Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-11
WISCONSIN LrGIoLaTURF
"WEDNESDAY, April 3

SEsATE.-Ine following bills were M.
ed Relating to the assessment OF Ne.
sonal property, and providing penaIty q.
making false statement 10 the sssesso.
To regulate shd prescribe the diane;
tion vi the sarpius of moneys ccutribn-
ted for charitable or benevolent purnoss.
and held in trust or otherwise. AsssnbIs
bills were concurred in as follov..
Authorizing the superintendent ot
public property to purchase certain
books for the attorney generals az
fee. Providing for the pay of the char
lains TO the assembly -$l5 each.
ASSEMBLY, Assembly bill passaa.
Fixing the maximum number OF con,
panies of infantry of the Wisconsin No.
tional guard at forty-two, and authori2.
ing the governor to cause to be mustered
into the state service and enrolled as
part of the Wisconsin national guard siT
companies of infantry, to he located AZ
follows: One at Marinette, one at Fc-t
Atkinson, one at 0conto, one at Fan
Claire and two at Milwaukee, said com
panies to be assigned: One to the lat
regiment, two TO the 2ad regiment and
one to the 3rd regiment, and two to the
Attn battalion, Wisconsin national guard
respectively, and TO receive the same
pay and allowance as the companies now
organized. Senate bills ooncurred IN,
Providing that the proceeds of the sale
of lands to the state by the United States.
pursuant to an act of congress, approved
March 2, 1856 as idemnity for swamp and
overlooked lands located upon by warrant
or script from 1850 10 1857, shall be paid
one half into the drainage fund of each
county entitled thereto in
proportion to the number Of
acres of swamp and overlooked lands TO-
GATED Hpon such warrants or scrIr, and
the balance of such proceeds shaiI be paid
into the normal school fund. Authoriz-
ing the mssIng of pow assessment rolls
in case the OLD ones are destroyed
Permitting the counties to levy tax Of
two-fifths of q mill for the support of eI
union veterans, their wives, widows ard
minor children.
THURSDAY, April 4.
SEsArE.-The folloWiHg bill wac passed:
Appro priating to Messrs. Bentley
Nowlan, contractors on the south wing
of the capitol at the time of its fall, $26.
600 in full of all demands for mater
furnished and labor in rebuilding the
fallen portion. The following assembly
bills were conourred in: Amending the
laws relating to the incorporation of vii
lagos, and constrOing chapter 39l, laws of
1887 Authorizing the organization of
mutual insurance corporation by the
Methodist Episcopal churches of the
state. A motion to Indefinitely postpone
the Taylor bin was carried almost unani.
mously.
AssEMBLY.-Senete bill CONQUERED in:
Providing that when a person has been
convicted of epiHg house of ill-fsme,
he may be imprisoned in the state prison
from one year to three years, or III the
county Jail from SIX montts 20 one year,
fine of from $500 to $500 also TO be
applied IN the latter case. Assembly
bill passed: Permitting the s.. Joseph's
Benevolent society, of Minneapolis, to
transact business in the state on the same
conditions as other benevolent insurance
organizations. The bill to approp PIRATE
100000 to aid Milwaukee in purchasing
rounos ano erecting buildings for the
state fair in that city, was killed beyond
redemption during the present session.
FRIDAY, April 3.
SENATE,--The following senate bills were
passed.; Making the laws relating to the
catching of trout applicable to the codn-
ties of Ashland, Bay field, Douglas, Polk,
Pierce and Burnett. Repeating the law
fixing the time when wild deer may be
taken or killed in Ashland, Bayfield,
and Douglas counties, thus making the
general law apply to these counties.
Making it unlawful to sell any Sall-
eyed pike, black bass or frog bass of less
than one pound weight each or 70; any
person to have in his possession exceed
ing ten pounds of these fish under one
pound In weight. Providing that the
pay of the state treasury agent be 20
per cent. of the licenses, fees, etc, col
lected by him for the state. Assembly
bills we're CONQUERED IN as follows: Adding
six com anies to the Wisconsin Nation
nal Guard. Prohibiting the fighting and
batting of dogs and birds. Providing
that proof of adulteration or skin ming oil
milk may be made by standard tests by
leotometers or chemical analysis.
AssEMBLY-Mr. La Seile's bill, requir-
ing express companies to pay an annual
license fee to the state of two per cent
on gross earnings in the state, was passe
almost unanimously. The medical bill
wGs killed. The joint resolution relating
to final ad ournment WAS called up aud
passed; April 10 being the day fixed up
on.