Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
! IN TIE LEGISLATURE.
DOINGS OF LAWMAKERS AT THE
STATE CAPITOL.
a Summary Account of the Work Ac-
conplished During the Week by
Solons at Madison
In The Senate.
MONDAY.

Al A1A~ SSAalS-
MONDAY.
On the 18th the public utilities bill was
laid over until Thursday because only four
teen members were present in the Senate.
Senator uustiag. who made this motion in
troduCcd an amendment containing the
changes which he, together with other
Democrats. advocated. providing for grant
municipalities The Senate passed the conf
mittce bill authorizing common councils in
cites of the first class to license meat mar
kets.
TUESDAY.
On the 18th in the Senate the uniform
divorce bill was passed. Lieut.-Gov. Con-
nor east the deciding vote TO allow the
people OF the state to vote on the question
of female suffrage. The bill to that effect
had been introduced by Senator Stout and
reported III by the committee on elections
without recommendation. Without n word
of debate the vote was taken and resulted
in tie Mr.. Connor had relinquished his
chair to Senator Wilcox, but assumed it
again to east the deciding vote.
In the Senate on the evening of June IS
the CGntri4utoty nesligenGe bin and biz
wages were indefinitely postponed.
WEDNESDAY.
On the 10th the Senate ploughed through
the long calendar. The bill creating a
board of appraisers to consist of five tau
assessors, which shall review the assess
ments OF their colleagues has passed both
houses and now goes to the governor for his
approval Senator Hudnall asked that the
Assembly amendment TO his bill relating to
the publication of the laws in newspapers i'll
pamphlet form be killed that the bill be
killed. The senator killed the amendment
and. the matter will have t., be, settled in
conference. The Thomas bill relating to
state board of immigration and making an
Appropriation therefor was advanced 10
third reading, while Senator Birds dupli-
cate measure was killed. \ motion to re-
consider the vote by which the Anderson
bill, requiring telegraphers to be at least
Il years OF age was co4 Ecu IN n on
bill relating to railroad crossings and the
bill requiring the price of every railroad
ticket to be stamped. written or printed
upon it. We're also non-concurred in. The
vote by which the bill permitting village
boards 10 provide village halls, places of
was reconsidered and the bill advanced and
later concurred in.
THURSDAY.
On the Goth Lieut.-Gov. Connor's vote
which decided the tie in the Senate in favor
of putting up to the voters of the state the
avail. The bill was killed the next day on
a motion to reconsider which was laid over
until the Goth, when it was killed by de-
cisivc vote. The womenS rights advocates
must now wait two years longer before
they can advance their cause. The Senate
this morning adopted the Husting joint
resolution placing Wisconsin in the list of
the states favoring Il constitutional CON
yention of the states for the adoption of an
the election of United States senators by
direct vote. Senator Birds joint resolu-
ton for an investigation of the water pow
ers OF the state and means OF controlling
their development deriving a revenue there
from was adopted. Milwaukee may have
charter convention next year. Senator
ROehrS bill to that effect passed the Senate
1t has yet to pass the Assembly.
FRIDAY
On the DIST the Senate adopted q resou-
ton to amend the state constitution to pro
vide for the referendum to the voters of ill
measures enacted by the Legislature upon
petition of ; per cent of the voters BY
vote of IS to l. the Senate refused to in
include the right of the people TO initiate
legislation. The merits of the bill pension
ing members of the state troops for injur
les received in the service We're discussed
on a motion to reconsider the vote by
which it was non-concurred in last night.
The ayes and noes were called for and
the motion to reconsider was lost, IL TO ID.
The conference committee upon the bill for
additional circuit judges for milwaukee,
county reported that an agreement had
been reached with the Assembly, which
had stood for only one new judge, and the
substitute bill agreed upon. giving one new
Judge to be elected in 1908 and another in
1909. This adopted and passed under
suspension of the rules. The bill creating
a nineteenth judicial circuit to comprise
the counties Of Florence Forest, Iron,
Oneida and Villas was ordered to engross-
ment.
bill appropriating 100000 annually for the
maintenance of workshop for the blind
at Milwaukee and the bill permitting the
state board to eXpend $4,000 for a suitable
building for the workshop at its discretion,
the bills providing %T0g3 for a heating plant
for the executive mansion ana for huIldlnG
a barn ON the grounds connected with the
residence and $4,000 annually for the Light
Horse Squadron armOry at Milwaukee, were
passed. The nomination OF Thomas NJ.
Purtell of Madison TO be state fire mar
shall for the term ending, January II, 1913,
and of Dr. David Roberts of Waukesha to
be state veterinarian, for the term ending
June ]. 1900. were received from the COVER
nor and under suspension OF the rules, We're
confirmed at once. The vote was PurteIl
20 TO and Roberts % to =. The Senate
concurred in the GoldswOrthy resolution for
an investigation by the state board OF con-
troll of quarries and rock bearing lands OF
the state. with a view of establishing a
rock crushing plant at the state prison.
SATURDAY.
On the ODD 2 bill was introduced in the
Senate which is calculated to end the lti-
CATION which the state has been carrying
on for several years against the railroads.
1t authorizes the governor, secretary OF state
and attorney general to make settlements
with the railroads in all existing suits. The
committee on cairaS reported against the
doing anything with the capitol park eX-
tens. on plans at this session. The commit
tee on claims reported the bill for ia state
monument at Vicksburg without recommen-
plant at Waupun prison for concurrence.
Senator Hudnall dissenting. The commit
tee on judiciary submitted a divided report
upon the Chynoweth claim. The Donna
chowski bill prohibiting the use of cigars.
cigarettes and tobacco by persons under 10
years of age concurred In.
In the Assembly.