Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-18
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
TusDAY, April 8.

/ ing more explicit the duties of the rail =
road commissioner and providing that
/ his decisions in cases arbitrated by him
1 shall be Lawful until an appeal ia taken
( 70 the courts and decision rendered.
/ The following assembly bills were con
CURED il: Caring defects in certain con-
veyances Of real property. Providing for
/ building and repairing roads on the town
system.
/ Reconnaissance bills concurred in
/ Amending the Law so as TO exempt
/ from taxation only wearing apparel, fam
lily portraits, Libraries, Kitchen furniture
and other household furniture not *
ceeding 5000 IN value, and also growing
crops. FOrbidding the wearing OF the in
sigma or r0sette OF the Loyal Legion by
any person not member of that order.
( Providing that wheu any portion of a
fund raised by popular subscription TO
relieve persons In case of cyclones, con
/ Migration, etc, remains unexpended, It
shall be paid to the contributors pro rata
TO the amount paid BY them, in case
/ they demand such payment, or given TO
some charity. Mr.. Curtiss' bill to appro-
pirate $4,000 to the Wisconsin Dairy men 3
/ association came up, and was passed.
The bill 70 establish dairy and food
commissioner, and appropriating $4,000
/ for that purpose, and the expenses OF
/ said Commissioners. After a short dis
cussioh the bill was passed by a vote Of
| ayes 46, noes IS.
"WEDNESDAY, April 10.
| SsNArE.-Senete bills passed. Rslat-
ing to the drawing of papers in the s t
! tlement of estates, etc, in the county
courts. This bill prohibits county
| judge or aLy person employed IN his
office from charging parties for dra wing
up any papers necessary for the settle,
ment and distribution of any estate. etc.
The university bill-appro prlatipg Ger
tain sums TO contractors on building con
nected with science hall.
MISUNDERSTANDING manufacturers
IN this state Oe agricultural implements
from the operations of tie law requiring
peddlers TO take ont licenses. Providing
for the more sure Withholding of intoxi-
eating liquors from person TO whom toe
sale is prohibited. Requiring a saloon
keeper before being granted a license, to
give $500 bond to sell no liquor on Sun
day, on the dag of the annual town meet
ing, on general election day, or during
hours prohibited by local ordinances.
Authorizing tine state superintendent to
appoint a person, a. an ANNUAL salary of
| : 800, to eid him in visiting, inspecting
and supervising high schools aud TO aid
in giving information and needed
assistance TO localities in organizing and
maintaining high schools in towns where
no graded schools exist. Appropriating
| annually 10 the Wisconsin STATE Agricul
tural society ten per cent. OF the prem
lums paid by it each year.
THURSDAY, April II.
SENATE.-The bill providing that the
/ people of towns, cities and villages may
vote direct upon the question of granting
/ license for the sale of liquor therein, was
ordered en-, rossed and read a third time
! by the following vote: Ayes--Messrs.
| Avery, Bucks'aff, Clawson, Cooper, Fitch,
Joiner, Kempf, Kennedy, Kidd, Kroeger,
| Lovej1y, Main, Merrill, Miller, Pond,
! Price, Reynolds, Ru t, Scoheld, Stanch-
field c. S. Taylor aud Widule-22; Toes
I-Messrs. De Croft, Lochen, Mead and
! Pettlbone--4.
| AssEMBLY.-Assembly bills passed Pro
viding that in redeeming land sold for
taxes, only IL per cent. on the purchase
money, in ad ditiOn to the principal and
costs shall be paid. Requiring railway
com panies, as we'll as other land owners,
| to clear out all brush at tbs intersection
OF railways with highways, so as TO en-
able people approaching such crossingg
on highways to see the road in both di-
rections, At the evening session, rules
we're suspended and the following bill was
pa sed: Relating to the assessment and
collection of taxes. II was amended so
as extend the time from the first day of
May until the first day of June on which
To begin the collection of taxes.
Fk1DAY, March y.
SENArE,-Stnate bills passed: Pro.
yidux for the restoration of rec
ords of school districts in case of
the loss or destruction of such documents.
Providing that whenever any number
of the qualified electors of any town, wi
lage or city within this state, equal TO or
more than ten per cent. of the number of
votes cast A. the last general election III
said town, village or CITY, for governor,
shall prtseot to the clerk of the town,
village or city, a petition in writing by
them signed, praying that the electors of
said town, village or city, may have sub
mitted to them the question whether or
not any person shall be licensed
to deal or traffic in any spiritu-
Gus, malt OF intoxicating liquors or
drinks as beverage il snall be the duty
OF such clerk forthwith to make an order
providing that such questions shall be
submitted to the voters of such town,
village or city, as he case may be, on the
first Tuesday OF April next succeeding
the date of suoh petition. The gymnas.
ium bill came up. on its passage, ap
propristing 500 600 for the establish
ment of gymnasium and drill room
at the state university, and was passed.
AssEMDLY.-Seuate bills concurred in:
Reducing the fees Of the state treasury
agent from 33ls per cent. to 25 per cent
Not requiring railway trains to stop be
fore crossing draw bridges provided With
an interlocking safety device such as shall
meet the approval OF the state railroad
commissioner. For the better enforcement
OF judgments affecting real property.
Making the penalty for falsely stating
the value of personal property to an as
SCISSOR $40 tor every 800 or mai frac-
tion thereof of property withheld from
the knowledge of the assessor, As