The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-03-14
IEGESI4TIIE.
Senate.


bill to incorporate West Bend as tlty was
indefinitely postponed.
MADISON. March "a petition was pre-
scented in favor OF the passage Of the bill re
lating to labor statistics. Bills passed au-
thorizing a loan OF $50 600 from the state
trust funds to the Light Horse Squadron
OF Milwaukee, for the construction OF an
arsenal and armory; providing for taking
special lists Of Union veterans III the next
state census; providing that when any for
eign life or accident Insurance corporation
shall have any snIt against It undertaken
by this state for violation of the state in
surance laws, removed to United States
court, 1t shall operate IL forfeiture col IL
cense; granting life certificates to teachers
OF twenty-one years standing; defining and
limiting the powers and duties OF commits
sions OF lunacy; to place the control of
highways in the hands of supervisors of the
several towns. The Joint resolution for
firing national salute in honor OF Cleve-
lands Inauguration was returned to the
Assembly.
MADISON, March 4.-Petitions were pre-
sented in favor of woman suffrage and
against the passage Of the bill relating to
the Northwestern Life Insurance Company.
Bills were concurred in to incorporate the
city of Alma; to provide examination of
candidates for admission to the bar by a
I.
The bill increasing the salaries of circuit
Judges to 81 900 passed. The bill for the
purchase OF a governors residence was or
dered engrOssed and read a third time. The
Assembly bill providing for the appoint
ment OF game inspectors was indefinitely
postponed.
MADISON March 5.-Resolutions in re-
lation to the Inauguration OF Cleveland
were tabled. The bill allowing mem
bers of county boards SO per diem was
passed. Bills were concurred in appropri-
ating 50, 600 to the State Dairymen's As
sociation; changing the names OF the In
stitution for the Education of the Blind
and Institution for the Education of the
Deaf and Dumb to School for the Blind and
School for the Deaf, respectively; providing
Tor covering into the state treasury OF I'M
expended appropriations made to certain
state institutions made in 1881 and 1882.
The bill to divide the Eleventh Ward of the
city of Milwaukee was indefinitely post
poned. The Science Hall appropriation
bin was referred TO the committee on edu-
cation.
MADISON. March 6.-Blls were passed
providing for the purchase of an executive
residence at cost OF S2O. 900; enabling the
cityof kenosha to refund its present bonds
at lower rate OF interest; providing for
greater economy in the purchase of supplies
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change OF place of trial in bastardY cases;
limiting the time in which to bring actions
in tax sales. Assembly bills were concurred
in providing for the collection Of a special
list of Union veterans in the next state
census; relating to telegraph, telephone and
electric light wires. The bill relating to the
manner OF allowance and payment OF
claims against deceased persons was killed.
At the evening session few committee re-
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journed until Monday evening.
Assembly.
MADISON, March 2.-The bin requiring
persons about to contract marriages TO
take out a license was killed. \ resolution
for a national salutei in honor OF Cleveands
Inauguration was adopted. Bills were
passed: Providing police regulations for
unincorporated villages Of less than 800
inhabitants; apprOpriating $4,000 to the
State Dairymen 5 Association. Bills were
killed: Authorizing school districts to vote
a tax for libraries; placing the Milwaukee
and other county insane asylums under
the control of boards of supervisors; pro-
viding that county orders shall draw a lc-
gal rate OF interest after presentation for
payment; providing that previously-ex-
pressed opinions shall not disquahfy jurors.
MADISON, March 3.-Pettions for and re-
monstrances against establishing superior
court in Milwaukee County were presented;
also in favor OF woman suffrage and the es-
Establishment OF a separate agricultural col
lege. The resolution ordering the firing OF
cannon on inauguration day was killed.
The vote by which the Assembly killed the
bill to provide district school libraries was
reCOnsiderea and the bill referred TO the
committee on state affairs. The bill pro
viding for the appointment OF game and fish
inspectors was passed. The bill appropri-
ating money to Oshkosh and Watertown
fairs was amended 50 as to prohibit man
ayers thereof from permitting the sale of
liquor on the grounds. At the evening SEES
sion a large number OF committee reports
was made and the bill incorporating the
city OF Alma, Buffalo County, was passed.
MADISON. March 4.-Petitions were PIE
scented against high license; in favor OF
woman suffrage; for the passage of the
firemen's relief fund bill; against discrimi-
nation in freight rates; for granting liquor
licenses to druggists at 50 each. Senate
bills were concurred in to secure wages past
due to employees; relating to fire-escapes;
providing Tor the election OF supervisors in
counties containing less than 100 900 in
habitants. Bills were passed granting GER
tficates to graduates of the normal depart
ment OF the Milwaukee High School:
prescribing the manner in which the rail
way commissioner shall hear complaints
propriating to the State Hospital for the
Insane S104, 900, Northern Hospital for
the Insane S1GO, 200, school for the deaf
1913, 900, school for the blind S33, 900.
school for boys SS1 800, state prison S24,-
600; providing that persons stealing goods
from railway cars while in transit may be
tried in any county through which theroad
runs; for the appointment OF state game
inspectors.
MADISON, March 5.-Numerous remon-
strances were presented against the bill
amending the charter OF the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Company Consid-
Grafton OF the proposed trip to New Orleans
was postponed. Bills were passed to an
propriate 5000 to the Wisconsin Sheep
breeders and Wool-Towers Association:
to prevent the sale and distribution of
obscene literature; to incorporate the city
of Viroqua. The following bills were killed:
Providing for the appointment OF state
fish warden; appropriating $50 for
erecting an exposition building on the state
fair grounds in Madison: providing for
eecting state and county school supcrin-
tendent in the spring; placing the control of
the Milwaukee Public Library in the hands
OF the common council; to create the county
OF Matt Carpenter; restoring the old dog
tax law. The bin providing for free text
books IN public schools was made the
special order for Tuesday evening next
The customary amendments prevailed to
the Madison and Mineral Point fair appro-
priation bill, by which the sale Of liquor is
prohibited. Resolutions wereunanimouslv
adopted congratulating Mr.. Villas on his
appointment as postmaster-general
MADISON, March GA large number Of
petitions We're presented favoring the bin
regulating the sale OF liquor by druggists.
Assembly bills were passed amending the
city charters OF Sheboygan, Sparta, Berlin.
Edgerton, Nicollet and Janesville: also
amendingand codifying laws relating to the
State Board OF Health. The committee on
claims made a favorable report on the
agricultural college bill. The judiciary com
mittee reported adversely to the bill con
ferring civil jurisdiction on the Milwaukee