Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-03-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY %.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25.
In the last batch of bills to be introduced
~ IN, tne senate Senator Husting presented
a bill providing for system Of income
IaaatGn. senator Martin presented bill
providing for a first and second choice in
me primary election A petition was read
ITO me Game Protective association ask
hug ha onat tne law prohibiting spring shooting
nalS aHalrs presented a joint resolution
mI, me Congress to create retired
nsI upon tPo winch may be placed with retired
pay the surviving officers of the volunteer
transacted.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY &c.
senator Martins bill providing method
Tor the cert1hcation of non-partisan nomipa-
t1ons and delegates to national conventions
Dy the secretary of state was recommended
Ior passage by the committee on elections.
poned, among them the bill to appropriate
money to T. c. Richmond for legal services
IN connection with the inheritance tax
cases. Under a suspension of the rules
Senator Sanborn's bill creating the new
town Of Pilsen in BAYFIELD, county was
passed. senator Lehr's bill prohibiting the
any dwelling house, watering place, school
mousse or any public building was passed
Inc Assembly bill granting the right to
p Dulid q bridge over the Flambeau river at
lark rams was advanced
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 81.
Under a suspension of the rules the Sen
ate TINS morning passed a resolution offered
by senator James providing for the print
ing OF the testimony before the senatorial
investigating committee and having copies
oI the testimony placed on the desks or the
members OF the Legislature the same as all
oIher documents. The bill was then sent
20 the Assembly for concurrence. The joint
resolution asking Congress to appropriate
100000 for the Lincoln Farm association
was passed pas Senator Pages bill author
iZlnS the county board Of Milwaukee, TO hX
the salaries of the clerk of the municipal
court was amended so as to include depu-
ties and was then advanced.
MONDAY, MARCH 1.
The session of the Senate was enlivened
by discussion as to whether or not the
testimony that is being taken before the
primary investigating committee should
be published. Senator Hudnall pointed out
that the cost Of printing the testimony VIII
be about SO per day. Senator Bodenstab
argued that the investigation was of inter
est to everyone and that the senators and
information first hand and not be forced
to rely on newspapers for reports of the
proceedings The motion finally prevailed
TO nave the testimony printed daily
TUESDAY, MARCH =.
Senator Sanborn introduced a resolution
asking the investigating committee to finish
that part of the investigation pertaining to
Senator Stephenson'S campaign as soon as
possible Ill order that the election might be
gotten out of the way and the Legislature
get down to business. Senator Stout pre-
scented resolution making University OF
Wisconsin professors eligible to the Car
negie pension fund. The Fond du Lac
municipal court bill was presented by tie
committee.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 8
The Senate occupied its time today in
discussing the bill providing for the new
nineteenth judicial circuit. The bill was
reported for passage by the judiciary com
mittee, Senator Blaine dissenting Senator
Owen wanted the bill passed under a sus-
pension of the rules so that the new judge
might be elected at the April election Sen
ator Blaine opposed the bill because he
was the proper course to pursue The DILL
was passed, however under a suspension
of the rules. Senator Martins bill provid-
ing for the certifcation of the names of
non-partisan candidates by the secretary of
state and the rotation of these names on
the ballot was passed.