Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-02-01
Legislative Summary.

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Waukesha were introduced asking ioi
The enlargement Of the Hospital for In,
sane ut Oshkosh. Bills were introduced
for laying out state road from Beaver
Station to Rice Lake, Barron county;
also to authorize Barron county To issue
bonds.
TUESDAY, Jan. - ASSEMBLY, The
speaker appointed Mcssrs. McGinty
and Coe additional members on state
affairs. Bills introduccd relating q
the Charter of Beaver Dam; relating
10 tho reduction Of swamp and over.
flowed lands in Monroe county; to erect
u bureau of labor statistics; 10 prOhi-
bit religious instruction and reading 81
Bible in the State University and com
mon schools; the Senate resolution re-
lating TO legislative manual adopted.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 23d ,--As@mbiy.-B Bills
were introduced TO amend section j,
chapter y, laws Of 1876, relative to rate
Of interest to amend section 4, chapter
l46, laws of 1872, relating to tho organ
ization Of interpretations to repeal
chapter 346, laws Of 1876, relating to
highways and bridges To amend the
act incorporating the Ncshota Home !;
to amend the cnaricr If Watcrtown !;
to secure to children tho benefits Of mn
elementary education To lcgallze tire
action of the Board Of Supervisors Of
Pierce county IL dctnch territory Of
the city of Oconto, and attach to town
of Oconto to authorize the county Of
Oconto 20 issue bonds for tho con
siructon OF il jail % amcud section =,
chnptcr III, laws If 1893, relntlng to
jurisdiction Of Justices Of the peace /;
providing for thc better supervision of
jals relating 10 prisons and common
jnils providing for the manner IN
which fees Of jurors and witnesses
should be paid 20 amend chapter 81 !.
Il. s., relating to weights and measures;
to refund 10 the Mineral Point Railroad
Company $2,3S3.do.
A number Of petitions and memorials
upon local matters were presented,
WEDNESDAY, Jan. sd. Scndt-A pc
tition Of the State Grange was intro
duccd asking for M appropriation for
tho enlargement Of the Northern Hos
pital for the Insane. Bills were intro
duced TO authorize the commission
crs Of School and University lands to
loan u portion Of the trust funds to the
city Of In Crosse To legall1e the or
gunzation Of school district No. 2, IN
jackson county To appropriate $50, 900
to enlarge the Wisconsin Hospital for
Insane, relating to divorce and to
amend chapter III of the Revised
Statutes to appropriate %SS,372 70 the
Wisconsin Hospital for Insane FOR cur
rent expenses. A long discussion fol
lowed upon the following resolution:
Resolved III The Senate ne assembly con
curing Tint the action Of orr repre-
sent rcs III congress, who voted for
the repeal Of the timo now fixed by
net Of congress for resumption Of specie
payments in 1879, meets our approval;
that, III the opinion Of this Legislature,
II is the dosirc and expression ~ "
majority vi tho citizens Of Wis
consin, that specie resumption be
industrial distress III our country he re-
lieved; and when specie payment be
comes II fact, by tho expanding force
and effect Of tho laws Of trade, indc-
pendent Of amy contracting statutory
enactment by the congress Of the
United States.
Resolved hettcr, That our senators IN
congress from the state Of Wisconsin
10 requested to give the hill now pend
ing iii tho senate of tho United States.
for the repeal " the specie rcsump-
tion act, their votes and support.
Resolved fMAtY, That the governor oi
this state bcrcqucsted to forward to our
representatives and senators in CON
gIcSs, copies Of the foregoing rcsolu.
lions Immediately after their passage.
Senator lludd spoke 1T length iii
favor Of the measure. The senate
without coming q test vote, referred
tho resolution to the committee nm
federal relations.
MAS PASSED,
Relating 10 tanserihing of semitic
and assembly Journals, nnl repeating
chapter ~, laws Of 1876, under sus-
pension III rules; IL authorize tho
county Of Jackson 70 borrow 100000 af
school and university land commits
sioners; requiring commissioners Of
school and university lands lo transmit
information to county clerks, relative
10 nnn-tnNnble lands IN said county.
TluRspAl, jim. ~ S,patc. The
only hill introduced Mls that relating
10 the publication Of the State Ills
torical Seeicty's Report. The hill for
tho relief Of the family nf the late Nj.
NJ. Strong was ordered to i third read
ing. A communication was received
from the Governor appointing jeremiah
Nj. Rusk Railroad Commissioners.
THURSDAY, Jan. 9th. assembly, Bills
were introduced for the division Of the
counties Of Clark and Marathon and tho
erection Of the county Of Forest; for