Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-07
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.

tory amendment were presented. After
a long discussion the bill to open the field
/ for competition between Worcester's and
! Webster's dictionaries in this state was
passed. Bills passed: to provide for dis
charged convicts and the appointment of
a state agent for that purpose; TO regulate
registration Of voters in cities of over
$4,000 inhabitants; to regulate the prac-
tice of medicine. Bills concurred in
were; to secure to children the benefits
of an elementary education-ayes 90, noes
4; relating to public printing in new
counties. Indefinitely postponed; to au.
| thoriZe certain credit to Simeon Mills as
late treasurer of the state hospital for in
sane; TO appropriate sum of money for
4 the erection of wings TO the state hospital
for the insane; to provide for sanitary
and other Investigations. An evening
session was held and the bill to create
the county of New was passed. The spe-
! cial order for the evening was the Joint
resolution to submit to the people the
| question of an amendment to the consti-
tuition prohibiting the liquor traffic Sen.
Price made long argument in favor of
the bill and was opposed by Senators
Kellogg, Hyde, Hudd and Bennett. The
resolution was indefinitely postponed by
Il vote of 20 TO IL. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb. 25-1ssemJlN-Th
bills to create the county of Webster and
for the relief of the Wisconsin Central
railroad, were indefinitely postponed.
Bills passed: to appropriate $4,000 to
the parties who constructed the Oshkosh
steam wagon; joint resolution requiring
the attorney general to frame law for
the incorporation of cities. The bill TO
regulate the practice of medicine was in
definitely postponed. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26-Sendte.-A reso-
luton to adjourn sine die March 4th
was offered The dictionary bill with
amendments was laid upon the table
Bills passed; appropriating 81 1858 to
the northern hospital for the insane; ap.
propriating $4,000 to the Wisconsin in.
dustTial school for boys; appropriating
$30, 900 to the Wisconsin institution for
the education Of the deaf and dumb; APP
propriating $S3,747,S7 to the Wisconsin
state hospital for insane; appropriating
$lS,500 to the Wisconsin institution for
the education of the blind. The bill
appropriating $1,41756 to Henry Baetz
for expenses in defending himsclfa against
d suit to recover $4,000, brought by the
state, passed. Bills indefinitely postponed:
appropriating $1,000 TO the Central
Wisconsin Agricultural society; to sup
press vagrancy; appropriating $1,000 to
the state horticultural society; authoriz-
ing commissioners of school land to
loan Il portion of the trust funds OF the
state to school district No. | of Juneau
county; relating to the fumigation of
grain AT the afternoon session Il bill
passed approprating $500 to the state
printer for alleged breach of contract
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26-dsscmbly. The
bill to create the counties Of Marinette
and New passed The Central Wscon-
sin railroad relief bill was again defeat
ed by II vote Of AZ to 46. The resolution
providing for an investigation Of the
Sturgeon bay ship canal companys af
fairs created n long discussion and was
indefinitely postponed. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb. 21-Swote.--A bill
was introduced 10y consent TO regulate
the pay of employees about the capitol.
The resolution providing for final adj
iournmcnt March 4ih was adopted. The
following bills were concurred in: To
suppress vagabondage; to authorize the
city of Jefferson to borrow money;
amendatory of section 1912, chap. 50, re-
latiug to Insurance companies; to lay out
state road from Chippewa Falls to the
village of Colby. A large number of bills
were indefinitely postponed including the
following; In relation to religious eXer-
cisas in the public schools; to provide
for sentences to the state prison without
regard to time; TO provide for the re.
demption of forfeited lands, and the re
funding surplus money; 10 provide for
the further education of deaf mutes; 10
tax life insurance companies Adjourned
THURSDAY, Feb. 27-Assembiy-The
Wisconsin Central relief bill was again
laid on the table. The interest bill was
rcconsidered and passed by ayes 10, noes
81. The appropriation bills for the
charitable and penal institutions were
concurred in. The textbook bill was
killed. The bill making May 30th AL
legal holiday was concurred in. Several
local bills passed.
FRIDAY, Feb. 2S-.Scaatc.-The joint
resolution providing for biennial sessions
was ordered to a third reading. Bills
passed were: relative to the assessment
and collection of taxes; To authorize the
state superintendent to fill vacancies in
the office of county superintendent of
schools; to repeal the law authorizing
in, of general nature, were: to provide
for the redemption of forfeited mortgag-
cd lands and retunding Of surplus money
thereon; to pay the manufacturers Of the
Oshkosh steam wagon $4,000; to change
the name Of the military organization of
wisconsin, relating to certificates and
examination of teachers; relating TO of,
lenses against the lives and persons of
individuals. The interest bill and the
bill relating to a tax ON mortgages, were
indefinitely postponed, the former by the
following vote:
.iyes-senators Andrews, Burrows. Bennett. |
Chapman, Dering, Grmmer, Hudd, Hyde. kel. !
logg, Morgan, Paul, Rankin, Richmond, Scott, |
Swain, Van schaick, Van Steenwyk, VOLTS
OsS-Senators Anderson Campbell, Haben. |
Hathaway, Lopez, McFctrdge, Treat, WEIGH ..
FRIDAY, Feb 2S.-isScmbly- Bills of q
general nature concurred in were relat
ing to the distribution Of the Blue Book
to establish board of immigration; for
q more vigorous enforcement Of insur-
ancc; 10 appropriate 10 Henry Baetz a
sum OF money to cover his expenses and
attorney fees in his late suit with the
state. Bills passed we're; relating TO civil |
rights OF discharged convicts; to au-
thorixe the issuing of patents to deceased |