Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-03-04
AssEMBLy.-The usual circumstances

! were received, principally against the taxa
ton OF church property Bills were passed
to amend the act to amend Chap Is, K. s.,
! entitled OF the Assessment and Collection
| Of Taxes; to amend the act for the preserva-
! ton OF game; to amend the laws Of 1874 as
to tho preservation Of fish in Green Lake; to
provide for costs on suits OF certiorari from
Justices of the Peace; to allow 6herifs and
Constables to recover necessary and actual
expenses in certain cases; to incorporate
Shawanee; to authorize the building OF
booms in the River and Lake St. Croix, and
to legalize the voting Of $4,000 to aid the
Dubuque q Platteville Railroad. Adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. 20-Remons'rances were
presented against the taxation OF church
property, and petitions asking for the publ
cation of the geological survey Bills were
passed-appropriating 500 to the Outagamie
| Agricultural Society; relating TO statistics
for the use OF the State Board; relating to
Assessors amending the act to enable the
city OF Watertown TO settle its railroad In
debtedness; to amend the law in re-
lation to the Presidential and Congressional
elections; appropriating $500 each to the
st. Lukes Hospital, OF Racine, and the Cadle
Home at Green Bay. "A Joint resolution
was adopted extending the time Of final adj
journmcnt to the 4th OF March. Adjourned.
ASSEMBLY large number of remon-
strances against the taxation of church prop
erty were presented The bin to pay for
legal services in enforcing the Railway act OF
last session was made the special order for
Wednesday e. The memorial to Congress to
adopt Gen. Warren's third plan for mprov-
ing the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers was
concurred in. 1.-The bill extending
for five years the exemption from taxation of
the lands Of the Wisconsin Central Railway
was made the special order for Tuesday.
| Bills were passcd--to amend the Registry law
| by combining Its operations to Incorporated
| cities and villages; To authorize trustees to
| hold property for religious purposes; to pro-
vide for uniformity in teachers examinations
| and certificates. Adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. GA bill was reported
providing for publication of the geological
survey. Assembly bills were concurred in
to repeal Secs. 9, 10 and II of Chap. 70,
laws of 1871 to amend the law of 1869 re-
lating to the use Of moneys arising from
swamp lands in Portage County. Bills were
passed-appropriating $1,000 to st. Joseph's
Orphan Asylum at Milwaukee,; to secure to
joint school districts an equal distribution Of
the burden Of school taxes The nomina-
tion of John w. Hoyt as Railroad Commits
sioner for three years was confirmed Adj
iourned
decentralization were presented
asking that the State Prison be removed from
Waupun to Milwaukee Bills were con
CURED Incorporating S32,950 to the
Northern Hospital; appropriating $4,000 to
the industrial School. 49,. Bills were passed
for fencing all railroads; 10 provide against
damage by threshing machines; relating to
side.tracks of railroads. for granting State
certificates TO graduates OF the State Univer-
sity; authorizing County Boards to make
,lati. T,r Ion, Of
fish; appropriating money TO the Northern
Agricultural Society; appropriating " 900 to
the Governors contingent fund. The bill
to increase the duties OF the Railroad Com
missioners was defeated Adjourned.
SENATE, Feb "a Bills were passed
| appropriating $1,000 to the Northwestern
| Agricultural Society; authorizing the levy of
special tax on all the property in the Fourth
| Ward, Milwaukee, appropriating money for
| the geodeic survey Of Wisconsin; authoriz-
! ing the Commissioners of the School and
University Lands 10 loan a portion Of the
trust funds appropriating $500 for the pur.
chase OF English reports; approprating S2,OoO
to the State Agricultural Society; amending
the law In regard to lumber Inspection pre-
venting gambling on railroad cars. Ad-
journed.
Assembly The session was mainly
occupied in the consideration of the Blind
Institute bill and the special order, which
was the bill extending the time exempting
the Wisconsin Central Railroad lands from
taxation for five years. This last was ordered
| t. third reading. Adjourned.
SENATE, Feb, 25-A bill appropriating
$4,000 for the payment Of deficiencies and
$4,000 for current expenses was discussed at
considerable length -. Bills were passed-to
enable school districts to levy taxes TO build
school houses: In relation to insurance com
pancs. &c. The bin making women eligible 10
election a. school officers was ordered to
third reading as was also the bill offering
$4,000 10 encourage the invention and sue
cessiu use OF steam for highway travel
ASSEMBLY,. - Resolutions OF inquiry as
to the propriety OF publishing the report of
the geological survey were adopted. Bills
were passed--to amend the law to provide for
depositing funds OF counties where the taxa
bile property exceeds $3OO00,oOl amending
the law for the establishment OF State road
from Green Bay TO nepere; to create Taylor
County out of portions Of Clark, Marathon,
Lincoln and Chippewa Counties -. The Rail
road Commissioners bill 20 amend the Rail
road law of 1872 was made the special order
for the both A large number oi bills were
indefinitely postponed. Adjourned,