Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-26
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


MADISON, February 1.-THE bil to authorize
the holding OF elections III the third ward of
GAINESVILLE was concerned in. Bills indefinitely
postponed: Relating to the publication of
statements of insurance Companies; TO iix con-
stables fees TO allow genera! accident insurance
companies to dc business in this state. Adj
journed till Monday evening.
MADISON, February 16.-Biils passed: To
appropriate 50, 200 to the fish commissioners; 10
create a Kewaunee harbor commission; exempt
ing members of the fire departments from the
payment Of pol tax, and from serving as Jury
men; to allow town insurance companies 10
decide when the business of annual meetings
may be transacted uicd roc. Adjourned.
MADISON, February lS-The nomination of
H. II. Giles a member of the state board Of
charities and reforms was confirmed. Bills
passed. Appropiiating $4,000 for the asylum
for the blind; to allow general accident insur-
ance companies to do business III the state; to
prevent the spread Of noxious weeds; to amend
the charter of Ripon: to authorize the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railway company to
abandon n strip Of road. Memorials were
passed Tor an ap, ropration for the harbor at
Green Pay and foc Ice sale of a portion of the
Meno:nonee Indian reservation in the county of
Shawano, Adjourned.
MADISON, February l3.-Bllls passed; To
amend the statutes concerning costs and fees
allowed to parties in Circuit Cour.s; referring
20 suits on logs; relating to offenses against lives
and persons; authorizing judgments of the
Supreme Court to I've docketed III the Circuit
Court; to repeal the provisions of the statute
relating to ]uIies in County Courts; requiring
that when person demands trial by jury, be-
! fore such request is granted he shall give
security for jury and sherif's fees; to repeal the
law which makes county teasurers eligible to
Only two terms; to legalize the action of the
board of supervisors of Lincoln county As
se,nbly resolutions were concurred in as follows:
! To amend the charter Of the city of Oshkosh;
! to construct dams across certain streams in
| Northern Wisconsin. . The joint resolution for
biennial sessions was made special order for
Tuesday evening next. Adjourned.
! MADISON, February 19.-McFetridge, from
| the committee ON state affairs, presented
minority report in favor Of biennial sessions.
One thousand copies of the majority and minor
ity reports were ordered printed for distribution.
-. The resolution of the Wisconsin Dairymen's
association that Wisconsin railroads dircrimin-
ated against them in transporting butter and
cheese came up with the report of the commit
| tee on railroads. and was tabled by vote
ofl6 to 49,. Bills to amend the charter of
Stevens Point and authorize the construction of
a dam across Embarrass river, in Shawauo
county, were concurred in. The bill appro-
| priating 900 to the Dalavsn asylum to
meet current expenses was passed. Rankin
offered JOINT resolution requesting the sem
ators and members Of congress OF Wisconsin
to vote for the prompt passage of the bill before
| congress to abolish or reduce the duty ON I'M
ported printing paper, Adopted under suspen-
| sion OF the rules Adjourned.
! MADISON, February 20.-The bill providing
that girls may be received at the Milwaukee L.
dustrlal school up to the age of Is, instead of 16
as now, and to provide more satisfactory sys-
tenn for collecting accounts against counties
came up for final action and WAS passed . Tho
resolutions of the Wisconsin Dairymen's as
sociation, respecting discrimination against
! them by Wisconsin railroads, were laid on the
table az recommended by the committee on rail
roads Fitield introduced II substitute for the
bill to include the Chicago & Tomah railroad
under the general laws, and amending the same.
The Substitute provides that any railroad COM
pany which shall first construct railroad across
| Northern Wisconsin from Ashland or any point
on Lake Superior between townships AZ and 81
north and and east OF range & west, on Lake
Superior to n junction with the Northern Pacific
railroad and shall run GERS over the same within
| three years from the passage Of this act, shall
be relieved from the payment of any license fees
| for ten years from the date of its completion
The amendment or substitute was adopted and
the bill referred to the committee on railroads.
-. Assembly bills to loan portion of the trust
funds of the state to Lyndon, Sheboygan coun-
tv, and to Portage county, and to create Barron
| county municipal court were concurrod in. 60.
Adjourned.