Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-03-15
LEGISLATIVE.
In the Senate, on the 4th, the Assembly

amendments to the Senate memorial to Congress
in relation to the right of Judge Cate to represent
the Eighth District in Congress were agreed to-
Bills were passed-.o amend the statutes as to
make incurable insanity ground Of divorce,
with careful restrictions; appropriating 5000 for
the purchase OF books for the State Library;
amending the law regulating the geological sur
vey....In the Assembly the resolution, re-
Qncsting eX-Gov. Taylor to report to the
disposition OF the Contingent fund. was
ref, rred to the Committee on State AZ
fairs. A resolution was adopted 10 exhibit the
war eagle. "Old Abe" at the Centennial. Senate
bills concurred in-authorizing counties
cities, villages and towns to make appropriations
for celebrating the Centennial year OF the nations
Chap 800 Of the laws of 1874 to facilitate The exeou-
ton OF trusts in certain cases, i'll relation to
trials in civil and criminal actions; to amend
Sec. &, OF Chap. 1874, entitled, OF executions
and proceedings supplementary thereto; reat-
ing to actions for the foreclosure of mort
CAGES; to amend Chap. l7b OF the re-
yised statutes, of arrests; to allow Sherifs
and Constabes to receive necessary and
actual disbursements III certain cases. relat-
Ing To the redemption of lands sold under decree
OF foreclosure; 10 amend Sec. 2, Chap. 100, GEN
eral Laws OF 1862, in relation TO County Survey
ors; to amend Chap. 152, General Laws Of 1872 10
authorize the County Board of Supervisors in tho
several counties OF this State to levy special tax
for County Board purposes; to amend Sec l. Chap.
81, laws OF ltas for the formation and protection OF
county agricultural societies; relating to actions on
undertakings on appeals TO the Supreme Court; 10
appropriate 1880 to the State Historical Society,"
Assembly bills were passcd-to provide for tie
protection OF the lands granted by Congress to the
State TO aid in the construction OF the Sturgeon
Bay and Lake Michigan Ship-Canal and Harbor
70 authorize the Commissioners of School aud
Jny;G nsy, Lands to appoint r. Commission
Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship
Canal and Harbor Company and to make
report of the same, providing for the
purposes and 20 secure titles thereto; to amend
Sec. /. Chap. l02 General Laws OF 1868 relating
TO tree belts TO appropriate sum of money suf
hcent To pay for printing the School laws and for
binding 200 copies of the same; TO provide for
the better protection Of bridges certain cases;
TO amend See ~, Chap. 81 Of the Revised Statutes
OF cemetery associations and town cemeteries 10
amend Sec. OF Chap. Isl of the Revised Statutes,
OF prisons generally, and common jails.
IN the Senate, on the 9th. a Joint resolu-
ton was adopted for final adjournment on March
H. large number of bills were passed among
them one 10 prevent gaming on railroad cars
The bill to perfect the organization of State militia
was killed. In the Assembly, bills We're passed
10 prevent hunting deer with dogs 70 project land
owners against incompetent surveyors: 70 prevent
killing pigeons while nesting. The bill TO appro-
pirate money to the religious schools in MiIwau-
hee was indefinitely postponed after an exciting
and acrimonious debate.
IN the Senate, on the It'll, the nomina
tion of Hon. Dana c. Lamb a. Railroad Commits
sioner was unanimously confirmed. The bill 10
regulate the salaries of the State officers was con
slnered, ana the Following adopted: Attorney.
GeneraL 5000; Secretary u State 5000: Stale
Treasurer, $500. \ resolution was adopted for
evening sessions during the remainder of the
term. In the Assembly. the Senate resolution
Tor Anal adjournment on the 18th WAS sent 20 the
Judiciary Committee. The Senate Joint resolution
10 amend the Constitution a. 10 forbid the pay
men' OF claims made six years after the claim ac-
crue> was CONQUERED in. A bill pissed to create q
state Board Of Health.
IL the Senate, on the sth, the Chippewa
peiis bill was ordered to 9 third reading-2l to TO-
a Joint committee OF hye was ordered 10 .nvesti-
cute NE affairs OF the Executive Office and the Of
nee at the Superintendent Of Public Property for
lAe la,t tour years Daring the evening session
Inc bgNS tlli passcG-sO 20 g In the Assembly
OH was ordered 70 u third reading providing that
The ett'iion for County Superintendent OF schools
snail be held in the spring. The bin appropriate
nS $40 go for the aridcisl propagation OF ishw was
3r.eTec 10 a third reading A large number OF
OILS were indefinitely postponed.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the resolu-
ton, ihansiu- the President for what he had done
IN tue whisky business. were discussed at length
AND finally made the special Order for the 18th
ntli Was passed. appropTsfiug SAL0to 10 the Blind
A-l .Nm of GAINESVILLE. In the evening the new an
pe.toumrut Dill wss reported - Ia the Assembly
OILS were Passe5-SuthoTizuc Beard Of Charitiis
shu h'ioFm, apprUpriatiug $500 for the Madison
Asylum and $4,000 for the Oshkosh Asylum
~, resolution 80 amend the Constitution 80 a. 10
haNs SIX yvAIs us minimum school aye was
lost