Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-04-19

Farmers Givin, Chandler, Dahl, Hurlburty
tfldd and John Scott rose manfully and
carried their point against the lawyers
pms fayorably reported to the Assembly
were: zoos STOUT, to prohibit the infu-
enc1ng OF servants, employees or agents;
t04S, to raising money for town cemefaries:
g4ZS, Tor stenographer for Milwaukee cOun-
~ coroner III certain cases; 22SS, authoriz-
Ing cities to hire evening lecturers for pub
ic; 227S, authorizing state sipprintpDdnIit to-
fix course for commercial schools (adop-
ton not compulsory on schools; 1858, to
parole of prisoners; 7O3A fixing term and
pay of supervisor of assessment: 7O4A, to
reassessment of property when assessment
is not right; 63S, authorizing cities to ac-
and drives and to appoint park commits
soners. PIGS requiring the registration
Of stations at the university college OF
agriculture came back with a Senate
amendment and was passed under suspen-
sion of the rules. Bills reported for death
were: Nos. 23A, prohibiting the use OF
to firms using trading stamps; 1884, for
state liquor commissioner; 56oA, to TX the
legal standard Of gas; 655A, to suspend
druggists license when violating. liquor
laws; 0lSA, for new town Of HubbletOn ia
Jefferson county; 34OA, for town of Trout
Lake; 632A, for more powers to county
boards; 3s1A, for town of Franklin in
Oneida county; GA, for appointment or
Policemen at camp meetings; GA, TO SEES
SiOnS of county boards. Joint resolution
S6A, for annual sessions of the Legisla
ture, was reported for indefinite postpone
ment. No. 6S6A, eXempting certain kinds
of bank credits from taxation, went over
canned afA goods be labeled either rf 3T th
shipper or dealer, instead of the Gamer,
was ordered to third reading. The Ties
bill prohibiting young girls at saloon
dances was killed, on motion Of it's author,
to make room for the Merton bill. The
Seenholt memorial to Congress relating to
FISH hatcheries OF the Great Lakes was
adopted.
On the 18th the Assembly acted favorably
on bill to prohibit spring shooting. Joint
resolution No. 19A, providing for old age
ponement. The Cleary bachelor bill was
favorably reported, with an amendment
making the tax on bachelors $40. After
some pleasantries the bill was made special
order for 7:30 o'clock next Wednesday even
ing. Other bills favorably reported were:
COLA, to boards Of reviews; 699A, to school
districts; 159A, to attendance at free nigh
schools; 497A, to peddlers' licenses; lbs,
to powers of corporations; PISA, for pen
hlties for abandoning wife and children;
!67A, relating to control of dependent
children in Milwaukee; 1918, making valid
wills in certain cases; 1918, to purchase of
property in controversy; No. 223A, to change
of ward lines and l43s -; authorizing the
cases; normal school appropriations for
building, and repairs: La Crosse, o 1000;
P7stevie s1I509o hwaukee S21S92o
4S2A Com on judy, relating to examtn.
alton of persons committed to charitable
and penal institutions in certain cases; 547A
Com. On Ed, giving to the truant officers
the powers of assistant factory inspectors
Bills killed were: Joint Res, 13A CMr.
SmelkeD, amendment to the constitution
the constitution relating to finance; ola
CMetzler, by reQuesD, to provide for reslg>
tering and confirming titles to land in the
state of Wisconsin; 24A (Slight, relating
to who may issue subpoenas; 211A John
Scott, relative to the keeping Of records OF
the proceedings of the board Of supervisors,
time for the commencement of actions
against public officers; ALA Bletcher), re-
lating to pleadings; 354A (Smelkerl relat-
ing to the charge of the judge. to the jury:
controversies; 524A Geo. E. Scott)) to pro
vide for the protection of ginseng; 5oSA
examination or retrial of insanity cases,
630A page, relating to bail in criminal
cases; GAIA John Scott, relating to the
eatHralizaton OF persons of fopeigp bE 1
justice and constable districts; 6IoA
lszymarek), relating to guardians Assem-
bly, adjourned to p. IN. Monday.
Twelve bills were passed and six ordered
to engrossment in the Assembly on the
evening of the 18th before word of dis
cussion took place ON the floor OF the lower
salary and duties of the supervisors of as,
sessment went over for consideration upon
a motion of Assemblyman Potter to Thurs
days session. An attempt was made by
Assemblyman Westfahl to save the bill
licensing trading stamp companies, recon-
mended by the committee on manufa ctures
for indefinite postponement but it failed
and the bill was killed. Among the bills
passed was Mr.. Stevens bill suspending the
sale of state lands until July /, 1905. An
other was committee bill by the manu-
facturers' committee, providing for the cree
ton of safe scaffolding, hoists and other
similar apparatus. Mr.. Tarrelrs bill en-
powering the state board of health to Ii
cense embalmerS was the third on the cal
endar to pass. Assemblyman McGregOr's
bill for the appointment of 4 state PARK
commission was also passed. Mr.. LeRoy's
bill to authorize the use of voting machines
also met with favorable consideration, and
Senator Stouts bill to purify politics by
placing a penalty upon attempts to influence
agents, employees and servants was ordered
to a third reading. The joint resolution TO
change the time Of the meeting OF the state
Legislature and make it annual instead of
bi-annual sessions was killed. together with
the bill to license trading stamp companies.
This was also the fate of the bill to create
the office of state liquor commissioner. The
committee on manufactures reported for pas
sage the bill inStructing factory and mau-
featuring plant owners to keep q record OF
accidents occurring in the factory Or plant
and make reports of same to the depart
ment Of statistics of the state.