Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-25
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, Jan. 10.


ers for cities of same size; for amend
| ment OF statutes for security of costs; for
creation of municipal court for city
and county of Ashland; for amendment
| providing that ia civil suits ten jurymen
sufficient to render verdict; for incor por-
poratlon of Fountain City; for increasing
salaries of Circuit Judges; for amend
ment relating to interest on mortgages.
| Adjourned until Wedn esday, 10 O'Clock d.
m.
ASSEMBLY Resolution adopted for
! committee of two from the senate and
three from the assembly to investigate
report made by Mrs. Kate Bushnell. The
CLERK then read the list of regular com
! mittees as follows:
Judiciary-Messrs. McElroy, Mead, Osborn,
! Ring, Anderson, Whelan, Field, Horn and Wat
Bills on their third reading-Messrs Porter,
Schmidt, Mead, Gray and Stoddart.
| Ways and means -MeSSrS. Oliver Johnson
| Baker, Slupech and Crate.
Federal relatIons.-NIe Ssrs. Freeman, Schmidt
J Caldwell, Barney and Very
Education MeSSrs. Bennett Cunning, Shear,
! WinanS and Pratt, u. W.
Railroads-Me,srs Jackson, Buchan, Smith,
| VIM, Curtis COunor, r., Leonard Woller, Bah
cock, McGIachiin, Keogh and Hogan.
Insurance, banks and banking-Messrs. Bly, ton,
Leonard, Coolidge, Elson, Tarrant, Horn and
! keogh
| State affairs-Messrs Stocking, Legler, La
| Selle, Dorwin, Showa!ter, BIyton, Beaumont,
| Horn and Smith, h. e.
Cities-Me>srs Legler, Ring, Bailey, Schmidt
| Martin. Anderson, Miner, Solon and Pratt G. W.
Privileges and elections-MesSrS. La Selle, Os-
| born, Smith, VIM, Dunn and ia baS
| Incorporations-Mes BabcUck, Paddock
| Hall, Raesser, Beebe and McGeehan.
Assessment and collection of taxes-Messrs.
| Whelan, Pratt, NJ ", Mccoy, Hogan and Wi
| mans.
| Lumber and mining -Messrs McCourt. Miller
| Mard. Wipf, Connor, E, Beebe and Clifford.
pr,I,.
| Miner JabaS and Stoddart
ltia- Messrs. Mccoy Kizer, Corbert, Bailey
| and SIupecki.
Agriculture -Messrs Beaumont, Caldwell, Por-
ter. Dill, Burgess, Smith, E. c.. and Loehr.
| Town and county organization-Messrs Hall.
| McCouTt. kiZer, Watson and Fehlaud, H r.
Roads and bridgeS-MeSsrS. Stevenson. Connor
R. Allen, p, Cratic and McNuller
Public lands ds-Alessrs. Mohr, Dennis, Connor
Medical societies-Messrs De Lap, EIston, Bu-
chan, SOOn and Clifford.
Legislative observation-disclosures. Allen, D. s..
Hill, Thomas, Detling and FehlAdt, VIM.
Engrossed bls-h essrS. Klinefelter, Chris
tiaansen. Henton, Chesak and Knapstein.
Enrolled bIs-MeSsrs. simmons, Moore, c. w,
Burgess, Scheibe and betting.
Labor and manufactures - Messrs. Dorwn,
Moore, c. w, Beaumont, Dennis, Freeman, Dunn
and Fehland, H. R.
Labor and industries -MesSrs. Siebers, Allen
ID. s, Dill tehland, VIM, and McAulen.
JOINT.
Clalms-NessrS. Coolidge. Curtis, Stephens,
Hall and Schuler
Charitable and penal institutfons-Mes
Showalter, Elkert, Hill. Schuer and Barney.
Printing-llessrs. McGachin, Mohr, c. F. and
Field.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16.
G1NATE.-The senate proceeded with
its work, with 1t q overr or Ryland presid-
ing. Gov. Hoard sent a communication to
the senate stating that last September
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MessIs. E. c. OIlver, G. z. Thayer and
James Thayer. Appointments were con
firmed. Gov. Rrek also appointed S. M.
Hayes, John Philip and Emil Wallber,
regents of rhe normal school board. Ap-
polntments confirmed. The appointment
of Chas. Luling, a member of the state
board Of supervision in June, 1887, for
five years. was confirmed. The appoint
men' of Andrew Z. Elmore a member of
the state board of charities and reform
was confirmed. The appointment of V. I.
Atkinson, state veterinarian, was CON
tirmed. The appointment of SoIon
Marks, e member on the state board of
health, for seven years, from February,
1888. was confirmed. The appointments
by Gov. Hoard of W. 7. Parry, of Colum-
bIa comfy, member of the state board
of supervision, was confirmed. The
term extends until May L. 1898. j. I.
Reeve was appointed last April by Gov.
Rusk inspector of illuminating oils. Ap-
pointment confirmed. Bills introduced:
To afford the wife better protection in
matters relating to chattel mortgages.
Making the law more stringent relating
to houses of ll-fame. To amend law re-
lating to surveyors. Adjourned to
Thursday morning, 10 a. m.
AS s=EMBLY.-ResoIn:ion offered ard
adopted that a committee be appointed
to report cost of lighting the capitol with
electric light. Sundry bills mostly of
local nature we're presented. The mess
age from the governor was then read
showing the pRrdons and combinations
of sentences of prisoners during the years
1887 and 1888. On motion, the assembly
adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. II.
SENATE.--A bill was passed TO build a
bridge to connect Grand Rapids and Cen
traia. A bill to prohibit railroad in
corporations from employing engineers
who indulge in Intoxicating drinks, ives
fathered by Sen. Main. Sen. Avery wants
an amendment of section S75 of the re-
vised statutes relating to villages. As
railroad frogs are dangerous things, Sen.
kroeger wants blocks or guards placed in
front of them. Sen. Scotield asks the ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the Veterans
| home at Waupaca. Quite sensation
was noticed in the usually quiet body
when Ser. H. A. Taylor presented his
noted railroad bill. Adjourned till Fri
! day morning, 10 O'clock.
AssEMBLY.-The following bills were in
! troduced: NJ. V. Pratt, bill TO repeal
section 4, laws of 1880, amending the
! charter of Evansville Seminary. Mr..
Cratic, bill to amend subdivision l,
! chapter l61 of the revised statutes of
| 1873, relating to costs and fees. Mr..
! Cratic, bill TO repeal chapter 424, laws
! of 1881, entitled, Ian act relating to at
! tachments in justices courts" Mr..
! Cratic, q bill TO repeal cha pter 211, gener-
/ al laws of 1885, relating to exercise of
| suffrage of women on school matters.
Nj. Mead, an act to change boundary
line of Burnett and Washburn counties
Mr.. Mead, a bill relating to inns, board
ing houses and hotels. Mr.. Schmidt, q
bill for the protection of fish in northern
waters. Mr.. McMullen, bill to repeal
lsSs of 1897, relating to collection of
! wages Mr.. Beaumont, a bill to appro-
| pirate 20 Jas. Lounsbury certain moneys
therein named. Mr. L. c. Schmidt,
! bill to amend revised statutes entitled
proceeding in criminal cases IN justices
court" Mr.. ShoWalter, bill to restore
persons sdiudged insane to their civil
rights. Geo. ". Pratt, relating to erec-
tion and repairing of town bridges,
amendatory of revised statutes Mr..
Horn. bill for relief OF Ozaukee county.
Mr.. (. Conner, to repeal la So of 1887 re
lsting TO the appointing of register in
probate IN st. Croix county. On motion
the assembly adjourned
FRIDAY. Jan. IS.
SENATE K-Permissio for parties to dam
Pigeon river in Waupaca county Was
esksd for by Sen. Leahy. Sen. Kidd asks
for the appropriation of ten Thousand
dollars for stationery. A bill pre-
sented by Sen. Pond relates to the
! collection of wages. Il provides
that the court may demand from the
plaintiff sum not exceeding ten dollars,
to be applied toward payment of the
, fees of the justices and officers, but su,h
deposit shall IN no case be applied or
used, without the consent of the plaintiff,
towards the payment of costs made By
the defendant, or towards the payment of
Judgment recovered by the defendant.
Sen. Price offered bill TO detsch Ger
tain territory from the town of Melro-e,
/ ! Jackson county, and attach same to the