Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-27
Legislative summary.

chapter sc, laws of 1877, relative to du-
ties of towns and town officers: men,
orial to congress favoring postal savings
banks; to amend the charter of the city
of Prairie dl Chen; and to enable the
town Of Newport to borrow money.
Assembly bills were concurred in: Au-
thorizing school land commissioners to
loan n portion of trust funds to New
port, Columbia county; under suspen-
sOin of rules; authorizing town
of Hartford, Washington county,
to borrow money; under suspension;
bills were indefinitely postponed, rda-
tive to appointment of notaries public;
relating to issue of bonds in county of
Barron to pay outstanding indebted
ness; relating to toxin business in Fort
Edwards, Wood county; authorizing
purchase of territorial scrip for State
Historical society; regulating the
amount of the county tax
Shawano county; approprlating $500 to
Clark county zouaves; establishing dis
trict court of Milwaukee county and re-
pealing civil jurisdiction Of the county
court of Milwaukee county; relative to
shooting Of wild pigeons; appropri-
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education of deaf and dumb.
FRIDAY, Feb. 15.-Assembiy-In the
assembly bills passed: Relating to the
reduction of swamp and overilowed
lands i'm Waupaca county; authorizing
Joseph Harris to build and maintain II
pier and dock in Sturgeon Bay; amend
ing the charter Of Neenah; to amend
sec. II, oh. 81, revised statutes; appro-
priating $3.50 to Peter Swenson; amend
ing the charter ofthe city of Watertown;
amending the act creating the NUM-
cipal court in Chippewa; relating to the
reduction OF the price OF swamp and
overflowed lands in Monroe county;
amending the charter of the city of
Chiffon; legalizing certain order of
the board of supervisors of Juneau
county amending act Of 1876, authoriz-
ing the Improvement of certain por-
tons of Embarass river; authorizing n
loan of trust funds to the town Of Nee
edah; legalizing acts of John Brownee
justice of the peace; amending charter
of Prairie du Chen; legalizing the Off
cial acts OF Chas. Natlz, Il notary public;
providing for the more efficient govern
ment Of the state hospital for the in
sane; appropriating u certain sum of
money to Dennis Phelan. Bills were in
definitely postponed relating to the pro-
lection Of rabbits in Racine county.
MONDAY, Feb. 1S.-Senate. the
senate several petitions were introduced
asking the passage Of the constitutional
amendment prohibiting the traffic in in
toxicating liquors. A resolution was
adopted relating to the better protcc-
ton of fish in Lake Michigan. A bill
passed to fix the compensation of the
attorney general. Bills were concurred
in, to legalize tho annual meetings of
school districts in Barron county; to
lcgalize the acts of Il Joint school dis
trict in Green Lake county; to legalize
the acts of the board Of supervisors of
Pierce county; to appropriate $4,000
to the deaf and dumb institute for cur
rent expenses. The assembly bill re-
lating to the exemption of the labor of
mechanics and laborers from execution
was refused cngrossment.
MONDAY, Feb. lS.-ASsemby. the
assembly bills passed relating to city
and county officers; to lay out and es-
tablish highways on certain county
lines. The assembly then went into n
committee of the whole on the general
file and soon after adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb. 19-Sua!e.--I the
Senate several petitions We're intro
duced upon local matters. Assembly
bills were concurred in to appropriate
to the Manitowoc Agricultural Society
$780, for the relief of Barbetta Silver
friend; to refund to the Mineral Point
railway $20S9.49 ON account of over
paid taxes. Bills passed to provide for
protecting the State capital from fire;
appropriate to the Institute for the
lind the sum of SIS, 800 for current eX-
enscs; relating to insurance in in
orporated villages; to regulate the
erms of court III the 9th judicial cir
cult, Bills were indefinitely post
poned; regulating the practice of den
tistry in this State; To prevent the
multiplicity of actions III cases of in
voluntary trespass; relating to estates
in dover,
TUESDAY, Feb, l9.-Issembly,-ln the
assembly bill passed to authorize the
school land commissioners to convey
certain lands to the Sturgeon Bay and
Lake Michigan Ship Canal Company.
Senate bills were concurred in To pro-
vide for the collection of special taxes
in certain cases; authorizing the coun-
" of Barron to issue bonds for the pay
mont of outstanding Indebtedness; au-
thorizing and requiring the Wisconsin
Farm Mortgage Land Commissioners,
appointed under chapter ll6, laws of
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