The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-17
Assembly.

MADISON, March 5.-Senate bills concurred
in: Authorizing the appointment of register
Of probate in La Crosse County: amending the
law so as TO make 1t necessary for an eector
to be a resident OF his voting precinct for ten
full days before voting; amending the law so
as TO make general elections biennial instead OF
annual; allowing any town to be conidered
duly organized when it has exercised the pow
eIs, functions and franchises of a town, for
period of two years The assembly bill au-
thori2mg the ST. Paul and Eastern Grand
Trunk Railroad to build bridge across Wolf
River, in Shawano County, was passed The
following assembly bills were killed: Authoriz-
ing school district boards to declare school
district Office vacant IN certain cases: Walsh's
medical diploma bill, repeating the law pro-
vding for the regulation and practice of phar-
macy; amending the revised statutes, prohib-
ltlnE medical quacks from recovering fees, or
testifying a. experts, by making fifteen years
practice equal to college diploma before the
law. The senate bill abelshing preferred
creditors was reported adversely on by ma
iOrity Of the judiciary committee, and consid-
Grafton of the measure was laid over till Fri
day.
MADISON, March 6.-speaker Finch presented
statement from D. W. Maxon, president Of
the Wisconsin Farm Mortgage Land Company
reciting the charges preferred against him and
asking full investigation a matter of Justice
to himself The assembly bill fol the ex-
emption ftom taxation of corporations engaged
in the manufacture Of zinc from native ores
was passed by vote Of 55 to q. Sheupe of
fered joint resolution that the Legislature ad-
journ without date on March 81.
MADISON, March 7.--Consideratlon O Sharp
resolution for adjournment March 81, was
postponed for Cns week The bill was con-
Cured in appropriating sum of money to the
State Horticultural Society for 1888 and 1884
go. Bills passed relating to a state road from
Westboro 10 Glldden; authorizing Burt Ford and
Frederick Ford, their assigns or associates, to
maintain a dam or dams across the north fork
of Clam River. Burnett County The bill in-
cooperating the city of Sparta was indefinitely
postponed. WaIsh's bill creating bureau of
labor statistics and providing for the pubhca-
ton Of a biennial report. WAS adopted .
Scheiber's resolution providing for a constitu-
tioual convention was refused third reading.
MADISON, March 8.-The bill aupropriating
900 to the FISH commission for Tie Years
1888 and 1884 was concurred in after debate
By vote Of Sc to 26. 1he bill in relation to
exemption of hOmesteads carue mp. Button
offered an amendment that when the home
stead u Eituated IN the corporate limits of
C ~ and used for farming purposes the exenlp-
ton shall include territory not exceeding forty
acres, provided that the value does not exceed
$4,000. The amendment was adopted and the
bill was laid over .Hinckley's game-keeper
bill was indefinitely postponed bF vote of 40
10 28... Bills passed. Authorizing the ap-
pointment Of assistant district attorness m
counties having more than 100, 900 inhabitants:
authorizing the towns Of CLAYTON, Stanley and
Utica to build bridge across the Kickapoo
Rivers appropriating 300 to the Wisconsin
Wool Growers Association; appropriating s3,-
600 to the Northern Wisconsin Agricultural
Society: to provide for the assessment OF the
Wisconsin Farm Land Mortgage Company;
approprlating $4,000 to the Central Wisconsin
Agricultural Society; appropriating $500 to the
Southwestern Agricultural Society; appropriat-
ing s., 4S0 to the Wisconsin Agricultural So
ciety; authorizing the commissioner of public
lands to sell certain lands to detach certain
territory from Jackson County and attach the
same to Monroe County.
MADISON, March 9.-Ehe bill providing for
capital punishment was indefinitely postponed.
The bill incorporating the city of Tomah
was passed under suspended rules: also the bill
Incorporating the city of Edgerton .Ad-
iourned till Monday evening.