Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-03-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY. March 16.


game and the shipment thereof; to
authorize the city OF Chippewa Falls to
issue bonds; the bill To fix the salary Of
the state librarian passed unanimously:
also, bill disseminating part OF a
state road in the counties OF Barron
and Polk; also, TO regulate the practice
Of dentistry, and establish a state board
of dental examiners; to provide apart
ments for the Wisconsin academy of
sciences, arts and letters; and to author-
ize the granting Of Unlimited state GER
titiicates to the graduates Of the normal
department OF the Milwaukee high
school; and TO create the county Of Glen
wood in st. Croix county but the bill to
authorize the town Of Amherst, in
Portage county, to appropriate certain
moneys TO build a town hail, was in
definitely postponed.
Z House. I'm the assembly bills passed :
Relating TO attachments in Justices
courts; 70 discontinue a certain state
road IN Jackson county; to amend the
revised statutes rel9ting 10 free high
schools; 80 authorize the city Of Chip
pewa Falls tv issue bonds for the pur-
pose Of paying it's Indebtedness; to cor
rect certain errors in the statutes re-
/ latipg 10 assessing and collecting taxes;
( 10 appropriate to the Southern Indus
trial association 5000 for 1885 aud 5000
/ for 1885
The governor submitted u communi-
cation enclosing q joint resolution Of
the Minnesota legislature relating 10 a
/ change of.the boundary lie between the
4 two states. The following is a joint res
/ olutiQn:
! WHEREAS, II Is believed 10 be the common in.
/ terest Of the several commusites IN Wisconsin
and Minnesota, lying in the vicinity Of the river
and bay OF Saint Louis, and the bays Of Saint
I Louis and Duluth, that the same should coust-
/ tute parts of our commonwealth, IN order that
| their mutual and harmonious commercial devcl-
opment may not be unf0vorably affected hv the
artificial barriers nterposed by state lines there
/ fore be it
! Resolved by the legislature Of the state Of Min
nesota, that the state of Wisconsin be- andls here
I by respectfully requested 60 consent TO such
change In the northern portion of the boundary
line between the two states as will transfer To the
state OF Minnesota so much OF the countv OF Doug
I las in the state OF Wisconsin MS may be agreed
upon by commissioners appointed by the respec.
/ tive states as hereinafter provided
That the governor OF this state Is hereby auth
orized to appoint In behalf OF this state three COM
( missonerS To confer with similar commissioners
/ to be appointed by the state OF Wisconsin with
respect To Che mutual desirablty of the change
/ of boundary hcreinbelore mentioned, and wthre-
spect 20 the terms and conditions thereof, aud
/ that the state OF Wisconsin lis hereby respectful
" requested 70 appoint similar commissioners to
confer upon said subject with the commissioners
SO appointed by this state,
That the secretary OF state is hereby request
! ed TO transmit forthwith 70 the governor Of the
state Of Wisconsin certified copy of this resou
Approved this seventh day Of March, A. D. .
eighteen hundred and eighty five 0SS5l.
TUESDAY, MARCH II.
Senate in tho senate bills passed .
Relating 60 graduates of free high
schools, granting them certificates or
! diplomas In relation to the transfer Of
insane, and leave of absence from insti-
tutons. Relating TO the commitment
and detention of insane. Memorial 20
| Congress in relation t,- the improve
ment of the Wisconsin ana Fox rivers.
To organize the town Of Grant To
amend the charter Of the city OF Wau-
sau. Bills were concurTed I'm To in.
corporate the city of Fort Atkinson. To
authorize a dam on tho Wisconsin river.
Relating to tie liability of telegraph
composites for negligence in receiving,
copying, transmitting or delivering
dispatches. To amend the revised
statutes in relation TO weights and
measures, To loan portion OF the
trust funds TO the city Of Ken aunee.
Relating 10 special powers Of county
boards and amendatory Of section 900,
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 5000 additional copies Of
the blue hook at 80 cents per copy, Ayes
%, noes g. Assembly bills indefinitely
postponed To amend section 1919, re-
vised statutes, in relation To highways.
Senate bills indefinitely postponed:
Relating to voluntary assignments, and
amendatorY Of section Of chapter 346
laws Of 1888 To appropriate 81 600 to
st. Luke's hospital in Chippewa Falls.
To grant municipal suffrage to wo-
men.
House The assembly passed bills to
amend subdivisions I aud OF section
3572 Of the revised statutes, relating to
| jurisdiction Of justice in civil actions;
10 amend section of chapter 3S2, laws
Of 1888. relating to suppress sion Of
vagabondage; to amend section Gg5 OF
chapter 36 Of the statutes Of 1873, relst-
ing 10 compensation Of members OF
county boards; TO amend section 1918,
chapter 105, revised statutes entitled OF
fraudulent conveyance relating 10 per
sonal property; to amend section !,
chapter 249 of the laws Of 1888, entitled
an act ia relation to certain proceedings
in cases Of attachm ant and garnishment,
and TO repeal section 2758 Of the revised
statutes; relating to the municipal
court for Barron county, and comforting
the powers Of court commissioners upon
the judges thereof to amend section
OF chapter 1877 of the general laws Of
1892, entitled an act to regulate the
practice Of pharmacy, and licensing Of
p.rsoBs To carry on such practice, and
the sale Of pOisons in the state Of Wis
cousin; to amend section 4S, section
1888 Of the revised statutes, regarding
the assessment Of taxes; TO amend sec
ton z7j3 of the revised statutes, entitled
"of punishment to amend section
1925 Of the revised statutes, relating
to release Of dover; to facilitate the
sale Of certain piece Of land therein
de scribed; TO prescribe more fully the
duties Of county superintendent Of
schools; 10 fix the compensation Of
officers, jurors and witnesses in taking
inquests of the dead.