Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-09
THE LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY. MARCH so.

for the prevention af Asiastic cholera,
and for the more effectual protection of
the public health
RESOLUTION INTRODUCED.
BY Sen. Ginty;
WHEgEAs, The sad intelligence has been racaiy.
ed that the wife of an h0uorea and eSteen,e5
memher- Senator Nasou-hss passed away from
life transitory 70 life eternal, therefore
heSoieed That the senate tenders to our hereav.
ed associate It's sympathy and coincidence in bi4
great sorrow, with The assurance that each tnenl-
Der keenly feels for him
Adopted.
Sem Ring moved that as a further
mark OF respect, the senate adjourn.
Which motion prevailed.
House The assembly adopted the
amendment of the conference commit
tee appointed on the bill No. 1853, a.,
and the senate amendment as amended.
and passed the bin as finally amended.
The senate also concurrcd in senate
amendments To Nos, 20 A., 1S6, A., "a
A., 1926 A, 6l1 A., and 555 A.
TUESDAY, MARCH 81.
SeRdte-Senator Hulburt, (by unani-
NOUS leaye) introduced bill to amend
the city charter Of Elroy
The following bills passed. To ex-
pedite the settlement of. the claims of
the state under the swamp land grant.
To further prevent and punish cruelty
to animals. To incorporate the Metho-
dist Episcopal churce. To exempt from
taxation certain property belonging TO
the sixth Wisconsin Battery situated in
Lone Rock and to provide a charter for
the same. To amend subdivision II Of
section 430 of the revised statutes; en-
titled of comL-on schools, to provide
for the admission 10 schools of pupils
twenty years Of age. To provide for
the purchase and distribution of the
supplement to the revised statutes. To
prescribe more fully the duties Of coun-
| w .uperiuteudents Of schools.
House. "A long debate occurred on
| the bill 60 provide for the instruction
of deal mutes in village schools. 1t
| finally passed Other bill passed rs fol.
lows Relating TO voluntary assign
ments; concerning certain suits to
| vacate fraudulent conveyances; relat-
/ ing to Offences against property; the
! effect that convsyanCes OF land in GER
tain cases; to repeal chapter 1888 of the
! general laws Of 1881 relating to the
1 registration Of electors; TO protect game
relating to the swamp lands of Lincoln
county to legalizs 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
certain tax deeds; relating to the fishing
in the waters OF Dane couBty; To amend
| the charter Of Green Bay; bill to
! provide for a more efficient common
| school income.
PHE MILWAUKEE CHARTER.
No. 442 A., bill to amend the charter
| of the city of Milwaukee, came up on
it's 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 the
| bill, and was followed by Mr. Walsh,
who briefly replied in favor Of the bill
The bill then passed; ayes 90, noes o.
LETTER FROM COL. FRED u. GRANT.
The governor sent TO the Legislature
the following communication:
NEW Yopl, March 20, 1885
Gov J. NJ. RusE, Madison Wis.
| SIR Your letter Of February GOTH enclosing
| memorial TO congress has been received, but AZ
the time il was received General Grant was toe
1 fA''N'AA
| laid aside until he was well enough 60 do so,
As he is no better, take this occasion TO thank
| you aud ask you to thank the legislature OF Wis
| consin for their action with reference 70 him.
Respectfully
| i. d. GRANT.
The assembly went into a committee
of the whole and after having com.
pleteG the general file rose and adjourn
ed until o'clock Tuesday morning.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL /.
Senate-The following bill passed
A bill to amend the charter Of the city
Of Appleton. A bill to amend the char
ter Of the city Of Neiiisvile. TO amend
an act of 1885, and to legalize the publ
cation Of the same. TO provide when
chapter 1863, laws of 1885, shall take ef.
feet. To amend the statutes in relation
to the bureau of labor statistics.
| HouSe-Bills passed: To erect the
town Of Eagle River, from portions lg.
tached from the towns of Pine River
and Ackley, in Lincoln county To pro
vide for the purchase of certain copies
Of yhe History Of the Territory Of Wis.
consin, and to appropriate q SUN OF
money therefor; ayes lG, noes IL, Re.
lating 10 corporations and TO repeal
chapter l48 OF the general laws Of 1881.
To provide for the compila ton and
publication of town laws Of this state
TO amend section l. Of the laws of Wis
cOnsin for the year 1878 entitled at act
to authorize the board Of supervisors OF
| Milwaukee, county to borrow sum Of
money therein stated.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2.
Senate-Seuator Reed asked and OBJ
tanned unanimous consent 10 record his
vote in the negative on oil No. 1914, a.,
| fixing license for the sale Of spirimous
| liquors. After extended discussion shc
| bill for rebuilding the Science Hall was
passed after TIE senate had cut the APP
preparation dowA 10 $4,000. Other
bills passed: To amend the charter Of
the city ef Madison. To amend the
charter Of the city Of Chippewa Falls.
To amend section 100 Of chapter 3J5,
revised statutes relating to personal
taxes. To cede 70 the United States cor
tain lands in the city Of La Crosse or
the erection OF public buildings.
| assembly committee Of confer
ence, ON The part Of the assembly, re-
ported joint resolution that the legis-
lature adjourn without day on Monday,
! April 18th, at II o'clock, noon and
/ IN