The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-23
In the Assem- bly.


MADISON, March 13.-The bill relating
to highways and giving owners of real
estate abutting upon any public high
| way or street common property there
on, was passed after considerable oppO-
sition voiced by Mr.. Anderson. Mr..
Anderson contended that it WAS
vicious piece of legislation, and
that it was unconstitutional He
held that the effect of the bill
was to declare abutting owners tenants
in common of that property. Messrs
Ring and Hogan defended the bill, de-
nying the allegations of Mr.. Anderson.
The bill passed 1y vote of 81 to 80.
The bill defining what kind of newspa-
pers were entitled to publish the state
laws was recommltted to the committee
on printing, on motion of Mr.. Osborn.
who declared that the compensation Civ
en- them should be cut down. Mr.. Ring
opposed the recommittal. The follow
ing Assembly bills passed a third read
lug: To change the name of the Mil
waukee County asylum to the Milwau-
kee hospital for the Insane; to authorize
the city of Milwaukee to issue bonds
for 100000 for a public library; to re-
qulre the service of notice on property
| owners in Milwaukee whenever street
openings are made; to make the letting
of contracts in the city of Milwaukee IN
| the aggregate instead of being parceled
out; requiring town clerks to furnish
county clerks on February l of each
year with the number of road warrants
they need in their town; to authorize
| Theo. A. Taylor and G.. S. Biron, their
| associates, etc, to erect a dam across
| the Wisconsin River in Portage County;
relating TO the discharge of insolvent
debtors who make voluntary assign
ments; amending the statutes re-
lafing to state roads, so as to permit of
widening or altering them; relating to
the collection of statistics of farm pro-
ducts so as to include strawberries, rasp-
berries, blackberries, currants and
grapes; to amend the charter of the
city of Shawano; for regulating the
methods of plumbing and house drain
age in cities, villages and towns
having public system of water
supply; to amend the charter of
towns, villages and cities to acquire the
title to toll roads; to provide for the
distribution of license money In Rich
land County; relating to the duties of
clerks of the circuit court relating to
the duties of district attorneys; to
authorize G. S. Biron and Laura
Biron to build a dam across the
Wisconsin River in section "a,
in township %, north of range
6 east; to provide for the punishment
of assaults resulting in great bodily
harm. The evening session in the as
sembly was very brief. Leave was
granted Mr.. Beebe to introduce bill to
fix the time for tax sales IN September.
Bills passed to amend the school laws
so as to fix the term of office of the sec
retaries of district boards; to allow Mil
waukee aldermen to fix the salary of
the deputy tax commissioner.
MADISON, March 14.-The following
Assembly bills passed third reading:
To amend the charter of the city of
Wausau; relating to the duties and COM
peDsation of commissioners on the equal
ization of assessments to approprl-
ate to Andrew +. Elmore $SS0.50; 10
amend the charter of the city of Me-
nomonle; to authorize the city of Chip
pewa Falls to issue bonds; to authorize
the city of Menomonie to borrow money
to pay it's bonded Indebtedness; relating
to indictments, informations and pro-
ceeding before a trial. The following
bills passed under suspension
of the rules: To amend the char
ters of Madison, Marinette, Green Bay
| and Fort Atkingon and Onalaska; to IN
corporate the city of Shullsburg. The
following bills were indefinitely post
poned in the Assembly: Adding to
the powers of Incorporated villages
so that they may assess and collect all
taxes; providing for the punishment
of person for abandonment of his or
| her children, and of a husband
for abandonment of his wife
| amending the laws relating to filing OF
| chattel mortgages, so that when a viii
lage constitutes part of a town, such
| mortgages shall be filed in the office of
the town clerk; providing for the or
| ganization, muster and payment of q
battery of light artillery, and to fix the
amount of the armory, clothing. sub
| sistence and drill funds of such battery
and of the Light Horse Squadron; pro-
viding for appeals to the circuit court IN
certain cases; to provide for the appro-
| priation of the direct war tax money Il
the support of the Waupaca Veteran E
home; providing for the punishment OF
persons provoking assaults; relating to
! the duties of district attorneys and re-
quiring them to inquire into all facts