Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-04-19

heuuclug ms fses OF TIE Ststs treasury
/ sgeLt from 331. per cent. to 25 per cent.
/ Not requiring galway trains TO stop be
t'ce crossing draw bridges provided With
an lnterlocklnx safety, dev.ce, such as
shall meet The approval OF the state rail-
road commissioned. For the better en-
forcement OF judgments sffectipg real
property. Msklng the penalty fer falsely
staflng the vaiu= of personal properly to
an assessor $40 for every 800 or meip
traction thereof of property withheld
from the knuSledge of the assessor. A.
semoly bills passed: Amending the fl h
laws 50 as 10 prohibit The use of q net IL
any of TIE inland waters of the state from
ShIoh one pouoG fish csuuot escape;
also permitting pickeral to be caught A.
any tune. sno spmewhgt chapg iug the
time sheu other fish msy be tsken. In
creasing 90 cents per day the conn peuss-
ton of all legislative employees whose
present per diem pay does not exceed
So so; also, giving the copyists $3.50 per
ds!; but deductIng from such psy all
they have earned by folio work. Mr..
Reosh has at last trium phed. and his bill
10 abolish contract labor in the sts,e
prison has passed the assembly.
SATURDAY, A pril 13.
SFSATE.-Tne folloSing senate bills
We're passed: Authorizing Sleboygsu to
readlust certain of lis corporate d.b's.
Providing for the better care of the in
sane oy limiting the cs pacIty of he state
hospital. curing persons or corpor-
Rlons using electrical energy to kee o the
wires properly insulated for the safety of
the public. The select committee on ap
polntments of the governor, reported in
favor of the confirmation of George l..
Graves to be member of the board of
charities and reform. The appointment
was unanimously optrmed. Assem- bly
hllls were concurfed in as follows:
Authorizing the state superintep dent to
appoint person at an annual salary of
sl,SOo to aid him in visiting, Inspecting
and supervising high schools and to aid
IN giving Information and needed assist
ance to localities in organizing and main
tanning high schools III towns where no
graded schools exist. For more thor
oush destruction of noxious weeds. Ap-
proprlatlLg annually to the Wisconsin
State Agricultural society ten per cent, of
the premiums paid by it each year. To
provide FOR filling the office of a school
dl~trlct officer on its becoming vacant
AssEMBLY.-Bils passed. Prescribing
A"A - q piats III CiGlcs dhC dp-
proprlating sum of money (S31Sl to
Grant county, as judgments against the
state. Extending the lien laws of the
state concerning the conditional sale of
furniture and other household effects.
Providing that the state veterinarian
shall hold DO other office. Atolishing the
state park. Fixing the terms of court il
Iowa county in the 5th circuit. Providing
for the payment of the clerk of the COM
mlttee on interpretations. Providing
that the common council of Madison,
may, With the concurrence of the Daue
county board, in its discretion, fix sal
airy for the clerk of the municipal court
of Dane county, such salary not to ex-
ceed $500.
MONDAY, April Is.
SENATE. Senate bill authorizing not
more than nine druggists doing business
In the state to organize druggists
mutual insurance company, was passed.
The following assembly bills were con
CURED in: Providing that an action for
damages by reason of defects in high
ways, streets. alleys, etc, shall be brought
either against the owners of abuttlng
property of the municipality or both.
Providing that al! wages or compensation
for labor, unless there shall be written
contract 20 the contrary, shall be paid
weekly or bl-weekly IN cash, but this act
shall not be held TO annul contracts in
force ut the time of its passage, nor to
apply TO agricultural laborers, commercial
travellers, persons working on CONN. iseioD,
travelling employees of railways and ex-
press companies, persons employed III
logging camps or in driving logs or lum-
Der, nor TO any person whose occupation
Is such as to reLder him inaccessible on
the reg ar pay Gay. Relating to proceed
lngs for the revocation of licenses, ana
providing that vending an appeal from
an order Tevoking his Il0ense, q saloon
keeper shall not sell liquor. Providing
that i'll redeeming land sold for taxes.
only II percent. on the purchase money,
In aodition to the principle and costs,
shall be paid. Sen. Cooper, chairman of
the special committee to Investigate the
state printing, submitted \ report, which
was read.
As EMBLY.-The senat. bill providing
for the printing of reports as follows:
$1,000 copies Of the State Agricultural so
clety; 5000 of the Stale Horticultural
cociety; 10000 OF the State Danymen's
association and Is ,000 of the state expert
mental station, was -concurred iE.
Assembly bills passed: Requiring rail
way turn tables to be kept locked when
not attended or in use. More closely de-
fning what shall c0ustitute an electors
lawful residence. The bill provides that
If an unmarried person slesps In one
wafd and boards in another, the place
where he boards shall be considered his
residence. Senate bill concurred in: To
appropriate 81, 900 annually for sum
mer school for teachers ct Madison. The
vote being ayes AZ, noes %.