Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-02-15
Legislative Summary.

intoxicating liquors; u petition was
presented asking that the office of rail
road commissioner be abolished. Bills
were introduced; representing the State
at the Paris exposition; 10 provide for
q more equitable assessment law; re-
lating to the fencing Of railways; to pre-
vent multiplicity Of actions III inyolun-
tary trcspass; relating TO the Female
Seminary at Geneva; to provide for the
representation Of the State ut tho inter
national prison congress 10 be held 1T
Stockholm next August. The memo
rial to congress for u tri-wcckly mail
route from the village Of White Hall,
Trempealeau county, to the city Of Eau
Claire, passed Assembly bill relating
to hawkers and pcddlers WAS concurred
III.
TUESDAY, Feb. 5-As@amby. Several
petitions were introduced against the
bill prohibiting Bible reading IN public
schools; several remonstranccs We're IN
troduced against the erection Of the
county Of Forest a petition and
memorial was presented in favor Of III
appropriation Of $25,oOO for M indus
trial school lorgirls. A joint resolution
was:introduccd relating the repeal ofthe
bankrupt act. Bills were introduced:
relating to hawkers and peddlcrs; re-
lating To slaughter houses relating to
the descent of real and personal pro-
pcrty, relating to tramps and yaga-
bonds: To authorize the town board Of
town of Plymouth, Shcboygan county,
10 hold its meetings ia the village Of
Plymouth; relating To the construction
of Il dam across the south fork of the
Flnmbeau river; for the preservation of
game; to- provide for levy and seizure
Of property in certain cases; to author
ize the city Of Watertown to levy II tax
to pay railroad Indebtedness; 10 pro-
vide for laying out state road III ke-
waunee and Brown counties.
WEDNESDAY, Feb G.-iS7,dtc In the
senate tho president read the following
To The St,tate:
hereby tender my resignation as
chief clerk Of tho senate, to take effect
Mt II O'Clock Thursday, Feb, z, 1878.
A. j. TtRNER,
Senate Chamber, Feb. q, 1878.
The resignation was accepted and the
senate elected Mr. Chas f. Bross us
chief clerk. circumstances were pre-
scented against the hill prohibiting rr-
ligious instructions in the pnblicschoolS.
Petitions were presented for the adep
ton of the constitutional amendment
prohibiting the traffic III Intoxicating
liquors. Bills were introduced: to rec
ognzc the judicial circuit Of Wisconsin;
relating to the publication and sale Of
final report Of the geological survey;
To remedy the evils consequent upon
the destruction Of public records By
lire; also to regulate tho inspection Of
grain and To establish the grade there
Of 70 appropriate 70 Chas. Chapman,
500 for money plid Oh overlooked
school lands; relating 10 corporations;
also To enable corporations and nsso-
ciations to increase their capital stock
to provide pay for the clerk Of the
board Of reyiscrs; to my ont and cstnh-
ltsh n state road in the counties OF Jack
son, Wood and Clark, 70 discontinue il
territorial road in Columbia county
Assembly amendment to the senate
resolution was eOncurrrd in, which
fixes the date for receiving now bust
ness 1T Tuesday, Feb. 10Th.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. g. assembly, In
the assembly petitions were introduced
10 repeal the law cxcmpiing the lands
of tho Wisconsin Central railway from
taxation; to provide uniform system
Of taxation; To secure the taxation Of
mortgages; lor the constitutional
amendment prohibiting traffic in intox-
lenting liquors. BILLS were introduced;
Relating to executions and proceedings
supplementary thereto, relating -
building sidewalks and protection Of
anne; relating TO building II ferry
leross the Mississippi river Mt tho vii
iago Of 'frempculcan; relating 10 loan
ing Of trust funds to the town Of New.
port, Columbia county; relating to SUI
pcrintcndonts OF poor II Chippewa
county; relating to looming TRUST funds
10 Chippewa Falls. 10 amend the char
ter Of Chippewa Fails; q provide
iishways iii dams i'll Baraboo
river and its tributaries. regu-
hting practice Of medicine:
telnting to the exemption Of lands Of
Nc Wlnnehago and Lake Superior and
Portage railroad companies; relating 70
the conveyance oflands to the Sturgeon
Bay Ship company; relating To the
building of II pier i'll Green bay; for the
preservation Of game; relating 10 sur
yeyors, relating 70 teachers certificates;
relating to wages Of employees Of rail-
road companies; relating 70 distress for
rents; relating to ferry across Beaver
Dam, relating to public schools Of
Watertown; relating TO the collection
Of wages; relating to liabilities Of com
tractors, carpenters and others; rolat-
ing to transfer Of proceedings from
county u circuit courts, Bills were i'll
definitely postponed relative to proceed
lngs for the collection If demands