Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-15
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, March 3.

TUESDAY, March b.
SENATE.-The following senate bills
were passd: Appropriating $4,000
TO the governors contingent fund
for each of the years 1889 and 1890.
Organizing the police and fire depart
ments of cities into relief associations
for mutusI benefit OF the members.
Providing for the publication of 5000
copies of the railroad map of the state.
Amending the revised statutes relating to
the property rights of married women.
Among the assembly bills concurred in
are the following: Amending the
iawo relating to public administrators.
Relieving an insane persons property
and estate from liability for his support
III state hospitals. ApprOpriating $4,000 to
the Wisconsin industrial school for girls.
Providing for a deputy coroner i'll
counties having population of more
than 100000.
AssEMBLY.-Much satisfaction was felt
thrOug hnut the house at the appearance
of Speaker Mills, VINO has been absent Tor
)me Gays on account of sickness, WI en- he
took up the gavel and called the session
to order. Senate bills cOncurred in:
Amending the charter OF River Falls,
so as to give the mayor an annual salary
of $50, and each alderman a salary of S25.
To appropriate to the charitable, re
formatory and penal institutions of the
state sums of money for their main
tenancG the ensuing two years, as fol
lows: TO the state hospital for insane
for current expenses, and cCI struCtion
of an ice house, $133 600; northern hos
pital, expenses, water tower, Ice house,
etc, S144 600; school for deaf, $40 900,
for current expenses, and $4,000 for
natatorium, etc; school for tire blind,
$4,000; industrial school for boys, S95,
600; for current expenses, $1,000, for
new barn, $4,000, for Il water tower, So,
400, for the purchase Of twenty-seven
acres of land; state prison, $4,000 for ex
penses and steam heating plant; state
public school, $4,000 for expenses, So
600 for school house, $4,000 for hos
pital, $4,000 for a barn ana $1,000 for an
ice house. Amending the charter of
the city of Milwaukee. Asssembly bills
passed: Forbiddipg the levy of more
than two-mil tax i'll counties to aid
towns in the construction of bridges.
WEDNESDAY, March 6.
SENATE.-When this body met Wednes-
day morning, all manner of petitions and
remonstrances were sent forward-peti-
tions for and remonstraucas against the
passage of the Taylor railroad bill; and
the same with the county option bill;
and from Beloit came a petition for
temperance reform. The following are
among the senate bills passed: Creating
the municipal court OF AsblQnd county.
Requiring town clerks TO report school
statistics to the state superintendent; al
SO, requiring county superintendents to
do the same. Making the maximum
imprisonment of persons convicted of
kidnapping ten years instead of FIVE years.
Approprlatlng to the Wisconsin Veter-
ans home at WaupRca $4,000. Increas-
ing the penalty for assault and robbery.
Requiring the state treasury agent to
make an annual report. The fol
lowing resolutions were adopted:
The senate joint resolution providing
for the amendment of subdivision of
section 81 of the state constitution so as
TO include cities IN it's provisions
The senate joint resolution amending
section l of article 10 of the state con
s;itutIon, so that the qualifications, term
OF Cffice, powers, dnties and compensa-
tion of the state superintendent shall be
determined by law. Senate adjourned
till Thursday morning az 10 O'Clock.
AssEMBLY.-Pe Petitions were present
ed favoring the passage of the
medioa! bill; tavoring changes in
the exemption laws; favoring the
passage of the county option bill,
and fsvorlng the weekly payment of
wages; while remonstrances were sub
mitted against the creation of the town
of Parish, Lanslade county; against any
change in the methods of choosing
county boards; sgainst the passage of
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taxing the properly of benevolent insti-
tusiOns, aud against the purchase of per
| msnent fair grounds In Milwaukee.
The following assembly bills were passed:
To amend an act authorizing vote by
! the voters OF Ripon on the question of
water works. Amending the charter of
| the city o. Darlington. Amending the
charter of the city of Grand Rapids. To
create municipal court for the county Of
/ Dunn, and the city of Menomonie. The
/ senate bill appropriating $4,000 10 the
state board of health With which to prevent
| the Introduction or spread of contagious
/ diseases in the state, was ooncurred in.
THURSDAY, March Z.
| SENATK-The following were among
! the senate bills passed: Amending the
| charter of Bsraboo. Relating to appeals.
new trials and exception in criminal
| cases. RepesIing chapter 2s3 of the
laws of 1887, relating TO boards of review.
! Amending the revised statutes relating 20
actions of eiectment, Making the salaries
of oircuis judges $4,000 per snnuu, and
providing for the payment of their ex-
penses while away from home in the dis
charge of their duty. Requiring clerks
of school districts TO transmit to the
/ town, city or village clerk certain stats
tical matters. Authorizing the court to
exclude sill minors not pscessarily present
from ths court room where obscene OF
scandslors cases are being tried. Re
quiring civcaIt and county judges t1
render decision in cases head by rsheu
within six months after such hearing
with the provision thst in case decis-
ion is not handed down within that time