Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-03-27
THE LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, MARCH II.

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/ Relating to the graduates of free high
| schools, granting than certificates or
| diplomas. In relation TO the transfer of
insane, and leave of absence from insti-
| tutions. Relating to a commitment
and detention of insane. Memorial to
Congress in relation to the improvement
OF the Wisconsin and Fox rivers. To
organize the town of Grant. To
amend the charter of lhe city of Wau-
sau. Bills were concurred in: To in
corporate the city of Fort Atkinson.
| To authorize Jam on the Wisconsin
river. Relating to the liability of tele-
graph conpanics for negligence in re-
ceiving, copying, or transmitting or
delivering dispatches. To amend tha
revised statutes il. relation 10 weights
and measures. To loan portion of the
trust funds to the city Of kewaunee.
Relating to special powers of county
| boarG5 and amendatory of section $50,
revised statutes. To prohibit the use of
the words bank, banking, or banking
houses" in certain cases. To prescribe
certain duties of state treasurer. To
provide for perpetuation of the records
of the state land Office. For the pur-
chase of s, 900 additional copies of the
blue book at 80 cents per copy. Ayes
%, noes 6. Assembly bills indefinitely
postponed: To amend section 1249, re-
vised statutes, IN relation ts highways.
Senate bills Indefinitely postponed:
Relating to voluntary assignments. and
amendatory of section 2 of chapter 346,
laws of 1888. To appropriate $1,000 to
st. Luke's hospital, in Chippewa Falls.
To grant municipal suffrage to wo-
men.
House-The assembly passed bills to
amend subdivisions l and of section
3572 of the revised statutes, relating to
jurisd ction of justices in civil actions;
to amend section of chapter 342, laws
of 1888, relating to suppression of
yasabondage; to amend section 695 of
chapter SO of the statues of 207S, relat-
iHg to compensation of members of
county boards; to amend section 2313,
chapter 105, rsvIse1 statutes, entitled OF
fraudulent conveyances relating to per-
sonal property; to amend section l,
chapter 249 of the laws of 1883, entitled
an act in relation to certain proceed
ings III cases of attachment and garnish-
ment, and to repeal section 27jS of the
revised statutes; relating to the muni-
cipal court for Barron county, and con-
ferring the powers of court commits
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amend section | of chapter 167 of the
general laws OF 1882, entitled an act to
regulate the practice of pharmacy, the
licensing of persons to carry on such
practice, and the sale of poisons in the
state of Wisconsin,; to amend chapter
4S, section 1888, of the revised statutes,
regarding the assiessment of taxes: to
amend section 2753 of the revised stat
utes, entitled "of garnishment;" to
amend section 1925 of the revised stat
utes, relating TO release of dover: to
facilitate the sale of a certain piece of
land therein described; to prescribe
more fully the duties Of county superin-
tondents of schools; to fix the compen-
sation of officers, jurors and witnesses
in taking inquests ef the dead.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH IS.
Senate-In the senate the assembly
joint resolution in relation to the TAX
ing of the next census, requiring forms
for taking the names and postoffice ad-
dresses of union soldiers and sailors,
was concurred in. Bills were concurred
in: To incorporate the city of Cumber-
land. To amend chapter SO, revised
statutes, entitled of mutual loan and
building corporations. To amend the
charter of the city of Kewaunee. To
amend the charter of the city of Beloit.
Bills passed: To amend the charter of
the city of Sturgeon Bay, A Large
number of bills were reported from the
assembly, were read first and second
times, and appropriately referred.
House-In the house bills passed to
appropriate per diem to certain legisla
tive employees; to provide for the col
lection of highway and sidewalk tax in
villages 10 two or more towns; relating
to sewerage in the city of Milwaukee;
to amend the revised statutes relating to
insurance corporations; to amend chap
ter 40 of statutes relating to incorporat-
ed yillage!; to detach certain territory
from the town of Hutchinson, Shawan0
county, and erect the town of Aniva; to
make an annual appropriation to the
state agricultural society; to consolidate
it. school district Nos. and in the
town of R ipon; to provide ne pay
,nent of additional employees. he legis-
lature;. to amend the charter of Ocono-
mowoc; TO provide for procuring public
municipalities
THURSDAY, MARCH 10.
Senate-The senate passed bills: To
amend the charter of the city of Black
River Falls; to amend the charter of the
CITY of Shawano; to authorize the ad-
jUtant general to compile, perfect,
and recopy the records of the
adjutant generals Office, pertaining to
the war of the rebellion, and to appro-
pirate a sufficient sum tt carry out the
provisions of this act; to appropriate to
the Northern Wisconsin agricultural
and mechanical association the sum OF
50, 100; to amend the charter of the
city of Hudson.
HouSe-The house passed bills: To
amend the charter of Hudson. To
authoriGe two or more counties to units
in providing for the care of insane. To
regulate the propelling of steam road
wagons on the public highways Re-
lating to the reversion of certain lands
to the couHty in Brown county. TO
amend the charter of the Wisconsin
river improvement company. To amend
the revised statutes relating to miscel-
laneous offenses. To authorize county
boards to compromise and settle actions
and cancel tax certificates. To repeal
an act authorizing dam on the Craw-
fish river, R&latiug to county officers
and amendatory of the revised statutes.
To vacate certain alley in the city of
Milwaukee. To grant to Clark county
certain swamp lands. To fix standard
OF time. To detach certain territory in
the town of Madison and attach the
same to the city of Madison for school
purposes only. To detach certain terri
tory from the towns of Westford and
Chelsea and erect the town of Rib Lake.
To organize high schc o! in the village
of As. land. To ame.d sections 472
and 473 of the revised statutes relating
to common schools.
FRIDAY, MARCH 20.
SenGte.-The senate passed large
lumber of bills among them the bill to
create state pension agent and several
of the agricultural fair appropriations.
a large number of unimportant bills
were killed.
House The house killed all the bills af-
ecsing railroads and Insurance compsn-
les and passed bills to change the boun-
dairy of Lapglade county and to attach
certain territory thereto and to organ
ize tie same. To amend the charter of
New Londsn. To authorize Necdah to
buy certain bonds of bridge company.
To amend the statutes relating to births,
| deaths asd marriages. To amend the