Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-03-06
THE LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY "A.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY "a.
Sendte-Ouly a short session was held
in the senate and the only bill passed
was that Incorporating the city of
Juneau. a number of bills were fe-
ported from committees and one or two
Indefinitely postponed.
ASsembly-The assembly had a field
day. Assembly bills passed as follows:
No. 81, A., relating to admissions to
the bar and amendatory of the revised
statutes. No. 1T, to enlarge and extend
the limits of the city of Milwaukee.
No. III, bill in relation to the allow
ance and pay ment of claims against
deceased persons. Ne. ia, to amend
the charter of the Slavanska Lipa asso-
citation of Manitowoc county. No. 214,
to authorize the quarteTmaster genera.
to issue arms to q. A. r. posts.
Senate bill to establish the southern
terminus of the G. st. P. NJ. & o
railway was co1curred in. Two bills
were killed. The assembly then took
up the special order No. 80, A., to ap-
propriate $233,0O0 to the University of
| Wisconsin for erecting new Science
and carpenter shops and gymnasium.
On this bill Col. Villas addressed tie as
sembly for nearly two hours, making
what was generally considered the most
effective speech ever made in the state
| capitol. Speeches were also made in
| favor of the bill by Messrs. Adams of
Dane, Norcross of Rock, and Parish of
| Taylor. Several amendments reducing
the appropriation were voted down and
the bill ordered engrossed. The rules
were SUSPENDED and the bill passed the
| following vote:
Ayes-Adams, Apple Bachhuber Bartholf
Blyton, Buell., Challoner Cirkel, CLARK, c. b,
Clark, S. R., Cox, Curley, Darbelay, Dennis, ES-
tabrook; Evans, Field, Friend, Goddard, Gray, Ha-
ben, Haderer, Hammel, Hooker, Huse, linden,
johnson, kenealy, Klein. Kronenwetter, Lamure,
Leslie, Lynch, Mccoy. Mcdonald, Mason, Miller,
Mills, Morgan. Nash, Nelson, Norcross, Nye, Cd
die, O'Neill, Parish, Patterson, Perkins, Pierce
Poppert, Priestly, Race, Robinson, ROLLS, Ryan,
Schmidlkofer, Schoenwetter, Schiller, Schulze
Skarp Sloggy, Stanohf1eId, Strasser, Taylor
Thayer Thomas Villas. Walsh Walvoord, Viii
liams, Young and Mr. Speaker-12.
Noes-Boutffeur, Brayton, Byers, Day, Dorwn
Elkert, Hart Hazen, Hobart Holman, Hubbard
Lawton, Lemont, Lewis, LinSe, Persons Porter
Reynolds, Stephens, and Wallacc-30
Absent or not voting Craig, Fetzer, Fitz Glib
bon, lsenring, Legrand, Sanborn, Smiley and
Wescott-S.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25.
Sendte-In the senate bills passed:
To amend section 3074, revised statutes.
entitled of actions of ejectment To
permit the building of wagon bridge
across Black river, in La Crosse county
To amend chapter 204 of the laws of
1869, and the several acts anl9ndatory
thereof, relating to secret, beneficiary
and charitable and benevolent orders.
To amend the charter of the Evansville
seminary, and the several acts amends
tory thereof.
RouSe-In the assembly bills passed
as follows: No. 20, S., to amend chap
ter 294, laws of 1883, entitled an act to
provide for the organization of trust
companies. No. 80, s., bill to appro-
pirate to the commissioners OF fisheries
sum of raoney therein named. AYES
so, noes 10. No. o5. S., bill to estab-
lish the salary of secretary and assistant
librarian of the STATE historical society.
Ayes SO, noes 5.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26.
Sendte-In the senate bills passed re-
lating to liens, and amendatory of sec
tion 1915, revised statutes; rela ting to
insurance interpretations, and amenda-
tory of section 1897 revised statutes;
to secure to employ IS and laborers from
railway corporations IN their wages in
certain cases; relating to the Federal
Life association and amendatory of sec
ton /, chapter 204, laws of 1879 as
assumed by succeeding chapters of the
laws of 1S91-92-S3. A long debate fol-
lowed on the bill to equally distribute
the property of debtors among creditors
and the bill was finally ordered engross-
ed by the following vote:
Con fCr. DIol-a
lin, Hudd, Hulbnrt Jonas Kennedy, Kidd, Lins
Parry, Reed, Ringle Sherman, Stanley, Wad-
dington, Wall, Ware, Warner Wechseberg and
Nees-Senators Cottrill Erwin, Ginty, Hoyt
James, Kiotz, Lord, Mcdonald, Maxwell and Ring
Absent or not voting Senators Minor and Ma
HOGSe-In the assembly two or three
local bills passed, and the house spent
the entire day debating the bill to abol-
ish prison contract labor. The bill was
killed by the following vote:
Ayes Adams, Apple Bartholf, Blyton Bouf-
leur, Brayton. Buell., Challoner, Clark c. b.,
& &ClarS S. r., Craig; Day, Dorwin, EIker, Esta-
Hazen, Hobart Holman, Hubbart Johnson
Lawton, Lewis, Linse, Mccoy, Mcdonald Mason
Mills, Morgan, Norcross, Nye, Oddie o'NeiIl,
SIoggy, Smiley, stanchfield, Stephens, Taylor,
Thayer, Thonia Wallace, Walvoord Wescott,
Williams, Young and Mr.. Speaker--56.
NoeS-MeSsrS. Bachhuber, Cirkel. Curley Oar
bellay, Dennis, Fitz Gbbon. Gray, Haben,
Harderer Hammel, Hooker, Huse linden, Isen-
ring Kenealy, Klein, Kronenwester, Lamure
Nelson Parish, Persons Pierce, Poppert, Priestly,
Race, Robinson Rolls, Ryan, Schmidlkofer,
Schoenwetter, Schuler, Strasser, Villas, and
Absent or not voting-Messrs Byers, Cox. Field,
Sanborn, and Sharp.
FRIDAY F'FRRuARy Of
Senate-The senate held short ses-
sion at which there were large num-
Der of committee reports received. a
number of bills ordered to third read
ing, and two or three unimportant bills
passed. The senate then adjourned
until Monday evening.
HouSc--A communication was read
from Gov. Rusk enclosing kilograms
from the New Orleans exposition man
ayers inviting the state officers and
| Legislature to visit the exposition. After
some consideration joint resolution
was adopted for a joint committee to
give the subject due consideration.
The five senate bills granting the Chi
| cago, FrepoIt & st. Paul railway COM
pany to bridge certain streams on the
line of it's road, were cencurred in
AlSO Il6 Dill TO prOVlue Tor the govern
or's centin gent fund. Also the bills
making appropriations for the Columbia
county agricultural society; and the
Wisconsin state horticultural society.
BILLS PASSED.
Te amend the statutes relating to the
vscatien of plats. To authorize the
| town of Amherst to build town hall
To disc oRtinue part of state road In
| Barron and Polk counties. To loan q
portion of the trust funds to the CITY of
| Berlin. To amend the statutes relating
to ovcIfowed lands. To increase the
| depot at the northern hospital. To
| change the name of certain state insti-
tuition. To authorize and provide for
conveying certain moneys into the state
treasury. To grants of franchises and
providing for the public security.
MONDAY, MARCH 9.
Sendte-The senate received a num-
| Der of petitions for and against the
excise bill. The bill TO revise the charter
| of Beaver Dam passed and two or three
assembly bills IN relation to the game
laws were concurred in.
House.-In the house the resolution to
| fire a salute of 3s guns March 4th. was
| adopted. Several bills were killed and
the following passed: To amend the
charter of TT. Atkinson. To authorize
the building of pier in Detroit harbor.
To amend the charter of Beleit. To
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