Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-08
THE LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY. FEB. q.

Sendte-On motion of Sen. Reed. the
vote BY which senate bill to provide that
all easements. right of way, transactions,
grades or other work done belonging to
railroad corporations shall forfeit to the
state in certain cases, was indefinitely
postponed, was reconsidsred, and The bill
was referred to the senator as a committee
Of one.
The following bills were passed relat-
ing to the register of probate: TO appro-
pirate 10 the f-h commissioners Sc, 900; to
repeal chapter 92l, laws OF 1882, entitled
an act to provide for laying ont state
road from Westboro, in Taylor county
through Pierce county, to Glidden in the
county of Ashland; to provide for he APP
pointment of school commiss iouers of the
city of Oshkosh, and for their terms Of of
lice; to legalize the action of the board of
supervisors of Wood county in regard to
certain Ulcers of said county; the follow
ing senate bills was indefinitely postpon-
ed ; relating to Engineers in state institu-
tions; relating TO the appointment of no
taries public, amenda!ory of section l73.
chapter IS, revised statute'; relating TO
the duties of clerks of circuit courts and
anendatory of section 74S, chapter 81, re-
vised statutes.
ASsembly-Petitions praying for a con-
stitutlonal amendment prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors were presented by Messrs. McDul,
Huntly, Johnston, Foster. Hawks, Nichols,
Putnam and Msoauley.
MIR. Sharp presented memorial CT the
school board OF Sheboygan, praying for the
establishment of deaf and dumb asylum.
Speaker Finch one OF the same import
from the Oshkosh school board.
Bills indefinitely postponed were to
amend section 1910, of chapter 1877 revised
statutes, to authorize the issue of search
warrants to discover liquors illegally kept
for sale.
Relating to highways, and amendatory
of section 1865, chapter So, of the revised
statutes.
The bill passed relating to the public
schools of the city of Prairie du CHEN,
and to provide for The maintenance and
support thereof
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. %.
The day was devoted to committee re-
ports and general difcnssions. Only one
bill passed, which was in relation to high
waYs
House-The house considered the game
keeper and constable bill but adjourned
without coming to vote on it.
THURSDAY, March l.
Ssndte-Senate bill, No. I08, amendatory
of a state road law in the northern part
of the state was passed. The bill amend
atory of laws creating the office OF state
oil inspector passed. The Wausau char
ter bill was Their passed.
H0use-Bills paase q Appropriating 81
| 600 10 he Wisconsin Dairymen'e associa-
| ti"n-$500 each for tho years 1888 and
1884, sppropriating $500 to Kelly A.
Knott, member of the LudiDgton guard
of Menomonie, crippled for life while
hunting the Williams brothers, despera-
does, in the Eau Gale woods, in 1881.
| Ayes IS, noes 26
FRIDAY, MARCH 2.
Senate-rhe following bills we're passed:
To incorporate the city of Hartford. Re-
| lsting to corporations and amer dstory Of
| section 1875. revised statutes, To provide
for the preparation and publication of an
index of the session laws of 1888, and the
laws thereafter enacted and Published. To
| provide for the appraiser mt of exempt
properly lin certain cases. To amend sec
tion S92, re vised statutes, entitled Of vii
lagos. To amend the act to Incorporate
the city of Baraboo.
HouSe-The following bills were passed
| 70 incorporate the city of Hartford,
| Washington county. Authorizin5 the
! inn rovement of Robinson creek, Jackson
county, for log-driviug purposes. Relat-
Ing to tsx-sae certificates, the assignment
thereof, and sue OF deeds thereon. To
provide for the annual pub ication of
5000 copies of the state r,ilroad map, and
appropriating money therefor.