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

against the passage of the bill prohibit
ing religious instruction in the common
schools; also numerous petitions for
the passage Of the constitutional amend
ment prohibiting the traffic in intoxi-
eating liquors. Bills were introduced,
relating to larceny; to amend the char
ter of the Germantown Fire Insurance
company; to authorize town boards Of
supervisors to vacate state roads in GER
tain cases; to amend an act TO incorpOr-
ate the Lawrence UNIVERSITY; to appro-
pirate $1,000 to the fish commission
ers; to provide for the Sc le Of copies Of
the Reports, Of the SUI eme court now
owned by the state; relating to jails, and
amending chapter 4S3, laws of1S64; re-
latng to the foreclosure Of mortgages :,
to protect wild pigeons.
Assembly bills were concurred in to
reorganize the 9th and Sth judicial cir
cults; to provide an additional court
commissioner for the county of Winnie
bago; to amend the charter of the city
of Eau Claire; to constitute the clerk Of
the circuit court of Eau Claire county,
clerk of the county court of said cOun-
ty in all probate matters.
a communication was received from
the governor, nominating w. w. Reed,
Of Jefferson county, and Andrew f. e.
more of Brown county, to be members
Of the state board Of charities for the
term commencing April 1st, 1873; also
nominating II. =. Strong, Of Beloit, to
be member Of the state board of
health. The nominations were re-
ferred to the committee on state af-
fairs.
Assembly resolution to print $500
copies of the address of Hon. NJ. NJ.
Strong before the State Historical Socie
ty, was indefinitely postponed.
FRIDAY. Feb. S.-ASsemdty-ln the as
sembly numerous petitions were intro
duced for the passage Of the constitu-
tional amendment prohibiting the
traffic in intoxicating liquors; also
numerous circumstances against the
bill to prohibit religious instruction in
the common schools. Bills were intro
duced relating to the preservation Of fish
in Dates Mill and Pardees and Ash
leys pond and streams running into the
same, in Columbia county; relating to
town insurance companies; relating to
laring to incorporation of Madison Re-
lief association; relating to town insur-
ance companies; relation to railroads,
express and telegraph companies in
this state; relating to the charter Of
Stevens Point; relating to assessment of
property for taxation and the levy of
taxes thereon; relating to the busi-
ness Of raising furred ANIMALS;
relating to public assessors; relating to
state roads in counties of Pepin and
Pope; relating to state roads in Door
and kewaunee counties; relating to
terms Of circuit court in Pierce county;
relating to common schools in the state.
Assembly bills passed: Relating to as
sessment of property for taxation and
amendatory of chapter 1870 of the gen.
eral laws of 1865, as amended by chap
ter 25, laws of 1877; relating to high
way taxes, and amendatory Of chapter
152, general laws of 1863; to
legalize the acts of Franz Narvoratz-
ky, justice of the peace in Manitowoc
county; to lesalize the actions Of joint
school district No. II, towns of Berlin
and Nepenskun, counties Of Green
Lake and Fond du Lac; to authorize
the common council of the city of Mil
waukee to extend 2lst street from State
street to Cedar street, in the Second
ward of said city; relating to naviga-
ton of the west branch of the kicka-
poo river; relating to appointment Of
notaries public, and amendatory of sec
ton l, chapter 1873, laws Of 1877; relat-
ing to trial of otienses upon information
and to make the general laws of the
state applicable thereto; relating to
exemption Of mechanics and lahorers;
authorize the city of Milwaukee to
raise Il special tax III the south sewer
age district; relating to the issue of
bonds in the county of Barron, for the
payment of outstanding indebtness; to
legalize the annual meeting Of school
district in town of Lakeland, Barron
county; to legalize the contract for the
building of n bridge on Fourth street,
city of Racine; to constitute the clerk
of the circuit court of Eau Claire
county, clerk of the county court in
probate; relating to an act incorporating
the city of Eau Claire; to legahze the
proceedings of all town insurance COM
panes.
MONDAY, Feb. 1l.-SNatc In the
senate petitions were introduced for a
state road from Beaver Dam Lake
Barron county, TO Butternut Station
Ashland county; against the bill to
prohibit religious instruction in the
common schools; in relation to the
equalization of taxes. 4 memorial to
congress against the reduction of tariff
on wool Bills were introduced in rela-
ton to the publication of the supreme
court report to provide for the con-
strnriinn of Il hrilre nCrnSs Ahnnncn