Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
Assembly.
TUESDAY.


investigate and report the feasibility and
dUsirability Of acquiring the land between
LAX" Monond and the present capitol park.
y resolution relating to a national system
of education was slain. No. 1928, prohibit
ing corporations or stock companies acting
as agents solicitors for life insurance
companies was cOncurred in \ fight was
caused over No. isis, raising the speed of
trains in cities from SIX to twelve niles.
The Assembly advanced the bill Bill No.
544S. relating to penalties to railroad com.
pauiCS Fl violations of the law unprOvidcd
for was cOncurrcd in. Farchild bill No.
Ass. to keep the polls at elections open in
the evening to o'clock instead of O'Clock,
as ut present. cOncurred in. The
mortgage bill No. 532S, to limit the time
dur a. which a mortgage shall he a lien
upon real estate, was slaughtered by
unanimous vote. The salaries of assessors
III milwaukee, were boosted to $500 when
the Assembly concurrcd in bill No. JG7S.
WEDNESDAY.
On the 10th the Assembly by a vote of
IL to II voted to pass over the governors
veto the EstabroOk bill relating to the lay
ing of sidewalks in villages. A resoIu-
ton by Mr.. Norris providing for an inves-
tigation of the dcsirability of securing the
blue mounds of Iowa county for a state
park was killed.
The Estabrook bill providing for a change
which was vetoed by the governor was
passed by Il vote Of Il to 10 nOtwithstand-
ing the veto.
An attempt was made to recall No 392S
relating to certificates to graduates of cOun-
ty training schools for teachers The AS
sembly by a large vote refused to recall
the measure.
Joint resolution liza, by Mr. Reynolds
to have the park commission investigate the
project to purchase lands surrounding Dew
lis lake for one-half mile to preserve the
same and to report the same at the next
session of the Legislature was killed.
The insurance bills as amended came back
into the Assembly. The House c0ncurred
in the Senate amendments to No. 679A, pro
viding for the election of directors to life
insurance companies by cumulative voting,
prohibiting proxy voting and also compel
ling the companies to furnish printed lists
Of pOlicyholders. An amendment was adopt
ed as proposed by the Senate to No. 691A,
providing for tho ascertainment for de
ferred dividend surplus.
THURSDAY.
On the 18th the 2-cent fare bill, which
has caused Il storm in both houses Of thu
Legislature. passed the Assembly and the
Senate cOncurred in the Assembly amend.
ments Its passage through the upper
house was due to the vote Of w. D Con.
nor, lieutenant governor and state Repub
lican committee chairman. The Assembly
amendment cuts out that portion of the
rate bill providing fOr 3-cent fares for pas.
blyman McGrcgor presented a resolution
relating to a national system of education
and asking for an amendment TO the federal
constitution. The resolution. which is mere.
Iy a memorial to Congress. was adopted
The ROehr bill No. 221S providing for the
organization Of mutual life insurance cor.
pOFa uOuS, was dLIeHueO anu COuCuFFeQ ID.
The sum Of $4,000 was appropriated to
aid the sufferers in central Wisconsin in
the storm of July 3.
FRIDAY.
On the 18th Gov. Davidson vetoed the
bill increasing the salaries Of aldermen of
from $500 to 5000 a year on the
ground that it is a matter for local acton.
The bill authorizing the payment of eE-
penses of legislative committee TO inves,
tgate the lumber trust died on the clerks
desk because of a lack Of a quorum. The
investigation if made must be at the cN-
pense of members of the committee. Scna.
tors Bird and Burns and Assemhlympn
Cernahan, Cahoon and keppel Tn" in
crease in the capital stock of the street
railway companies Of Milwaukee and of the
Gas Light company caused a
futter among the Assemblymen on the 18th
when the stock and bond bill came up for
consideration. Mr.. Ingram introduced an
authority TO regulate the issue even though
made before the bill becomes a law. The
Assembly and Senate cOncurred and passed
the bill and amendment.
SATURDAY,
On the 18th Gov Davidson vetoed the
bill to give a pension to Chief Justice Cas-
sody of the state supreme court, who will
soon retire after twenty years Of service.
The pension was to be half of his present
salary, or $500 a year. The governor said
that his objection was that it is poor pub
lie policy. He also vetoed the bill TO sub
NIT city ordinances to an election when pc
titioned by 10 per cent. Of the voters He
said this would cause confusion in large
from becoming Immediately effective. The
veto of the governor Of the fish and game