Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-20

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to provide for he purchase Traditional
copies of the Legislative Manual.
In the assembly. at the evening SEES
sion, bills were introduced to provide
for the transfer of the normal school
income; relating to the license money
of railway companies; to provide Tor
the improvement of the Eau Claire
river; to amend the charter of Eau
Claire; to exempt the lands of North
Wisconsin railway from taxation: to
amend the charter of the city of New
London: to fix terms of court in the
Sth judicial circuit; to prevent the
adulteration Of milk in butter and
cheese factories; for the protectien of
game in St. Croix county; to provide
for dam, booms, and pier in the Chip
pewa river at Eagle Rapids: to improve
Big Rib river; for the preservation Of
trout in the waters of Crawford county.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13.-Sendte.- the
senate numerous petitions were pre-
scented for the passage of the constitu-
tional amendment prohibiting the traf-
fic in intoxicating liquors. Bills pass
ed. Appropriating $79S.5O to Dodge
county for support of insane persons
not properly chargeable to said county;
ayes "a; noes 5; amending chapter IA.
laws of 1868, authorizing school land
commissioners to loan portion of trust
funds to Wood county; 10 provide for
removals Of civil actions, in certain
cases. approprlating S36, 600 to Indus
trial school for boys of Waukesha; ayes
%; noes, none; to provide for construc-
ton of fish-ways in outlet of Green Lake;
authorizing county of Brown to ex-
change bonds with certain bond holders;
authorizing appointment OF addition
al court commissioner in Chippewa
county; curtailing tax exemption of
property Of Lake Geneva seminary;
for the preservation of fish in waters of
La Crosse county. Senator Hudd's joint
resolution as amended, requesting our
senators in congress to vote for the re-
peal of resumption act, came up, as
special order for II o'clock; the
amended resolution read as follows:
Resolptd by the Senate, the assembly concur.
ring, That in the opinion of the legislature OF
this state. it Is the desire of the people of Wiscon-
sin that so much of the act of congress-, COM
monty known as the resumption act, as author
ICES may be construed TO authorize the can
collation. or retirement from circulation OF any
portion of the existing volume of United States
treasury notes. or "greeubacks," be repealed
After a good deal ofdiscussion the re-
solution was laid on the table by the
following vote:
4Ayes-Andrews, Arnold. Bailey. Barden, Bones,
Burrows, Campbell, Grimmer, Hathaway, Loper,
Reynolds, Richardson, Swain. Treat Van Shack
Noes-Anderson, Hud,,. Mumbrnc, Paul, Price,
Rankin, Reed. ce, Richmond. schneider,
Scott, Torrey, Welch. Williams and Wolf-15
Senator Torrey called up joint resolu
ton No. 20. S., another silver measure
which after n good deal Of fillibustering
was adopted by a vote of "a ayes, to 2
noes.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13th-Assembiy-In
the assembly resolution was adopted
relating to the licensing OF the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. Bills passed: Amending and
consolidating the charter of the city of
Beaver Dam; relating to the poor, and
amcndatory of the charter of the city OF
WATERFOWL; to authorize the county of
Oconto to issue bonds, to provide for
construction of county Jail; to author
ize the loan of trust funds to the town
of Princeton; respecting trusts created
by will. and repeating law of 1874;
Providing for the erection of monument
to the memory of the late Governor
Harvey; for the relief of Barberra Sill
verfriend; to empower the COM
mon council of Beloit to pro-
vide security against loss by fire;
amending chapter 100, revised statutes,
relating to appeals from courts: amend
ing chapter -, revised statutes, relating
to town and town officers; amending
law of 1877, relating to the salary OF the
county Judge of Milwaukee; approprl-
ating 800 to the Manitowoc county ag-
ricultural society; amending section 4,
chapter l46. laws of 1872, relating to
organization of corporations; authorlz-
ing the state Of Maryland to convey to
THE United States, the interest of Wis
consin in the national cemetery ut An !
tietam; to legalize the action of the
board of supervisors of Fierce county;
to provide for the punishment OF the
common law offense of champerty; to
refund to the Mineral Point railroad, !
S3.431.74; memorial to congress for a
light house on Grand MarlaS Bay, in !
Minnesota.
TuuRspAY, Feb. 14.-Ssndte.-Blls |
were passed amending charter OF city
of Beaver Dam; memorial to congress,
praying for appropriation for kewau- !
nee harbor; to lay out state road IN
Jackson, Wood and Clark counties; in
relation to Catfish river, in county of
Dane; authorizing governor to execute
deeds of quit claim and release in Ger.
tain cases; to legalize organization of
school district No. ., in Millston, Jack |
son county; to discontinue portion of
Token Creek and Fort WinnebaGo ter