Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-28
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.


Hay 30th legal holiday; 10 incorporate
the city of Ahnapee; to authorize the
laying out of Il state road from Grand
Rapids to Stevens Point; relating to
common schools; to promote good order
and suppress crime; relating TO county
treasurers; relating to religious socie-
ties; TO reorganize the state horticultural
society; to limit the amount of school
district tax to he levied in any one year.
The school textbook bill reported hy the
textbook commission. was ordered to
third reading. The bill to divide Chip.
pewa and Lincoln counties and erect
the county of Flambeau, passed Ad-
journed.
TUESDAY, Feb. 1s-Assembly-Bills
concurrcd in: relating 10 religious So
cieties; to settle railway license fees in
certain cases. Several purely local bills
passed. The bill to regulate the prac.
lice of dentistry was indefinitely post
poned. The interest bill created long
discussion. As finally ordered to third
reading this bill fixes the legal rate of
interest at six per cent. but allows con-
tracts of eight per cent. to be made. In
the evening the senate bill to make eN.
Coy. c. G. Washburn lite regent of the
university was ordered to third read.
ING. The special order, being memorial
services in honor of the late Hon. Geo.
l.. Frost, occupied the remainder of the
evening session. Appropriate resolu-
tions were adopted, and eulogies upon
deceased pronounced by many members.
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb 19-Sendtf.-A few
local bills were Coneurred III when the
Wisconsin Central railroad bill came up.
This bill as amended proposes to tax the
company's lands at the rate of one dollar
for each forty acres After long dis.
cussion the bill was ordered to third
reading by a vote of sixteen to five. Adj
journed
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19-.ASsemblg.-Bills
were passed. to suppress vagabondagc;
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 nets used in Lake Michi-
gan, Green Bay, etc; amending statutes
relating to certificates and examination
of teachers; making attendance upon re-
ligiouS exercises in the normal schools
and university elective with the student;
appropriating $4,000 to the state agricul
tural society and $1,000 to the northern
agricultural and mechanical society.
The bill to change the taxation CT rail
road, telegraph, fire and life insurance
companies was indefinitely postponed;
also joint resolution relating to the man.
ner of settling the licensing and sale of
intoxicating liquors. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb 0-SenatG.-Numer
GUS petitions for a prohibitory constitu
tional amendment were presented. The
number of petitioners now reach nearly
10000, OF whom $4,000 are legal voters
An effort to have the text book bill re.
ferred to the committee on claims was
defeated. Bills concurred in were re-
lating to the apportionmcnt of state tax
es and amending the revised statutes re-
lating thereto; relating to poisoning
wolves and other wild animals. To re-
store and continue the board of trustees
of the soldiers orphans home. Bills
indefinitely postponed were: to fix the
measure of damages for wiliul cutting of
timber; to appropriate II sum of money
TO Morgan l.. Martin. Adjourned
THURSDAY, Feb 20-AsSemblg Bills
concurred in to appropriate $4,000 to
the state agricultural society; 81 900 to
the northern agricultural society; and
5000 each to the Lodi union and Col
umbia county agricultural societies.
Bills Indefinitely postponed to author
ze certain towns in the state to accept
bonds Of indemnity in certain cases; re-
lating to the appointment of notaries
public. At the evening session few
local bills were passed and great deal
of sport enjoyed over call of the
house, there being a great many men,
bcrs absent attending an entertainment.
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, Feb. 2l--Sendte. Numerous
petitions for n prohibitory amendment to
the constitution were presented. The
majority of the select committee upon
the liquor traffic, reported in favor Of
submitting the question Of n constitu-
tional amendment TO the people. The
report was signed by Senator Price, and
Assemblymen Ingram and Bailey The
senate joint resolution providing for
biennial sessions came UP on the CUES
ton Of indefinite postponement; senate
refused ostponement-ayc II, noes 10,
as follows:
Grimmer, Iiaben, lludd, Kellogg, Paul Rankin,
Reynolds, Van Schaick ana Woli-l2
NOes-Senators Andrews Campbell, Chapman,
Dering, Houghton, Hyde, McFetrldge. MORGAN,
Price, Rice, Richardson, swain, Treat Van
Steenwyk and Wech-15.
Discussion ensued but the time for
the special order having arrived the reso-
luton was laid aside. The bill to regu.
late the practice Of medicine in the
state was then taken up, and after an
amendment excepting midwives from
the restrictions OF bill it was ordered to a
third reading by the following vote:
AyeS-Senator Anderson, Andrews, Bailey,
Burrows, Chapman, Deriug Hathaway. Hough-
ton, Lopez, McFeuidge Price Reynolds, Rice,
Swain, Tteat, Van Steenwyk, Wech-iT.
N0es-Senators Bennett, Campbell. Grinmer,
lludd, HYDE, Kellogg, Morgan Paul, Rankin
Richardson, Richmond, sacket, Van Shack
Wolff
The bill to cheaper the cost Of school
books was passed by the following vote /:
tues Senators Anderson, Andrews. Bailey,
Burrows, Campbell, Chapman. Dering Grimmer,
Hathaway. Houghton, HYDE, Kellogg, Topper,
Morgan, Paul Reynolds, Rice Richmond. Treat,
Van Schaiek Van steenwyk, WEIGH, Nolf-23.
N0ts Senators Bennett, Haben. Rankin, Rich
ardson. Saeket-j.
The bill eXcmpting from taxation fer
five years the lands Of the Wisconsin
Central railroad with an amendment 10
tax the said lands at the rate of one dollar
for every forty acres, was passed by a vote
of 90 TO 10. An evening session was
thpn hold and several local hills concllrr-