Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-01
THE LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, JAN. %.

enant governor not having returned u
the CITY. A resolution was offered nv Sen.
Hill, joint, that no new business be re
ceived by the legislature after the 9Th OF
| February. The resolution lies over un-
der the rule; and two bills we're introduc-
ed. One by Sen. Jonas, TO amend chap
ter 1870, r. S entitled of change of venue
in criminal cases; and the otbcr by Sen.
/ COmstock. u amend section 1928, II. s.,
entitled of railroads.
| A bill relative to justices of the peace
and constables in the city of Milwaukee,
was indefinitely postponed
Assembly-Rev, G. O Maltby opened
the session of the asse mbly with prayer.
! The speaker transmitted to the assem-
bly, the following statement from Chief
Clerk Carr:
To the honorable, the assembly Of the state Of
| WisconsiE: In response to resolution No. Z, A,
the chief CLERK would say that on the second day
of the session his attention was called to chapter
| 1873 laws of 1882, relating to the furnishing Of
stationery for the use OF the legislature. TIE
clerk, after examining said chapter, also chapter
! II, laws Of 1882 and after consulting with the
chief clerk of the senate and members Of the
legislature came to the conclusion that it was his
duty to furnish small amount Of stationery for
the purrose of expediting and properly transact
| ing the business of the legislature. lie therefore
placed upon the desks of the members for the
transaction of legislative business, thirty sheets
of legal cap, twenty-five envelopes, one pen-hold-
or and three steel pens, one ink-stand with ink,
aud one mucilago bottle, at an average cost of
! eighty-two cents for each member.
Your chief clerk also found that the chief
| clerk Of the senate had already placed upon the
desks OF the senators an equal or greater quantity
of stationery and therefore believed he could not
err in following the precedent set by an old and
/ 1t.I. fl. E Al IL.
such precedent is reinforced by the laws Of 1882.
I. 7. CARR, Chief Clerk.
BY Mr.. Brown, repeating an act en-
aiding Samuel Nef and others 10 build
bridge across Wolf river at Fremont; also,
a petition for said repeal.
BY Mr.. NJ. Adams, to revise and codify
the city charter of Columbus.
BY Mr.. Albert, 10 enlarge and extend
the corporate limits of the city of Mil
waukee by extending the second ward to
34.h street.
WEDNESDAY,. JAN. "a
Senate-Bills were introduced ss fol-
lows
Senator Ringle, relating to electors End
general elections. and amendatory of sec
tions II and IA, chapter of the revised
statutes
Senator RinRle, relating to returned
highway taxes. and amendstory of sec
tion l345 of the revised statutes, entitled
of highways and bridges.
Senator Cottrill. to amend section 26l0.
revised statutes, entitled of the forms of
civil actions and of parties thereto.
Senator Mcdonald, for the appoint
ment of registers of probate in La Crosse
county, with accompany petition.
BILLS PASSED.
Relative to the taking of inquests of the
dead in the county of Racine
TO amend section 1926, revised statutes,
relating to garnishments in justices
courts.
To prevent policy shops.
To authorize John II. Knapp and others
to maintain dam across Red Cedar river
in Dunn county.
To amend section 272S of the revised
statutes relative 10 replevin.
The bill to provi le punishment for
fraudulently removing or embezzing
goods leased or subject to contracts or
purchase, vas indefinitely postponed.
The Joint assembly resolution of sym
pathy with the citizens of Milwaukee in
view of the Newhall disaster, Was con-
CURED in.
A88embty-The session of the assembly
was the longest one of the session, being
about one hour. Mr.. Bolender presented
petition of forty electors of Green coun-
ty for passage of bill No. II, A., relative
to elections in the town of Monroe.
The following bills were introduced:
Mr.. Scheiber, relating to executors. ad-
ministrators. guardians and testamentary
trustees, and the enforcement of their OBJ
legations.
Mr. Leonhardt, to authorize certsin
pier into the waters of Green Bay.
Mr.. Martin, relating to the testing and
grading of wheat.
Mr., Button (by rtquestl, to form and
establish the county OF Keeps,
Mr.. Pratt, amending sub-divisio-. Z.
section 1772, revived statutes, relating 10
fling articles of association with the acc
rotary of state.
Mr.. Fairchild, providing for the prep
aration and publication of an index 10 he
session laws of 1882, and to the laws there
after enacted and published; also, pro-
viding for the appraisement of exempt
property in certain cases.
MIR. Bugh, amending the laws of 1879
relatipg 10 special terms of the circuit
court in The 7lh judicial district.
Mr. Friend, amending the revised stat
utes in the matter Of collecting ludg-
ments against towns.
Mr.. Hawkes., amending revised statutes
relating TO security for costa in Justices
courts.
Mr.. Tanner, relating to advertising
lands sold for taxes.
Bills passed
Relative to The appohntm9nt Of n phon-
ogrophc reporter in Milwaukee aud Ke-
nosha counties.
Pardone:
The clerk read a communication from
the governor rocitinE the pardons grant
ed by him during the year and the reasons
therefor. From state prison there were
pardoned y persons; from the Milwaukee
house of correctio .; and from county
ais, 4; TO p persons who had been cred
tied with good conduct in state prison,
pardons restoring them to citizenship.
had been issued at the end of their terms.
THURSDAY, JAN. 25
Senate-The following bills were intro
duoed.
Sen. Adams, to authorize the attorney
general TO satisfy aud discharge the judg
ment named therein against Simeon Mills
on the payment by said Mills of Fifty per