Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-14
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURI.

the constitution. This being the las,
day Tor the init oduetion of bills an i'm.
mense number were presented. The
senate had two sessions, The follow.
ing are the most important bills: III
appropriate $1,000 to the Central Wis
consin Mechanical association at Wa.
tertown; to create the county Of New,
to punish tramps; to provide public
schools with historical atlas of Wis
conslm; to appropriate to Al. l., Martin
! Sl@,61S56; 70 tax life insurance COM
panies; to impose certain penalties on
county officers for violation of law in
certain cases; 10 appropriate 800 To
the Beaver Dam agricultural society
10 provide uniform method OF grading
wheat; 10 create the county ot Mari,
nettc; to appropriate $4,000 to the
Home Of the Good Shepherds to ex-
empt tho lands Of tho Northern Wiscon-
SIN railroad from taxation; to reorgan-
IKE the State Horticultural society; To
regulate the practice OF medicine; to
appropriate TO the st. Michael asylum
of la Crosse $500 The Joint rcsolu.
ton for committee of investigation
into the manner of grading wheat by
the brass kettle 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 unconstitu-
tional, n committee was appointed To
investigate the subject and report Ivy
bill or otherwise.
TUESDAY,, Feb. Assembly. There
were scores of bills introduced, many
Of them being known Us "dcad-hoads. !"
Among the important ones were; 10
compel owners of dams To maintain
lishways; 10 appropriate money to pay
expenses OF tho COMMITTEES to investi.
gate the Sturgeon BAY and Lake
Michigan canal; to fix compensation
Of trustees of state institutions; to pro.
vide for the incurahlo insane; to ex-
cmpt Central Wisconsin railroad lands
from taxation; TO incorporate. the city
Of Neillsville; 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
tiled by selecting Mr.. Johnson, repnb-
lioan, by i party vote. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Fob. 8 -!Sts,ute-rhe res
olution to inquire into abuses of the
bounty law ON wolves was adopted; also
resolution to inquire into the matter of
employees in tho state departments,
Bills passed: To amend charter of
Chippewa Fails; to amend statutes re.
lating TO relief of tho poor; to appropri-
ate $1,000 to the Northern Agricultural
and Mechanical association; to nppro.
pirate $1,000 to tho Wisconsin Agrioul-
tural society. Adjourned,
WEDNESDAY, Feb, 5--Assembk, Tho
senate resolution to investigate tho 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 stnt
utes to reporters, and II was finally
tabled. Adjourned.
THURSDAY. Feb. 6-Sendtc Bills
passed; Approprialing $4,000 to the
state fish commissioners; authorizing
committee appointed by supreme
court 10 revise rules of prae-
tice IN circuit and county courts, to
employ clerk: the assembly resolu.
ton in reference to the death Of Hon.
Levi b. Villas was adopted and tho SEN
ate adjourned in respect to the mem
DRY of that distinguished citizen.
THURSDAY, Feb. Assembly,. --Roso-
utions of respect TO the memory Of tho
late Hon. Levi b. Villas were unani-
mously adopted, tho state fling was
ordered TO be hung nj half mast, and n
committee Of three, consisting of
Messrs. Mills, Lovejoy and keegh, was
appointed To act with II similar COM
mittee Of two from the senate, in mr.
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 prescr-
walton Of trout in waters of Marathon
county: to restore and continue trustees
Of the soldiers orphans home, relating
to public schools in WATERFOWL; amend
ing the net incorporating tho city of
Watertown: relating to iumigating
grain. Among the bills indefinitely
postponed were the following; To APP
propriate to |. g. Sloan sum Of money;
10 appropriate u sum OF money 10 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.
FRIDAY, Feb. 7--.Seaatc. The COM
mittee on education introduced the
school book bin reported by the text
book commission. A long and lacetious
report on the resolution TO enquire into
the abuses Of tile bounty on wolves, was
made by the committee on state affairs,
recommending indefinite postponement
Of said resolution. a communica-
ton was received and read
from the secretary Of state, In
which that official stated that during the
year ending September 80, 1878, there
had been paid out Of the state treasury
for bounty on wolf scalps, the sum of
$9,734; in 1877. there was paid out 81
6G7; in 1876, $5,45G; in 1875, 81 ,125; and
in 1874, $7,192. Several bills were
passed, the most important OF which