The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-21
LEGISLATIVE.
Senate.


MADISON, Feb. 10.-A petition was presented
in favor Of allowing the Historical Society Of
ficers an increase of sslary. he following
bills were passed; Authorizing the state to
defray the funeral expenses of INDECENT veter
ans of the late war; making the length of time
a country school shall be taught SIX months in
stead of five; abolishing the clause III the Re-
vised Statutes making failure to file inventory
in cases Of voluntary assignment, acting as
void on said assignment.
MADISON. Feb 1.-THE Grant memorial to
Congress was concurred in. Messrs. Wallber,
Hay anu Phiinps were con firmed as Normal
School regents, and Mr.. Reynolds as member
of the State Board Of Health. A bill was in
troduced to provide for the purchase Of a gov
errors residence at a cost not to exceed S20,
00L Senate bills were passed: Allowing
county boards to select a place of deposit for
county funds; apprcprIating $4,000 to tie gov
errors contingent fund: allowing suits in at
tstlment and garuishmeDt to be made in
partnership name when the names of all the
Individual partners are not known.
MADISON, Feb. 12-Petitions were presented
infavor OF woman suffrage and against high
lIfebse. Bills were lntroduced: To prevent
and punish cruelty TO animals; in relation to
tie records of the insane; 70 protect and in
crease the fish supply in Lakes Michigan and
Superior.
MADISON, Feb 13-The most important bills
introduced were: To amend the charter If the
city of Milwaukee; to create an agricultural eX
pIimental station; to establish a state reform
aory for girls and women; to regulate the
appointment of inspectors of election and the
registration of electors; to secure the wages of
uiway employees; relating TO the aduteratlon
It food aud drink; in relation to woman SUI
fage. A memorial to Congress was adopted III
lBlation to experiments in the manufacture of
s1rghum sugar. At the evening session large
~ Of hill " Vtnrt
cter were introduced.
Assembly.
MADISON, Feb. 10.-The following bills were
in reduced: Relative to the issuance of teach
ers' certificates to high-schoOl graduates; in-
operating the cities of KeI, Earling and Au-
gusts giving local authorities the power 10
grant or refuse license TO sell liquor. az d fixing
the fee for liquor to be drank on tue premises
az 500: and for the sale Of liquor not drank
N tie premises at 800: TO prevent the p mt
ing, ale and distribution of obscene literature:
teQurlng the governor to make detailed re
port Of the expenditure of the conting' mt
fund appropria'ing S4, 900 to the Northern
Agricultural and Mechanical Association, aud
slE GO TO build an exposition building 1 the
State Agricultural Society. PetinOus were IN
troduced in favor of the proposed agricultural
college and against high license.
MADISON, Feb. lt.-Petihons were presented
favolipg the abolition Of contract prison labor.
and memorial of the Milwaukee School Board
in regard to the granting of teachers ceItlti
Gates to graduates Of the normal department of
the Milwaukee High School. Bills were intro
duced: Appropriatng ,000 as a contingent
fund to be used for the prevention OF ihe
cholera; requiring assessors to list all budir g.
at their actual market value: authorizing the
township system of schools to borrow from the
state trust funds for building school-houses
authorizing public land commissioners to with
draw lands from public market, and publlcg
Sc then as other lands are sold; restricting
mutual loan building sssocistions to the issue
of S5 000, 600 stock. Resolutions of respect to
the memory of the late s. :. Merrill were
adopted and speeches made by Mossrs. Villas
and Adams.
MADISON, Feb. IA long list Of petitions
was presented, including one in favor Of q sep-
arate agricultural college, against high license,
in favor Of woman suffrage. for the abolition
os prison coE,rsct labor, and q memorial of ID.
K Teunev il relation to the injustice of the
present railway taxes A resolution was Of
tered in favor of a constitutional amendment
relating to education. Bills were introduced as
follows: Relating to the preservation Of game;
providing for the Incorporation Of religions
missionary societies. relating TO tie licensing
Of telephone companies and taxation of the
property of telegraph companies; 10 divide
Ashland. Price and Sawyer Counties. ana to
erect the county of RCsk out OF towns Of Mar
athOn ard Clark Counties: regulating cOndI-
tional sales of property; making an annual
appropriation of $4,000 TO the Stste Agricult
ursl Society; defining the liabilities Of RAILWAYS
in The matter Of damage sustained by their
employees. A memorial to Conaress wss passed
ia favor of an appropriation for scientific ey
perimeDts in sugar-m skiCg by the National
Agricultural Department.
NtpIsoY. Feb. 13.-Peiitions were presented
in favor Of high license; IN favor OF an aRricult-
mai college: ID favor Cf wcmsn suffrage.
Resolutions we're offered fayorlrg uniform
system Of insurance policies; exemptlpg MI
wsukee County from the section which eompels
uniform systeme of county government. Bills
were introduced; Regulating steam navigation
On inland waters. to constitute a stste super
visor of inspectors Of Illuminating oils and a
state inspector of gas meters; relating to the
licensing of dogs: relating to county asyiums
for the insane: relative to damage occssiOned
bv b. eakiug Of dams and artificial flooding; TO
create tie county of Matt, Cerren'er. As en-
blv bills passed Relative to the compensation
Of county judge; authorizing town boards to
levy q tax OF 300 for opening snd repairing
highways. Both houses adjourned until Mon
day evening.
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