Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20


I dam across Aid stream; relating TO
time sentences. relating to taxing
mortgages by the following vote:
:. Ayes-Senators Abert, Andrews. Arnold, Bailey.
Burrows. Grimmel Hathaway. Hudd, Paul. Ran
kin, Reynolds. Rice, Richardson, Richmond,
Swain, Treat, vanS chaick and Wing-1s
Noes-Senators h Anderson, tarden, Lopez,
Wolfe
TUESDAY. March 12th-Assemby.-
In II e assembly very little business was
transacted out bf the committee Of the
whole.
The resolution providing for the &C
ceptance Of the Edgewood property, the
proposed gift Of ex-Gov. Washburn,
came up for consideration, and was
cOncurred in.
Assembly bills passed to amend the
charter Of Racine, and to change the
boundary between the cities of Neenah
and Menasha.
WEDNESDAY, March 13.-Senate.-In
the senate bills were cOncurred in: To
amend the charter of the city of Ra-
cine; also to amend the charter of Fond
du Lac; also to lay out and establish a
state road from the city Of Centralia, in
Wood county, to Knowlton, in Mara
thon county; also to lay out state
load from Necedah, Juneau county, to
Tomah, Monroe county. Bills passed:
To provide for representation of the
state at the international prison con-
gress, and to appropriate $1S, 800 to the
institution for the blind for current ex-
penses. Bills were indefinitely post
poned: To authorize the loaning of
portion of the trust funds of the state to
the city of Stevens Point; to authorize
the several towns of Portage county to
appropriate and use as general funds all
moneys paid into the several town
treasures as license money; to author
ize the loaning of a portion of the trust
funds to the city of Chippewa Falls for
school building purposes; provide for
more effectually obtaining reports from
banks, bankers, and banking associa-
tons in this state; and to provide for
the erection of buildings for the chronic
insane The substitute for No. IA. S.,
the school textbook bill, came up as a
special order. 1t was ordered to third
reading, all senators voting for it except
Senator Richardson, of GAINESVILLE. The
following is the text of the bill which is
substituted for the bill which passed the
senate of 1877:
Section1. The superintendent Of public instruc-
tion. X. T.. Davis, of Dane county. Geo. II Paul.
bago county, and John B. Quimby, of Sank
county, are hereby appointed and constituted
board OF text book commissioners, for the per-
Torrance of the duties hereinafter specified in
this act.
section 3 As soon as practicable after the pas
sage and publication of this act, the board OF
commissioners constituted as provided In the first
section of this act shall assemble at such time
and place a. shall be designated by the suPerin.
tendent OF public instruction, ana when SO as
sembled. said board shall proceed to take into
considers zion the various propositions which have
been hitherto submitted to the legislature Of Wis.
cOnsin relating to uniformity in textbooks for
the public schools OF this state. and the cost of
such books, together with such other propositions
as may be submitted to or originate with such
board having reference to uniformity and cost OF
textbooks for the public schools of this state;
and IT shall be the further duty OF said board to
inquire and determine from existing facts and
the experience of other states, whether, in the
opinion OF said board. any economical, practica
bic and expedienl method or plan can be adopted
by such legislature for promoting the uniformity.
lessening the namber, or c'.eapening the cost of
such textbooks to the people of this state
Section. 3 1t snail be the further duty of said
board to inquire and determine whether any of
the proposed reforms in English ortho .rathy.
now under consideration by legislative bod rs. or
In practice in any public schools, or commended
and approved by associations of scholars and ex.
perienced teachers in this country or Europe can
be properly and expediOusly adopted. or other
wise encouraged and promoted. in the public
schools as in the publication OF the official docu-
ments of this state or otherwise.
Section 4. For the purpose OF TINS act, said
board may, after it's first meeting. meet and nd,
iourn from time to time, as the convenience OF
said board may require and said board shall re.
port by bill or otherwise such conclusions and
recommendations IN respect to the purposes for
which said board Is hereby organized. as In the
opinion OF said board the facts considered and
the interests of the people oil the state may seem
to warrant, to the next legislature OF this state.
Section 5. The members of said board of COM
missioners shall each receive the actual amount
of his expenses IN travelling to and from, and in
attendance upon all meetings of said board, and
accounts for such expenses duly authenticated by
the officers of said board, shall be audited by
the secretary of state, and paid by the state
treasurer from the general fund; provided that the
terms OF appointment of all said commissioners
shall expire with the expiration of the en-
nual session OF the legislature OF $50, and that
the total amount of expenses provided to be paid
under the provisions of this act shall not exceed
the sum of one thousand dollars.
Section 6. Vacancies In said board OF commits
soners, by of resignation or refusal to act,
on the part of any member OF said board, or for
other cause, shall be filled by appointment Of the
governor.
Section Z. There is hereby appropriated out of
any moneys in the general fund not otherwise APP
propriated sufficient sum for the purposes of
this act.
Section s. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
WEDNESDAY March 13.-Assenbh.-In
the assembly bills were concurred in; to
Law out and establish state road in the
counties of Jackson Wood and Clark;
to fix the compensation of the assistant
attorney general at $1,000 per anum; re-
lating to booms on the Wisconsin river;
to appropriate a sum ofmoney therein
named to the Wisconsin state hospital
for tho insane for Davment Of current