Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
DOINGS OF LAWMAKERS AT THE
STATE CAPITOL.
A Summary Account of the Work Ac.
complished During the Week by
SolOuS at Madison.
In The Senate.
TUESDAY.


On the 18th two new bills were intro
duced in the Senate. The bill was intro
duced by the committee on taxation and
permits the court to employ counsel TO as.
sist district attorneys in criminal cases and
to fix their compensation ut not to exceed
$50 day actually occupied In such prosecu-
ton and not TO exceed S15 Il day for time
occupied preparing the cases for trial. The
Schauer joint resolution amending the con-
Stituhon by requiring full citizenship pa
pers as a requisite for voting after Decem-
Der 1, 1912 was amended to fully conform
with similar resolution passed by the last
Legislature and the amendment will go to
I the people for a vote. The bill cutting the
rate of all express companies 33 1-3 per
cent. in Wisconsin was killed by a vote of
Il to g. The forestry bill appropriating not
| to exceed $4,000 for the purchase of GER
! tain lands was passed.
WEDNESDAY,
On the 18th the Assembly reported non
concurrence in the Senate amendment to
the issuance of passes to agricultural fairs,
position that such passes should not be is
sued to persons holding an elective ap-
pointive office and Senators Whitehead.
Fridd and Pearson were appointed a COM
fire marshall BILL entered upon another
chapter in its troubled career when Il Joint
resolution was passed recalling it from the
governor for correction. The committee re-
ported the bill authorizing cities of the first
class TO license meat markets. for passage.
long debate was precipitated on the bill
natural historical survey by Senator
Brownies amendment appropriating $40
900 additional for good roads work
under the direction Of the survey. The
committee amendment limiting the amount
to be expended IN road building to $1,000
was then adopted and the bill ordered to
engrossment. The bill making an appro-
priation for a site for the Milwaukee nor
NAL school, amended to provide $4,000 in
stead of 100000 and providing that no con-
tract for any site now existing be recog-
piz ordered pDrrpSSph
THURSDAY
On the 18th the Senate took up n calen.
dar containing ninety-three bills and resolu-
tons, the largest calendar OF the session
to be operated by full crew, recalled from
the Assembly, was amended so as not TO
apply to trains operating on roads of TWEEN
ty-ive miles or less and the Stewart bill
providing for park districts in cities of the
third and fourth class, amended to apply to
townships as well as cities, was cOncurrcd
in. The Burns Joint resolution for an
amendment abolishing the state census and
baSing the apportionment on the federal
census was adopted. The Sanborn bill re-
lating to contributing negligence and as
sumption as defense in actions for in
juries caused of the greatest debates
of this session. An amendment was offered
by Senator Husting. providing that the pro
visions of the act should not apply to laws
when such employc has been guilty of gross
negligence. The Husting amendment was
adopted II to 6, and the bill was ordered to
asked for separate action on his bill for .
cent passenger fare, on the calendar for in
definite poStponcment. long debate fol-
lowed. After a debate of an hour and a
half between Senators HuSting and Hudnall
the roll was called and the bill was killed
by q vote of 81 to 6.
FRIDAY.
On the Nth the Senate killed the GCorgi
bill giving to members of the Milwaukee
fire and police departments the right of
trial before discharge from service in the
department. The vote II to 4. The
eighthour law for telegraphers was passed
and the bill passed was the one which re-
lieyes a supreme justice at the age of 20
after twenty years of service. The call Of
the roll on the passage of the Bancroft
case Of negligence, revealed a tie vote and
the bill was sent to the governor by the
deciding vote of the lieutenant governor
Senator Marsh moved a reconsideration.
The doors were ordered closed. Senator
Owen moved that the call be raised. On a
roll call the Senate refused to raise the
call. Senator Sanborn moved to adjourn
The motion was lost. After long wrangle
over parliamentary tactics the senators
reached an agreement and on the motion of
Senator Wright the call was raised and the
bill was laid over until Wednesday.