Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-04-06
CAPITAL NOTES.

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ing relative to the Legislative session
which terminated after session
Of so days-the longest but one in
thirteen years:
There were introduced in the Sen
ate 444 bills, of which $50 became
laws, 80 joint resolutions were also
introduced in this body; IS resolu.
tons; memorials to Congress and
81 memorials and petitions. In the
Assembly, 44s bills we're introduced
200 of them became laws; SO joint
resolutions, ABS memorials and pc
titions and 5 memorials to Congress.
The important measures passed at
this session, may be briefly summar-
lied as follows:
The Insurance Commits ioner was
/ given discretionary power in the
issuance Of licenses eXempting CO.
operative life companies from the
provisions of the general insurance
laws of the state,
| Continuous lines of railway, of
which it is desired to make through
trunk lines, are permitted to CONSOLE
date for that purpose. The st.
Croix land grant was transferred
from the Chicago, Portage d Super
Tor railway company to the st. Taul
IL Omaha line, the latter agreeing to
pay $50 900 toward meeting the
claims of laborers on the former
line, and also to pay all expenses in
the matter of settlement.
The age to which inmates can be
forcibly detained in the industrial
schools of the state (either secular
or religious) has been fixed at eigh-
teen years,-except in the cases of
girls committed for offenses against
chastity, who may be kept until
twenty. An act passed, makes it
allowable to Immediately place in an
insane hospital any lunatic having a
tendency to suicide, homicide or
destruction of property, and swear
out commitment papers afterward.
A bill was passed, providing that
the state militia shall hold annual
encampments, camp eqnippage to be
purchased by the state, and the men
to be paid one dollar day in camp
for rations; the state is to furnish
transportation to and from encamp-
ments; armories owned by companies
are exempted from taxation battal-
ions are to consist of from three to
eight companies, and regiments of
eight or more; the maximum num-
Der of men to be taken into camp is
seventy five for each company; the
uniform fund is made payable on
inspection returns, instead of on en-
campment returns. The number of
authorized companies in the state
was increased from thirty to thirty
five
Some changes were made in the
school code. The time for annual
school meetings in towns was fixed
for the first Monday in June, the
present time being elective and ir.
regular. Reports of district clerks
are to be made to town clerks in
early June, and town clerks to the
county superintendent in July, and
they to the state superintendent be-
fore the middle of August.
A chief clerk was supplied for the
state superintendent Office, at
81 800 year Life certificates, of
the same grade held by them here
tofore, are to be granted to teachers
having 81 years experience as actual
teachers. The compulsory educa-
ton law was amended so as to have
school boards sit and receive reports
of attendance and truancy from the
parents, instead of going around and
hunting up the facts, Is now. The
benefits of the free high school act
were extended for five years more,
they having row been III operation
for five years past.
The seduction of females under
Is years Of age was made peniten-
tiary offense, with maximum impris-
onment fixed at 20 years. The sale
and use of toy firearms generally,
was prohibited. SO also was the
importation into the state, of diseas,
ed swine and sheep. Severe punish
ment is fixed for the criminal abuse
of children, by parents or guardians;
also for the abandonment of chill
dren by their father. Extensive ad-
ditions were ordered to be made to
the State Capitol, for the better &C
commodation of the Supreme Court
and State Historical Society libares.
The main building at the State Uni
versity was ordered to be renovated,
improved and ventilated. \ joint
resolution for constitutional amend
ment providing for biennial general
elections was ratified. Cemetery
and agricultural fair associations are
authorized to condemn lands for suit
able highways thither An appro-
nriation was made TO still further