The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-25


persons who could not get married in
other states; the Waldron bill, relating
to the bond of county treasurers; the
Jansen bill for a bridge across the
Fox river at Depere; the Hedding bill,
regulating civil service in cities, and
the committee bill prohibiting persons
whose names were on the black list in
any town or village from entering a
saloon.
The senate committee OF state af-
fairs recommended for passage the
Stevens bill authorizing issuance of
liquor licenses to new hotels in Mil
waukee and other cities, providing that
in case the number of licenses out
standing is in excess of that allowed
by the Baker law one existing license
be surrendered for each license issued
to hotel. The committee also re-
commended for passage the Fairchild
bill relating to licensing of clubs, with
an amendment similar to that recon-
mended for the Stevens bill
The senate judiciary committee re-
commended that the linn bill provid-
ing that only electors who voted at the
last preceding general election be
eligible for jury service in Milwaukee
be nonconcurred in.
Salary Bill Adopted.
Assemblyman Smiths joint resolu-
ton, providing for a salary of $500
annually to members of the legisla-
ture, was adopted by the assembly.
The senate passed the Jennings
bill granting the city of Milwaukee
600 foot strip of land running
along the shore of Lake Michigan
from Wisconsin street to the harbor
entrance. The senate, 20 to 2, sus-
tanned the governors veto of the
Martin bill.
The Minkley bill, authorizing the
social democratic party to change it's
name to the socialist party, was or
dered to third reading.
The senate ordered to engross-
ment and third reading the Fairchild
bill relating to the state board of den
tai examiners. The committees sub
stitute amendment, No. IS, was
adopted.
The senate committee on finance
recommended for indefinite postpone
ment the bill appropriating $31,5OO
for the Wisconsin Industrial School
for Girls, Milwaukee.
The bill providing for a state con-
servation commission taking in five
different departments was ordered
engrossed by the assembly
At last the Legislature has taken
a step to provide for the payment of
that old state debt of $2,25O,OOO,
which has stood against the state for
more than half a century, in viola
ton of the constitution and calling
for an annual interest payment of
1857, 900. The step was taken when
the Helm bill, providing for an an
nual appropriation, beginning March
1, 1915, of 100000, to be applied
to the payment of the debt At the
rate of 100000 per year it will take
a quarter of century to clean up
the debt
Repeal Big Appropriation.
The assembly passed the Bradley
bill, which repeats the $4,000 appro-
priation for the physical education
building at the La Crosse Normal
school Friends of the measure
thought best to let the bill go to the
senate, believing they had a better
chance to kill it there
The assembly passed the five assem-
bly, bills and concurred in eleven SEN
ate bills. Among the senate bills con-
Cured in were the bill by Senator
Weissleder, permitting polls in towns
of less than 5000 being kept open to
not earlier than o'clock, or later than
8 o'clock; by Senator Richards, relat-
ing to voting booths; by Senator Rich
ards, making laws for elections of
state officers apply to election of I'm
tied States senators; by Senator Han
son, repeating the second filing of ex-
pense accounts; by Senator Jennings,
providing for filling vacancies in case
of resignation or death; by Senator
Jennings, relating to the size of cleo
ton booths; by Senator Martin, relat-
ing to neglect of dependent children.
The Kubasta bill, wiping out the
state fire insurance fund, was, after
debate, sent to engrossment, after in
definite postponement had been re-
fused, "a to so.
The Grell bill repeating the appro-
priation of 100000 for medics build
ing at the university was reconsidered
and an amendment offered by Mr..
Grell. This amendment changes the
appropriations, reinstating that of the
needles building for 100000 and cut
ting out the appropriation of $500
for the liberal arts building and $4,000
for the shop building and modifica-
tons.
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