Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-03-24
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

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The following bills were concurred IN To
amend the charter OF Prairie du Chen; to amend
the charter of the city of Waterfowl; to amend
the charter Of the city of GAINESVILLE. Under sus-
pension of rules. the bill legalizing the act Of
Judge ii. ;. Conger In adjourning the circuit
court of Green county from the regular term Until
March % in consequence of the snow blockade,
was passed. Assembly bill relating to town insur-
ance companies and senate bill entitled of town
insurance companies were indefinitely postponed.
Bills fixing the terms of circuit courts in certain
countless relating to loanng of the trust funds of
the state and 242 and 200 s.. were reeonsdered.
TUESDAY, March lj-AssemJ{ y-The following
bills was concurred in To prevent the obstruc-
ton of navi cation of the waters of the state.
Apprpprating - 900 to the Wisconsin State
Agricultural Society. Ayes 655 noes 10.
Amending section 1910 revised statutes, relat-
ing to the reassessment of lands for taxation.
Amending section 473l, revised statutes, relat-
ing to punishment in state prison,
Appropriating $500 10 the Wisconsin Horticul-
tural society. Ayes 70, noes s.
Providing for the separate publication OF re-
ports of Washbun Observatory, and of the de
partment OF agriculture and mechanical arts in
the Wisconsin university. Ayes rs, noes B.
Relating to the assessment OF property for tax
alton. and amendatory of section ll64, A. Of the
revised statutes.
Appropriatng 5000 to the state darymen's
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Providing for services of process on guardians
in the therein specified.
Amending section 1850, revised statutes, emit
tied of roads and bridges, and relating to costs
on appeals.
Amending section $40, revised statutes, relat-
ing to district attorneys
Bill to legalize the adjournment of the March
term of the circuit court in Green county.
Bill to amend section 2345 of the revised stat
utes, giving married women the right to sue and
IN aintain an action, passed.
WEDNESDAY, March l6--.SsHute-R "Reminiscences
was offered against the repeal of the oil test law.
The following bills was passed: Relating TO
game; relating to the preservation Of fish IN Polk
county: to protect fish in the waters of Marathon
and Sank counties; relating to weights and meas
ures; to amend chapter l5S, laws of 1880. entitled
an act to amend section 1890 revised statutes,
lating to barbed wire fences to amend section
1853 revised statutes entitled of drains, and how
maintained; to legallze the survey of state road
in Oconto county; to amend section 4790, revised
statutes relating to proceedings in criminal
cases.
To authorize loans and the extension of loans
from the funds Of this state.
Amending section 274S, revised statutes, relating
TO attachments,
CONQUERED IN.
Relating 30 state road in Pepn county.
To authorize the town of kewaunet ~ build a
bridge across the keSaunee river
Relating to park IN the Seventh ward OF
Milwaukee.
To authorize Chippewa county to issue bonds
to fund its Indebtedness.
WEDNESDAY, March 10 Assembly.--A bill
Tor the payment of bounty on wild animals,
passed
A bill to repeal certain chapters of the private
and local laws of 1872 and 1877, relating to the
charter OF the city of Waterfowl, was concurred
in under suspension of the rules.
The vote nv which Joint resolution asking an
amendment to the constitution to prohibit the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquoas
defeated recently, was reconsidered, but the
luton was again lost by vote of 81 to 80.
THURSDAY March l7-Ssnute-The following
bills was passed: To establishing state road be-
tween Wood and Portage counties.
To provide for opening state road from
Grand Rapids to Stevens Point.
To amend section 1881 Of the revised statutes
relating to town insurance companies.
Approp,iating 1898 to the Boscobel high
school.
The following assembly bills were concurred
IN: To grade Howell avenue or road.
To amend section 1850 of the revised statutes
Of 1878, entitled of ofenses against public policy.
To amend section 5iS3 chapter ll5, revised
statutes of 1873, relating to salaries of county
judges.
To amend section 2l33 Of chapter ! l. Of the re
vsed statutes entitled of the circuit courts.
To amend section S44 OF the revised statutes,
relating to cOnsables.
To amend section 1882 of the revised statutes
Of 1878 entitled of inquests of the dead.
To amend section 1862 of the revised statutes
relating to the keeping OF a tract index by regis
ter of deeds.
To amend section of the laws of 1879, amend
ing section asa of the revised statutes in regard
TO free high soeools.
To amend section 1886 of the the revised stat
utes, in relation to the fees to be collected by
county treasures and county clerks.
To repeal chapter 23l of the laws OF 1879, re
lating to the bonded Indebtedness of Chippewa
Falls.
large number of bills were indefinitely post
poned.
The special order being it. Res. No. -, A.. to
amend sec. art. 8 of the constitution granting
suffrage to women came up on its engrossment.
Senator Mckeeby spoke in favor and Senator
Burrows against the resolution, which was re-
fused engrossment by vote of 10 to a.
THURSDAY, March l7-Asseually- passed
Legalizing the acts of the board of supervisors Of
Lincoln county in selling TAX certificates and also
other acts of said board. Amending section 1862
chapter 81, revised statutes. Authorizing the
town of Maine in the county of Outagamie, to
raise n tax TO build bridge across Wolf river
Amending section 1925, revised statues, relating
10 indictments and informationS. Providing for
fshways in TIE outlet of Big Green Lake Green
Lake county, and for the protection of fish and
game in the Green Lake district. Providing for
the better collection of statistics. Providing for
attachment and levy upon growing crops and
tor sale hereunder. Granting county boards
power to grant corporate powers to villages in re-
latio.to building bridges. Amending section 2lS3
chap. go, revised statutes, entitled Of landlords
and tenants. ia relation to the settlement of the
estates of deceased persons and TO amend certain
sections Of the revised statutes. Amending sec.
tion 97l revised statutes IN relation to the assess
ment and collection of poll taxes in villages in
corporated under the general laws. In relation
To public printing in Portage county,