Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-03-31
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

,;sad statutes relating 10 'he ,eSists VI nIvetoat
Nisea I'm, 10 registered electors. Relating
iisV v,r.arnsin archaeology. To authorize the |
t - of piers booms and other work on the |
:. Inns river and its tributaries. 0 amend the
shartsr of the city of Milwaukee. To provide |
-. the correction OF errors IN state assessments,
10 rr.n.y March 22-issemg|y- following
.lis were passed Authorizing John Duncan ct al.
- LuiId dams on and otherwise improve Silver
- in TAYLOR and Price counties, ana TO
barge certain log driving and floating toils,
art6orizing Robert Jackson ct al. to erect ana
maintain dam across \ oilow river, ,hppeNa
UNITY Repeating chapter $50, laws OF 1870,
,titled an act to establish state roads. Relating
70 the admission of evidence. Amending section
1903 revised statutes relating to restrictions on
rates by certain railroad companies Amending
section g. chapter l16, laws of 1917, en-
,;tled an act to establish board of immigration.
Amending chapter l2s, revised statutes, relative
10 rivers and floats. Amending section 24Z6
ohspter Is revised statutes changing the June
tsrm of the circuit court in Marquette county,
and making the terms OF court IN any county IN
the 9th judicial circuit a special term lor the
whole circuit Amending section 1909, chapter %,
revised statutes relative to highways and bridges
Relating to salaries of clerks and employees of
the legislature. To appropriate $1,000 to the
state board of migration-ayes, 80; noes 81:
A bill apppropriatisg Sls 900 to the regents oil
the university was concurred In.
WEDNESDAY, March 23-Seadte-A large mum
Der of committee reports was made. The follow,
ing bills passed: To amend chapter l45 revised
statutes, relating to liens ON logs. Relating 20
the admission of patients to the hospital Tor the
insane To amend the charter OF the city OF La
Crosse
Several bills were concurred in follows Lay
ingout a highway from DeSota, Wis, to Lansing
Iowa. To organize Price county for judicial pur-
noses To prevent quacks from deceiying the
public by assuming professional title. 10
enable corporations to organize to bulld street
railways.
The resolution amending the constitution, Civ
ing woman the right OF suffrage, came up on
abolition and not receiving the constitutional re-
oui cement of II votes was lost.
The senate refused No 1876, A., the divorce
bill third reading-ayes II, noes 49, This is
The old hin granting divorce for insanity, and has
been killed at each session Of the Legislature for a
dozen years, -.
The bill to give Blue Books to editors publish
ing the general laws, which was previously Killed
and the vote reconsidered, came up on ordering II
a third reading and it was refused third
reading.
The evening session was mainly devoted to the
discussion of bill No. lS5, ;. bill relating to the
charitable retormatory and penal institutions OF
Wisconsin, and to provide Tor their more eHcleht
supervision and management.
On motion the subject was laid over unth oU
p NJ of the following day, and made the special
order at that hour, and the senate adjourned
"WEDNESDAY. March 23-Assembls-The senate
amendments to the anti-treating bill were concur
red in with only fifteen twenty dissenting
votes.
The following bills passed
Providing for the election OF justices OF tn
peace and constabes in incorporated villages.
Amending section 1876, chapter 81, revised
statutes, relating to town elections
Authorizing Stanton Barnard ct al, to man
tain dams and other Improvements IN Chipnew'
river for facilitating and asserting and handlin!
of logs.
Relating to the protection of the lands an
timber therein granted to the Wisconsin Railroa
Farm Mortgage Land Company, and amendator
OF section 6, chapter 446, local laws of 1868.
To enable the city of Milwaukee to extend tn
Seventh ward park. 49,
Making the railroad commissioner and the in
surnnce commissioner elective at general elections
resolution recalling bill from senate, by WINE
SIG 600 was appropriated to the regents OF tn
university was adopted.
Thursday March 2i-.So,dh-A joint assem-
Div resolution for an amendment OF article . c
the constitution, providing for the registration
qualified electors in Incorporated cities ana 10
the enactment Of laws to provide against fraud
at elections and to protect the purity OF tn
ballot box was amended and ordered to thlr
reading.
A bin to amend section 1870, revised statute
entitled of the Wisconsin industrial school te
boys, was concurred in.
THURSDAY March 2i-Assent}y-A motion t
reconsider a vote whereby senate amendments
the anti-treating bill were adopted be reconsider
ed was lost.
Senate bills, relating to special powers OF Il
county board and to revise consolidate an
amend the charter of the city of Milwaukee an
to provide for a secretary of the board of health
works was concurredin.
Tho following bills were passed: Amendin
section 1899 chapter 81, revised statutes entltle
of railroads. Authorizing the commissioners
schnol and university lauls to loan portion
the trust funds to Lincoln county. To amen
section 24S3, chapter l5 revised statutes of lSl
relating to the salary of the county judges of Mi
waukee county To establish state publ
school for dependent and neglected children an
to appropriate $4,000 for the same-ayes, D
noes. 50. To provide for the instruction of de
mutes in the city of Milwaukee and in cities
four thousand inhabitants.
FRInAy March Is .Senate-The following hi
were passed To provide for the participation
the state of Wisconsin in the orktown celehr
ton, and to appropriate 81 500 therefor.
Relating to evidence from bank books.
Assembly bills concurred in To amend sect
1903, revised statutes, relating to restrictions
rates by certain railroad companies.
To appropriate to the state board Of linnIgr
ton the sum of 81 600
To amend section 1856 of the revised statut
relating to divorce from the bond of matrimony
ayes II, noes II, the chair voting aye.
To prevent quacks from assuming proteSsl9
al title.
To make the third Tuesday in May the d
for the county treaSurcrS sale of land for tax
instead Of the second Tues day at present.
A bill to regulate the rate Of interest
teated by vote of II to -.
assembly The following bills were passed
lating to the protection OF the lands and tint
thereon granted to the Wisconsin Railroad Fa
Mortgage company, and amendatory Of sect