Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20

CAniUAtiOA VI u"Ay IutCIcStb VI Tic 8tntC
at Paris. A senate bill was concnrred
in providing for the purchase of the IL
brary and cabinet Of the late Moses
Strong, late assistant geologist.
MONDAY, March 11-Senate in the
senate a joint resolution was concurred
in asking our representatives in con-
gress to vote for a bill providing an in
come tax. Bills passed relating to the
publication Of the transactions Of the
Historical society; to provide for city
superintendent of schools in the'city OF
Ripon. Assembly bills were concurred
in to appropriate to the Northern Hos
pital for Insane $S9, 900 for current ex-
penses; to codify the laws relating to
common schools. TO amend the char
ter of the city of Menasha; to amend
the charter of the city Of WATERFOWL;
to INCORPORATE the Manitowoc and
Two Rivers Plank Road company;
relating to the employment Of
children under IA years of age in the
factories and workshops of this state.
Bills were indefinitely postponed: Re-
lating to the keeping and maintaining of
slaughter houses; to secure the children
in this state the benefits of an elemen-
tary education (the compulsory educa-
ton billy; relating to patents for lands
granted by the United States to the state
Of Wisconsin, for the construction Of a
military road from Fl. Wilkins, Copper
Harbor, Kewenaw county, Michigan, to
TT. Howard. Green Bay, in the state of
Wisconsin.
MONDAY, March 11th,-AssemJly-In
the assembly bills were concured in to
remedy the evils consequent upon the
destruction Of any public records by
fire or otherwise; to provide compensa-
ton for completing .he transcribing of
the journals of the senate and assembly;
amending an act Incorporating the city
of Berlin; to provide for the election
of district attorney for Brown county.
Bills passed to authorize Albert Wen
dorf to build and maintain dam across
Little Rill river, in Marathon aounty.
To authorize the construction of
dam across Quaker's creek, in Barron
county. To authorize the construction
of a dam across Yellow river, Barron
county. For the preservation of cram
berries. To appropriate money to
provide for postage stamps for en-
ployes. 70 provide for the transfer of
the normal schools fund income to the
treasurer of the board Of regents of
normal schools. To legalize the official
acts of Abram Kuntz, justice of the
peace of Wood county. TO legalize
the annual town meeting of the town
of Liberty, Outagamie county;
to extend time for the construction
and completion of the railway of the
Chicago, Portage. & Superior railway
company; to declare the true intent
and meaning of language used in sec
ton 80 Of chapter Isl Of the general
laws of 1860, entitled, an act to codify
the laws relating to normal schools,
and tc amend chapter "a of the general
laws of 1859, and chapter 116 of the
general laws Of 1866, and of similar
language used in other statutes of the
state; to legaiize the official acts of the
town clerk of the town of Liberty, Out
agamie county.
Tuesday, March 12.-Sendte the
senate bills were passed, to change the
boundary line between the cities of
Neenah and Menasha; relating to rail
companies; to appropriate to Robert
Parkin sum of money therein named;
to amend an act relating to corpora
tons; No. 1913 S. as amended, taxing
life insurance companies: No. 211 S., to
establish the office of insurance COM
missioner. On this bill the following is
the vote
ayes Senators Albert, Andrews, Bailey,
Bones, Burrows Grimmer, Hathaway, Price
Rice, Richardson, Richmond, Schneider, Scott,
Swain, Torrey, Van Schaick, Wech and Wing-lS
Noes-Senators Anderson. Arnold, Barden,
Hndd Loper, Mumbrue, Paul. keed and Will
liams--9.
Bills were concurred in: relating to
TIE preservation of game, and amenda-
tory of section chapter 500 of the laws
of 1874, and to repeal chapter 12l of the
laws of 1874, entitled "an act for the
preservation of game in the counties of
Eau Claire, Chippewa, Dunn, Trem-
pealoau, Buffalo and Pepin, " and to re-
peal chapter 200 of the laws of 1877, en-
titled San act for the preservation of
game, and amendatorv of section l of
chapter l2l of the laws of 1874" to re-
peal chapter pa of the laws of Wiscon-
sin for 1874 entitled an act 10 declare Il
certain highway in Door and kewaunee
counties state road, and all acts
amendatory thereof; to amend section
4 of chapter VII of chapter 164 of the
laws of 1873, entitled IAN act to incor-
porate the city of Fort Howard;" TO
amend section As of chapter 100 of the
general laws OF 1868, entitled San act
to codify the laws of this state relating
to common schools; to repeal chapter
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