Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-03-08
Legislative Summary.

Dc TplCTTfN W llC JolIlt tulllllllblNt va
statutes, and that when all general bus
ines was transacted, an adjournment
be had until April 10th Mt 10 A. NJ,
when the revision would be taken M Ms
the special and only business Of the Sos.
zion; during the recess, oil employees,
but The elective officers and the clerks
of the said committee, should be dis
charged, and none be rc-cngaged mt the
extra session. except such rs were alb
solutely necessary for the transaction OF
business; the committee to sit upon the
revision throughout the recess, and to
incorporate. therein all acts passed ut
this session, and otherwise to pre-
vent conflicting legislation upon sub
jects embraced therein. The rcso-
luton and substitute were made
the special ordc4 for Thursday at 1890
A. M. Bills passed. -Approprlating
$3.50 TO Senator Barden, for services rs
President pro tenn. ayes 90, noes none;
relating to release Of dover, in certain
cases-ayes q, noes 6; amending sec
ton Is, Of chapter G5, Revised Statutes,
entitled "ollenses against property
memorial to Congress, favoring an in
come tax--nyes % noes q. Bills were
concurred in legalizlng the official acts
Of Charles NalIz, notary public of Sank
county; legali2ing proceedingsof Foun
tain City Mutual Ifarmcrsliiro Insurance
CO.. concerning the municipal court Of
Chippewa Falls; under suspension Of the
rules Repeating chapter 33, private
laws Of 1869, relating to business be
tween towns Of In Prairie and liar-
mony, Rock county; under suspension.
Bills were indefinitely postponed: PrO
viding for punishment Of the common
law ollenso Of chalnpcrty. OF towns
and town officers. Relating TO appeals
from juftices' judgments 10 circuit and
county courts. Relating TO the discov-
cry of books, papers md documents in
actions now pending Or hereafter COM
mcnccd in courts OF record IN this state.
10 amend chapter 1873 Of the revised
statutes, entitled cor fees Of consta-
blee." To amend chapter 10, general
laws Of 1886, entitled COZ costs and
fees Of sheriff." Relating 10 lay
ing out building lots ia villages
and cities. Relating to evidence.
The bin providing local option in the
granting of liquor licenses in towns and
villages, came up ON its cngrossmcnt
and third reading. After some discus
sion, the bill was 50 ordered, by the fol-
lowing vote:
1ycs Senator's Andrews, Arnold harden, Bouen
Burrows, Campbell, Grilnmer, II .thnwHy. Loper
Price, reynolds, Rice Richardson, schneider
scott, Swain, Treat. WEIGH and williams ~.
Vocs--Srnutors bert. Andetaon Bailey ludd,
Paul, Rankin, Richmond, Saeket, Van Schaick,
WINK and Vol A.
TUESDAY, Feb. 20. AsSemlty-Scveral
petitions wero presented upon local
questions. Bills passed relating to
holding terms of court in the 18th judicial
circuit; for the punishment ofany person
using mule animals for tho purpose Of
procrcation in sight Of any dwelling
house or public street on roadway. I
Bills were concurcd in authorizing I
town of Waupacn to hold elections in
village Of Waupaca; relating to village
cemeteries; relating to the circuit court
OF Racine county; memorials to Con-
grcss for an appropriation for n harbor
at Kewaunee: joint resolution relating
to national finances. A bill was in
definitely postponed comforting copy
of the Supreme Court Reports upon
each district attorney in the State. After
Il long debate the constitutional amend
ment providing for biennial sessions
was ordered to third reading by SO
ayes to 26 noes.
At the evening session tho assembly
in tho bill to provide the
of holding elections in the city
Of Wnupacca: passed the bill amending
the charter of the city of Chippewa Falls,
and indefinitely postponed the following
bills: to regulate the practice of med
icine III state; to repeal law incorpor-
nting the Taychecdah and Green Bay
Plank Road Company; to repeal law
detachmg certain territory from the
town OF Orion and attach Same to town
of Eagle, in county Of Richland; to
dctach certain territory from city
of New London and attach Same to
town Of Liberty, Outngnmic county;
memorial to congress asking that
right Of suffrage be granted to women;
Joint resolution asking members Of
congress to vote for the repeal of the re-
sumption act; relating 70 roads and
bridges; To provide Tor the assessment
and collection of property for taxation,
ANA the levy of taxes thereon; relating
to the reduction Of thepriec Of swamp
and ovcrllowed lands in oconto and
Shnwauo counties; JOINT resolution for
amendment oftho constitution, relating
70 the introduction Of now business IN
the legislature; Joint resolution for
amendment of constitution relating
to vordiets oljurics.
WEDNESDAY, Feb, ~ --Scadb. In the
senate petitions were presented asking
the passage Of joint resolution No. Is,
Il, to prohibit the traffic III Intoxicating
liquors; also remonstranecs against the
senate bill for taxing life Insurance.