The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-13
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.


votes when he is himself a candidate
Tor election; providing for the punish
ment OF ali aiding or abetting in the
hghtlng of animals; requiring all so
called fraternal assessment insurance
corporations to report to the In
surance commissioner; to amend
the charter of the city of Green
Bay; relating to the manner of making
election returns; providing for the COM
pensation of officiating chaplains in the
Legislature; to authorize the purchase of
certain books for the attorney-generafs
office; granting the United States juris-
diction over land to be purchased for
post-office site in Milwaukee; to ameGd
the laws relating TO relig Gus So
cleues; to authorize the county
of Dunn to issue bonds; relating
to the municipal court of Ashland.
Senate bills passed third reading as
follows: Prescribing the fees of clerks
for transmitting cases to the supreme
court; to preserve and protect fish in
Green Lake County, including all
streams, creeks, sloughs, bayous,
marshes, and waters adjacent and trib-
utary to Green Lake; relating to the as
sessment OF personal property, and pro-
vIdlng penalty for making false state
ment to the assessor; providing for liens
for the building Of roads; to regulate
and prescribe the disposition of the
surplus of moneys contributed for
charitable or benevolent purposes, and
held iii trust or otherwise. Bills killed:
To create city and village insurance COM
panies in cities relating to the payment of
taxes on lands conveyed by deeds; pro-
viding for the distribution of license
moneys in Richland County.
MADISON, April 4.-Action on the bill
for the creation of the county of Mills
was finally reached, the measure being
indefinitely postponed. Among the
Assembly bills concurred in by the Sem
ate to-day, were the following Milwau-
kee measures: Taking Cold Spring
Park into the corporate limits Of the city
OF Milwaukee; regulating the board OF
trustees and officers of the Milwaukee
County Asylum Tor Chronic Insane; in
creasing the mayors salary of MIlwau-
kee to 81 900; authorizing the Milwaukee
Council to regulate and control the
loanlng of money on chattel securities;
Amending the statutes relative
court IN the eighth judicial circuit;
authorizing the conveyance by guaydi-
ans of wards property in certain cases;
amending the laws relating to the in
corporation of villages and constituting
chapter 39l, laws of 1887; authorizing
the organization of a mutual insurance
corporation by the Methodist Episco-
pal churches Of the state. Senate bills
passed as follows: Appropriating
to Bently & Nowlan, contractors
on the south wing of the capitol at the
time of its fall, $26, 900 in full payment
for all demands for material furnished
and labor in rebuilding the fallen por-
ton; amending the charter of Ashland.
The Senate killed the bill to provide for
exemption from poll-tax of honorably
discharged soldiers, sailors and marines
MADISON, april Bills were passed
in the Senate as follows: Providing for
penalty against the catching of brook
trout except in the counties of Ash
land, Bay field, Polk, Pierce or Burnett; :;
repeating the act fixing the time when
wild deer may be taken in the coun-
ties of Ashland. Bayfield, and Douglas;
to prevent the destroying of small wall
eyed pike, black bass and frog bass
making the state treasury agents per-
centage % per cent. of his receipts, in
stead of 333; exempting the Knights of
Maccabees from the insurance laws of
the state; giving sub-contrdctors the
vi lIiC 4ISll law
the fighting of animals; to au-
thorize the town of Plainfeld and
the village of Plainfield to jointly
issue bonds for the purpose of paying
their bonded Indebtedness; to increase
the maximum number of companies of
the Wisconsin National Guard to forty
two; providing for proof of adulteration
for the detection of butter and cheese
manufacturers; providing for the erec-
ton of guide boards at the intersection
of all main Travelled roads by the
chairlnen of town boards. The
bill giving the mayor of Milwau-
kee absolute control in issuing or
revoking licenses was concurred in by
the Senate this morning, and now only
awaits the signature of the Governor to
make it a law. Senators Fritz and
Widule tried to amend it so as to
modify its provisions, but were not
sustained by the Senate.
MADISON, Wis, April 9.-The senate
passed the bill enlarging the powers OF
the railroad commissioner in relation o
the investigation of the affairs of the
railroads, and giving him power to act
on the complaint of any person when
made in writing. An amendment was
adopted, offered by Mr.. Ii. A. Taylor,
whereby complaints made by firms
or corporations are to be received
as well as those of indi-
viduais. The Senate concurred in the
following bills: Regulating the propel-
ling of steam engines on public high
ways and fixing their weight; to cure
defects in conveyances affecting the
title to real property; increasing the
punis hment for the abduction of un-
married women; to provide for build
ing and repairing roads in town
system; amending the revised statutes
relating to the trust funds and their
infringement; authorizing the city of
Port Washington to issue bonds for
bridge repairs and harbor improve
ments; amending the laws relating to
ofienses against real estate by making
persons guilty of larceny who take
timber of any kind from the soil of
another without the latter's consent.
The Senate killed the following bills:
Requiring all persons putting logs, tim
Der or any foatables on any river or
stream to have some mark impressed in
a conspicuous place on such tloatables;
amending the laws relating to insurance
corporations SO that no dividend
above Z per cent. will be declared
until the guaranty surplus Iund
and Its special reserve fund snail to-
gether equal in amount its capital stock.
The Senate session tonight was oCcu-
pied by the arguments for and against
the appropriation to Gilbert Anderson,
n. M. littleiohn and others for losses
sustained in building the new science
hall. Mr.. Cooper made an exhaustive
argument in favor of the appropriation,
while Mr.. Anderson spoke against it.
The discussion Will continue tomorrow
In the Assembly.
MADISON. April 3.-The Assembly to-
dav concurred in the Senate bill increas-
ing the maximum number of companies
of infantry of the Wisconsin National
Guard to forty-two, the additional COM
panies being one at Marinette, one at
Fort Atkinson, one at Oconto, one
at Eau Claire and two at Mil-
waukee. Other bills concurred
in: Relating to the replacing Of assess
ment aud tax rolls either lost or de-
stroyed by fire; relating to the fence
laws, so that owners of swine shall not
be exempt from damages committed
upon inclosed premises of adjoining
owners; providing for additional school
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