Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-22

death but its author secured special ConSid-
Grafton On motion of Mr.. Potter il was
sent to the committee on public health and
sanitation. The bin TO increase the salary
of the attorney general from $1,000 TO $50c0
a year was favorably reported 10y the AS.
Semhly committee on judiciary. by Il vote
of 90 to 23 the Assembly went on record
against independent voting at primary cleo
tionS. The question was on p3Stponcment
of Mr.. O'Neirs bill which would permit the
writing in of names of men of other par.
ties in the party column of the voters.
In the Assembly on the 18th the bill 10
appropriate S12S9. 80 to ]. l.. O'Connor for
services rendered to the insurance inveStl-
cation committee was passed 50 TO II. Ac-
tion on the Palmer memorial to Congress-
ON the Brownsville affair went over The
Assembly voted TO recall from the Senate
the joint resolution IA. proposing Il con
stitutional amendment to give the governor
six days for the consideration of bills. The
speaker appointed as members of the CON
ference committee on S31A, for legal SorV-
ices for the committees on banks and III.
Surance. MeSSrS. Cleary. kuckuk ana
George Scott. The committee on manu-.
features and labor reported to the Assem-
of rest i'll seven for employees. The com
mittec on claims reported fayorahlv ON
three bills. 1IoA to refund to Fond du
Lac dairy company. $1tN: 210A. continuing
present appropriation To Wisconsin NattouuI
guard: 2O3A. making an annual approDra-
ton to the agricultural experiment station
The committee on elections reported nd
verScly on three primary election bills all
providing for election of local committees
tee ON public health reported favoraby oN
327A, prescribing duties of physicians. and
6GiA. for registration of vital statistics:
but adversely on 7lGA. for regulation OF
BARRIERS. Other bills favorahly reported
were 447A. for issue Of bonds for school
purposes; CHA, for cities to acquire lInd
councils; tGGA, prohibiting distractions in
highways GI1A. to leases of lands for pub
lie purposes Bills advanced We're. 1914.
permitting appeal within ten days in dis
trict court of Milwaukee, to the municipal
court; 454A, for annual payment of int ~. s.
of principal on bonds; 511A. authorizing
railroad commission TO order spur tracks not
to exceed Two miles on payment of party
to he benefited thereby. The Assembly ad-
vanccd the bill providing that the new state
house shall be built Of granite or marklc or
both and that heat, light. water aud power
shall he furni ned from Il plant outside TIL,
structure 1t also advanced the bill in
crcasfng the salary of the attorney general
from $1,000 to $1,000 a year
The Assembly at the night session on the
18th held memorial exercises on the death
of former Assemblymar Herman ilcin"cke
of Sheboygan. ASSembiyman !. VI. pet!nr
of Sheboygan. who succeeded him, delivered
Il culogistic address Of his life and public
service. Fitting resolutions were adopted
The bill prohibiting boys under 1G years
of age from smoking or using tobacco in
any form i'll any public place, passed the
Assembly on the 14th. The Joint confer nee
committee of the two houses appointed ON
S3lA. providing for legal counsel for the
committees on banks and insurance report
ployment of expert actuarieS alone aud
making an appropriation of 5000 Three
new bills cam" i'll, one authorizing courts
to determine matters of controversial fact
in special verdicts prescribing the 81 'r-
ttOn of local committees ut primary cleo
tons and one prescribing the filing of re
ports of corporations and fixing the salary
of the incorporation clerk at $3.50. Mr.
EStabrook'S bill authorizing cities to rcmoy"
ashes and garbage was ordered engroSSpd.
'Fhe bill to create the town of Emerson in
Iron county was passed under suspension of
rules. The bill apprCpriating Sl5S1 in pay
mCnt of clerks under the census dpprOpria-
ton of $4,000 was advanced Secretary Of
State FrCar presented Il statement of the
total amount paid by the state for legal
services during the past ten years joint
resolution came in to the Assembly making
application to Congress to call Il convention
for proposing an amendment to the con
StitutiOn authorizing the popular election of
United States senators. The joint rCSolE
tons memorialiZing Congress to take such
steps as will bring about federal ownership
of railroads and for 4 peace conference
were favorably reported.
The Alldridgc bill 3G4A. presiding for the
recall of city, county and village officers
was adversely reported to the Assembly.
The committee on roads and bridges report
ed against :}:s}A and 516A bills for free
wagon bridges across the Wisconsin river
between Dane and Sank counties at Sank
City. and Prairie du Sac. An adverse re
port was received on 2I2A. to fix the hours
of employment where employees are exposed
to danger. Several local bills. to create the
town OF clover III baNnelu county, 10 In
the boundaries of Langladc county. for 4
municipal court in OutagamiC county, were
reported favOrably. Under suspension of the
rules. DDS, authorizing villages adjacent to
bear up to Onc-tifth of the cost of establish
ing and maintaining county agricultural
and domestic SCIENCE schools was passed.
Other bills ordered engrosscd were: 15lA,
making common councils continuous bodies
and charging their powers: 1GtjA, prohibit
ing obstruction of highways. outside OF
cities: 210A, continuing present appropriation
for maintenance of the National Guard:
FIXTURES: 447A. authorizing councils to issue
bonds for parental schools: 52IA, requiring
all physicians to report all contagious dis
eases, etc; CHA, authorizing cities, how
ever Incorporated, to establish building
lines, that views may not he Instructed;
6T1A giving county boards power to make
leases and cOnvcyanccs for public use.
Three primary election bills. for cleCting
precinct committees. were killed, as was
the HarasS bill regulating BARRIERS ana the
for employees. A petition urging the INgiS-
Iature to elect Gov. James O. Davidson
United States senator to succeed john G..
Spooncr. was received by the Assembly. 1t
came from Chippewa county and WAS intro
ducPd by Mr.. ROycroft. The committee on
bill prohibiting treating by political caHdi-
dates. fixing the amounts that can be OK
pended and for what. purpose. The me
mortal to Congress for an investigation Of
the Brownsville affair withdrawn.
The Schauer bill providing for an annual
tural experimental association was ad-
yanced. Under suspension the bill appro-
priating $1,000 for the committees ON bankS
and insurance was cOncurrcd in. tn" AS
scmbly passed bill providing penalty for
the sale of knockout drops