Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-24
IN The LEGISLATURE.
DO1NGS OF LAWMAKERS AT THE
STATE CAPITOL.
Summary Account of the Work Ac-
complished During the Week by
Solons at Madison.
In the Senate.
TUESDAY

On the 18th the Stewart joint resolution
memoriallZing Congress to remove the tariff
was unanimously concurred in by the Sem
ate.
A substitute to the Page bill relating TO
bail in criminal cases providing that in all
actions in which the defendant is entitled
70 bali pending sentence, he shall be en-
Titled TO stay of execution was ordered 10
engroSSment Senator RoehrS bill providing
for twelve aldermen at large to be elected
for four years and one alderman from each
ward to be elected for two years in cities
of the first class was passed.
WEDNESDAY.
On the 10Th, In the Senate, a new bin
providing that in the distribution of inter
est on, state, funds that on the forest re-
serve fund should be allotted TO the forest
reserve income fund was introduced by
committee. The bill amending the Milwau-
kee Gas Light company's franchise by
striking out the words, and exclusive"
also on the calendar for indefinite postpone
ment was re-referred. On motion of SEN
yiding penalties for hunting without a
license in possession was refused engross-
ment and Senator owen presented an
amendment cutting down the penalty to not
less than S25. This was adopted and the
bill and an amendment striking out the
second section presented by Senator Hust-
Ing, were laid over.
THURSDAY
On the 10th the Senate advanced on its
calendar the Noble bill to provide for Il
commission system of government for
cities. 1t provides that in place of may
or and other city officials and common
council, the affairs of the municipality shall
be governed by few commissioners to be
elected by the people. A new bill provides
for a third assistant register of probate in
counties of 250,0OO inhabitants at salary
of $1,000 per annum. Another provides that
in counties having two county judges the
judge longest in Office shall have the power
to make all the appointments and removals
which the county judge had the power to
make before the election of a second Judge
One of the new bills provides that trains
shall not be run faster than six miles an
hour while approaching and within twenty
rods of grade crossings unless gates are
exceed twenty miles an hour and requiring
signals to be given eighty rods from cross
1ngS outside of incorporated places The
Senate passed the joint resolution memorial
izing Congress to take steps for the enact
ment of a uniform game law. The Assem-
bly, district option bill was amended as
agreed upon by the Senate committee on
state affairs. the Anti-SalOon league and the
representatives. of the liquor interests and
was ordered to Cngrossment.
FRIDAY
On the 18th in the Senate the Sanborn
bill relating to fishing in inland waters and
limiting the number of game birds to be
killed and the transportation thereof was
Indefinitely postponed and the Schaucr bill
to insure the boundaries Of the city of
Kewaunee. was nOn-conCurred in. The fire
marshal bill which has passed the Assembly
was recommended for passage with an
amendment providing that the state should
not be responsible for the expense of the
office. 1t will be maintained by a percent
age of fire insurance premiums