Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-02-26
WISCONSIN ,EGISLATURF.

nette county. Bills passed and concur
red in: to provide maps of Wisconsin
for public use in certain cases; to amend
charters of Neenah and Watertown:
ana several private bills. Bills indef-
nltely postponed were to regulate tar
Ills Of railway, telegraph and express
companies; to appropriate to the state
printer a sum OF money for alleged
damages afterwards reconsidered and
lald over); 10 limit the power of com-
ties TO vote aid to railroads; to amend
the charter of the Chicago & North
western railway company, relating to
the election OF directors; to amend the
revised statutes relating to the assess
ment and collection of taxes; 20 make a
railroad company liable for So 900 in
stead of 5000 in case of death caused
Ivy railroad accident. The bill To pur-
chase dictionaries for the use of the
state was, after discussion, so amended
as to authorize the purchase of either
WehSters or Worcoster's, preference
to be given to the book that could be
obtained for the least cost. After n
short evening session the senate adj
Journed until Monday evening.
| FRIDAY, Feb, Ii -ASenebb large
number Of senate bills passed and were
concurred in. Those OF general ma
ture were: to lay out a state road from
Chippewa Falls TO Colby; To encourage
the raising of improved stocks to regu-
late the publication of county advcrtis-
ing; relating to duties Of assessors; relat-
ing to the poisoning of wolves and other
animals. Adjourned after evening sos
sion to p. NJ. Monday.
MONDAY, Feb. IL Ssnate.-An even
ing session only was held. Several as
sembly bills of N local nature were con
CURED in. The more important ones
were; To authorize Barron county to
borrow money; To regulate time for
holding court IN the eighth circuit; alter
ing time of holding the fall term of
court in Graut county. The bill to fix
boundary lines between the towns of
Star Prairie and New Richmond, in st.
Crolx county,was indefinitely postponed
Adjourned.
MONDAY, Feb. E--Asamblv. The AS
sembly met in the evening and imme-
dlately adjourned in memory of Hon.
Geo. L. Frost, deceased.
TUESDAY, Feb. lS--SeRate. Bills pass
ed: to appropriate money for the pur-
chase of stationary for the state: to make
May 3Oth a legal holiday; to incorporate
the city of Ahnapee: to authorize the
laying out of "A state road from Grand
Rapids to Stevens Point; relating to
common schools; TO promote good order
aud suppress crime; relating to county
treasurers; relating to religious socie-
ties; to reorganize the state hortcutu-
raj society; to limit the amount Of
school district tax to be levied in any
one year. The school textbook bill re-
ported by the textbook commission,
was ordered to third reading The
BIZ to divide Chippewa and Lincoln
counties and erect the county of Flam-
beau, passed. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb. 1S--AsseD,biy. Bills
concurred in: relating to religious So
cletles; to settle railway license fees in
certain cases. Several purely local bills
passed. The bill to regulate the prac-
tlce OF dentistry was indefinitely post
poned. The interest bill created long
discussion. As finally ordered to u
third reaklng this bill fixes the legal rate
OF interest at six per cent. but allows
contracts OF eight per cent. to be made.
In ne evening the senate bill to make
Ex-Gov. &. G. Washburn "A life regent Of
the university was ordered TO third
reading. The special order, being
memorial services in honor OF the late
Hon. Geo. l.. Frost, occupied the re-
mainder OF the evening session. APP
proprlate resolutions were adopted, and
eulogies upon deceased pronounced by
many members. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10 Senate. "A few
local bills were concurrcd in when the
Wisconsin Central railroad bill came
up. This bill rs amended proposes to
tax the company's lands at the rate Of
one dollar for each forty acres. After
q long discussion the bill with amend
ment was ordered to third reading by
IL vote Of sixteen to five. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. ASSEMBLY. Bills
were passed; to supp. 50 vagabondage;
relating TO charitable, benevolent and
fraternal societies and associations; to
change the name Of the military organI-
cation OF the state; to regulate the size
of the mesh Of nets used in Lake Michi-
gan, Green Bay, etc; amending stat
utes relating to certificates and exami-
nation of teachers; making attendance
upon religious exercises in the normal
schools and university elective with the
student; appropriating $1,000 to the
state agricultural society and $1,000 to
the northern agricultural and mcchani-
cal society. The bill to change the tax
alton Of railroad telegraph, nre and life
insurance companies was indefinitely
postponed; also joint resolution relat-
ing to the manner oil settling the licens-