Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-02-22
Legislative Summary.


at the morning session in tho Senate
several rcmonstrances were presented
against the bill to prohibit religious in
struction in the common schools OF
the state; numerous petitions were
also introduced asking the passage OF
the constitutional amendment pro
hibiting the traffic in Intoxicating
liquors. Bills were introduced to fix
the license of insurance companies; to
regulate the time Of holding the Circuit
Court in the 9th judicial circuit; To
amend sec. 8, chap. 10, Of the Revised
Statutes relating 70 state officers; 70
fix the rate Of interest; to appropriate
81 900 to each Of tho following insti-
tutions Of Milwaukee: st. Rose Orphan
Asylum, st. Joseph Orphan Asylum, st.
Ameliana Orphan Asylum, St. Vinccnt's
Orphan Asylum and the Milwaukee
Orphans Asylum; also $500 to the St.
Luke's Orphan Asylum Of Racine; also
1850 10 the Cadle Home and St.
Joseph's Orphan Asylum of Green Bay;
TO fix fees of Justices Of the peacc; TO
appropriate $3.50 to tho President OF
The Senate; to legalize the acts Of the
pewa Falls, in relation to street work; and
10 amend the law relating to the M
scssment and collection Of taxes. Bills
passed to appropriate 81 900 to tho
Northern Agricultural and Mechanical
Association; and $1,000 TO tho State
Agricultural Society; also to dctach
certain territory from the town Of
Koshkonong, Jefferson county, and ut
tach the same to the town OF Jefferson,
Jefferson county; also to provide for
the publication Of the Legislative
Manual
At the evening session Of the Senate
bills were introduced relating to insane;
to amend the laws relating TO the ny
nessmcnt and collection Of taxes for
the division Of Chippewa and Lincoln
counties, and the erection Of Flambcau
county to incorporate the city Of
Neilsville to amend chapter lob, laws
Of 1877, relating TO tho license money
of Chippewa Falls To remove certain
civil cases from tho Circuit Court of
Chippewa county to the Circuit Court
Of Taylor county to exempt from tax
alton the lands of the North Wisconsin
Railway, in the counties Of Ashland and
Bayfield, TO lcgalze the acts Of certain
ii mber agents; to fix tho terms of the
Circuit Court Of the Tenth Judicial
Circuit tn provide for tho publica-
ton Of the Revised Statutes.
TuHpAY. Feb. IL. Assembly. In the
assembly Mt the morning session numor-
Gus petitions were introduced concern
ing various local matters; also numcr-
ous remonstrances against tho bill to
prohibit religious instruction in tho
common schools. Resolutions were in
troduced in relation to n general incor-
poration Inv for cities and villages; also
Joint resolution for tho repeal of ,he
resumption net; also in favor of nm in
come tax; also to dispense with unan-
imous verdicts ofjuries. Bills were IL
PRODUCED, relating to common schools;
relating to the geological survey; to fix
terms Of court in the 9th judicial cir
cult relating to the publication Of legal
notices. to fix license Of hawkers and
peddlcrs to provide for the publication
Of legal notices Of the estate Of deceased
persons; to amend the INV relating to
bribery; for the preservation of fish in
Kingstons mill pend IN Grcon Lnke
county; relating to ovcrilowed lands in
kcwnunee county; to protect bank de-
positors; for the erection Of boom on
the Menomonie river below Chafrnns
rapids; to authorize the construction of
dam across yellow river in Barron
county; to lay out II state road III the
counties of Wood and Marathon; re-
lating To the printing Of the revised
statutes; to dctach certain territory
from the town of Orion, Richland coun-
~, and attach the same to the town Of
Richland, Same county; To Tux costs IN
criminal cases; for II state park III Wis
eonsin to prevent hunting Of deer with
hounds; relating to executions, and pro-
cocdings supplementary thereto; rcM-
ting to the courts of justices of the
peace: relating To the forcS losuro Of
mortgages; relating to prisons and COM
mon jails; relating to tho Wisconsin
river improvement company; relating
ta IL roasscSsment OF certain property III
tho city Of Wausau; relating TO town
insurance company; to my out state
road in Monroe and Juneau counties;
to amend the charter Of the city of
Sheboygan; to amend the law relating
tohighwnys and bridges. A bill passed
To provide for the purchase ofadditional
copies Of the Legislative Manual.
In the assembly, ut tho evening scS-
sion, bills were introduced TO provide
for tho transfer Of the normal school
income; relating to tho license money
of railway ronnunics. to provide for
tho improvement Of the Eau Claire
river; to amend the charter of Eau
Claire; to exempt the lands Of North
Wisconsin railway from taxation. "a
amend the charter Of the city of New