The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-03-05
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
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convention of the Congregational and PRESBYTERIAN
churches in Milwaukee presented. Bills in
troduced Providing that girls under il years age
may be sentenced TO the Milwaukee industrial school;
sppropriating s25, 900 for making sorghum expert
ents at the state university; making an appropria
ton to the Southwestern Agricultural society
Bills passed: Giving notaries public power to take
dispositions of oiectons to include the costs of suit
In the amount of judgments obtained by town
insurance companies against policy-hoders. Adj
journed.
MADISON, February S.-Bills introduced: Amend
ing tn articles Of incorporation of the St. Paul
road;providing for the care of insane not pro-
vided for. authorizing public park, in the Fifth
ward, city of Milwaukee, to amend the charter of La
Crosse in relation to elections and appropriations.
Bills passed: Appropratng $500 for stationary for
the use of the legislature; authorizing the city of
Milwaukee TO purchase certain property in the First
ward for park purposes Adjourned.
MADISON February 9-All matters relating TO fe-
male suffrage were made the special order for next
Wednesday evening, with instructions to the select
committee the subject to report at that time.
Bills introduced: Granting the lands coded to the
state by congress in 1856 and 1864 to the Sparta and
Lake Superior Railway company: 10 change the
boundary line of the town of Marinette to repeal
act for the establishment Of normal school in the
Fourth congressional district: relating to the state
coat of and providing for seals thereof to a-
propriate $500 to the State Dairymens association;
providing for the security Of the territorial records
of Michigan filed and recorded in different counties
of the state; to repeal act relating TO state via
duct in Wnnebago county; TO protect insectiverOus
birds: declaring Knapp's creek navigable; pro-
vidng for the purchase of residence for the gov
ernor TO change the place of holding elections in the
town of Brannan, Price county The joint assem-
bly, resolution to furnish Hon. H. NJ. Strong with
state documents for the completion of history Of
the state was adopted. Adjourned
MADISON, February 10.-This being the last day
on which business can be entertained after the
presentation of large number of petitions, regu-
lar food Of bills ensued. Following the most
important To authorize loan of trust funds to town
Of Texas; to authorize dams across Pine river, Lin
coin county, to appropriate STAT to the county treas
urer Of Calumet county paid into the state treasury
fines; changing time of holding court In the fifth
judicial circuit; to appropriate certain sum Of
money to the Historical society; TO regulate license
fees of railroad and telegraph companies to divide
the third Judicial circuit and create the thirteenth
relating to the payment of printing claims for 1855
$50; providing for two state roads from Wood
county to Portage county; to authorize railroad
panies to charge extra when fares collected ON
the The resolution relating to the improve
mcnt of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers was postponed
until next Wednesday, and the joint resolution ex-
pressing sympathy for Ireland unanimously
cOncurred in. The bill to change the boundary
line of Bay View village, Milwaukee county, was
Indefinitely postponed. After passing number of
unimportant measures, the senate adjourned until
O'Clock. At the evening session the following
the most important bills presented: Appropriating
800 to D. j. Price, for expenses in contesting his seat
in the Sixth senate dis riot Of Milwaukee countv a-
thorizng the apportionrIent of the state into con-
gressonal and legislative districts; to remove the
property of the State Historical society TO larger ard
more convenient quarters and providing for the eE-
tablishment of suitable building THEREFOR relating
to the requirement of lands by railroad companies
The total number of bills introduced in the SEN
ate at the day and evening sessions was 1903. Ad
journed.
MADISON, February 11.-Various unimportant
committee reports were made. A message from
the governor read, stating the number of par
dons issued during the year to be 3D. also from the
same, transmitting communication from the super
ntendent Of census furnishing census returns from
the state The latter was referred to the committee
redistricting the st The bill appropriating
$4,000 TO the State Agricultural society came mp and
after considerable discussion was ordered engrossed
THE chair appointed the joint select commit
tee on the part OF the senate, to whom all papers
pertaining to the liquor prohibition amendment to
the constitution shall be referred, Messrs Price,
McKeeby and Hunt. Adjourned to Monday even
ing.
Assembly.
MADISON, February THE assembly refused to
recede from its amendment increasing it's repre-
sentation on the committee on appOTtionment from
seven to nine, and the speaker appointed Messr5
Price, Lawrence and keOgh as the assembly mem
bers of committee OF conference. Bills in
PRODUCED: Providing that illuminating oils shall
stand fash test Of l56 degrees with fire; maxi
ing ii misdemeanOr for person to treat another
with intoxicating liquor; providing for a license tax
on express companies -. The speaker appointed
Bradley, Taylor and Stanley committee to consider
the request to have extra edition of the work
titled "Fathers of Wisconsin, printed Bills
passed: Making changes in the law relating TO
weights and measures; to change the location of the
reyetment in the Sturgeon Bay canal to better one;
to encourage the raising eff improved stock; to pun
ish mutilation of public records. The assembly i'll
committee of the whole, Mr.. Lawrence in the chair,
went through the calendar and after adjourned.
MADISON, February 8.-The largest food of the
session of prohibitory liquor petitions received
"a resolution was introduced instructing the Judi
clary committee to investigate the shortage of
counties in monies paid for fines, which should 90 to
the school fund. The resolution calling for in
vesgation into the shortages Of the of the
Madison insane hospital referred to the commit
tee on charitable and penal institutions. Bills in
troduced: 10 allow any person, persons or corpora
tons to acquire riSht-of-way and construct tee-
graph lines along any rawsy lines in this state; to
establish state public school for dependent chill
dren; to allow daily papers published three months
to receive $50 for publishing session laws; to allow
married women to sue and maintain actions in their
names, and receive the benefits thereof or of
any Judgment therein; to establish municipal
court in Richland county; to prevent betting gam
bling and pool selling; to fix the terms Of court in
the Fourth circuit; to amend the statutes that in
spectors of elections shall not close the polls for
hour at noon, but keep open polls continuously dur
ing the day This is to prevent ballots being alb
6tIaCted at the hour to fix times of court in
the Eleventh circuit; to amend the revised statutes
in such manner as to increase the licenCe fee OF
railroads from to peg cent. on their gross earn
foreign languages in schools; to amend statutes
titled of railroads; to divide the Third judicial and
erect the Thirteenth judicial CREDIT. speaker
called Assembly1nan Keogh to tie chair, soou after
which the assembly passed number OF uniInpor-
tant bills Of which was to pay bounty of SIS for
wolf scalp, So for lynx or wild eat. and - for
fox. Adjourned.
MADISON, February 9.-Petitions were received
asking for prohibitory amendment to the constitu-
ton for the repeal of the oil law for the passage of
law giving the right OF suffrage to women, aud for
the appointment Of a female deputy sheriff in Mil
waukee county A resolution wac introduced di-
recting the committee on assessment and collection
of taxes to inquire whether railway telegraph and
express companies paid theirfu and equitable share
of taxes and report by bill otherwise. Bills in
troduced: To amend the revised statutes so as to
allow property sod fort eyes to he redeeed within
three years by paying the for which ii was sold
with II nstead Of 25) per cent interest thereon and
nstead of 12 per cent interest on the cost of sell
provide all
fenced to penal servude by any court for period of
six months or more shall be sentenced to the state
prison; to compel plaintiff twice defeated in court
TO give security for costs before third suit on;
apnropriating to the board of immigration the sum
of $4,000 for each Of the years 1881 1882 900
in all, in addition to the present appropriation; to
allow the school board of Milwaukee more than 5000
but not than 81 600 for taking the school census
by the secretary of said board to establish bureau of
statistics providing that the salary of the county
judge Of Milwaukee county shall not be increased or
diminished during his term Of Office; 90 allow the
village OF Princeton, Green Lake county, to Purchase
canal near by: to extend the time in which railway
laborers may file liens to 60 days providing for the
erection II state arsenal Mt Milwaukee the gov
ernOr and adjutant general to be commission to To-
cate purchase site and erect the building to cost
not over $50 900, said arsenal and rmory to be IN
der control of the adutant general and TO be place
Tor keeping all state and munitions not given
out to the militia and also the arms and equipments
Of the Milwaukee militia; to provide transportation,
forage and pay 20 military companies called into
encampnlent by the governor, the pay to be equal
10 that OF soldier in the regular army; to allow
Fredonia to bridge Milwaukee river; to repeal the
law which says insurance companies cannot do bust
mesa In 60 days after unpaid Judgment is flied
against them; to prevent deceptive advertising by
insurance companies; TO gives wives power to notify
saoon-keepere not 70 sell liquors TO their husbands;
to extend the time for fling liens to two years.
Adjourned.
MADISON, January 1U.-A joint resolution to
amend the constitution of the state, TO require
that sherifs, coroners, registers Of deeds and dis
rlct attorneys shall be elected once in every two
years and empowering the governor to remove such
officers IN certain cases, laid The joint