Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-06

to the Institution for the Blind; end
rs, 900 to the Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb.
| A message was received from the
governor nominating William Star of
Ripon, Geo. Kocppen Of Milwaukee
and Jonathan Evans of PlattervilIe to
be regents Of the Normal Schools for
the term beginning Feb. 1st 1873.
Bills passed, to authorize the City of
Hudson to issue bonds to the amount
Of $4,000 TO liquidate its indebted
ness; requiring the Farm Mortgage
Land Company to extend the benefits
thereof to certain other parties equit-
ably entitled thereto The bill relating
to divorce was passed TO third read
ing.
"WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3O.-ASsemUy.-
"Reminiscences were prcsented; of Cit
liens of Jackson county against the
bill to loan that county Il portion Of
the trust funds; also of citizens of Wis
consin against the bill prohibiting the
reading Of the Bible in the university
and public schools; also against the
bill for the erection Of the County of
Flambeau; also against the division OF
Clark county; also against the division
of Marathon county. A resolution was
adopted inquiring into the condition of
the Farm Mortgage Land Company.
Bills were introduced; relative to rail
road, express, and telegraph companies;
for the preservation of fish in Fox
river; to prevent usury; for the pro-
lection of game; to amend the charter
Of the city of Prairie du Chen; to fix
Sherifi's fees in Circuit Courts; relating
to hawkers and peddlers: to codify the
laws relating to public schools; to regu-
late the sale of intoxicating liquors.: to
incorporate the Apple river log driving
company; to supply district attorneys
with copies of the revised Statutes; to
fix terms of court in 4th judicial Cir
cult. A bill passed.; to legalize the
official acts of officers Of school district
No. l, Wausau.
THURSDAY, Jan. 31-Sendte. -Four
petitions were presented in favor of the
passage of the bin prohibiting the sale
of intoxicating liquors; also Il memo
rial Of the State Dairymens Association
for a law requiring assessors to list the
against the passage of the bill prohibit
ing the reading of the Bible in public
schools. Bills were introduced; to i'm
prove Stony Creek in Door and Ke-
waunee counties; to provide for the
inspection of boilers and the licensing
of liquors; to authorize the maiuten-
ance of ferry across the Mississippi
river in Grant county; to repeal chap.
25S laws of 1877 in relation to dam
across Little Wolf river; to amend the
Revised Statutes in relation to mar
riages and deaths; relating to insurance
in incorporated villages; to appropri-
ate 81 900 to improve Il bridge across
Buffalo Lake; relating to town business
in Port Edward, Wood county; relating
to Booms on the Wisconsin river re-
lating to insurance companies; to pro-
vide for the removal of civil actions in
certain cases; to appropriate $50, 900 to
the Industrial School for boys. The
Senate confirmed VIM. Starr, Geo.
Koeppen and Jonathan Evans as re-
gents of the Normal Schools. The
governor sent in message nominating
a. J. Turner to be railroad commits
sioner, which nomination was con-
firmed Bills passed to provide for the
election of additional Supreme Judges
to authorize Barron county to issue
bonds to licuidatc its Indebtedness.
THURSDAY, Jan. 31.-Assemby-Re-
monstrances were presented against the
Lewiston of Clark county; also against
the bill prohibiting Bible reading in
public schools. Bills were introduced:
concerning prisons and jails; relating to
hawkers and peddlers; for the more eff
ticient government of hospitals for in
sane; relating to school districts; to de-
fine the duties Of town officers; relating
to the improvement of the Fox and
Wisconsin rivers; relating to the pre-
servation of game; to provide for au-
diting the accounts Of the several state
charitable and penal institutions; to
loan II portion of the trust funds to
Adams county; relating to cemetery
associations. The bill was indefinitely
postponed relating to costs Of justices
courts. The bill amending the charter
of the Madison Mutual Insurance Com
pany passed; making it the Madison
Fire Insurance Company.
DURING the past SIX months the
tbn,,,hth,l blindness IF tho public has