Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-20

tant bills we're introduced and reports
of committees were received. No other
business was transacted as the senate
was without quorum.
AsSembly-In the assembly there was
Ne quorum during the day, a number of
bills were presented and reported all of
a local character.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. II.
Senate In the senate bills passed:
Concerning county boards of supervis-
ors, and to amend section 693, revised
statutes relating thereto. To appropria-
to to the governors contingent fund the
sum of 50 600 for the years 1885 and
1886. To appropriate to the Columbia
County Agricultural society the sum of
$1,000. To amend section 9, chapter
249, laws of 1883, entitled of suits bv or
against partnerships. Senate bills in
definitely postponed. To provide for
the convenient discontinuance of
causes. On motion of Mr.. Maxwell the
senate stood adjourned.
-ASSenlbly-In the assembly bills were
introduced: Mr.. EIkert, relating to
meetings of the county board, and
amending sec. 664 of the revised statu-
tes. Mr.. Reynolds, making an appro-
prialiou to the contingent fund of the
governor, to be used in case of an out
break of Asiatic cholera in the state.
The bill appropriates $4,000 for each of
the years of 1885 and 1886. Mr.. Young,
to authorize the township system of
schools to borrow money to build school
houses. Dir. johnson, to appropriate
5000 to TIE sheep breeders and wool
growers association TO pay for publish
ing its annual report.
The following was adopted:
WHEREAS, Sherburn S. Merrill, whose earthly
life has just been closed has been for more than
thirty -four years citizen of Wisconsin, and by
his services, pressed with untiring energy and
skillful enterprise during the last twenty years
in the important public station of general man
ager or the greatest corporate agency created by
her laws has been among the foremost who
have contributed to develop the wealth and re-
sources of the state inspire its business and in
crease the opportunities and rewards for labor
fer its people; while in all the walks of citizen
ship he has been public spirited and manly, de-
serving and gaining the general respect and es
TEEN OF his fellow citizens, who Join in the com
mon sorrow for the public loss and in profound
sympathy for his bereaved family. Therefore
be it
Resolved, by the assembly the senate concur
ring That the legislature of Wisconsin declare
the general Judgment Of the state and her peo-
pie, that the life and services of Sherburn s.
Merrill, have been of great and special usefulness
and value to his fellow men, and entitle his MEM
orv TO be preserved in grateful. honor; and that
in proper mark OF the public sensibility this reso-
luton shall be spread upon the journals of the
senate and assembly; that the legslsture will
upon the consideration and adoption of the same
adjourn its sitting for the day; and that the flag
upon the capitol shall be suspended at half-masf
until his funeral obseQuies shall have been cele-
5rated and in token of the public sympathy for
their grief copy thereof shall be engrossed and
transmitted by the chief clerk of the assembly to
the members of his family
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 10
Sendte-A large number of bills were
introduced this morning in the senate.
The only bill of general interest was
one to make more stringent fish laws
for Lakes Superior and Michigan.
Frank A. Flower was unanimously
confirmed commissioner of labor Stats
tics.
HouSe-In the house, few of the inn
portant bills introduced were as follows:
Taxing telephone companies a per cent.
of their receipts in the state, and fixing
the license fee for telegraph companies
at 4 per cent. on their gross receipts in
the state. Another bill taxes telegraph
companies 81 per mile for the first vile,
75 cents for the second wire, and every
additional wire so cests. Also, bill.
consolidating the laws relating TO the
state militia; to erect the counties of
Rusk aud Stephenson, and obligiug tel
glaph companies to deliver messages
within one hour of receipt. A memorial
to congress for government aid TO ex-
pertinent in sugar manufacture was
passed.
FAIDAY, FEBRUARY Is.
Sendte-In the senate, a joint reso-
luton was introduced for constitu
tional amendment providing for a yer
dict by five-sixths OF the jury A bill
was introduced providing that any
railway company succeeding another
shall become liable for the amounts due
the employees and laborers for period
not exceeding six nenths prior te such
succession; establishing reformatory
school for girls; prohibiting unauthoriz-
ed Insurance companies from doing
business in the state; for the purchase
of certain farms ia Iowa county for
/ an experimental station for the culture
of sorghum; and making arrangements
| for the next state census.
Hoase-Oyer seventy bills were in
troauced in the assembly this morning.
| A Joint resolution was offered for q
constitutional amendment exempting
Milwaukee county from the provision
for uniform county govsrnIhents. Bills
were introduced relative to the inspect-
ion and measurement of logs; providing
for licensing of dogs; prohibiting the
use of nets in fishing in the Rock river
that taxes shall be q lien on personal
property, and creating the county of
Matt Carpenter. Bills passed repeating
Chapter 20 of the local laws of 1872
relative to the compensation of County
Judges.