Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-03-15

lat DatCh OIL rem0nStranceS against the
taxation Of life insurance companies
were presented by sundry senators.
Sundw standing and special commit
tees reported relative to business sever
ally referred to them.
Substitute for bill No. l63 : amend
ing section ~, chapter So. Of the laws
Of 1870, entitled "An act to regulate
the business Of life insurance, came up
~ special order for 1880 O'Clock. the
question being on the adoption Of the
substitute.
Senator Sacket offered an amend
mcnt % the substitute, which amend
mont was lost by the following vote:
Aycs Senators Bardcn, Mumbrae sackct and
Noes Senators Albert, Andrews, Burrows
I IIutnawav, nudd, PAN, rncc, Rankin. Reed
1 Rice, Richardson. Richmond, Schneider Torfey
7 Van Schaiek aud wing i6
Senator Rankin moved that the orlgi-
nal bill and substitute be indefinitely
postponed. Lost by the following vote:
.lges- Senators Albert. lIudd, Paul. Rankin,
4 Richmond, swain Van Setback and Wing <.
Nocs->enator. Andrews, Barden, Burrows
Mumhruc Price Reed, Reynolds, Rice, Richard
son, Sacket, Torrcy, Williams and "oli-l3.
The substitute was then adopted and
ordcrdcd cngrossed and read u third
! time without division. (I'he substitute
\ bill increases the license ON lIfc inSur-
ancc com panics doing business III this
state from one per cent. to two PR emit
Bills We're indefinitely postponed rclat-
ing to fish culture in the state; relating
u telegraph companies; appropriatipg
u sum Of money to the Clark county
zouaycs; Incorporating the Charlton lit
lcrary association; to dctach certain ter
rltorics from Vernon county and attach
T the same to Eli Crosse county. relating
ito highways; relating to agricultural
statistics; relating to the publication Of
\ local laws; Il bill passed amending the
charter of the city Of Eau Claire.
SATURDAY, March o l$SamLl4--ln
I the1asscnbIy bills passed: 10 authorize
4 the commissioner Of school Iands 60 eN-
/ tend the time Of Il certain loan; to re-
| peal an act of 1876, authorizing Il free
bridge across the st. CroiX river in Bur
nett county; 10 provide for thc prcser-
chapter 29] laws Of 1877, relating to
the Peter Well bridge company; rclat-
ing 10 the registration Of voters III IL
corporated cities; to amend chapter
1Ss, laws of 1SGl, relating to the sale of
land for unpaid taxes. Bills were in
definitely postponed 10 incorporate the
city Of MerrlIon; to amend chapter ST.
laws of ISL, relating To fees of justices
Of the peace; todctinc the property eX-
cmpt from seizure in certain cases; to
repeal chapter u, laws Of 1877, relating
to the extension of time of exemption
from assessment and taxation Of lands
belonging Is tic Wisconsin Central
railroad company: to provide for an
exhibition Of dairy interests OF the state
III Paris. \ senate blll was coneurrcd
in providing for the purchase Of the Ii
hrary and cabinet Of the late Moses
Strong, late assistant gcoIogi~t.
MONDAY. March l Sclt@ In the
senate a Joint resolution wa eoncuwcd
iii asking otlr representatives IN CON
grcss to vote fora bill proylditg ~ i'll
come tax. Bills passed relating To the
publication Of the transactions Of the
Historical society; TO provide for q city
SUPERINTENDENT Of schools i'll tie city Of
lGpon Assembly bills We're conclnTcd
in appropriate to the Northern Hos
pital for Insane $4,000 for current OK
pcnses; to codify the laws relating TO
common schools. To amend the char
ter Of the city 81 Mcnasha, e. amend
the charter Of the city of Watcrtown
e. INCORPORATE the Mantowoe and
Two Rivers Plank Road company;
relating to the employment of
children under II years 81 age in tho
factories and workshops Of this state
Bills were indefinitely postponed: Re
lating 10 the Keeping and maintaining Of
slaughter houses to secure the children
in this state the benefits of MI elemcn-
tary education (thc compulsory cduca-
ton billl; relating To patents for lands
granted by the United States to the state
of Wisconsin, for thc construction Of 4
military road from 1T. Wilkins, Copper
lIarhor, kcWcnaw county, Michigan 50
III. Howard Green Bay, in the state Of
Wisconsin.
MONDAY, March llth, ASSembly- In
the assembly hills were coneured in to
remedy the evils consequent upon tile
destruction Of amy public records by
fire or otherwise; toprovidc eolnpcnsa-
ton FOR completing tile trauscubing Of
the Journals of the senate and assembly;
amending III net incorporating the city
of Berlin, 70 provide for the election
Of district attorney for Brown county.
lIilS passed "a authorize Albert Wen
dorr 10 build and maintain Il dam across
Little Xii river. il Marathon aounty
I 70 authorize tile construction If
dam across Quakcrs creek, in Barron
county. 10 authorize the construction
of dam across yellow river, Barron
county. For the preservation If cram
berries - appropriate money to
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