Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, Feb. 1l--Smats - The bill
relating TO the improvement of stock
was concurret. III and few local bills
passed. The bill to purchase 200 Of
Nicodemus 4 Conover maps of Wis
consin to be sold to school districts,
created considerable discussion, but
was laid over. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb. 11-ASsembly.- A large
number of remonstrances against the
bill relating to foreign assurances COM
panies; and petitions i'll favor of eX-
empting the lands of the North WiScon-
sin railroad from taNation-were pre-
scented. The senate bill to appropriate
$1,000 to the fish commission was con
CURED in, as were half dozen local
measures. At the evening session the
bill TO authorize the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railway to build and MAIN
tain bridge across the Wisconsin river,
was indefinitely postponed. Resolue
tons ON the death of Hon. John Potter,
Jr., were then considered ard adopted.
Adjourned.
! WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12-StHdte.-Peti-
tions in favor of Il prohibitory amend
ment, and for, the more equitable as
sessment Of property fort taxntion, We're
presented. The oon,rnitteeSn military
affairs made " favorable report on the
bill to make Decoration day 4 legal
holiday. Sen. Andrews was appointed
a member of the committee on assess
ment and collection Of taxes rice Sen
ator Burrows NH ,asked to be excused
on aocount Of sickness. A communica-
ton was Received from the governor,
nominating the following gentlemen as
fish commissioners: james Y. Jones, Of
Winnebago county uice Moses Hooper,
resigned: for full term commencing
April 1st William Welch, Of Dane, and
John i. Antisde, Of Milwaukee county.
After debate the bill. to purchase 700 of
the Nicodemus maps at 81 apiece for
the public schools, was passed. Adj
journed.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12-AsSens6ln--Biils
passed. mai ngs county treasures 5n7
eligible FOR more than one term OF two
years and several local bills. Bills in
definitely postponed: providing that n
verdict of a jury shall require but nine
Fuf the twelve members; amending the
excise law. a long debate occurred on
the tramp bill, the whipping clause
was stricken out and the bill with sew
eral amendments passed. Adjourned.
|. THURSDAY, Feb. 13-Senate.-Nearly
"a petitions. asking for a prohibitory
amendment to the contribution Were
presented. The aggregate numbegs VI
petitioners to date is about 10000. Sen.
'Hudd read II long report of the minor
lty select committee on matters per
tanning to the liquor traffic. The re-
port opposes the submission ofthe pro
hibitory amendment question TO the
people. A dozen local bills passed.
Bills indefinitely postponed were: to
igable; to provide buildings for the
chronic insane; to appropriate TO st.
Michaels orphan asylum Il sum OF
money; relating to highways and
bridges. The bill making May 30th a
legal holiday was ordered to third
reading by large majority. At the
evening session the nomination for fish
commissioners were confirmed, and the
hill to provide relief for certain hig II
schools correcting error in revised
statutes) passed. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb. 13-AsSembly.- Bills
passed were mostly local. Those of a
general nature were: To distribute
more equally the burdens of taxation
in certain counties; to secure to chill
dren the benefits of an elementory odu.
cation relating to county courts. The
bill relating to religious exercises in the
pnblic schools, was 50 amended as to
make the matter Of attending such OK.
ercises elective with students. The bill
to tax church property was laid on the
table after stormy debate. Adjourn
ed
FRIDAY, Feb. 14-Senate. Petitions
were presented for tAe creation of Mari
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 WATERFOWL;
and several private bills. Bills indiii-
nitely postponed were: to regulate tar
ifs Of railway, telegraph and express
companies; to appropriate to the state
printer sum of money for alleged
damages afterwards reconsidered and
laid over; to limit the power of eoun-
ties to vote aid to railroads; TO amend
the charter of the Chicago 4 North
western railway company, relating to
the election Of directors TO amend the
revised statutes relating to the assess
ment and collection Of taxes; to make a
railroad company liable for $4,000 in
stead Of 5000 in case Of death caused
BY 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
Webster's or Worcester's, preference TO
be given to the book that could be OBJ
tanned Tor the least cost. After a short
evening session the senate adjourned
until Monday evening.
FRIDAY, Feb. 4-ASscmJi9.-A large
nuaiDer Of senate bills passed and were
c0ncurred III. Those Of Il general ma.
tire we're: to lay out state road from
Chippewa Falls to Colby; to encourage
| the -aising Of improved stocks TO reg
ulate the publication OF county adyer.
tising; relating to dnties OF assessors;
relating to the poisoning of wolves and
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