Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-03-19
Wisconsin legislature.

Gay, WIS Eul6u Out Nl oINcE. bllle pass
ed; To prevent cruelty 10 minors; To
provide for the better accommodation Of
the incurable insane of Waupaca coun-
ty; To regulate the disbursement of pub
lie money and to prescribe penalties
for the misrepresentation thereof;
to authorize the secretary of state to sub
scribe for copies of biographical sketches
OF the members OF the constitutional con-
vention Of 1S46, tS41 and 1913; 10 provide
for the transfer Of insane persons from
jailS aud poor houses to state
and county asylums. Assembly bills
We're cOncurred III as tollows'
TO provide for the individual liability oil
stock holders in banks and banking as
sociations; to provide for the publication
Of proceedings of county boards OF
supervisors; a bill to amend the Il. 3,
relating TO fees of justices; Dill 10 pro.
hibit the introduction OF any more dam
bills ut this session. The assembly bill
relating to the Milwaukee sewerage SyS.
TEN was debated at great length by Sen
HYDE who favored the measure, and
Sen. Van Schaick, who opposed it The
bin was indefinitely postponed by ayes
Is. noes 6. The bin to appropriate S3,.
600 TO the board of immigration was or.
dered TO third reading after considera.
Bile debate. The senate joint resolution
providingIfor biennial sessions was adopt.
I'd, after several amendments had been
made. The vote by which the bill
amendatory Of chapter 2l1, laws of 1874,
Reynolds and John Fellenz sum Of
money therein named, and to authorize
them to bring an action against the state
for IN IF bnir Nl = ~
by such IA appropriation, was indeii-
nitely postponed, was reconsidered, and
the bill passed by bare majority.
TUESDAY, March 9.-1SSemb'y-Th
Joint resolution expressing continued
confidence in the Fox and Wisconsin
river Improvement was adopted; also,
the memorial 10 congress favoring
Reagan's interstate commerce bill. Bills
passed: TO amend section 1880, revised
statutes, entitled the advertisement Of
real estate for taxes; To change the
boundary lines in the county of New,
and TO perfect its organization
rs the county of Langlade;
Senate bills were concurred in: Relat.
ing to writs of mandamus and prohibit
ton, and amendatory of section 1852,
revised statutes of 1878; relating to Of
lCuStS against lHc llNCS anu ptIsOHS vi
individuals; relating to changes of venue,
and to provide for the assignment OF
judges of circuit courts; TO promote
order and repress crime; relating to
committing persons to insane hospitals;
to provide for the collection of statistics
Of pauperism and crime; relating to of.
lenses against the lives and persons of
individuals; relating to the equalization
of taxes.
WEDNESDAY, March 10-Senate. A
large number of bills were concurred in,
among them the following: To provide
for services of process upon transporta
ton companies, and the appointment of
an attorney therefor within this state; to
authorize the granting of state certf.
Gates to graduates Of colleges and uni
versites; to appropriate $4,000 annually
10 the state board Of immigration relat.
.ng TO proceedings in garnishment; TO
utes, relating to taxes levied by village
poned to provide for the transfer Of
Milwaukee county insane asylum to the
state, and to establish state hospital for
durable insane; to provide for the educa.
ton of the deaf and dumb by the articu.
late or chronological method to re
organize the third, fourth and tenth ju.
dicial circuits, and to create the thir.
teenth judicial circuit; to provide for
discharged convicts, ana the appoint.
ment of state agent for that purpose;
prohibiting county treasurers from hold
ing office more than two years.
WEDNESDAY, March l0,--AssemJy.-
The bill providing for the inspection Of
orr ~ I'D a a h1tt
was indefinitely postponed. The last bill
to increase the taxation of life insurance
companies met the same fate. Bills
passed and coneurred in were: To au-
thorize the secretary of state to subscribe
for biographical Sketches of members of
the constitutional convention of 1S44-41
ayes 81, noes %; to authorize mutual
hail insurance companies of other states
10 do business In this states to amend
statutes incre asing the salary OF the clerk
of the railroad ommissioner--ayes 60,
noes 10; to authorize the Chicago & ST.
Paul Short Line railroad company to
construct a bridge oyer Lake ST. Croix;
to provide for the better accommodation
OF the incurable insane in Waupaca
county. The bill to yacate state road
i'll the town of York, Dane county, was
tabled.
THURSDAY, March l1.-Snate- Bills
passed: To provide for the inspection of
Illuminating oils; to fix the boundaries
OF the county Of Langlade; to include
the Chicago & Tomah railroad in the
provisions of chapter 1873. Of the general
laws of 1879. The bill to relieve claim
Of Simeon Mills from the statute Of lin.
itation was killed, A large number Of
assembly bills were concurred in, among
which were the following: To regulate
the service OF process in garnishee pro.
ceedings; to prohibit unauthorized com
panies and agents from transacting the
business Of insurance in this state, and
relating to the department of insurance
The following bills were indefinitely
postponed: To provide for pro Ifs of
kinship and 10 limit the lein Of creditors
on real estate of deceased persons in
certain cases; to amend sec. $780, X. S.,
entitled the advertisement Of real estate
for sale for taxes; to appropriate to state
printer s 1883 in payment of a claim for
breach of contract ON the part Of the
st4te; 10 define and fix the liability OF
sleeping car companies running sleeping
cars in this state, ayes 10, noes 8. The
bill to amend the charter Of the Black