Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-08

relating to the charter of the city of Mil
waukse. Several senate bills were in
/ dehuetely postponed. Adjourned to Sat
urGay morning.
ASS MBLY.-The following assembly
bills were Introduced: To enlarge the
corporate limits of the city of Milwaukee.
To incorporate the city of New Lisbon.
! To ameud Chilton's charter. To estab-
lish system of public parks in the city
| of Milwaukee For the erection of g
bridge across the Milwaukee river, from
Michigan street to Sycamore, Milwaukee.
On motion of Mr.. Mead, the assembly
resolved itself into committee of the
| whole on the general file of bills, with Mr..
M!iiard in chair. After going throug b
with the file the committee arose and
| reported, and the following assembly
bills we're Indefinitely postponed: Relat-
ing 10 a viaduct acr0ss the NJ snomouee
valley, in Milwaukee,. Appropriating
$1,000 to the house of Good Shepherd,
Milwaukee. Requiring the public author
ties of the state and all communities in
it to give preference to ex Union soldiers
i'll the selection of employees. Permitting
the state to loan $4,000 to the Milwaukee
Light battery. Req airing a two-ffths of
a mill tax levy in each county, the fund
TO be employed in relieving the wants of
ex-Unjon veterans and their dependent
families. 10 license stationary engineers
ard to regulate boiler inspection. With
or further action the asse mbly adjourned
until Saturday morning at O'Clock.
SATURDAY, March 2.
SENATE.-There was little bit of fun
in the senate, Saturday morning, after
a lot of remoDstranoes against the pas
sage of the county option bill had been
killed, John DeGroff made the fun, as
usual, when there's nothing else to do!
The consideration of the senate Joint
resolution providing for final adjourn
ment March 90, and providing that all
bills shall be reported by comm ittees be-
fore March 10, was deferred until the
18th. Assembly bills concurred in:
To repeal section 4, chapter 183 laws
of 1880, amending the charter of the
Evansville seminary and acts amendatory
thereof, and TO re-enact aud restore sec
tion IL of said chapter. To authorize
Mr.. Herrick and others to improve
Squaw creek, in Oneida county.
AssEMBLY.-Speaker pro tenn. Ring
being absent the chief clerk called the
session TO order and requested Mr.. Os-
borne to take the chair. Mr.. Nc
Court offered a joint resolution grant
ing Mr.. McGlachlin leve TO introduce
not more than three bills. Adopted.
The Assembly bills passed were:
Amending the act Incorporating the
Watertown Musical society, Coneordia.
Providing that, the garnishee in any
action of garnishment in court o.
record small not be liable to the plaintiff
therein for more than double the amount
of indebtness as stated in the affidavit
Permitting the president and trustees
of any incorporated village, whenever
they shall deem in necessary for the
preservation of the public health, to
cause sewers and drains to be made in
any part Of such village, the cost thereof to
be paid by the property owner7 benefited.
Repeating sa portion of an act author
izing the building of a bridge across the
Wisconsin river at Grand Rapids. Author
izipg D. M. Benjamin, w. S. Stanley
and 81. G. Payne TO erect a dam across
the TOmahawk river, in Oneida county.
Changing the time of holding the gen
erat terms of the circuit court in Clark
aud Trempeeleau counties. Relating to
the payment of fees for the settlement
of estates in private in Milwaukee county,
Permitting circuit judges to appoint
five court commissioners in eaca county
during court vacations. On motion of
Mr.. McErloy, the assembly voted that,
wheu 1t adjourned to-day, it should be TO
meet again at IL A. M. Tuesday.