Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-06
Legislative Summary.

asking for the adoption of the constitu-
tional amendment prohibiting the traffic
in intoxicating liquors. Remonstran-
ces were presented against the bill re-
moving religious instruction from the
common schools; also against the bill
to amend the act incorporating the
Apple river log driving company; also
against the bill to change the township
system ofschool government; petitions
were also presented asking the passage
Of a law exempting the lands of the
North Wisconsin railway from taxation.
A bill passed authorizing the county of
Barron to issue bonds to settle Outstand-
ing Indebtedness A memorial to con-
gress against the proposed reduction of
the duty On wool passed. Assembly
bills were concurrcd in. to legalize the
acts Of the county board of supervisors
of Juneau county. Relating to the sale
Of swamp and Qverflowed lands in the
counties Of Wanpaca and Monroe: to
authorize the state of Maryland to con-
vey to the United States the interest of
3 this state in the national cemetery at
Antietam. Bills were indefinitely post
poned; to appropriate to Charles Chip
man sum of money; to amend the
charter Of the village of Dodgeville; to
amend the charter of the city of Cen
tralia. The senate adjourned until
Monday evening.
FRIDAY. Feb. 22.--Assembly.-In the
Assembly bills passed relating to town
treasurers; to encourage the keeping of
blooded stations: to authorize the com
missioncrs Of school and university
lands convey certain lands to
the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan ship canal company; to
authorize the loaning of portion of
the trust funds of the State to the city
OF New London. Bills were indefinite
ly post poncd concerning the proceed
ings in circuit and county courts; to va
cate portion of the Portage City and
La Crosse state road in Monroe county;
relating to the terms Of court in the
18th judicial circuit; to appropriate
$1,000 to the Central Wisconsin Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Association.
The Assembly adjourned until 8
o'clock Monday evening.
MONDAY. Feb. 25th.-Senate. the
senate petition was introduced, asking
for the passage Of joint resolution, No.
10, S., to prohibit the traffic in intoxica-
ting liquors. A large number of re-
monstrances were presented against
the passage of No. 1913, S., increasing
the license fees of life insurance COM
panies. A bill was introduced by the
committee on state affairs, to provide
for the purchase of the cabinet and
library Of NJ. M. Strong, Jr., deceased.
A bill was passed providing for the
collection Of statistics Of the principal
products Of this state. Oils were con-
Cured in to provide for the more eff
cient government of the state hospital
for insane; TO amend the charter of the
city Of La Crosse; also to amend the
charter Of the city of Neenah.
MONDAY, Feb. 9th Assembly-In the
assembly q number of circumstances
and petitions were introduced on va
rious subjects, Bills passed relating to
cemetery associations; to legalize GER
tain acts of the Rocky Mound grange
company; relating to patents for lands
granted by the United States to the
state of Wisconsin, by n certain act, en-
titled "an act granting lands to the
state of Michigan and Wisconsin to aid
in the construction Of military road
from TT. wilkins, Copper Harbor, Ke-
wenaw county. in the state of Michigan.
to TT. Howard Green Bay, in the state
of Wisconsin" to legalize the official
acts of the beard of trustees of the
Fremont cemetery association in Wau
paca county; to authorize Aaron Deck
Ell to keep and maintain n ferry across
the Mississippi river, at the village of
Trempealeau; bill was indefinitely
postponed, to repeal chapter 3i7 laws
of 1874, relating to insurance compan-
les.
TUESDAY, Feb. 26.--Senate In the
senate Senator Hudd introduccda reso-
luton to the effect that all amendments
be referred TO the JOINT committee on
statutes, and that when all general bus
mess was transacted, an adjournment
be had until April 10Th ut 10 A. NJ,
when the revision would be taken up as
the special and only business of the ses.
sion; during the recess. all employees,
but the elective officers and the clerks
of the said committee, should be dis
charged, and none be re-engaged at the
extra session, except such AS 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 at
this session, and otherwise to pre-
vent conflicting legislation upon sub
iects embraced therein. The reso-
luton and substitute were made
the special order for Thursday ut 1890
A. NJ. Bills passed.-Appropriating
$3.50 to Senator Barden, for services as
President nyO tom -aVcS Is. noes none.