Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25
WISCONSIN LEGISLsTURF.
MONDAY, April Is.

SENATE. Senate bill authorizing No,
more shan nine druggists doing bushes.
in the state to organize druggists
mutual insurance company, was passed
The following assembly bills were con-
cured in: Providing that an action 70,
damages by reason of detects in biyb
ways, streets. alleys, etc, shall be brou9b,
either against the owners of abuttin,
property of the municipality or bots
Providing that all wages or compensation
for labor, unless there shall be a written
contract to the contrary, shall be paid
weekly or bi-weekly in cash, but this act
shall not be held 10 annul contracts IN
force at the time of its passage, nor n
apply to agricultural laborers, commercial
travellers, persons working on commission
travelling employees of railways and sx.
press companies, persons employed in
logging camps or in driving logs or lum-
Der, nor TO any person whose occupation
il such as to render him inaccessible ON
the regular pay cay. Relating to proceed.
ings for the revocation of licenses, ana
providing that vending an appeal from
an order revoking his license, saloon
keeper shall not sell liquor. Providing
that in redeeming land sold for taxes,
only ~ percent. on the purchase money,
in addition TO the principle and costs.
shall be paid. Sen. Cooper, chairman Of
the special committee to investigate the
state printing, submitted a report, which
was read.
AssRMBLY.-The senate bill providing
for the printing of reports as follows:
10 900 copies Of the State Agricultural so
ciety; 5000 Of the State Horticultural
coeiety; 10000 of the State Dalymen's
association and 5000 of the state expert.
mental station, was non-conourred il,
Assembly bills passed; Requiring rail-
way turn tables to be kept locked when
not attended or in use. More closely Do
fining what shall constitute an electors
lawful residence. The bill provides that
if an unmarried person sleeps in one
wafd and boards in another, the place
where he boards shall be considered his
residence. Senate bill concurred in; To
appropriate $1,000 annually for a sum
mer school for teachers at Madison. The
vote being ayes AZ, noes 20.
TUEsDAY, April Is.
AssRMBLY.-The assembly bill granting
a lien on logs and lumber for the labor
performed IN producing the sam, was
non-eoncurred in. Senate bill limiting
the capacity of the state hospital for the
insane was killed. The assembly bill
abUlishing the state park in Lincoln
county, went under. The peddler Aill,
as amended by the assembly judiciary
committee, went through. The assembly
bill providing that every person who in
dorses a certificate of Dc posit shall be re-
sponsible to che bank for tho genuine
ness of the signature Of the payee, was
concurred in; and also the fellow ng as
sembiy bills: Limiting the treasurer's
tax collection fee to 2 per cent. IN any
! town or village whore the tax roll amounts
20 2 100000. Requiring railway compan-
les IS well as other land owners, to clear
| out all brush at the intersection of rail
roads with highways, so as to enable
! people approaching such crossings on
| highways 70 see the railroad track IN
/ both directions. Senate bill relating to
| the department of insurance was passed,
! AssEMBLY.-Asselnbly bills passed:
/ The three assembly bills reported from
the printing committee to pay the ex'
penses Of the printing investigation. pre-
scribing the number of state reports to
/ binding, Increasing the per diem pay OF
the clerks of the two Judiciary commit
tees from So 80 to IS. aud the stationery
room attendant from 81 to s.. Pre-
soriblng the NAME "a advertising lands
sold for the taxes. Relating to condi-
tional sale OF household furniture. Sen
ale bills concurred in: Prescribing the
number and compensation If the en-
! ployes of future sessions of the leglsia-
ture. Forbidding a county judge or any
person employed in his office from
charging for drawing any papers nece5-
sary for the settlement and distribution
OF any estate or necessary for the prose
cutiou OF any any sction or proceeding
in the county courts, except for certified
copies and returns aud appeals. Appro-
| priating $26, 600 TO Bentley d. Nowlan TO
com Pensate them for losses incurred IN
rebuilding the south wing of the capitol.
"WEDNESDAY, April H.
The business of the Wisconsin legisla.
ture Ia virtually at an end. A few are re-,
naming TO clean up on Friday; but nttle
of Importance remains to be done and
the session has reached its end.