Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-02-12

appropriate 1000 to the Central Wis
consn Mechanical association at Wa
tertown; to create the county of New;
to punish tramps; TO provide public
schools with a historical atlas of Wis
consln; to appropriate to NJ. l.. Martin
Sli,6IS.56; to tax life insurance COM
panes; to impose certain penalties on
county officers for violation of law in
certain cases; to appropriate 500 to
the beaver Dam agricultural society;
10 provide uniform method of grading
wheat; to create the county OF Mari
nette; to appropriate $4,000 to the
Home of the Good Shepherd; to ex-
empt the lands OF the Northern Wiscon-
SIN railroad from taxation; to reorgan-
ize the State Horticultural society; to
regulate the practice of medicine; TO
appropriate to the ST. Michael asylum
of La Crosse $500 The Joint resolu-
ton for "A committee of investigation
INTO the manner Of grading wheat by
the brass kettIe'tester, adopted ALSO the
resolution providing for committee to
investigate the affairs of the Farm
Mortgage company. The supreme
court having decided, in effect, that the
assessment law of 1873 was unconstiu,-
tional, committee WAS appointed To
investigate the subject and report by
bill or otherwise.
TUESDAY, Feb. 4-ASSeDbty. There
were scores of bills introduced, many
of them being known rs "dead-heads."
Among the important ones were: To
compel owners of dams to maintain
hshways to appropriate money to pay
expenses of the committee to investi-
gate the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan canal; to fix compensation
of trustees of state institutions: TO pro-
vide for the incurable insane; To ex-
cmpt Central Wisconsin railroad lands
from taxation; to incorporate the city
.ol Nelllsvllle; to provide certain
width for wheel tires; to encourage rails
ing of improved stock; to regulate
county printing. The contested cleo
ton case of Eagan vs.. Johnson was set
tied by selecting Mr.. Johnson, repub-
llcan, by party vote. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. -Senate-The res
oluuon to inquire into abuses of the
bounty law on wolves was adopted; also
resolution to inquire into the matter of
employees in the state departments.
Bills passed: To amend charter of
Chippewa Falls; to amend statutes re-
lating to relief of the poor; to appropri-
ate $1,000 to the Northern Agricultural
and Mechanical association; to appro-
pirate 1000 to the Wisconsin Agricul-
tural society. Adjourned,
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5--Assen,bN.-The
senate resolution to investigate the sys-
tenn of wheat grading and the brass
kettle tester WAS adopted. Several
petitions upon various subjects were
presented. a long debate occurred on
the resolution TO loan the revised stat.
utes to reporters, and it was finally
tabled. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb. 6-Senute. Bills
passed Appropriating $4,000 to the
state fish commissioners; authorizing
committee appointed by supreme
court to revise rules Of prac-
tice i'll circuit and county courts, to
employ Il clerk; the assembly resoh-
ton in reference to the death of Hon.
Levi b. Villas was adopted and the sem
ate adjourned in respect to the mem
DRY of that distinguished citizen.
THURSDAY, Feb. 5-Assen,biu
lutions of respect to the memory of the
late Hon Levi b. Villas We're unani-
mously adopted, the state flag was
ordered to be hung at half mast, and
committee OF three, consisting of
Messrs. Mills, Lovejoy and keegh, was
appointed to act with similar COM
mittee of two from the senate, in ar
ranging for the last sad rites over the
deceased. A large number Of bills
were passed To loan portions of trust
funds to Waupaca city; for the preser-
walton of trout in waters Of Marathon
county; to restore and continue trustees
Of the soldiers orphans home; relating
to public schools in WATERFOWL; pmend-
ing the act incorporating the city of
WATERFOWL; relating to iumigating
grain. Among the bills indefinitely
postponed were the following: To APP
propriate to !. G. Sloan sum Of money;
to appropriate "a sum Of money to the
Waupaca Agricultural society; to regu-
late proceedings in circuit court. A
communication was received from the
secretary Of state in reference to the
Farm Mortgage company, and 900
copies Of it ordered printed. Adjourned.
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