Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-02-08
Legislative Summary.

ernor Withdrawing the NOMINATION 81
Gen. Rusk as railroad commissioner.
Two petitions were introduced IN favor
Of the bill laying out state road III
Barron county, and one rcmonstrancc
against the same. a remonStfancc war
introduced against the bill relating to
religious services in the university and
normal schools. Bills were introduced:
To regulate banking associations; reat-
ing to telegraph companies; to prevent
the making and publication of decep-
tive statements in reference 10 fire in
surancc companies; To provide Tor Il
phonographic reporter for the circuit
court Of Calumet county.
TUESDAY, Jan. 80 -A@n,bh "A re-
monstranco was introduced against the
passage of the bill prohibiting Bible
reading in the university and other
public schools; also one against the di-
vision Of Clark and Marathon counties
Bills were introduced 70 authorize city
and village officers To purchase lire APP
parntus: for the protection Of game IN
Jefferson county; relative to the aAsesH-
mcnt and collection Of taxes; to amend
the charter of the city Of Eau Claire;
for the relief Of the State Prison com
missioners; relating To the publication
of the Supreme Court reports; relating
To the debt Of the city Of 0contO; in
relation to the duty Of town officers in
certain eases; in relation to highways;
To logalizc certain acE OF Rocky Mound
Grange to appropriate 5000 70 81. l1lkcs
Hospital NJ kncine.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan, 80 Scndh, a
resolution WA adopted calling upon
the State Librarian to report to the
Senate the number Of volumes Of the
Reports Of the Supreme Court on hand
md the number not required by law
for the use Of the State; Bills were in
troduced relating to county seats; to
provide for printing 1000 copies Of the
constitution Of the United States and
Of the constitution Of this State for the
nsc Of the common schools; relating
10 village cemeteries; to appropriate
$500 To the clark county XouavcA; to
appropriate annually $1,000 to The
State Agricultural Society and VI 600 70
the Northern Wisconsin Agricultural
Association; 10 regulate the licensing
Of the sale Of intoxicating liquors; to
provide for the publication Of 1000 cop
les Of the legislative manual; 70 rcgu-
late tho practice Of dcntrlstry III this
State; relating to the preparation, pub
lication and distribution Of tho Geo
logical Survey; To appropriate SlS,5oO
to the Institution for the Blind; and
$2S,O00 to the Institution for the Deaf
aud Dumb.
A message waS received from the
governor nominating William Star of
Ripon, Geo. koeppcn Of Milwaukee
and Jonathan Evans Of Plattcryille to
be regents of the Normal Schools for
the term beginning Feb. LIST 1873.
Bills passed, to authorize the City OF
Hudson to issue bonds to tho amount
Of $4,000 To liquidate its indebted
ness; requiring the Farm Mortgage
Land Company to extend the benefits
thereof to certain other parties cqult-
ably entitled thereto. The bill relating
to divorce was passed TO II third read
ny.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 80 assembly,
circumstances We're presented; oi CIT
lzcns of Jackson county against the
hill to loan that county portion of
the trust funds; also of citizens of Wis
consn against the bill prohibiting tho
reading of the Bible in the university
and public schools; also against the
bill for the erection of the County Of
Fhmhcnu; also against the division Of
Clark county also against the division
of Marathon county. \ resolution was
adopted lnquring into tho condition Of
the Farm Mortgage Land Company.
Bills we're introduced, relative 10 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
Shcrltlss fees in Circuit Courts; relating
to hawkcrs and peddlcrs to eodily the
laws relating to public schools; 10 rcgu-
late tie sale Of Intoxicating liquors; to
incorporate the Apple river log driving
company; to supply district attorneys
with copies Of the revised Statutes; to
lis terms of court IN It'll judicinl Cir
cnit a Hill passed, To- lcgali1c the
official acts Of officers oI school district
No. I, WmusM.
THURSDAY, jan II. SRat, Four
petitions were presented III favor Of the
passage Of the hill prohibiting tho sale
Of Intoxicating liquors; also u memo
rial Of the State Dairymcns Association
for y law requiring assrsSors ~ list the
number W cows also Il rcmonstmncc
against the passage of the hill prohibit
ing the reading Of the Bible in public
schools. hills we're introduced; to mn
prove Stony Creek in Door and ke-
wnunce countless Is provide for the
inspection Of boilers and the licensing
Of liquors; IL authorizes the maintcn.
uncc If ferry across tho Mississippi