Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-03-18
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.


the Fox and Wisconsin Improvement scheme
WAS adopted The bill TO authorize the st.
Paul and Chicago Short line Railway company
to construct bridge over Lake st. Croix was
passed . Assembly bills concurred in: To
provide for the publication of proceedings of
county boards of supervisors; providing for
tie publication of 1900 copies of the report Of
the State Agricultural society; III relation TO the
taxation of personal property, providing that
Whenever the owner or occupant shall reside
upon any contiguous tracts or parcels of land.
which shall lie IN two or more assessment dis
1 hlcts, then the farm implements, live stock and
farm products of such owner or occupant. used.
kept or being upon such contiguous tracts or
parcels of land SHAH be assessed III the ASSESS
ment district where such owner or occupant re-
sides at the time of such assessment; author
! izing the city of Necnah to borrow money for
/ building purposes. Adjourned.
MADISON March S.-A memorial was received
/ from the citizens of the District Of Columbia
asking aid in securing the right Of self-goyern-
ment in the district Hyde introduced bill
| providing for ueasurer's certificate of sale of
land for delinquent taxes. The bill to loan
portion of the trust funds 10 Taylor county was
passed, =. Adjourned.
MADISON, March 9.-Wals resolution for
leave to introduce a bill providing legal hoh-
day duriug the soldiers reunion in Milwaukee
in June. was killed by obiecton, Bills passed:
For the prevention of cruelty to minors; au-
square; providing that Ripon may at each an
nua election vote on tie question of GRANTING
on not granting licenses for the sale of intox..
eating liquors; to regulate the disbursement of
public money by officers of state institutions,
/ and prescribing for Misrepresentation thereof;
providing for the transfer Of insane persons
from jails and poorhouses TO the state and
county aslums. Assembly bills coucured III:
Providing for the individual liability Of stock
holders of banks and banking Institutions;
to amend the chatter of the city
Of Waupaca i'll regard 80 lis improve
nieuts obhgiDe ihe boards of supervisors o
publish their proceedings even If obliged to
pay reasonable price demanded therefor pee.
Bills indefinitely postponed: Toauthorizing the
LAYING of street railways or tramwaysm villages
/ and towns, with consent of the local boards of
| supervisors; to loan portion OF the trust
/ funds to the city of Stevens Poi.t TO pay or q
portion of its bonded indebtedness; appropri-
ating :32, zoo tothe state asylum to pay author
lied indebtedness; giving justices fee Of -
for holding inquests; excluding mallard, wood
and teal duck from the provisions Of the game
law; giving county judges not having criminal
or civil jurisdiction 50 per day for services not
strictly pertaining to probate matters. .Ad-
journed.
MADISON, March l0.--Fifeld's bill for the
protection of fish and game was passed AS
senlbly bills concurred in: Providing that pur-
chasers OF logs sold under lien shall lie entitled
to writ of assistance to Obtain possession OF
the same; relative to the iovying of taxes by
village boards; relative to appeals from Justices
courts; allowing judge to certify that lac IN
preudiced, and change the place Of trial Of
actions; requiring claims for lien upon logs 10 be
filed with the lumber inspector Of the district,
who shall receive fees for fling and making
copies of the same; relative to tax deeds in
Price county; relating to jurors for Municipal
Count of lipon; to amend the statutes relating
4,
the granting Of certificates to graduates
of colleges and universities: providing for
commencement Of suit on bond of principal IN
cases of embczZlelnent; approprsung $4,000
annually to the state board of immgrati0n TO
amend the charter OF Fond du Lac relating to
justices and cOustables; relative 10 the charter
Of Meuasha, Bills indefinitely postponed;
For the better enforcement If the fish and
game laws; for the appointment Of state agent
TO care for discharged couvicts; providing for
the education OF deaf mutes by the arucuiate
method. and approprlatng $4,000 to the Mil
waukoe institute as 4 state institution; To create
The Thirteenth judicial circuit out Of the Third,
Fourth and Tenth circuits; to provide Sepa-
rate hospital for durable insane and for the
transfer 10 the state Of the Milwaukee asylum;
fixing the rate OF interest at & and per cent.
Adjourned,
MADISON, March 11.-Bills passed: Author
lzing the city Of Eau Claire to construct water
works; 10 loan portion Of the trust funds OF
the state TO the city Of Green Bay Assembly
bills coucuired in: To provide for the better
collection of statistics; providing for the dis
posal Of redemption money remaining III the
hands OF county clerks more than six years; to
yacae part OF the Milwaukee and Waukesha
plank road in Milwaukee county; providing that
! tho city of Milwaukee shall pay to the county OF
( Milwaukee = LOO per week per capita for persons
confined IN the house Of correction for violation
Of city ordinances; to regulate the service OF
/ process in gprnsheo proceedings. Assembly
bills indefinitely postponed: To provide for the
/ proof Of kinahip; to limit the len Of creditors
on the real estate Of deceased persons In certain
cases; in relation to the advertisement Of real
estate for sale for taxes The bill to make
1 owners or operators Of sleeping cara RESPONSE
/ hle for the loss of property not exceeding e5DU
/ in value WA killed by vote of 10 TO g.. .Ad-
journed.
MADISON March II. Spragues bill TO regu-
late the rate of Interest at 6 and 4 per cent,
was indefinitely postponed. .. The assembly res
CLINTON asking leave 10 introduce bill to make
! the 10th of June next legal holiday was CON
CURED IN The joint resolution to amend the
constitution so as to give women the right OF
suffrage was adopted-yeas 49, nays IL .kel-
logg's bill making II unlawful to own or keep a
! female dog without license was passed. The
general budget bill was then passed. 1t appro-
printes sf53,00 in addition to the general annual
! appropriations already provided for by the law
/ Also the bin granting the counties Of Marathon,
/ Chippewa, Clark Shswapn, Oconto and Mari
nette all the swamp lands to which the state has
title, hitherto set apart as drainage lands, sitn-
ated in the counies aforesaid Adjourned
Assembly.
MapI-oN March G.--Ihe resolution to adj
journ sine die on saturday, the 18th, was
adopted: also resolution that all standing com
mit;ees be required TO report all bills IN Their
p0s.ession bv Wednesday next. =. Senator Kel-
I ioggs bill to provide for & more thorough or
ganzation of the Wisconsin National Guard
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