Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-24

constitution making the Judiciary appointive in
stead of elective was indefinitely postponed. The
joint resolution agreeing to the amendment of the
constitution proposed and adopted at the session
of 1881, relating to suffrage, was adopted by a
vote Of 90 TO 5.
The bin for the restoration of the death penalty
as amended by the Judiciary committee, came up.
The QUESTION being on the passage of the BILL it
was passed by avote of 20 to !.
AssenlNv.-The morning session was almost
wholly taken up in the discussion of the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for the erection of q levee in
the valley of the Fox river to prevent overflow
age. 1t was finally sent to engrossment by a vote
Of rs to IL.
A few petitions against the taxation of church
property were presented, and the attempt to get
| the matter referred TO popular vote for decision
was defeated. The attempt TO reconsider the
vote whereby the resolution appropriating $500
for the purchase of the portrait of the Hon Matt
Carpenter was lost. was also defeated.
The senate bill amending the city charter of
Green Bay, was concurred in, and the following
assembly bills were passed Incorporating the
city of Port Washington, 0zaukee county;
amending revised statutes in relation the uris-
dietion of county judges; amending the city char
ter of Fond du Lac.
FRIDAY, Feb. Ii.
Seaate-A petition was introduced for the pas
sage of the bill to organize the county of Gar
field, and two petitions were introduced against
the same.
The following bills We're eoncurred in
To grant certain lands to the Northwestern
railway company, for depot grounds. at the
Northern Hospital for the Insane.
Resolution No. 19 S., relating to taxing church
property, was indefinitely postponed.
Resolution No. 90 S., relating to apportion-
ment of the state, was indefinitely postponed.
The senate adjourned until Monday, 7;30 P. NJ
Assembly.-At the morning session only routine
business was transacted, final action not being
taken on single bill. Messrs Huchting, Noel
Ter and Elver presented remonstrances against
the taxation Of church property, and Mr.. Grubb
a remonstranee againt change in the oil-test
law. Twenty eight leaves of absence were grant
ed. The joint resolution providing for a special
committee TO which should be referred all mat
ters in reference to the chronic insane was in
definitely postponed.
At the evening session Mr.. 0strander chairman
of the committee on state affairs reported back
the bill providing for the erection OF building
for the state historical society with two amend
mends; one to provide for a room, unqualifedly,
for the academy of arts and sciences, and an
other allowing the commission TO locate the build
ing at their discretion.
The following bills passed Regulating
the rate of interest; for the preservation of fish
In the county OF Monroe; for the protection of
brook trout in the state of Wisconsin. To amend
section 1854 of the revised statutes relating to
spendthrifts, and who may forbid dealers to fur
nsh the liquor to facilitate election in towns; 20
punish the mutilatien and destruction of public
records.
MONDAY, Feb. 20.
Senate.-Senator Kingston introduced petition
of Mrs. Morse and thirty-fye Others in favor Of
woman suffrage.
The following bills were concurred in To in
corporate the city of Port Washington to amend
the charter of the city of Wausau to incorpo-
rate the city of Baraboo.
An executive communication was received by
the senate, nominating Gustavus Z. Gordon of
Milwaukee to be a regent of the state normal
schools in place of Carl Doeriinger resigned. Re
terred.
A bill was introduced TO pay expenses of trans
portation of insane persons to an asylum for in
sane.
Bill No. ll0 s., relating to the militia, and to
enable certain companies to draw their pay which
had not fully complied with the law came up and
caused some debate.
AssemJly Jly-The following senate bills were con-
CURED in: To amend chapter l23 of the laws of
1880, in relation to the distribution of the blue
book; to extend the time within which certain
free high schools shall be entitled to the state aid
now provided by law; TO appropriate the sans of
money therein named to the charitable reforma-
tory and peral institutions of the state to author
ize the sisters of Notre Dame to remove the
bodies remaining in the old Calvary cemetery
in the city of Milwaukee and for other pur-
poses; 10 amend chapter I9 of the laws Of
1880, entitled an act to create the Kewaunee har-
Dor commission and define its duties; providing
for stationery and postage stamps to messengers.
The following assembly bills then passed:
To incorporate the city OF Baraboo; to provide
for the laying out and establishing state road
from the city of Milwaukee to Port Washington
in the counties of Milwaukee and Ozaukee: to
appropriate to the governors contingent fund a
certain sum of money; to amend ch. 3l9, private
and local laws for 1865, entitled an act to author
ize Andrew fainter and Thomas b. Wilson, to
construct and maintain a dam across Chetek
river, in Douglass county, Wisconsin.