Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-24

commission bill. The bill was first ordered
to engrossment by a unanimous vote. and
then, upon motion of Senator Kreut2er the
rules of the Senate were suspended and the
bill put upon it's final passage. The bill
then went to the Assembly for concurrence
and if there is no hitch it will become q
law and a commission will be appointed be-
fore the session ends.
The Senate on the 10Th was in an ex-
tremely Eighty mood a reaction from the
strenuous work of Thursday. The main
argument Oh the mental anguish bill pro-
yiding for recovery for damages from tele-
phone and telegraph companies on account
of failure to deliver messages promptly.
The Senate refused to non-cOncur in the
turned about and refused to order it to
third reading by a vote Of II to II. The
Senate cOncurred in the Assembly amend
ment to the Frear bill relating to condcm-
railway companies. The vote by which the
bill prohibiting legislative counsel and
agents from attempting to influence mem
bers of the Legislature was indefinitely
postponed was reconsidered and the bill,
with an amendment by Senator Frear pro-
hibiting lobbyists from addressing mem
bers Of either house at their desks, was laid
over. The McGregor bill, relating to state
graded schools, was recOnsidered, amended
by the Senate and concurred in. The bills
relating to the pension funds Of the Mil
Waukee ire and police departments, 537
and 551A, were concurred in, also 420A, re-
lating to the construction of lines for tele-
graphic, telephone and power transmission
companies. 521A (Ekern), requiring fines
fund, and 743A, abOlishing dover and cour-
tesy and substituting heirship therefor.
were non-concurred in. The Stout bill pro
yidng for sale Of LIQUOR within 800 feet OF
public and parOchial schools with all amend
ments thereto was referred to the commit
tee on education on motion of Senator
Stout. The Senate INDUCED in gymnastics
on 444S, providing for the adoption of the
Dunn pocket ballet ana coupon system of
voting. On d division the bill was refused
engrossment by vote of y to 49, Upon
motion of Senator Martin the Senate recon
sidered the vote on roll call by 20 TO O.
The committee substitute was then adopted
81 to 20 and the bill ordered to engrossment
and third reading by vote of II to IL
to the substitute bill increasing the salary
of circuit judges of the state to 5000
striking out the clause forbfdding judges to
serve upon commissions, and after consider
able haggling adopted the substitute and
ordered the bill engrossed. On the McGilli-
vray antitrust bill there was tie vote
tee on Judiciary, but the senator was in the
chair roll call was asked for and the
substitute was adopted by vote Of II to
10 and the bill ordered to engrossment. The
following bills were Indefinitely postponed:
1868 QIudnalD to provide for adoption of
chapter 5, statutes OF 1898. and amendments
thereto, by electors Of cities, villages and
towns; DIGS (Roehr), relating to purchase
of voting machines III certain counties; 472S
FrOemming), relating to use Of voting ma
chimes 474S (Roehr), authorizing county
board of counties having population Of 150-
900 or over to purchase voting machines;
sos RummelD, to prevent further sale of
public lands: HIS Froemming), relating
to grand juries; 343S (Sanborn), relating to
improvements of homesteads; 356S CIud-
nalD, to provide for payment of proceeds of
sales of swamp lands to counties; 36SS
ROgers), authorizing cities of first class
owning parks to cause same to be vacated
and decided for railroad purposes; 427S
bonds of state treasurer; Ass Rogers,,
authorizing construction and maintenance
of tunnels underneath public parks; 509S,
repeating franchise for dam on Brule river:
419S (StondalD. concerning land titles; 4-i9S
Rogerst relating to condemnation of public
parks for railway purposes; 450S ROgersl,
relating TO sale or exchange Of park lands.