The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-17
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURES.

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WISCONSIN LEGISLATURES.
MADISON, February Bills introduced:
To abolish the state park in Lincoln County
and place 5he land on the market at a mini
mum price OF 80 all acre; declaring Little YeI-
loW River, Wood County, naugable for log
gipg purposes; in relation to the numbering of
houses Ii villages; appTOpriating $4,000 for
stationery for each Of the next two years for
the use Of state officers and the legislature.
The bills incorporating the cities of Depere
and Merrill were passed Adjourned.
MADISON, February Ga resolution was Of
fered b. Cottriii, instructng the Wisconsin
representatives in congress TO turn their atten-
uon to the mattsr OF damage resulting to the
export trade OF the United States owing to the
spread or pneumonia among cattle in
the eastern states. Bills introduced:
Providing for public guardian in
each county; authorizing tho Nedford
Mill Company to construct and maintain a dam
across Lutte Black River IN Taylor County,
providing for the disposition of unclaimed
articles eEhumed from the ruins of the New
hall House; dividing all swamp and oyertlowed
lands not yet offered at public sale in two
equal parts. the proceeds Of each to Re credited
equally to the drainage and agricultural college
funds. Moses NJ. Sirons's history bill and
Cottrlls blll against the carrying of fire arms
were killed. Adjourned.
MADISON, February IA petition was sub
mitted 10y Parry that the legislature employ
all ordinary and extraordinary means to pre-
vent the further coinage Of silver. 80. Bills in
tr0daCed: Providing for the organization Of
private insane asylums; authorizing the State
Historical Society 70 sell a certain tract Of
land; to incorporate the city Of Sturgeon Bav
.... Bills passed: Relating TO the investment
Of trust funds; for the publication Of Prof.
Henry's agricultural Iepogt... Adjourned.
MADISON, February 8.-3l!ls introduced
Appropriating 81, 80 to the State Agricultural
Society; for the preservation of fish in Dane
County lakes and rivers, for the Incorporation
Of the cities Of MarehfUld, EdgertOu, Wauke-
sha, Fox Lake. Geneva and Hartford 80. War
neT's exempti0nbi!i was Indefinitely postponed.
THE appointment of ". W. Daniels as q
member of the state board of health, and T.
ID. Weeks, W. II. Chandler and A. D. Andrews
as members Of the normal scheol board of
regents, was confirmed. Adjourned.
MADISON, February 9-KiOgsson's III allow
ing anyone draining lands to dig q ditch
through adjoining property, for the proper
compensation, was passed. This being sthe
last day of new business 20 bills were intro
duced, many being dead-hea6s. The most I'M
portaut were: To appropriate a certain sum
for experiments with sorghum sugar; to au-
| thOTlZe Joseph Never to maintain q dam across
Little Eau PLANE River, Marathon County; to
change the boundary Of LanGlade County; tc
improve White River and Long and Pine Lakes
for logging purposes: for the establishment o!
q state road on the line between Marathon and
Lincoln Counties Adjourned till Monday
evening.
Assembly.
MADIsoE february Bills introduced: Ex
emptIng $50 for the monthly wages of labor
| ers from execution; increasing the fees Of iur-
ors and members of county board from g pei
/ day tC $3.50; authorizing Jackson County tC
| donate CT convey It's lands to any railroad CON-
| pany building line from La Crosse TO Black
| River Falls and thence through Jackson
| County: providing for the issue of a uniform
| policy by all kinds of insurance companies; for
/ the appointment of nine state game-keepers
| Gone to each congressional DISTRICT they to ap-
| point game constable in each county, said
| game keepers to receive $500 salary per annum
and $500 for travelling expenses; allowing the
/ issue of search warrants for search for liquors
! uulawfully kept on sale: authorizing the city
OF Milwaukee TO issue bonds to the extent oi
94O0, 600 to increase water facilities; providing
| that in a case where real estate is sold Oh ex-
emptiOn and the case Is taken to the supreme
court and Judgment reversed, the sale be set
aside and the appellant have his property re-
stored.
MADISON, February 6.-BilIs introduced:
Making owners Of dams liable for full damage
to neighboring property ovelflowed and in
iured; Incorporating the city of West Depere
setting aside all that portion Of Burnett Coun-
ty east of the west line of range ii west, and
creating theTefrom the county Of Bowen 80.
Adjourned.
MADISON, February 7.-Organizing the coun-
ty Of Sawyer out of portions Of Ashland and
Chippewa; authorizing village officials to oblige
property owners to keep sidewalks drains and
sewers in good condition; appropriating 81 .0OC
to the Dairvmeu's Association for the ensuing
two years; allowing the publishers of weekly
papers regularly published during the whole
| of the year preceding, 500 10 publishing gen.
eral laws Of The session; authorizing certain
parties to construct a dam across Little ElB
River, Price County; forthe better preservation
of fish in Lake Winnebago. -. Adjourned.
MADISON, February 8.-Resolutions intro
duced: A joint resolution to amend the con-
stitution by making terms of Office Of justice
of the peace four years;a Joint resolution was
adopted asking the Wisconsin congressional
delegation to favor the bill abolishing the tax
on matches ... Bills introduced: Permitting
sherifs to loan out labor of prisoners in coun-
ty jail to any town. city or village giving sufh-
cient bonds for safe and humane keeping of
! the prisoners: aboiisLiug the Office of county
surveyor; making the term of Office of all town
officers two years instead of one; detachng the
| towns north of the line between towns 81 and
| 28 north from Langlade County and attaching
them to Florence; appropnatlng SO, $50 for
! paving the indebtedness of the state agricui-
| tural societies: creating the county ct Matt
! Carpenter out of portions of Langlade and
ShawauO: making SIX consecutive years con-
! fncment in an insane hOsuitai and Judgment
| of the court that the case is iucurable, on the
part of husband or wife q sufficient cause foI
/ divorce on the part of the other; the assembly
bin taxing express companies 2 per cent. on
gross earnings, except on goods in transit
through the state, passed. under suspension
of the rules, without dissenting voice. IN
the evening the contested election case Of Spear
VS.. Leonhardt was settled. the hight of Leon
hardt Gep.) the sitting member. to seat being
affirmed by vote of "a to 3d.. Adjourned.
MADISON. February 9-To-day being the
last day for the introduction of new business
III bills were introduced most Of them
dead heads Following are the most important
AppTopuating 525, 600 fOf the purchase Of an
executive residence; taxing telegraph CON-
panies 50 per mile of wire; approprlatIng 800
to the Wool Growers Association; appropriat-
ing SOS. 600 for the extension of the free high
school system; compelling railroad companies
to build aud maintain suitable passageways
from depots and functions: annulIng tie
franchise of the Chicago and Tomah Narrow
Gauge Railroad on the Klckapoo Valley part of
the lire. from Wauseka q TOmah; closing
the polls at general electica at P. NJ; allow
ing deputy sheriffs in Nilw ukee County to re
ceive 81, 500 salary instead Of Of 81 POS; pro-
vilinG for a state road from the city Of NiIwau-
kee to the city Of Port Washington; TO lay ont
ana establish a state road from Medford. Iay-
lor County, TO Cadott Falls. Chippewa County.
49,. Johnston offered JOINT resolution proyid-
ing for a constitutional amendment prohibiting
the manufacture and sale Of intoxicating
liquors except for Use il arts and mechanical
purposes. Adjourned.
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