Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-03-07
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY, Feb. Is.


of petitions, the following resolution,
offered by Sen. Merrill, was adopted:
Resolved by the senate, the assembly
concur-ine, That the committee on rail-
roads are hereby authorized to em ploy a
stenographer to take down the 0rgu-
ments to be heard by said committee on
Tuesday, February 26tb, 1889, and to
have the same printed in pam phlet foIm
for distribution by the members OF this
legislature. Among The bills passed the
following: To provide for the retire
ment of Justices of the supreme court.
To enable married women in certain
cases to obtain from their husbands
proper support and maintenance.
To appropriate the sum of money
therein named TO the charitable, reform
story and penal institutions of tho state.
To provide tor the erection and main.
tenance of blocks or guards at the front
or rear OF frogs on railroad tracks in the
state of Wisconsin. To appropriate a
fund for the prevention of the intro
fuction and spread of dangerous oontag-
ious disease within the state. Several
assembly bills chiefly of a local nature
we're concurred in, when the senate ad-
journed to Tuesday morning
AssEMBLY.-SegerRl bills were in
definitely postponed. Petitions were
presented in abundance for the
passage of the bill for boiler in
spectors; purchasing of site for fair
grounds near Milwaukee. "Reminiscences
were also presented against the present
system of contract convict labor; also
any change in the liquor law; also
against the passage cf the Taylor rail
road bill. The assembly adjourned to
Tuesday morning.
TUESDAY, Feb. 26.
SKNATE.-There was pretty dull time
in the senate Tuesday morning; there
were but few petitions of sny kind; and
inconsistencies are growing scarce. On
motion of Sen. Dyson, joint resolution
was passed asking the clerks to correct All
error in the bill passed relating TO a
sewerage district in milwaukee county.
Sen. Miller offered joint resolution re.
questng the governor to return to the
senate for further consideration the bill
relating to the municipal court OF Chic
pewa county, which was adopted. bill
appropriating to the st. Vincent's Infant
asylum, of Milwaukee, $1,000, was IN
definitely postponed. Adjourned to
Wednesday morning.
AssEbIBLY.--The senate bill authorizing
The towns of Pennington and Watertown
TO construct a bridge across the Rock
river in jefferson county, was also con
CURED in. Among the bills passed by the
assembly, to-day, are the folloHing; In
creasing the annual salary of the assist
ant city attorney of Milwaukee from
$1,000 to 81, 400. Giving to the preside mt
brd secretary of town insurance com
panies power to adjust fire losses not
exceeding $500. Increasing the fees of
Jurors in Justice coRrt from 30 cents TO
81 per day. Permitting married
woman to be appointed as guardian, trus-
tee, executrix or Administrative il any
case whatsoever. Extending the juris-
diction of public administrators so as to
cover the case Of spendthritts.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. u.
SENATE. THE following senate bills
were passed: To amend the statutes re-
latIng to tax deeds. Amending the
statutes so that grand jury at all be
called unless the circuit judge shall es
pecially order otherwise. Authorizing
DAVID Buokwheat to maintain ferry
across Lake st. Croix at Hudson. Author
izng the city of Milwaukee to levy a
special tax of l a mills in 1890 and 1891
in the south sewerage district at that CITY
Authorizing the Green Bay and MIsssiss-
ippi Canal company to build and main
tain lam across Fox river in Outagamie
county. Amending the acts incorporat-
ing the city of Madison into separate
school districts so that real estate Owned
by Edwin Z. Bryant, Daniel O'Sheridan
Thomas A, ellison and Mary Ann Shay.
in the above town of Blooming Grove,
shall be included in the school districts
of the city. Exem pting the tracks
rights of way, depot grounds aud build
ings, machine chops and other property
necessarily uset in operating any rail
road III the stats from taxation for any
except local purposes. Transferring the
duties OF tine state pension agent 10 the
sdjutant general of the state and fixing
the salary of the latter officer at $4,000
per annum and expenses while away from
the Office on official business. The fol
lowing assembly bills were cOncurred in 4:
Disseminating a part of a state road tx
tending into the counties of Dodge and
Sheboygau. Relating TO the municipal
court OF Chippewa county. Reconsidered,
amended and concurred in. Authorizing
the governor to appoint commission, to
consist OF three members besides himself,
to rep present the state at the centennial
celebration of the inauguration of George
Washington as president of the United
States, April 30, 1889, the expenses to be
paid out of the general fund,
Recommendations we're presented
fayoring the passage of the medical bill !;
fayoring changes in the exemption laws;
favoring the passage of the oo-employe
bill; favorIng the passage of the bill for
the purchase of permanent fair grounds
for Milwaukee; fayoring county option;
circumstances against the division of
Burnett county; against any legislation
adverse to the railroads; against auy
change in the excise laws; against the
passage of the Taylor railroad bill;
against any change in the law relative to
county boards, aud against the creation
of the town of Harrison, in Lincoln
county. The committee on rules report-
ed new rule for the government of the
assembly which provides that rhen any
bill or resolution shall be recalled from
the governor it shall be deem "a 10 before
the house ready 70 be acted upon.
Adopted.