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


companies, came up, number of amend
ments came in, one by Mr.. Andrew giving
So per cent. to the communities affected.
The Andrew amendment was finally adopt
ed by vote of 81 to 10, the noes being
Messrs. Baker, Carpenter, Dahl, Ekern,
Greenwood, Hubert, Jerdee, Frank John
son, Henry johnson, Nelson, Gilman, Ro
gatz, Reynolds John Scott, Smoker, SVEN
holt, farrell, Turner, Winch. The bill was
then sent to engrossment by viva voce vote.
Assembly passed bills: 727A committee on
spect to organizing high schools; 735A Com
mittee on state affairs), amending an act TO
incorporate the Prairie du Chen Bridge
company; 743A committee on judiciary, to
abolish dover and courtesy and substitute
heirship therefor, ETC.; 744A committee on
privileges and electiOnsl, relating to &C
Senator Sanborn), to detach territory from
the county Of Forest and attach the same
to the county of Villas, etc. Bills killed:
5SA (Hagarty, by request), relating to civil
conspiracies, combinations and agreements
in restraint of trade; 110A Ramsey), to
limit the amount of taxation for local pur-
poses in cities of the first class; 240A
(Theme), relating to the condemnation of
land by street and electric road companies;
272A CEldr1dge, by reQuesD. relating to the
condemnatio Of land by street and electric
railroad companies; 428A (Hartung, by re-
quesD, to prohibit individual firms and cor
poratons from selling fruit trees, etc. with
out first furnishing indemnity bond to pro-
tect the purchaser; 553A (Wehrwein), relat-
ing to the payments Of costs as in appeals
to the supreme court; 637A (Cof1and), levy
ing tax on dogs for certain purposes.
The governors veto on the bill decreasing
the garnishment exemption of working
mems wages from $50 to $50 was sustained
in the Assembly on the 10th by vote of
46 to 30 Owing to the Assembly chamber
the Assembly was not called to order till
9:2O. Quite a batch of bills came in re-
ported for death among them "a, 1SA,
S9A and 540A, all aiming to regulate the
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inspector: 1854, to the salaries OF circuit
forestry commission: 67SA, granting the use
of highways for trolley lines; 207A, permit
ting the raising of the Eau Claire dam II
feet. No 1904, authorizing the selling Of
been damaged by fire or wind was favor
ably reported. MI Donald introduced q
joint resolution that no new business be
received by either house Of the Legislature
after May -. Under the rules the reSolu-
ton went over. Mr.. Extern scored a de-
cided victory in getting reconsideration
rival telephone companies to make connec-
ton for the transmission of messages. Just
before. adjournment debate was .precip1-
tated by Mr.. Cleary protesting against the
killing of the bill which would make null
and void all grants, licenses, privileges and
easements obtained by corrupt means 1t
was finally postponed, 40 to so Senate
concurred in: STA committee public
health and sanitation) to provide for the
registration and return of births and
deaths; 20OA (Mr. Leroy, by requeSt, TO
prevept the adulteration Of meat products;
BOA (Mr. TarrelD, empowering state board
of health to determine the qualification
necessary to practice the art of embalming
dead human bodies; 392A (AIr. TarrelD, re-
lating to the sale of liquors to minors, intov-
icants, poison or narcotics. Bills concurred
in were: 354S (Senator HudnalD, relating
to the suppression of gambling; 406S (Sen-
ator HudnalD. to- provide for the super
vision and control of investment com
panieS in certain cases.
At the opening of the Assembly session
on the 18th Mr.. Dahl introduced the follow
ing resolution, which went over: Resolved,
that any corporation or association where
business is in such precarious condition
that it cannot pay it's fair share of taxes
is dangerous to the public welfare and
unworthy of public confidence, and that
legal proceedings should be instituted for
the winding up of its affairs. The Donald
joint resolution that no new business be
received after May 10 was amended on
motion of Mr. Ainsworth to make the limit
May 16, and to exclude resolutions and
was then adopted The committee on
printing reported adversely five bills, Nos.
1914, providing for a state printer; 251A,
requiring publication of articles of incor
poration; 534A increasing the number of
blue books for distribution; 679A, defining
a newspaper; 530A, to repeal chapter IS,
laws of 1908, relating to newspapers. Other
bills reported for postponement were: Nos.
621A, requiring local investment companies
to comply with laws governing building
and loan associations; 66SA, to encourage
the transportation of children to graded
and free high schools; 646A to pay Of
clerks of the supreme court. Bills favor
ably reported were: 20S. to Investments
of local insurance companies; 326A, appro-
priating $4,000 of swamp land money for
Portage levee. work; 510S, to the importa-
ton of cattle; 1854, for inspection of
telephone companies; 121A, to fees Of coun-
ty printing; 525S, to funding and refundng
of city debts; 3S1S, limiting the time in
which action may be brought against banks
for forged or raised checks; OLA. making
appropriation to the Eastern Wisconsin
Farmers association; 59A, making an APP
ing gas. No. 162A. appropriating STAG to
T. +. Conroy of Neillsyille for defending
action brought against him by a health of
mendation. The Roehr bill, BOSS. relating
to challenges in the trial of criminal ac-
penter voting no. Senate amendments to
following bills were concurred in: LISA
Qedvina), providing for an appeal to 4
circuit judge. from actions of town super
ysors, relative to disseminating certain
highways; 237A (Smelker, by request, re-
lating to real estate; 702A committee on
agriculture) defining legal fences Bills
relating to condemnation proceedings by
street and electric railway companies; SOS
Senator Sanborn), relating to the taking Of
provide for recording notices and afdavits
filed with county clerks pursuant to GER
tain laws; 1865 Senator Martin), to facili-
tates the settlement of estates, etc; 1883
committee on judiciary, relating to cities
and villages specially incorporated; 5O0S
committee on judiciary, to municipal
court for Oneida county; 503S Committee
on capitol and grounds, relating to the APP
preparation made by section 2 of chapter
800 of the laws of 1903.
The Torrens land act, Incorporated in a
bill offered by Assemblyman Dahl, passed
the Assembly on the evening of the 18th
by q vote of so to u and without debate
The bill requiring hawkers and peddlers
to be licensed, a measure which has ex-
cited considerable debate in the house. was
advanced to it's final passage and carried
by a vote of 30 to %. The railroad COM
mittee's bill to strengthen the ant-pass
law to such extent that not even the
employees of railroads can travel on q pass
while holding any state office unless on
business for the road, also passed The
Social Democrats congratulated themselves
after the session on what they considered
as victory for the party in the saving
Of Assemblyman Strehlow'S bill to increase
the force of the state factory inspector
from eight to ten assistants. The bill was
Oh for indefinite postponement, but it was
i,1 Inv 1-nff 18Th 10 o,,