Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-23
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURES.


ocento ana Mar1nette counties and to create the
county of Florence to amend section Ss2 re-
vlsed statutes, relating to the duties of town
clerks Relating TO exemptions from subpoena,
and amendatory OF section 6sS revised statutes
Tor the protection OF the valleys of Neenah creek
and Fox river from over flow,
Asseplb ~ In the assembly rcmonstra were
presented by Messrs, Davis Barber Peterson,
lluntley and LANCER, agains, the passage of DR..
Eldemiller's medical bill
Bills passed Regulating the practice of phar-
macy. the licensing of persons to carry on such
practice, and the sale of poisous N this state
regulating commitments TO and discharges from
industrial schools allowing the governor to pay
to any militia company its inspection fees when
ever such company shall have failed for some
valid reason 10 tuhll the militia regulations in
the premises; authorizing surotes in criminal
cases 20 surrender the principal; relating 20
justices of the peace, and their continuing in
office
WEpNnpAv, MARCH Is.
Senate Bills passed. To amend the charter OF
the city Of Hudson; Nos 100 i0l 1904 and 1905,
all bills authorizing j. L. Glover and others
therein named to construct dams on the Totogat-
icanse river; alpropriating 800 to the Clark
county agricultural society; TO appropriate TO the
Southwestern agricultural society the sum of
5000 bill relating to the swamp lands in
Marathon, CLARK, Chippew" Shawanc and oconto
counties.
Ro-,se-- estcrday was a field day in The
house. Both morning and evening sessions were
held AT the morning session an attempt was
made to reconsider the pharmacy bill, but failed.
struggle followed an amendment TO the
Lewiston levee bill, introduced by the Hon. Mr..
Price. The bill had boen amend in the senate by
authorizing the 50 600 that the bill appropriates
to be taken from the drainage fund The amend
mont IN the assembly contemplated taking the
money from the part of the drainage fund nc
credited to the counties that wsuld be directly
benefited by the leyce-s very proper thing to do.
The amendment WAS lost and the senate amend
msnt CONQUERED in. The assembly Lad named
three bills for special consideration during the
forenoon; the taxation of railroads, the exemp-
ton u earnings and the treatment of probable
insane persons prior TO their being officially de-
chased to be insane
The first special order was the Hon. Mr.. Rev
eys blu taxing railroads The bill had been rec.
,mmended for Indefinite postponoment by the
railroad committee, Mr.. Rowcy made n vigorous
| and convincing speech In favor OF the passage of
tho bill, and It was SO comprehensive and con-
yihcing that the assembly. by AN almost unapi-
nous vote, sent the bill back to the railroad
mi,toe Tor further consideration.
The bill eNcmpting the wnges OF all persons
IRON exemption, attachment or garnishment for
| the ak months preceding notice of such proceed
ing came up. II was amended rs TO only APP
ply to married persons or The heads of families
but was finally killed.
The following senate bills were concurred in
l
Ncsting in assignees in Of voluntary assign
ment, the rights of creditors TO avoid fraudulent
convoyanees relating to terms OF the circuit court
| in Lincoln county fixing the next session Of the
| legislature nj IL o'clock noon the second Wednes-
| day Of January, 1883, and bonnialy thereafter
upon the same day and month"; the superintend-
ent OF public property shall furnish stationery as
| follows The lieutenant governor $50 in value
and much to the chief clerk of each house IA is
necessary for the proper transaction of business Of
such house amending sections III and IL, chap
| ter 10, revised statutes, no M TO more definitely
specify the number of employees OF tho Legislature
| and their wages
| The following assembly bills passed Proyid-
| ing Tor the equalization Of taxation, Increasing
the taxation Of telegraph companies. Ia rea-
ton TO the sale and assignment Of tax sale certh-
| Gates owned by counties. Providing for the cree
ton and maintenance Of fences along the line Of
| highway in certain casoa. Providing for the en-
largement of the cnpital by the building of two
| traverse wings Que for the accommodation of
| the supreme court and law library and the other
for the state historical society.
In the evening the capital punishment bill was
the special order. The bill originated in the sen
ate and came up for concurrence, three hours
| were spent in speech making, some very able ar
gumcnts being made both sides of the qucs-
ton. The bill was killed by vote OF ~ to a.
TnuRspAx March l6
| Senate. Bills passed: Relating to tho chang
| ing Of county seats; for the protection of life
and property while crossing Sturgeon Bay in
| Door county to punish the mutilntion Of public
| records; relating to aetlvLs against towns. Bills
indefinitely postponed TO appropriate stationery
nnd postage stamps to employees of the legislature,
| n bill in relation to nquests OF the Sead
Houso.-ln the assembly the two capital pun
| shment bills that had been introduced in that
body during the session, and senate bill No. III,
| relating to county reads, were indefinitely post
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