Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-04-12
THE LEGISLATURE.
IN THE SENATE.

A substitute for the bill prohibiting sa-
looms within 400 feet Of public and parochial
schools was introduced in the Senate on
the 9Th by the committee on education.
The substitute, 1T was understood, is a
compromise agreed upon by all the mem.
bers Of the committee, and one to which
who have hitherto opposed this method
The substitute provides that there shall be
no saloons within 300 feet Of any public or
parochial schools, but that all saloons now
located within that distance shall have five
years in which to remove. The bill by
Senator Martin to prohibit the presence Of
young girls at dances held in saloons was
also passed. The Assembly bill authorized
the city of Milwaukee to apply the surplus
earnings of the water department system to
the construction of public school houses
bill relating to emergency appointments
in Milwaukee and prescribing the duties Of
the county officers, was also passed with
out debate. There was no opposition to the
adoption Of the joint resolution authorizing
the superintendent of public property to
permit the commissioners of the Western
Shiloh monument to take certain battle
flags to Shiloh for storage and exhibition.
Senator Jacob Rummel, the Social Demo
crat in the state Senate, made his maiden
speech on the 9Th Two joint resolutions
introduced by him providing for amend
mentS to the constitution of the state to
provide that municipalities can more easily
get control of public utilities and reyoking
franchises Of public service corporations,
ponement Mr.. Rummel read a speech in
which he pointed to the growing sentiment
throughout the country in favor Of munich
pal ownership and protested that the peo-
pie should not be hampered by the lack OF
adequate laws to allow them to carry out
their will. He referred to the corruption
of trusted men which can be traced to the
activity OF corporations in legislative work
and cited cases of constables and aldermen
and supervisors and "eyen n state senator
who have recently been caught in the tolls.
tln oil af oonl1
posed joint resolutions were killed with
but one dissenting votes, that of Senator
Rummel himself. Senator Roehr's bill reg
ulating the consolidation and reinsurance Of
domestic insurance companies was passed.
The Senate the 9TH concurred in two
milwaukee, bills, one authorizing the sur
plus Of the water fund to be applied for
the erection Of public schools and another
making emergency appointments by heads
of departments effective for twenty days
only, This latter bill aims t., put stop
civil service. The bill decreasing the
amount of exemption of wages of working
men from $50 to $50, which was recon-
mended for passage, was sent back to com
mittee and Will have to again pass through
q hot fire of opposition before it is again
advanced. The bill providing that saloons
shall not be located within 300 feet OF
school houses was on the Senate calendar
for engrossment, but at the request of Sen
ator Rogers was put over until next
Wednesday, when it is understood an
provisions less stringent. Assembly bills
concurred in: Creating municipal court Of
Forest county; authorizing cities of first
class to apply surplus earnings of water
works system for erection of public school
houses; relating to election of judges; au-
thorizing Wauzeka Bridge company to con-
struct bridge across Wisconsin river in
Grant county; relating to emergency aD-
pointments in cities of first class. The bill
amending act creating q municipal court
in Douglas county, so that judge shall give
pond, was ordered engrossed and then the
Senate adjourned.
At the request of national organization
of women which has had similar measures
introduced in numerous state Legislatures,
this winter, Senator Whitehead on the Sth
introduced q joint resolution in the Senate
memorializing Congress to take steps to put
an end TO polygamy in Utah. The resou-
ton cites the startling disclosures brought
about by the Reed Smoot inveStigat tons at
Washington. Randolph raised question that
there was 10 quorum present and moved
call Of the house. The call was not sus-
tanned and the Senate adjourned until Mon
day.