Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-04-06
The sale of trout from the State fish

hatcheries is prohibited. Any person
who has had an uninterrupted prac-
tice within this State for twenty
years as a physician or surgeon, ia
authorized to serve without a dip
Iona. The earnings of married la
borers are exempt from execution
for ninety days preceding the filing
of suit, or in lieu thereof, $500
worth of property. Telegraph COM
panies are to be taxed as follows:
one dollar per mile for the first wire,
fifty cents for the second, twenty
five for the third, and twenty for the
fourth.
The county Of Florence was Great
ed out of portions of Oconto and
Marinette counties A law was pass
ed, providing fees to doctors, for
recording births and deaths. Pro-
visions were made for the creation
of a commission to determine the
claims of the State against the gen
eral government, and rice cersa, and
report thereon to the next Legislature.
The rather loose method hitherto
existing regarding the number and
pay of Legislative employees was an
nulled by giving the Chief Clerks
in each house $500 in full for the
sessions work, $50 for opening the
session of the succeeding session,
and so per day for special sessions;
the number of employees is definitely
fixed; scrgeants-at-arms, assistant
clerks, and book-keepers are to have
So per day; TRANSFERRING, enrolling
and engrosslng clerks, proof readers,
assistant sergeants and postmasters,
81; all other clerks, and assistant
postmasters, $3.50; d oor-keepers,
firemen, porters, gallery attendants,
night watchmen and janitors, $500;
messengers. 50.
A proposed constitutional amend
ment, relative to the registry of yot-
ers, intended to meet the objections
of the supreme court to the old law,
was agreed to, and will be put to the
popular vote next fall.
1t was decided that the first bien-
NAL session shall be held on the
second Wednesday Of January 1888.
A State tax of a half a million
dollars was ordered to be levied for
this year.
The Governor vetoed six bills
all on principle. The trouble with
them was that they either conferred
excessive powers on private corpor-
atoms, or violated distinct constitu-
tional provisions. All of the vetoes
were unanimously sustained by the
Legislature.
To this summary of important
measures enacted should be added
the laws Reproducing the State
into Congressional! and Legislative
districts, to which is justly charge
able the usual length of the session.
Also deserving of special mention
are the following: Appropriations
of $4,000 each to the widows Of
Sheriff Coleman killed in Pepin
county, and Sheriff Baker killed in
Walworth county some years ago in
attempting to make arrests. The
repeal of the "anti-treat" law. A law
increasing the minimum at which
licenses may be granted in unincor-
porated towns from s25 90 to S75 90,
and the maximum from $3.50 to $500.
The last named will be as generally
condemned by those interested in
the liquor traffic as a submission of
prohibition would have been, while
not nearly as gratifying to temper
ance people.
Deducting the amount appropri-
ated for building additions to
the Capitol, the State tax demand
ed by the Legislature would not be
greater than the average for several
years past.
1t is admitted by all, that the leg
islature of 1882 was above the aver
age in ability and character. None
was ever better offcered Ed Coe
has more than verified the claims
made for him by the friends who
advocated his election as Chief
Clerk. Col. Welsh, as Sergeant-at-
Arms of the Assembly, has elevated
the position several notches. Mr..
Glaize, as Sergeant of the Senate
reflected honor upon the fraternity
of typos of which he is an esteemed
member. With such surroundings
and his past experience to aid him,
Mr.. Bross filled the desk of Chief