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

presented against tie bill taxing HE IN
surancc companies A bill was intro
duccd by the committee on finance
banks and banking to enable towns ci-
ties and villages to fund their indebted
ness. Joint resolution No. IL. s. to
amend the constitution to prohibit the
traffic in Intoxicating liquors came up
Cor adoption and elected the sharpcst
debate Of the session. The resolution
was refused adoption by the following
vote:
ABca senators Andrews. Bailey. Bones, Camp
bell, hathaway, I4uper Price Reynolds, scott,
swain. Torroy. Treat aud Woch-l3.
N0@ senators ALERT. Anderson. Arnold, Bar.
den, Grimmcr, Mumbrne. Paul, Reed. Rice.
Richardson, Richmond, sackci, Schneider and
Wing
Bills passed: regulating the licensing
OF the sale Of intoxicating liquors; to
amend the charter Of the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Company; to
provide for The exhibition Of the dairy
products Of this state MT the intcrna-
tiona exhibition ut Paris; to appro-
PIRATE $4,000 10 the fish com Mission for
lhc work Of propagatng fish in this
state; relating 10 the erection OF abrldge
across AhnHpcC river; to lay out d
state road from Wolf river IN
Shnwano county 10 Wausau, in Mara
thon county. The bill relating To
olIrnacs against the persons and lives Of
individuals (Thi5 was tie capital pun
ishmcnt bili) wa, refused passage by the
following vote:
dyes Sonutolp Andrews Arnold, Bailey, Camp
bell, trimmer Hathaway, Milmbtuc, Price.
Richardson, Sncket, scots Swain mud Wine ~.
NdW senator, Albert anderson, Bntden. Lanes,
Burrows Ioper, PAUL Reynolds, Rice, ltrnmonh,
Tutfcy. Tlral ANA Ncleh III.
Bills were concurrcd IN for ac pre-
scrvation of brook trout IN Monroe
county; also for tie preservation of
brook trout IN ST. Croix county; also lor
the preservation Of fish in Dates mill
pond ami streams running into the
same; also in Pardcc's 4 AshIoys mill
pond and streams running into the
same
TUESDAY, March 3 -AS%ntbM In
the assembly several circumstances
were introduced against the passage Of
the bill to tax life insurance companies.
Tho greater portion Of the session was
spent in the committee Of the whole
considering bills.
WEDNESDAY,, March & Senuh, BilIs
passed; Relating to making out fire
insurance policies; amending the char
ter Of the Gcrmnntown Farmers Mutll-
VI lire insurance company; relating to
foreclosure of mortgages; for locating
etrnnccs against passage of bill to tax
and changing county seats; The rest Of
session was given Ia work in committee
Of the whole on the bills rcmtingto hos.
pitfalls for insane.
WEDNESDAY, March q Is@UlbM IN
tine assembly bills were indefinitely
postponed relating to town insurance.
companies, to amend thu charter Of
the kcshcna lmprovcmcl company;
to IegallHc the proceedings 4 the Farm
erS lire insurance company, - amend
the net Of 1876 relating TO railroads,
express and telegraph companies, 20
amend chapter 3ll, laws of lS76, ro-
latlug to town insurance companies;
to authorize town Insurance. companies
to insure real and personal property in
adjoining counties; To repeal chapter
lS3, laws Of 1860, relating to township
system Of school government; To pro-
vide for licensing surveyors III the state,
relating To the preservation of gave; To
ltlitil Nil'tIiNl '''s VI WV tltN VI 100 1,
relating to slaughter houses: Is repeal
chapter 216, Of law Of 1876, relating to
highways and bridges; to provide for
the nppointmcnt of Il commission to
prepare II law for the incorporation Of
cities; to appropriate money 10 the
home of the (ricudlcss; to cNcmpt
Clark county from the operation Of
chapter ~, laws 81 1876, relating to the
publication Of delinquent tax lists; to
appropriate money to st. lukes hos
ptal Of Racine.
AZ the evening session the special
order being the bill relative 10 iii
yorec camc up for action, The
principal clause Of the bill is that
when tic husband ~ wifc Shall have
been incurahlv insane for the space Of
eight years immediately preceding the
commencement Of the action for iii
yorec, divorce may hc granted. After
IL long debate and after several motions
Of adlatory nature were made, the re.
commentator fthccummlttccon state
affairs "a indefinitely postpone, prevail
cd ayes ~, noes ~
FHuRSpAY, March :. S,Rrh. la the
senate We're presented numerous "a.
monstrAnecS against taxing life insur.
anec companies Assembly bills were
eoncurrcd III amending tho clty char.
Ter oi Ncennh; under suspension Of the
rules; amending the eitN charter 81
kcnosha; tlndcr suspension; amending
the act incorporating the Nashota
Homo, relative to election of trustees.
relative 70 sherills fees; relative ~ city
printing i'll Milwaukee; relative IL
county printing ia Milwaukee, The
county insane hospital hill came NJ, Is
the special order II MAS cngro~scd