Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-22
IN The LEGISLATURE.
DOINGS OF LAWMAKERS AT THE
STATE CAPITAL.
A Summary Account of lie Work Ac-
complished During the Week
by Solons at Madison.
In the Senate.


'he Assembly. Inc opinion OF the attorney
general covering the question of the cleo
ton of 4 successor to Senator Spooner was
read at length by the clerk and Went or"T
under the rules. Among the most imn0rtant
legislation advanced was the Frodmminn
dill REGULATE the hours of labor ON nj
municipal work in Milwaukee to eight
hours. The bill of Senator BraZeau detaCh-
ing Adams county from Judge Wcbh's cir
cut and attaching it to Judge Stevens
circuit. was passed.
Tho Senate on tho 10Th refused =, ,.,,,,,,
pirate S5000 for emnlovinn / o ~ SIH,"
and actuaries TO assist the rommittaGS n,,
banks and insurance in the he3rin~S an +hI
life insurance bills ana voted to adhnra ~
It's amendment to this bin. cnttin% avn
the amount of the appropriation from 300
to $1,000. The Senate allowed $1,000 for tbe
services of an actuarv The Rark@n .v.ii,
hod shoot hiii,; ,y3s od,.nm,od "A Nen W rue
mpnt ana third readinr nfter ~, LIS ,o vi
fnnIinr of an JiSh ~ ,Ii+o1iI 'iLS
cooking Ienorfn.nnt Of botei FL t ~ ~
hin tG radnle thn 0umbpr Of trmStc S.", ~
,.iiionoS froI, civ 20 so ~ nunnclS ~.
frrtLnr ,.nDSi5Iora +i TO- i0"' va" i'hCAlSu I"r
sop,+or 1rortin.s In, ,irt,,. ,,o
hoard If controI nov,ar - nairolo i,ri.l,,'
wSS ra farre ~ +o ~ 1i+Do ~
II -, , - ny tolhiI ice oH cll'iIl-
o""tT an" pelial IStttu'i0Is III lnS Hehat"
i Gii t 80 ~, ",u UNeIi piii amend
llrS SL' IN 81 3 Jaw ~ eAeltiplLnS some
nee was laid over Tor one week. Senator
Nople piil authorizing the city OF Eau
Slitlfe TO increase the heiSht OF Inc Deus
uam was amended TO Iufthef safeguard the
interests OF lhe CITY or Eau clare ana was
ordered TO ehgfoSSment. Inc bill prohibit
ing the state veterinarian from having any
interest direct or lnolrect. IN the manu-
1actHre or sale OF any proprietary remedies
was passed. Bills creating the towns of
Coudrray and Wegor i'll Sawyer county also
passed
Al me afternoon session of the Senate on
the l3th various reports were received from
committees, lnclud,nS RECOMMENDATIONS for
lhdchnlt" p9.tpon"h!rht 1t ib! bill to AZ
prOprlat" Slto.ND for tn tmIlding of an
other nome TOR III" f"Hbi '-minded at CHIP
peWa fallS WHICH came from the committees
on charitable ann penal Institutions I'll"
same COMMITTEES reported in favor of the
passage of bill No. DIS. to abolish thu
stat" board OF control as INV constitute
anu fecFeat' / so Ihlt the members Gf
onMt I"Ii T Hii,ii n"ot" III ','TC 4i4 NaIan
cttH HhaIi utN'l"2 ~ f'2u'tf periods Most
OF lh@ aIirrhooa was occupied win mar
M Oh IN various liliS lli5tlHT TO - !
ah0Iltlon ~ c"Alf'nu!orN 10 2lGcnCe as
IGlenSe III per hal injury GamaEr suits
= Ne hE9thei n2od OF loGolnotiN" engineers ;p-
peaFeu II '!'Nor OF Su'h f?iS'"uoh.
\ bill by the committee on cducaton ncr-
mitting villages TO bear Il part of the cost
of county schools of agriculture and do
nestle economy and to issue bonds therefor
was passed in the Senate on the 14th Tho
Alaska Yukon exposition appropriation bin
was reported out for passage. The bill to
permit unincorporated villages To perform
certain acts authorized by chapters 40 ana
II of the statutes of 1898 on the part OF
llCOrnOratpu villages. Tpl11TtpI
for passage The report of the Joint com
mitrnn ON tho rnnfnrancn on tho LII n,tI'a,
iZ-h& the employment OF actuarieS for the
insurance committees reported am a&rc1,
ap4 + SunStlauIe allt Moment 'i o IN
HrtdSIHE the amount appropriated 10 S2otF.
ne nlll was passed. me committee on
printing reported Tor concurrence the As
+ElnpiH t'Soiution lor an IlIeS'lGall94 or
the STATE printing contract with the Madi-
son Democrat company. The bill relating
to additional circuit Judges for Milwaukee,.
was Iald over until the afternoon session.
The following bills were passed or con,
Cured IN: Relating to sanitary conditions
III hotels; relating to the distribution and
partition OF estates; to create second mu-
municipal court for Iron county; relating to
the support OF inmates of the Wisconsin
Veterans home; relating to the issue of
bonds by counties: relating to the munici-
PAL court IN the city OF Beloit. in Rock
port lists of Jurors drawn to the Jury com
mlGS,oners; relating to pay Of jurors: pro.
sLuiIE loF lIe trahSportatlon 81 me dead;
Hu'4 40 + ie Town ' on Itier. R9GE cou
!" Of an no Rcto G moiI doreEsI Inc prop
ert iA, OF the bEtnGl cemetery ASSOCIATION III
Sald town: relating to struck JurieS; relat-
ing 10 OIL inspection; relating to the sale OF
lRt4XicauhG llGu0fS; to authorize the city
OF ElkhoFn TO sell land used as 4 cemetery
ahG renoV" bodies buried in said cemetery
ard monuments thercfrom; relating to the
incorporation of villages.
AT the afternoon session of the Senate
on the l4th the bill providing for the adj
ulIohd! circuit court in MllWluke" county
upon motion of Senator Roehr was laid
over.
rho fret o++on,,+ ~ ~, oorI,. e,;,,
Tho Senate ON the 1Sth vas = r, fI,1rn NJ VI
Guorun1 annenrintr :. rnrasS voc tnI.n, ,,,tii
IL mo MIN hniir III, ,',i> - "LI,l
o + ;3tl,1,i,d LII mn. l'c UI 'u W
nun,hrr Of GnToni. f nIrriciiiti,, Ia az i
I, ti ~ f W 80 ~ ~ anu 10
DTnn nocE"t hoIIot Iii MI rs i,id I'm.
Bills PASSED: Relating to the laying ont of
4 highway to land excluded thercfrom: rn
lating to the care of county roads NV towns.
relating to private warehouses and ware,
house receipts: relating to hours of labor
on public works: relating TO the sanitary
regulation of bakeries and confectionery
establishments Bills Indefinitely post
pOnpd: RcIatinr 10 daily npwsnanCrS and
reppaling chaptpr IS of the laws of 1902.
to authorize and enable cities of the first
class to change the method of official pub
LEGATION of laws etc.
IN the Assembly.
The Assembly ON the 18th passed one bill
ana killed elSnt Inc Dill that was passed
approprlateS $lo'o 10 seven clerks who
WORKED several months on the recent stat"
census aItef tne Original appropriation nad
become exhausted. MOST OF the DIS Killed
provided Tor eNeQpun% ulHefent classes OF
real ana personal property from taxation.
one was saved by ASSemDlyman i. w. lie
Roy of MarInette, who succeeded in having
II fe-reierfed 70 me committee on taxation
II PEoNlotS lor Il' exemption Oh property
t HSGa 1or CHaul1Glua pudposes, Two new
blIIS we're LItIouuCtI. Ohe pi1Nlu'S Ihat
duulI ue!ghup.I cniiuEen o. olq SotdIeTS
I1S ltcelNe an IloII GouIlI4 IellGl luEua
ff 'ii" ne Et pila PIN loes to
tiiS 0;4 :. Si r, W U.s. 1ouilS anu a.
iinni4 X II 10 4 ioIrnrs COUNTY. among me
nil!S II" 2,hpis iiepo+ttrn VIZ ane hahcro!t
torney general from $4,000 to 5000 year.
Another one gives the railroad commission
authority to compel railroads to bUilG spur
tracks when it is deemed necessary