Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
THE LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY. MARCH 90.

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chase of state pre-historical selections
was killed. A large numher of mes
sages from the assembly were read and
the bills reported there n were referred
to committees Several bills were order
cd engrossed and read a third time
House. The following bills we're
passed: To amend the revised statutes
relating to costs in criminal cases. To
provide for compiling and publishing
the laws relating TO towns. To amend
theStatHtes relating TO change Of the
place of trialin civil actions. TO author
ize the township system OF schools
TO borrow money to erect school build
ings. To prohibit the manufacture and
sale OF oleomargarine in imitation Of
the dairy product, TO provide a uni
form rule for the assessment Of personal
property.
The following were indefinitely post
poned: To incorporate the city of Rice
Lake. To Incorporate the city of KEEL,
Relating TO the Knights of the Ameri-
can Brotherhood Relating to noXious
weeds Relating to the practice of
medicine.
TUESDAY, MARCH a.
Both houses met in tie fnorning and
without transacting any business adj
iourned for the day in respect 20 the
death Of Governor Rusk's daughter.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25.
SeBate-The following bills passed:
In relation to the instruction of dear
mutes in Incorporated cities and VIII
lagos; to establish a state public school
for dependent and neglected children;
to provide for more efficient common
school income by the levy of one mill
additional tax; making an annual app
preparation of $1,000 to the state agri-
cultural society; to amend section 691,
revised statutes, relating TO compensa-
ton of members of the county board
making their per diem SO instead Of Sc.
HoaSe-The assembly spent some
hours in useless debate and had two of
the longest sessions Of the year. The
following bills were passed: Re latipg
to records of the Insane; to amend the
revised statutes relating to countless to
establish the salary Of the state librarian
at $4,000; TO provide for the life certiti.
Gates in certain cases; to fix terms OF
court in the 18th circEit; relating "a
registers Of probate in Brown county;
relating to compensation Of physicians
and surgeons in iuquests; TO amend the
revised statutes relating to the collec
ton of unlawful taxas
THURSDAY, MARCH 26.
Sendte-The senate spent a long time
in discussion of the Strong's History OF
/ Wisconsin bill but came to no conclus
ion. Other bills were passed: To amend
the act relating TO the industrial school
for boys. To authorize two or more
counties to unite in providing for the
care of the chronic insane. To appro-
pirate the sum of $500 to the Pierce
county central fair and stock exchange
In relation TO the fish industries in Lake
Michigan and Superior, aud Green bay,
and TO protect and increase the fish sup.
ply therein
House. The committee on state af.
fairs reported back the resolution from
the Minnesota Legislature relating TO the
boundary line between the two states
together with resolution declining tt
/ appoint a commission to act with thi
commission of the Minnesota legislatur,
on the subject
The following bills passed: Giving
women the right Of suffrage upor
school matters, by the following vote;
-Messrs Apple Bartholf, Blyt,n Brayton
Buell., Byers, Challoner, Clark g. D., Clark, 5
r.. Cox, Curley, Day DOrwin, Ekert, Evans
FrieGd Goddard, Gray, Hammel, Hart, llazen
HOLMAN, Hooker Hubbard, Huse, johnson
Lawton, Lagrand, Lewis, I.nse, Mccoy, Mason
Mills, Morgan, Mask, Nelson, Norcross, Nye, eddie
O'Neill. Persons, Perkins Pierce, Porter Rolls
Ryan, Sanhorn, Schulze, Strasser Taylor, Thayer
Theinas, Wallace, Wescott Williams and Young
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Noes essrs. Adams, Baohhuber Cantwell
Craig Darbellay, Dennis, Estahrook Field, Eta
Gbbon Haderer, linden, lsenrins, kronenwetter
Lamure Leslie Miller, Parish, Persons, foppcrt
Race, Reynolds, Robinson Schmidlkofer, Schoen
wetter, Schuer, Stanchfeld, Walsh Wayoord
and Mr. Speaker-29
AbscntIor not voting-Alessrs BOuileur, CirkeI
Fetzer, Ilabea, Hobart Kenealy, Klein, Lemont
Lynch, Mcdonald, Priestley Sharp, Sloggy
Smiley, and Stephens l5.
To amend the revised statutes relating
to the duties Of clerks Of courts Of rec.
ord and to determine the line Of judg.
ment; to repeal an act establishing q
state road from Stevens Point to Grand
Rapids TO amend the statutes relating
to executions to provide for lands taken
for streets or other city or village pur-
poses; 10 provide for the purchase of
certain digests Of reports OF the Wiscon-
sin supreme court; to provide for aying
cut and improving streets in cities and
villages.
FRIDAY, MARCH o.
.SeRate-Strong' history coming up
in the orderof bills on their third read
ing was the bill for the purchase OF
Moses NJ. Strong's History of Wisconsin.
Sen. Hudd proposed to amend TO change
the time from July to September for
revising the manuscript of the history,
and making the amount to be paid Mr.
Strong for the use Of his manuscript
So, 600; the bill provides for the printing
af $500 copies by the state printer, to
be distributed to members Of the leg
islature, state officers, etc. Mr.. Strong
is TO pay for the stereotype plates, cost
ing 1852.
Sen. Hulburt gave notice that he was
paired with Mr. Reed The amend
ment was adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes Senators Coustock CoHEln, C0ttrill
Ginty, Hudd, James, Jonas Kennedy, Lord, Nc
Donald, RnRie, Sherman. Wall, Wley-ii
Noes-Seuators Carey, Erwin, Kidd. Lns, Max
well Minor, Parry, Ring, Stanley, WaddngtOu,
Ware. Warner Wechsebere-i3
Absent or not votiug-Senators Blake, Hpyt
Huiburt, KlOtz, Mason asa Reed-b.