G Was referred to committee on Legislative Expenditures. Jt. Res. No. 12, A., Providing for adjournment till Tuesday, January 22d, Was laid on the table. A bill to amend chapter 3 of the laws of 1891, entitled, "An act relating to public printing, and amendatory of section 344, of chapter 20, of the revised statutes," Be put upon its passage. The ayes and noes being demanded, it was decided in the negative, the necessary two-thirds not having voted on the affirmation: Ayes, 17; noes, 10; absent or not voting, 6. The vote was as follows: Ayes-Senators Baxter, Conger, Fisher, McGillivray, Mills, Officer, Peirce, Putnam, Spensley, Stebbins, Stout, Timme, Thayer, Weeks, Withee, Woodworth and Youmans-17. Noes-Senators Altpeter, Burke, Kennedy, Kruszka, Martin, Mayer, McGeehan, McMullen, Phalen and Wescott-10. Absent or not voting-Senators Austin, Bashford, Brown, Davis, Phillips and Solliday-6. The bill was referred to committee on State Affairs. PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, ETC. By Senator Putnam: Pet. No. 4. S., Petition of Taylor Swann and 35 other citizens of Green county asking for amendment to game law regarding closed season for deer. To committee on Fish and Game. ADJOURNMENT. On motion of Senator Kennedy, The senate adjourned. The senate met. TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1895. The president pro tem. in the chair. 2 O'CLOCK P. M. The roll was called and the following senators answered to their names: Senators Austin, Bashford, Baxter, Conger, Kennedy, Kruszka, Martin, Mayer, McGillivray, McMullen, Mills, Officer, Phalen, Phillips, Putnam, Solliday, Spensley, Stebbins, Stout, Timme, Weeks, Wescott, and Youmans-23. Absent-Senators Altpeter, Burke, Davis, Fisher, McGeehan, Peirce, Thayer, Withee, and Woodworth-9. Absent with leave-Senator Brown-1. Was granted LEAVE OF ABSENCE To Senators Fisher, Thayer, Altpeter, Woodworth and Peirce for this session. To Senator Withee until Thursday. The journal of Friday was approved. COMMUNICATION TO THE LEGISLATURE. Senator McMullen presented a communication to the legislature from ex-State Treasurer John Hunner, and moved that it be spread upon the journal, Which motion was lost. The communication was referred to the committee on State Affairs. RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED. By Senator Baxter: Jt. Res. No. 13, S., Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring. That article XIII of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, be amended by adding a new section to said article, to stand as section 11, as follows: No public officer, or person elected or appointed to a public office, under the laws of this state, shall directly or indirectly ask, demand, accept, receive or consent to receive for his own use or benefit, or for the use or benefit of another, any free pass, free transportation, franking privilege or discrimination. in passenger, telegraph or telephone rates, from any person or corporation, or make use of the same himself or in conjunction with another. A person who violates any provision of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall forfeit his office at the suit of the attorney general. Any corporation, or officer or agent thereof, who shall offer or promise to a public officer, or person elected to a public office, any such free pass, free transportation, franking privilege or discrimination, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and liable to punishment, except as herein provided. No person, or officer, or agent of a corporation giving any such free pass, free transportation, franking privilege or discrimination hereby prohibited, shall be privileged from testifying in relation thereto, and he shall not be liable to civil or criminal prosecution therefor if he shall testify to the giving of the same. Policemen or firemen shall not be regarded as public officers, or falling within the purview of this section. The legislature may provide, under reasonable regulations, that policemen and firemen, when upon duty, shall be entitled to free transportation over any street railway hereafter chartered under the laws of this state. To committee on Railroads. BILLS INTRODUCED. Read first and second times and referred. By Senator Phillips: No 33, S., A bill to amend section 2537 of the revised statutes of the state of Wisconsin, in relation to special venires for jurors. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator McMullen: No. 34, S., A bill for an act to amend section 593 of the revised statutes for the year 1878, as amended by chapter 153 of the laws of 1891, relating to the examination and commitment of insane persons. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator Bashford: No. 35, S., A bill to prevent the improper and corrupt use of money in elections. To committee on Privileges and Elections. By Senator Bashford: No. 36. S.. A bill to provide for the payment of a license fee by the owners of palace, drawing room and sleeping car companies. To committee on Railroad s By Senator Bashford: No. 37, S., A bill to repeal chapter 414, laws of 1891, being an act to amend section 1751, revised statutes of 1878, relating to corporations, and to re-enact said section 1751. To committee on Incorporations. By Senator Bashford: No. 38, S., A bill to amend section 1753, of the revised statutes, as amended by chapter 93, laws of 1881, relating to the consideration for which the stock of private corporations may issue. To committee on Incorporations. By Senator Austin: No. 39, S., A bill for an act entitled, An act relating to circuit courts. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator Austin: No. 40, S., A bill to amend chapter 263 of the laws of 1891, entitled, "An act to provide for the incorporation of trust, annuity, guaranty, safe deposit and security companies, and to repeal chapter 158, laws of 1887, entitled, An act to amend chapter 33 of the laws of 1885, entitled, 'An act to provide for the organization of trust companies,' and the repeal of chapter 33, laws of 1885, entitled, 'An act to pro vide for the organization of trust companies, and to repeal chapter 294 of the laws of 1883, entitled, 'An act to provide for the organization of trust companies.' To committee on Incorporations. By Senator Austin: No. 41, S., A bill to amend chapter 250 of the laws of 1891, entitled, An act to provide for the relief of indigent and needy union soldiers. To committee on Military Affairs. By Senator Austin: No. 42, S., A bill to provide for the payment of license by street railway companies within this state. To committee on State Affairs. By Senator Austin: No. 43, S., A bill in relation to the judges of the supreme court. By Senator McGillivray: No. 44, S., A bill to protect laborers, manufacturers, railroads and business men of the state of Wisconsin against any unlawful combination and strikes, and to provide a just means of settlement. To committee on Railroads. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The committee on State Affairs, to whom was referred: No. 1, A., A bill to amend chapter 3 of the laws of 1891, entitled, "An act relating to public printing, and amendatory of section 344, of chapter 20, of the revised statutes," Have had the same under consideration, and have instructed me to report the same back with the recommendation that the same be concurred in. Senator Solliday dissenting. H. C. PUTNAM, Chairman. |