Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-06
THE LEGISLATURE.
TuESDAY- March 27

Taylor county; TO confirm the revocation
annulment and resumption made by sec
tioH l OF chapter 10 ol' the laws OF Wis
copsin for the year 1852, and to confirm
the grant OF lands made by section o
said act; relating to villages; relating Il
the distribution cf the proceeds of tn.
swamp and overfowed lands in Sauk anc
Columbia counties; to levy stase fax o
$4,000 for the year 1888 and $240, ,00'
for The year 1884.
House The following bills were indef
inately postponed: relating to bouudarie
between the counties OF Shawano, Ocontt
and Langlade; to re-establish the origina
boundary lines between the counties o
Shawano and Langlade; to form and es
tablish the county of Matt. Carpenter ant
to provide for its organization; to with
draw certain lands therein named from
market and to authorize the governor t.
appoint commissioners to examine aDe
appr 4ise the same.
The following bills were passed: to pro
vide for the organization of trust compan
les; relative to the exemption from taxa
ton of the property of symnastic associ
aiions in Wisconsin,; to amend section
231. chapter 20 of the revised statutes O
1878; TO amend the charter of the city o
| Shawano; to provide for settlement be
tween the counties of Shawano and Ian
| glade; TO amend sections l3 and Is o
chapter 45 of private and local laws o.
| 1871, relating to the Wausau boom com
pany; to authorize the electors of the towr
of Pine Valley; Clark county. to hold
| their elections in the city of Neiilsville.
| Adjourned until Thursday, to enable
senators and members TO attend the funer
al of jude Howe.
THURSDAY, March Is.
.Senate-The assembly amendment te
! the final adjournment resolution, fixing
the time at Saturday, March 81, was con.
Cured in. The rules were suspended
| and the bill to more effectually suppress
yagabondage was passed; the bill to in
| corporate the city of Marshfeld. was also
passed under suspension; the same action
was taken on the bill to amend the char
ter of the city of Oshkosh, and on the bill
to authorize the county of Douglas &c
unite with any railway company or other
corporation in the construction of bridges
over or across the waters of the st. Louis
river.
Bills concurre ed in: To amend the act
to incorporate the city of Watertown and
the several acts amendatory thereof, ap
proved March %, 1865, and the acts
amendatory thereof; relating to the Or
ganization OF corporations and amendato-
| ry of chapter SO Of the revised statute s to
| amend chsptsr POI, laws Of 1881, to amend
section $40 of the revised statutes, relat-
| ing TO the special powers Of the county
| boards; to amend section 3, chapter 314
of the laws of 1881, to appropriate the
proceeds of the sale of swamp lands in
| Lincoln county to the extinguishment OF
| its railroad Indebtedness. and amend sec
| tions and of chapter 2S0, laws of 1880;
! to provide for the annual publication OF
a railroad map, and appropriating money
| therefor; 10 authorize the county of Lin
| eolu to fund lis Indebtedness; to amend
sec. ion 2525, chapter 116, revised statutes
| of 1868, entitled "of jurors" for the bet
| tel. preservation of fish in Lake Winne"a-
go; to amend chapter 131 of the revised
statutes, entitled of offenses against per-
| sons and individuals; memorial to con-
gress for the erection of post-office and
court house in the city of Oshko sh.
ASsembly-The assembly agreed with
the senate resolution to adjourn sisaO do
Saturday, March 81
The following bills were passed:
Relating to river improvements; to
| amend sect ion 1916 of the rev ised stat
| utes, entitled courts of justices of the
peace; to grant a charter for the build
ing of bridge across the Wolf river, in
Waupaca county; for the appointment of
registers of probate; TO amend section
$40, revised statutes, as amended by sec
tion 4, chapter 269, laws of 1881, relatir &
to town officers.
Tho following senate bills were con-
Cured in:
A bill TO prevent policy shops; to pro-
hibit debtors from giving preference to
creditors; relating TO reports to be made
by school officers: 10 amend section 20SO
of chapter 96 of revised statutes, entitled,
''of uses and trusts"
FRIDAY, March 80.
The committee on legislative e1pendit-
ures asked unanimous consent TO intro
duce bill to appropriate to each clergy
man who had offciated in the senate
during the winter the SUM of $15. The
bill was introduced and referred to the
committee on claims.
The bill passed which fxes the maxi
| mum of license for liquors to be drank on
the premises at $500, and the maximum
| for The sale lot to be drank On the pre- M
ises at 5000; the minimum license is fixed
at 800 ard $50 respectively. The vote
| stood, aves, II. noes, A.
ASsenbly-JoiLt assembly resolution
| authorizing Mr.. Anderson 10 intredu uce 8
bill, was adopted, Joint senate resolution
come up authoriz ng the attorney gen
eral to settle with Simon Mills on the
payment by him of $1,000 (the face OF
the judgment OF the state against him)
| and the costs Of action. Mr.. Gallagher
moved to lay the resolution on the table
L.
| vas concurred in, ayes, Sc, noes, 81.
A spirited and pto.racsed debate was
precipitated BY the bill 10 create the four
teenth judicial circuit from a few of the
extreme northern counties. 1t was final
| ly killed by vote of 46 10 35. The as
sembly bill legalizing certain acknowl-
| edgments OF Instruments was passed. AL
low license liquor bills were indefinitely
postpo ned by & vote OF 81 to Sc.
SATURDAY, March 81.
LAST DAY.
Sendte-This being the last day for do
ing business, but few members were pres.
| ent, and but little business was done. The
| following bills were passed:
To enable the citizens of Janesville to
erect water-works; to change the boun
dary lines of Langlade county and 10 at.
tach certain territory thereto; for the ap.
| pointment OF registers in probate; to legal
| ize certain acknowle dgmepts of deeds anC
| other Instruments; relating to the meet
| inqs of county boards; to amend the char
| ter of the city of Chippewa Falls; to in
| crease the state tax for the support of the
| state university from l. 10 10 ] of mil
| per cent, for the purpose of establishing
/ a chair of pharmacy and materia medica
in said university. Adjourned ssile die.
LAST DAY.
4ssembly-The business of the assembly
on the las. day, was Of desultery char
ac,er, there not being quorum present
| half of the time Among other things
done, the following bills were passed:
Appropristing % 800 to the WISCONSIN
Industrial School for Girls. Ayes 65, noes
2; providing for the printing aud distri-
button of the reports of the state officers
departments and institutions; to fix the
minimum prices of all public lands which
| have not been offered for sale, at public
| sale, at the sum of g per acre; eppropri
atinS S6 900 for additional improvements
to the capitol extension, to include one ol
more passenger elevators; creating tn,
| fourteenth judicial circuit, ayes "a, noe
80: to provide for the payment of Ii
cense fee of fOor per cent. on gross earn
ipgs by the owners of palace drawing
room and sleeping car companies. Ad
iourned sine die.
A Pathological Monstrosity.
| From the Saline Observer.