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

and collection of taxes, to provide for the
taxation of trust, annuity and guaranty cor
porat1On 1854 (Henry), to recOmpenSe AL
bert Klimke, Marquette county, for improve
ments made upon state lands through mis-
take; 1914 committee OH judiciary, pro-
v1d1ng for distribution of the supreme court
reports, ETC.; ASIA committee on manu-
!actures), relative to employers giving en-
P1oyes notice in case of their discharge;
4 494A lJerdee), in regard to the liability Of
Geographic corporations; 51OA committee
" assessment and collection of taxes re-
latlng TO the taxation of railroad COMPANIES,
tta3Anng STOCK; 5S2A committee on state at
street st abut the capitol square; 659A BRAD
uochJ, relatlng to trust companies: 6S6A
NJ 1nn Zee on 1ud1c1ary), relating to exemp-
ZION from taxation; 6SSA Committee on roll
roads,, defining duty Oh railroads operating
as common carriers in TRANSPORTATION Of
any kind OF live stock, etc; 698A Commit
ing to the liabilities of Insurance cow
panies, etc; 699A committee on state af
fa1rs), to correct an error and appropriate
certain moneys to E. D. Rinehard, comfy
treasurer Of ShawanO county; 702A (com-
mittee on agricultural, relating to legal
fences. Bills killed were: 3O4A Crowley,
prohibiting marriage within one year from
the date of decree Of a divorce: 393A CAc-
Gregor by request, relative to the transfer
of the state school for the deal; 435A (Cur.
tlssl, relating to mortgages, securities. etc;
4S3A (Eldridge1, relating to fraternal bene
hctary associations; 543A OIcGregor), reIat-
Ing to the education of the deaf; 1904 (Mc-
Gregor), to provide for establishment Of
normal course at the Wisconsin school for
the deaf, etc; 673A (McGregor), relating
to the education Of the deaf; 6S4A (Clausen
by requesD, relating to instruction of deaf
mutes in certain places; 6S5A Deer by re-
quest, providing for the attendance of in
d1gent deaf pupils at some school in
stituticn.
The Assembly on the 7th refused to aboI-
ISL the office of supervisors of assessment
by a vote of 81 to ~ after a debate lasting
over an hour The bill making debts for
monuments and grave stones a lien on such
property was passed after another sharp
debate. The bill to release the county Of
Lafayette from paying an inheritance tax
of about $4,000 on a bequest of S12500
for courthouse to be erected at Darling
ton passed by q vote of So to % without
debate The Assembly committee on public
lands recommended for passage the bill
authorizing the governor to appoint state
park commission Of five members to visit
state, such as Blue Mounds, Platte Mound
and Irca Mount at Wausau and examine
into and consider the propriety of securing
such places as public parks. The commits
sion is to report to the next Legislature.
The committee also recommended the bin
providing that sales of public lands shall
be made for cash only to be paid at the
time of sale. The bill to memorialize Con
gress in favor of Improvements on the
upper Mississippi river was recommended
for indefinite pOstponement as was the bill
to put stop to the use of automatic guns
by sportsmen Among the bills favorably
use of voting machines; 585A, to school
boards; 105A, to keep records of public
lands; 395A, for appointment of g. state
park commission; 53A for sale OF park
lands; 302, providing for safe scaffolding;
134A, for appointment Of assistant factory
inspectors; 445S, to duties Of school super
1ntendent; 24oA, to licenses OF agents OF
unauthorized insurance companies; BITS, for
the regulation of banks; 353A, authorizing
the state board of medical examiners to re,
fuse licenses to unprofessional practitioners
~ No
authorizing county boards to fix salaries for
registers of deeds: 264 and 265A, to special
verdicts; 335A, TO benefits of relatives in
case of accident; AGA, to fees In circuit
courts; GOA, to assistant district attorneys;
GG6A, to convictions for crime. The Nc
Gillivray joint resolution, No las, for
constitutional amendment looking to the
building of roads, was concurred in without
debate. Bills passed by the Assembly: 237A
(Smelker), amending certain law relating to
real estate: 329A (Lenroot, relating to ac-
lions brought for personal injuries in GER
tain cases: 465A committee on judiciary,
relative to license fees due the state from
railroad companies and to provide remedy
for accounting; 541A Turner), relating to
liens on monuments, grayestones and ceme-
terry structures; 1894 OHuber) to establish
a dock line on the south shore of Lake Mo.
mona bay, Dane county; STA GREENWOOD,
to authorize school districts and boards OF
education to organize mutual fire insurance
companies to insure school buildings; lila
committee on judiciary, relating to the
county court Of Dane county; 1873 Senator
Martini, amending an act for tax on gifts,
inheritances etc; 1878 Senator Roehr), re-
lating to guardians and wards by adding
sections relating to special guardians The
Smith BILL reducing cost of publication of
insurance sta tements to 5000, WGS ordered
to third reading. Bills engrossed: 391A
CThieme), relative to fire insurance contracts
and preventing discrimination in premiums
thereon; 696A committee finance, banks
and insurance., relating to surplus in nu-
tual life insurance companies
In the Assembly the Sth the commit
tee on capitol and grounds introduced a bill
for the purpose of paying the architects
who drew competing plans for the new
capitol the amounts due them for their
work The state treasurer, upon advice of
honor the WarratnS of the capitol commits
sion in favor the three competing archi-
tects on the ground that the law authorized
the securing Of plans for a remodeled
building only and not for an entirely new
structure. The bill submitted provides that
the unexpended balance of the $4,000 ap-
preparation for the expenses of the COM
mission be turned over to the commission.
to be accounted for by them. The judiciary
committee has reported favorably on the
Merton bill prohibiting the presence of
young girls at dances III saloon halls. The
measure authorizing all cities to have one
alderman from each ward if they so choose
was advanced in the Assembly and seems
likely to go to the governor without oppo-
sitiOn. Social Democratic bill to prohibit
children from playing in bands was killed
despite Mr.. BrOckhauSen'S attempt to save
it. The measures to give truant officers
the powers Of assistant factory inspectors,
and that authorizing the construction Of
tunnels under public parks, and that de-
filming riparian rights and water frontage
which will apply to the beach along Flush
ing Tunnel park, were advanced to engross-
ment Bills favorably reported were: 455S,
relating to trustees OF childrens homes;
439s to bastardy; 1885, to cemetery asso-
Citations; 4O7S and 424S, to small insurance
companies; 34A, permitting building of
breakwaters; 712A, for commission for
Portland eXposition 40SS, to risks assumed
by insurance agents; 1858, to distribution
of assets of insurance companies; 149S, to
county court of Waukesha county. Two i'm
portant bills were reported for death Nos.
134A, for the semi-annual payment of taxes,
and 412A, for the regulation of fraternal
beneficiary association. On the latter bill
a fierce fight has been waged by the newer
fraternal orders. The Ties bill for county
aid in bridge building was passed. Bills
engrossed were: Nos. ASIA, to committing
persons to state Institutions; SPA, giving
truancy officers powers of assistant factory
inspectors; 563A, for tunnels under public
parks; 709A, permitting cities to elect or
appoint city clerks; 716A, to riparian rights;
TIA, to bar from hotels all persons suffer
ing from contagious disease and providing
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