Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-10


SeHdte-Senator Hulburt, (by unani-
nous leave) introduced a bill to amend
the city charter of Elroy.
The following bills passed: Te eI-
pedite the settlement of the claims of
the state uRder the swamp land grant.
To further prevent and punish cruelty
to animals. To incorporate the Metho-
dist Episco sal churce. To exempt from
taxation certain property belonging to
the sixth Wisconsin Battery situated in
Lone Rock and to provide charter for
the same. To amend subdivision 12 Of
section 430 of the revised statutes; en-
titled of common schools, to provide
for the admission to schools of pupils
twenty years of age. To provide for
the purchase and distribution of the
supplement to the revised statutes. To
ty :uperiutendents of schools.
House.-A long debate occurred on
the bill to provide for the instruction
of deal mutes in village schools. 1t
finally passed. Other bill passed as fol-
lows: Relating to voluntary assign
ments; concerning certain suits to
vacate fraudulent conveyauces; relat-
ing to offences against property; the
effect that cenv:yances of land in GER
tain cases; to repeal chapter 333 of the
general laws of 1881, relating to the
registration of electors; to protect game;
relating to tAo swamp lands of Lincoln
county; to legalizc the acts of justices
Of the peace in the county of Columbia
relating TO the distribution of state re-
ports: to require the county clerk of
Marathon county to execute to the state
80. ~Io% -
in the waters of Dane couaty; to amend
provide, for q more efficient common
school income.
THE MILWAUKEE CHARTER.
No. 442 a., bill to amend the charter
of the city of Milwaukee, came up on
its final passage. Mr.. Friend called for
the reading of the names on two
remonstrances presented against the
bill. The clerk read the names. Mr..
Friend then spoke briefly against tie
bill, and was followed by Ar Walsh,
who briefly replied in favor of the bill.
The bill then passed; ayes 90, noes 81.
LETTER FROM COL. FRED D. GRANT.
The governor sent to the legislature
the following communication:
NEw YORK. March &c, 1885.
Gov. J. NJ. RusK. Madison, Wis.
SIR:-Your letter of February 10th, enclosing
memorial TO congress. has been received, but az
the time it was received General Grant was too
III to answer himself and handed it TO me 70 be
laid aside until he was well enough to do so.
As he Is no better take this occasion TO thank
you and ask you t. thank the legislature OF Wis
conSin fer their action with reference 70 him
Respectfully.
F. D. GRANT.
TRe assembly went into committee
of the whole and after having com
plete6 the general file rose and adjourn
ed until o'clock Tuesday morning.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL l.
SeRdte-The following bill passed
A bill to amend the charter OF the city
ef Appleton. A bill TO amend the char
ter Of the city of Neillsville. To amend
an act Of 1886, and to legalize the publ
cation of the same. To provide when
chapter 16S, laws of 1885. shall take ef-
feet To amend the statutes in relation
to the bureau of labor statistics.
HoaGse-Bills passed: To erect the
town of Eagle River, from portions de-
tached from the towns of Pine River
and Ackley, in Lincoln county. To pro-
vide for the purchase of certain copies
of the History of the Territory of Wis
consin, ard TO appropriate suHz of