Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-16
THE LEGISLATURE
MONDAY, APRIL 6.


from the governor setting forth that he
returned senate bill No. 216, referring to
two justices of the peace in Columbia
county, without approval Bills were
passed as follows: Referring to the
catching of fish in certain lakes, except
Lake Pepin, coming up, on motion OF
| Senator Warner, the rHles were sus-
| pended and the bill was concurred in;
to amend sections S75 and 1872 of chapter
! 80 of the revised statutes relating to in
corporated villages; relating to and
amendatory of chapter 247, of the laws
of Wisconsin, for the year 1878, relat
| ing to the charter of the city of Fort
/ Atkinson.
| House. The session of the Assembly
was very short. The Senate amend
ments to No. ST. A., bill providing for
a change of place of trial from county
and municipal courts. we're concHrred in.
| Also amendments 10 Alb, A., relating to
laying out and improving streets and
roads. Also Senate amendments to No.
23S A., relating 20 county boards.
Also Senate amendments to No. 2S2
A., relating tea town in Shawano coun-
y.
TUESDAY, APRIL z.
Sendte-Bills were passed: To appro-
pirate to Messrs. Bentley & Nowlan the
sum of $11, 1863 rs extra pay on their
contract for the building of the capitol
wing 9. Relating TO street grading tax
certificates. Authorizing the sale and
conveyance of real estate held by trus-
tees.
House. To amend the revised statutes
relating to voluntary assignments. Re-
lating to laws upon logs, lumber, tim
b9r, ties, cordwood and telegraph poles
and amending the revised statutes.
To authorize the city of Milwaukee co
pay certain claims to contractors. a
bill to amend the statutes relating to
bounties on wild animals
WEDNESDAY, APRIL S.
Senate-The senate passed the follow
ing bills: To authorize the city of Mil
wsukee to pay certain claims to con-
tractors for constructing certain claims
TO contractors for cor structing a certain
school building therein. and to provide
for the payment thereof. To appropriate
sum of money to Mrs. Clarissa Reyes.
TO amend section 1, and repeal sections
A and 5, of chapter 256, of the laws of
1879, also to amend section 1, of chapter
103 of the laws of 1888, relating to the
W
HouSe-Bills passed as follows: To
exercise a settlement of the state under
the swamp land giant. Relating to the
fishing industries of Lake Michigan
and Superior and Green Bay, and in
crease the fish supply. Relating to pre-
emption and repeating sections 1876 to
POI inclusive, of the revised statutes,
concerning insurance companies Re-
lating to certain lands granted the
county of Chippewa for railroad pur-
poses. To regulate the sale of cranber-
ries by measure. Relating to the NUM-
cipal court of the county of Chippewa
To appropriate to -Adolph Glenz and
James Strasilipka a sum of money
therein named. To incorporate the
Methodist church.
THURSDAY, APRIL .,
iSendte-A message from the governor
announced that he would, by the advice
and consent of the senate, appoint
James A. Watrous, of Nh waukee, as
state pension agent, in compliance
with the act passed at this session. The
appointment was unanimously adopt
ed.
Bills passed rs follows: Relating to
E
walton of ballots. To change the boun.
diaries of the counties of Lincoln, Lang
lade and Oconto, and erect the county
of Forest To prohibit the catching for
sale of brook trout from anv of the
streams, lakes or ponds in the state, ex-
| in certain northern counties. To pro-
vide for the support of the state public
school for INDECENT and dependent chill
dren, by appropriation from the general
fund. To forbid the contract system in
poor houses and asylumns. To provide
for the purchase of certain digests Of
Wisconsin reports. To amend section
q of the revised statutes, relating 10 the
division of towns into election districts
To prohibit fishing with nets of any
kind in either Rock river or Lake
Koshkonong.
HouSe-Bills passed: Appropriating
sos so to Mrs. Clarissa Keyes, a soldiers
widow-state aid due her during the
war, but not drawn at the time; regu-
lating navigation by steam upon the in
lana waters of Wisconsin, and forehe
protection of passengers thereon; 1e-
pealing chapter 1863, general laws of
1888, relative to highways and bridges;
relative to the fire department of the
city of Milwaukee; memorial to C 9ngress
asking that the direct war tax be re-
funded to the several states; obliging all
railway licenses to be issued by the
state treasurer, in conjunction with and
with the approval of the railway COM
missioner
FRIDAY, APRIL 10.
ADJOURNMENT.
This being the day fixed by both
houses as the last day for doing bust
ness, very little was done besides pass
ing perfunctory resolutions of thanks
and respect to the various officers and
aunrlOvps