Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17
TIE LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY. April Z.

Sendte-Biils were passed: To arpro-
pirate to Messrs. Bentley & Nowlan tho
sum of $11, 1853 as extra pay on their
contract for the building of the capitol
win. s. Relating TO street grading tax
certificates. Authorizing the sale and
conveyance eff real estate held by trus-
tees.
House. TO amend the revised statutes
relating to voluntary assignments. Re
lating to laws upon logs, lumber, tim
hsr, ties, cordwood and telegraph poles
and amending the revised statutes.
To authorize the city of Milwaukee TO
pay certain claims to contractors. A
bill to amend the statutes relating to
bounties on wild animals,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL s.
SeHdte-The senate passed the follow
ing bills: To authoriza the city of Mil
waukee to pay certain claims to con-
tractors for constructing a csrtain claims
to contractors for constructing q certain
school building therein, and to provide
for the payment thereof. To appropriate
a sum of money to Mrs. Clarissa Keyes.
To amend section l, and repeal sections
and 5, of chapter 256, of the laws of
1879, also TO amend section !, of chapter
103 of the laws of 1888, relating to the
COuIG Vi huWduh6C
HoHse-Bills passed as follows: To
exercise n settlement of the state under
the swamp land grant. 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 muni-
| cipal court of the county of Chippewa.
To appropriate to Adoiph Glenz and
James StraSilipka sum of money
therein named. To incorporate the
Methodist church.
THURSDAY, APRIL .,
Sendte-A message from the governor
announced that he would, by the advice
and consent of the senate, appoint
James A. Watrous, of Milwaukee, as
state pension agent, in compliance
with the act passed at this session. The
| appointment was unanimously adopt
| ed.
Bills passed IS follows: Relating to
| elections, and the countiRg and preser-
vation of ballots. To change the boun-
daries of the counties OF Lincoln, Lang
| lade and Oconto, ana erect the county
OF Forest. To prohibit the catching for
sale of brook trout from any of the
streams, lakes or ponds in the state, ex-
/ in certain northern counties. To pro-
vide for the support of the state public
scheol fer INDECENT and dependent chill
| dren, by appropriation from the general
fund. To forbid the contract sy stem in
4 L \ \
| for the purchase of certain digests of
Wisconsin reports. To amead section
| % of the revised statutes, relating to the
division of towns into election districts.
To prohibit fishing with nets of any
kind in either Rock river or Lake
koshkonong
HoaSe-Bllls passed: Appropriating
SOS so to Mrs. Clarissa keyes, a soldier
widow-state aid due her during the
war, but not drawn at the time; regu-
lating navigation by steam upon the in.
lano waters of Wisconsin, and for the
protection of passengers thereon; re
pealing chapter 16S, general laws OF
1888, relative te highways and bridges
relative TO the fire department of the
city of Milwaukee: memorial to sngress
asking that the direct war tax be re
funded to the several states; obliging al
railway licenses to be issued by ths
state treasurer, in conjunction with and
with the approval of the railway com
missioner.
FRIDAY, APaIL 10.
ADJOURNMENT.
This being the day fixed by botl
hsuses as the last day for doing bust
ness, very little was done besides pass
ing perfunctory resolutions of thank,
and respect to the various officers ant
employees.
Il FfaaI adjournment of both houses
come at 4 p. m.