The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-16
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
In the Senate

liquor traffic in its effects on the young
menof the country, was read in the SEN
ate. Several petitions for the bill were
also read, and among those against it
was one introduced by Mr.. kempf,
bearing the signatures of 700 Milwaukee
men. Senator Cooper introduced bill
to provide for terms of the circuit court
In the First District, and to provide for
special terms. The following Senate
pills passed third reading: To appro-
priste $4,000 to the Veterans
Home at Waupaca; providing that
reporters IN circuit courts be paid at
least 81 900 per annum; to appropriate
H,6UO to the committee on convict labor
appointed by the Legislature of 1887;
providing that in villages maintaining
system OF water works with sufficient
pressure for fire purposes, it shall not
be required that a fire engine
be maintained; to authorize Joel Rich
ardson, his associates, heirs, ETC., to
construct dam across Beaver Brook,
IN Polk County; providing that the sal
ary OF the secretary of the fire depart
ment in Milwaukee be 81 200 per an
num; to create the municipal court in
the city of Ashland; to create, regulate
and control the policemens relief
fund of Milwaukee; TO authorize a COM
pllation of the statutes of Wisconsin
and to make the same evidence
to amend the statutes relating to the
widening and altering of highways;
placing school district libraries under
the supervision of the state superintend-
ent OF schools; making the imprison-
nent for the offense of kidnapping ten
years instead of five; requiring town
clerks to make reports relating to
schools to the county superintendent OF
the district in which his town is stu.
ated; providing for full reports from
u1tyssuperintendents of schools on or
before August Is each year; requiring
the state treasury agent to make an an
nual report; TO declare portion of Dell
River or Dell Creek, in Sauk County,
navigable; to make, declare and cOnsti-
tute Charles and Joseph Osthelder the
sole heirs at law of Marie Young amend
ing the statutes relating to punish
ment for assault and robbery, making
the punishment imprisonment in the
state prison for not more than twelve
years or less than one year; dividing
the state university into five separate
departments or colleges; to authorize
the Winona & Southwestern Railway
Company, of Winona, Mimi, to con-
struct a bridge scross the Mississippi
River from some point in Buffalo Couty
opposite the city of Winona ard
to acquire land for the approaches
thereto; amending an act relating to
evidence of title by descent, SO that on
application of the guardian of heirs the
county Judge shall issue q certificate
giving the names of heirs. Assembly
bills were concurred in as follows: AL
lowing married women to act as guard
ians, trustees, executives or administra-
trices; amending the Revised Statutes
relating to the measure or damages in
actions to recover possession of logs,
timber or lumber Wrongfully cut on
lands of another, or the value thereof.
The following joint resolutions provid-
ing for amendments to the state consri-
tuition were adopted: Changing the
wording of section 81, article 4, of the
constitution so as to read: For incor-
porating any city, town or village, or to
amend the charter thereof" ;" the change
being the insertion of the word any"
changing section l of article 10 so as to
read; THE supervision of public in
struction shall be vested in a state SUI
perintendent and such other officers as
the Legislature shall direct. The time
and manner of electing or appointing
ell such officers, the qualifications. term
Of office, powers, duties and compensa-
ton, shall be prescribed by law" the
bill TO authorize circuit judges to SUBJ
scribe for law reports TOR the use of
court and judges thereof.
MADISON, March Mr.. Merrill offer
ed resolution to allow Senator Scho-
field to introduce a bill granting the city
ct Oconto permission to issue bonds in
the sum OF $4,000, which was adopted,
as also a resolution by Mr. Widule, re-
9uesting the governor to return to the
Legislature a bill authorizing Milwaukee
to issue bones for the erection OF
school buildings. Senate bills were
passed as follows: Making the
salaries of circuit judges $4,000
per annum, and providing for the pay
home in the discharge of their duties;
repeating chapter 2S3 of the laws of
1887, relating to Boards of Review:
amending the revised statutes relating
to actions of ejectment; requiring clerks
OF school districts to transmit to the
town, city or village clerk GER
tain statistical matters; authorizing
courts to exclude all minors not neces-
sarlly present from the court-rooms
where obscene or scandalous cases are
being heard; granting to Jacob Richt-
man and others the right to establish
and maintain ferry across the Missis-
Hppl River from a point in Buffalo
county to the Minnesota side; amend
ing the charter of the city OF Baraboo;
relating to appeals, new trials and
exceptions IN criminal C"Ses; requiring
circuit and county judA to render
decision in cases heard by them within
six months after such hearing, with
the provision that in case decision is
not handed down WITHIN that time
the judge may be cited to appear
before he governor and show
cause, the governor having the power
TO remove him in case the cause appears
sufficient. The only assembly bill con-
Cured IN was that creating the munich
pal court in Dunn County. Under sus-
pension of the rules the bill relating to
the election of county officers in Mil
waukee County was concurred in.
MADISON, March S.-Under a suspen-
sion of the rules the Assembly bill was
concurred in to provide for more uni
form system of taxation. Assembly
bills were concurred in as follows: Pro-
yldlng for the care by counties of their
own chronic insane, in cases where such
counties possess suitable accommoda-
tons; to appropriate $500 to the visiting
committee of the Legislature for 1889 to
state institutions; to pay to A. l.. Gray
wv itI CA ltANt6 lAitullf fNA III NChbGCb-
ing his seat with Andrew +. Elmore.
The Senate bin authorizing the
city of Berlin II borrow mopev
TO pay Its floating Indebtedness
was passed. Senator Scofield intro
duced a bill to authorize the city OF
Oconto to issue bonds. Senator Mer
ril's bill providing for more severe pun
ishment of keepers of houses of ill-fsme
was indefinitely postponed. At the
evening session Mr.. Scoheld introduced
bill 10 prevent persons from unlaw-
fully using or wearing the insignia or
rosette of the Loyal Legion.
MADISON, March IA communica-
ton was read from Secretary Rusk
thanking the Legislature for she COM
plimentarv resolution sent him and ex-
pressing his desire to ever strive to do
honor to the state in the fulfllment Of
his duties. Mr.. DeGrotf introduced a
resolution tc request the Wisconsin sem
ators and congressman to use their in
fiuence 10 secure the passage of the
Spooner bill providing Natiopal In
stitutes Of Agriculture. Under q
suspension of the rules the bill