Of the county supervisors of
assessment; providing for the distribution
or supreme court reports; relating TO mu-
tual trading companies; relating to personal
injury upon highways; amending an act re-
latlng to damages caused by defective high
ways; relating to the Introduction Of eyi-
dence in certain cases. relating to courts;
to license and regulate the business Of pri-
Vate detectives and detective agencies; re-
latlng to abstracts Of assessments filed with
county clerks; relating to the place Of trial
Of civil actions; regarding proceedings sup
passed the following bills: Relative to
using the school fund In the town Of Hell
vet1a, Waupaca county, to bui!d puDnc
roads In said town; to prohibit the assign
ment Of salaries and wages Of married men
except on certain conditions; to compel per
sons to testify in prosecutions brought I'M
der certain conditions; to provide for pay
ment of bounty for killing of wolves, wild
cats and link; increasing wolf bounty $40;
to compel rebuilding and reconstruction of
railway bridge over Wingra Creek, Dane
county; to amend an act In relation to in
vestment by domestic life insurance COM
panies; providing for the removal of any
alderman of a city and the election of his
SUCCESSOR to create the first municipal court
for Price county; relating to sidewalks in
cities; to regulate the public service Of
stations in this state, requiring registration
ported We're: Nos. 663 requiring use Of vot
ing machines at primary elections; 462, to
limit hours of labor in shops at night; $40,
authorizing milwaukee, to levy taxes for
general and other purposes; 12S, making
corn shredders safer; 81, requiring fire
drills in schools; No. 339, the one days
rest bill came in without recommendations
Among bills absersely reported were: Nos
GO, for a shade tree commission for Mil
Waukee; o4S to restrict fnjunctions in labor
troubles; 328, for dsinfection of library
books. The bill making it a misdemeanOr
to take down telephone receiver and list
Ell to conversation not intended for the
hours of the employees of bakeries was
killed. Some of the Fifteenth Wisconsin
veterans here objected to the return of the
battle flags to Alabama. Mr.. Norcross, dc,
his bill to transfer the flags laid over until
Wednesday, when it is likely that sub
stitute will be recommended, making it eft
fective only after endorsement by the G.
y. r. Mr.. NorcroSS does not believe that
there will be any objection to the return
of the battle flags, but only that it should
be done by the men who captured them in.
stead of by the Legislature. Bills were
killed follows: Relating to county aid in
building and repairing bridges; relating to-
highways and to provide for county road
supervisor; to provide for cheaper text
books: relating to organization of trust COM
panies; relating to the organization and
government of cities and common cOuncilS;
to provide cheaper text books for public
schools and district ownership of same; to
prohibit the unlawful use Of telephone lines
to amend an act Of issue of bonds and pro-
ceedings thereon; relating to trust. annuity
and guarantee companies; relative 20 bakery
employees.
Legislation pertaining to railroads marked
the session of the Assembly on the 9th,
Mr.. JOhnson's railroad taxation bill passing
the House by vote of 50 to 1. This bill
provides for the tax roll of the railroads of
the state being completed by February l
and that the taxes shall be paid in two
semi-annual installments. the first of these
to be not later than February 20 and the
other not later than August 20. The other
railroad bills, both of which were advanced
TO engrSSSment- provide for the securing OF
back license fees due the state by railroad
companies, and their collection by suit to
be instituted by the attorney general. 1t
is further provided that all books and pa
perS or the company snail De nrOuSnC INTO
court upon subpoena for them in the prose
cution, trial or investigation. Two labor
bills, one providing for a rest day each
week, and the other providing for sixty
five hours week for night workers, were
both killed. Assemblyman Ledvina succeed
ed in saving his bill relating to nuisances,
and it advanced to engrossment, al
though q majority of the judiciary commit
tee had voted for recommendation of In
definite postponement The bill permits
individuals desiring the abatement of a nul-
sance to begin action upon the consent Of
the circuit court to such action, but pro-
vides that such individual must meet the
costs incurred. Other bills which were
passed We're: Assemblyman Bohri's bill re-
lating to garnishment Mr.. Burdeaus bill,
creating a municipal court in Green Bay;
bill authorizing the inspection of steam
vessels, gasoline launches and other water
craft on inland lakes, and the authorization
of the building of bridge across the Mis-,
siSsippi river at Winona Assemblyman
Crowley's bill relating TO elections, and fix
ing the hours during which polls shall be
open, between the hours of O'Clock q. III.
and Z O'Clock p M, was advanced to en-
grossment, as was Assemblyman Westfahls
bill authorizing cities to levy and collect
taxes for general and other funds. Assem-
blyman Irvine's bill authorizing the use of
voting machines at primary elections
also advanced to engrOSsment, was the
judiciary committee bill authorizing the APP
pointment of a commissioner of deeds in
foreign countries