Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

sented against the Dill prohibiting re-
ligious instructions in the public schools.
Petitions were presented for the adcp-
ton of the constitutional amendment
prohibiting the traffic in intoxicating
liquors. Bills were introduced: to rec
ognizc the judicial circuit Of Wisconsin;
relating to the publication and sale OF
final report of the geological survey;
to remedy the evils consequent upon
the destruction of public records by
fire; also to regulate the inspection Of
grain, and to establish the grade there
Of; to appropriate to Chas. Chapman,
$50 for money paid on overfiowed
school lands: relating to corporations;
also to enable corporations and asso-
Citations to increase their capital stock !;
to provide pay for the clerk of the
board Of revisers; to lay out and estab-
llsh state road in the counties of Jack.
son, Wood and Clark; to discontinue a
territorial road in Columbia county.
Assembly amendment to the senate
resolution was concurred in, which
fixes the date for receiving new BUSH
ness at Tuesday, Feb. 18th.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5.--Assenably.-In
the assembly petitions were introduced
to repeal the law exempting the lands
of the Wisconsin, Central railway from
taxation; to provide Il uniform system
of taxation; to secure the taxation Of
mortgages; for the constitutional
amendment prohibiting traffic in intox-
icating liquors. Bills were introduced
Relating to executions and proceedings
supplementary thereto; relating to
building sidewalks and protection of
same; relating to building ferry
across the Mississippi river at the vii
lage of Trempealeau; relating to loan
ing of trust funds to the town of New
port, Columbia county; relating to SUI
perintendents Of poor in Chippewa
county; relating to loaning trust funds
to Chippewa Falls; to amend the char
ter of Chippewa Falls; to provide
fshways in dams in Baraboo
river and its tributaries; regu-
lating practice of medicine;
relating to the exemption Of lands of
the Winnebago and Lake Superior and
Portage railroad companies: relating to
the conveyance oflands to the Sturgeon
Bay Ship company; relating to the
building Of a pier in Green Bay; for the
preservation of game; relating to sur
veyors; relating to teachers certificates;
relating to wages of employees of rail
road companies; relating to distress for
rents; relating to ferry across Beaver
DAM relating to public schools Of
Watertown; relating to the collection
of wages; relating to liabilities Of con-
tractors, carpenters and others; relat-
ing to transfer of proceedings from
county to circuit courts. Bills were in
definitely postponed relative to proceed
ings for the collection of demands
against ships, boats and vessels; relating
to counties and county officers; to pre-
vent the law partner of the district at
torney from acting as a justice Of the
peace or court commissioner in certain
cases; relating to the jurisdiction of
justices of the peace.
THURSDAY, Feb. 7th.-Sendte-ln the
senate petitions were introduced: for
amendment of assessment laws; for re-
duction Of rate of interest; for abolition
of liquor traffic; that counties of Ash
land and Bayfield, might be taken from
18th and attached to 9TH judicial circuit.
Numerous remonstrance were intro
duced; against abolition of religious
instruction in schools. Thanks
were voted to retiring chief clerk, Hon
A. J. Turner, and the new chief clerk,
Chas. f. Bross, Esq, was sworn in. Bills
introduced For preservation of fish in
La Crosse county; memorial to congress
for appropriation to improve kewau-
nee harbor; bill relative to estates in
dover; incorporating the city of Alma
pee; for more effectually obtaining
reports from banking institutions in this
state; authorizing governor to execute
| ouit-claim deeds, in certain cases. JOINT
resolution apportioning out revlsers'
report to the several committees, was
killed. Joint resolution favoring more
liberality in United States patent laws,
adopted. Bills passed. providing trade
marks for packages of beer and other
beverages. Adjourned,
THURSDAY, Feb. 7th,-Asseo,bh.- In
the assembly petitions were introduced
for the passage of prohibition laws; for
repeal of Wisconsin Central tax eX-
emption law; and circumstances
against abolition of religious lnstruc-
ton in schools. Resolutions intro
duced: for biennial sessions of the leg
islature. Bills introduced: relative to
sheriils' fees; large batch of Milwau-
kee local bills; relative to town
insurance companies; relative to
accidents from railroad trains in mo-
ton; relative to street.car companies;
relative to the Sick Relief association
OF cigar makers of Wisconsin; relative
To the use of town moneys IN certain
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