EVENING SESSION. 8:00 O'CLOCK P. M. The senate was called to order by the president. A bill authorizing cities of the first class to acquire easements for viaducts, bridges, etc., by gift, grant or purchase, and to provide for a joint use of same. To committee on Corporations. By Senator Hudnall: No. 5, S., A bill to amend section 1, chapter 412, laws of 1901, entitled, An act relating to the distribution of bills introduced into the legislature and making an appropriation therefor. To committee on Education. ADJOURNMENT. Upon motion of Senator Roehr, The senate adjourned. The senate met. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1903. The president in the chair. Prayer by Rev. H. A. Winter. The roll was called and the following senators answered to their names: Senators Beach, Bird, Burns, Eaton, Gaveney, Green, Hatten, Hudnall, Kreutzer, Martin, McGillivray, Merton, Miller, Morse, Mosher, North, O'Neil, Randolph, Reukema, Roehr, Rogers, Sarau, Stout, Whitehead, Willy, Wipperman and Wylie-27. Absent with leave-Senators Hagemeister, Johnson, McDonough, Munson, Riordan and Wolff-6. Was granted LEAVE OF ABSENCE To Senators Green and Roehr for the remainder of the week. To Senator Stout until next Tuesday morning's session. The journal of yesterday was approved. COMMUNICATION TO THE LEGISLATURE. COL. THEODORE GOLDIN WEST SUPERIOR, Wis., Jan. 20, 1903. Chief Clerk of the Senate, Madison, Wis. Dear Sir-I have to report the following amount of timber scaled by me this date: Pine... Hardwood Lumber during my term of office from July 10th, 1901, to .17,642,000 420,000 None Total .18,062,000 Respectfully submitted, TIMOTHY ATKINSON, Inspector. RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED. By Senator Rogers: WHEREAS, Continuous effort has been made during the past four sessions of the congress of the United States to secure legislation giving greater effectiveness to the interstate commerce act, by investing the commission created by that act with larger authority with respect to the rates established by common carriers for the transportation of persons or property; there fore, be it Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That we respectfully memorialize the fifty-seventh congress of the United States to enact such legislation as is contemplated in the foregoing preamble before the expiration of the present session thereof. Further resolved, That it is the opinion of this legislature that the bills now pending in congress, known in the senate as the revised Elkins bill, S. 3125, and in the house as the Wanger bill, H. R. 15592, are calculated to provide the proper relief; and that we respectfully request the senators and representatives in congress from this state to use their best efforts to expedite the passage and secure the enactment of one or the other of said bills at the present session of congress. Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing preamble and resolutions be immediately transmitted by the secretary of state to the president of the senate and to the speaker of the house of representatives, and each of the senators and representatives from this state. Laid over until tomorrow morning's session. BILLS INTRODUCED. Read first and second times and referred. By Senator Roehr No. 6, S., A bill to repeal the acts establishing a superior court for Milwaukee county and providing for the transfer of causes and proceedings pending therein to the circuit court for the second judicial circuit. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator Roehr: No. 7, S., A bill to provide for two additional circuit judges for the second judicial circuit. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator Burns: No. 8, S., A bill amending section 1494f of the statutes of 1898 by increasing the appropriation for inspection of apiaries to seven hundred dollars. To committee on Agriculture. MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY. By C. O. MARSH, chief clerk thereof: Mr. PRESIDENT: 1 am directed to inform you that the assembly has concurred in Jt. Res. No. 6, S., To investigate the reasons why the people of our state cannot obtain coal. RESOLUTIONS CONSIDERED. Jt. Res. No. 5, S., Limiting the time for the introduction of new business. To ascertain the vote cast for governor, congressmen and sheriff in the counties of the state at the election of 1902, Were severally adopted. The president announced as the committee, under Jt. Res. No. 6, S., Senators McGillivray, Rogers and North. ADJOURNMENT. Upon motion of Senator North, The senate adjourned. The senate met. The president in the chair. THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1903. Prayer by Rev. H. A. Winter. The roll was called and the following senators answered to their names: Senators Beach, Bird, Burns, Eaton, Gaveney, Hagemeister, Hatten, Hudnall, Kreutzer, Martin, McGillivray, Merton, Miller, Morse, Mosher, North, O'Neil, Randolph, Reukema, Riordan, Rogers, Sarau, Whitehead, Willy, Wipperman and Wylie-26. Absent with leave-Senators Green, Johnson, McDonough, Munson, Roehr, Stout and Wolff-7. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Was granted To Senator Hagemeister for the remainder of the week. To Senators Gaveney, Reukema, Sarau, McGillivray, Martin, Kreutzer and North until Monday evening's session. To Senators Miller and Riordan until Tuesday morning's ses sion.. The journal of yesterday was approved. COMMUNICATIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE. PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 21. THE PRESIDENT OF SENATE Madison, Wis The twenty-second legislative assembly of the territory of Arizona sends greeting to the legislature of the state of Wis |