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

tttEl NotluH LOT tue lutdSNFes tue ptNu-
NAL session joint resolution, as received
from the senate, amended was taken up,
rules suspended and concurred in-ayeS,
IS; noes, S, The amendments cat eli all
papers, stationery, stamps, etc.
FRIDAY, March l2.-SsRGts. Balls
passed permitting certain county boards
10 exempt their counties from the pro.
visions OF tue dog law; 10 provide for the
incorporation OF religious societies, in
connection with Congregational church
eS. The resolution relating to the claim
of Morgan L. Martin was indefinitely
postponed; also the bill relating to same.
All committees except the one on insur-
ance, banks and banking were instructed
to report in the afternoon. At the after
noon session the bill regulating the rate
Of interest was killed by the following
vote:
.lgsS-Sena,o1s Bennett, Pineld, Griffin, Grim
mer. Hyde, kellogg, Kelly, Morgan Participates,
Rankin, Ryland, scott, Smith Thomas, Van
Schaick, Van S;eenwyk and WcaNcr-iS.
Noes senators Anderson, Burrows, Carter,
Haben, .Houghton, McF' fridge, McGrew, Price,
Richardson. Sacket ana Woodman-li.
Sen. Chapman. who would have voted against
ii. was paired with sen. Derlng, who would have
voted IN favor OF IL.
d5Seut or lot rotiag- Senators Blackstone ana
Sutherland-2.
The general budget bill was iutroduc
ed by the committee ON finance. banks
and insurance. 1t appropriates $4,000
in addition to the general annual appro.
priations already provided for by law,
The rules were suspended and the bill
passed. The Joint resolution providing
Tor constitutional amendment granting
the right of suffrage to women, which
was passed by the assembly, was cou-
CURED IN by the following vote;
.tVtS 5 uators Anderson, Bennett, ncrinC,
Grim, Gstmmcr, lloughtou, HYDE, Ike logg,
MCGrcw, Morgan. Paul, Price, Qnarles kyand,
Scott, Thomas, Van SteeuwSh, Weaver ana
Woodman-ig.
Woes senators Burrows, Carter, Filcld, Ila.
ben, Kelly, McGettidge, Rankin, Richardson,
Sacsct, Smith ana Van schalck-ll.
.th&.at or net rO.mg-SenatorS Blackstone,
Chapman aud Sntherland-3.
The following bills passed NO, So s.,
relating to railroads and amending the
statutes: to protect game III Wisconsin;
to fix the salary of shertfs; bill IN
relation to killing game for scientific
purposes; a bill to amend the statutes
in relation 10 otlenses against
public policy; to amend the re.
vised statutes in relation 70 poddlers;
the bill to establish a municipal court in
Rock county, was Indefinitely postpon.
cd. At the evening session the bill in
relation TO the swamp lands in Chip
pewa, Clark, Marathon, Oconto, Shawano
and Marinette counties, was taken up,
discussed at some length and passed by
ayes rs, noes 10. Bills passed; To es-
tablish the next normal school in the
city of Milwaukee-ayes, 10; noes IL;
assembly bill to relieve railroad com.
panies from responsibility of accidents
to employees which result from the core
lessness of other employees
FRIDAY, March 12,-ISSem6lg. The
following resolution was adopted with
out u dissenting voice: THAT the as.
sembly does not overlook and pass with
out notice, the numerous errors in and
omissions from the Blue Book of 1880 -
The Joint resolution providing for con-
stitutional amendment comforting the
right of suffrage on women was adopted
by ayes So, noes SO. The senate bill pro
viding for the transfer OF insane persons
for .jails and poor houses to state and
county asylums, was concurred in. The
bill authorizing Reynolds " Fellenz, to
bring suit against the state, for balance
due them for building the Northern
Hospital for the insane, ut Oshkosh,
coming up for third reading, discussion
followed, and ii was finally killed The
bill regulating the sale of Illuminating
oil passed.
SATURDAY, March 13-Senate- Joint
resolution No. Is, A., to restrict the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors in this state after 1890 except as
a medicine and for use In the arts,
was defeated; noes IA, ayes II.
The following measures were concurred
in; To provide for the establishment OF
u normal school in the 4th compression
district; a bill entitled action of eject
ment; memorial to congress relating 10
the improvement of Inc Mississippi river I;
memorial to congress for an equalization
of soldiers bounties. Bills passed: To
appropriate to the Wisconsin hospital
for the insane the sum of 1852, 400 for
current expenses and to pay indebted
ness; to appropriate TO the Northern
hospital for the insane $T5,218, for cur.
rent expenses and improvements. A
resolution was adopted authorizing the
publication of 500 copies of the report of
the committee on banking on the interest
bill.
SATURDAY, March 13-AsSembly.--
Senate bills were concurred in For the
levying of a state tax of 1858. 000--the
annual get"--ayes, Z no negatives;
relating to swamp lands in the counties
of Marathon, Chippewa, Clark, Shawa-
no, Oconto and Marinette; appropriat,
ing TO the Northern Hospital for the
Insane, for current expenses, $75,218 and
$4,000 for mproyements-ayes SO, noes
| appropriating to the Slate Hospital for
Insane, for current expenses, $ll4,500;
for improvements, 1900; and to pay in.
debtedness incurred for improve.
ments $30,5l1-ayes 81, noes 10.
A resolution expressing the thanks of
the assembly to Speaker Arnold for the
able, impartial and courteous manner"
in which he had presided over that body,
created a discussion and was finally
adopted by ayes 81, noes 5, all the other
members being absent or refusing 10
vote, Adjourned to Monday evening.
MONDAY, March 5.-sendte.--C ompli-
mentary resolutions relating TO the pre-.
siding officers and employees of the sen
ate were unanimously adopted. The
committee on charitab.e and penal insti.
iutions introduced resolution request
ing the governor to appoint three com