Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-04-12
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE
WEDNESDAY, April 8.


personal property, and providing pen
atty for making false statement to the
assessor. To regulate ard prescribe the
disposition of the surplus OF moneys con-
tributea for chs ritable or benevolent pur-
poses and held in trust or otherwise
Assembly bills were ooncurred in as fol
lows: Providing for the pay of the chap
lains to the assembly-Sl5 each: Author
jzing the superintendent of public prop
erty to purchase certain books for the
attorney generals office.
AssEMBLY.-Assembly bill passed: Fix
ing the maximum number of companies
of infantry of the Wisconsin national
guard at forty-two, and authorizing the
governor to cause 20 be mustered into the
state service and enrolled as part of the
Wisconsin national guard six com panies
of infantry to be located as follows: Oue
at Marin cite, oOe at Fort Atkinson, one
at Oconto, one at Eau Claire and two at
Milwaukee,, said companies TO be assign
ed: One to the 1St regiment, two to the
2nd regiment, and one to the 3rd regi-
ment, and two to the Attn battalion, Wis
consin national guard, respectively, and
to receive the same pay and allowance as
the companies now organized. Senate
bills conc1rred in: Authorizing the
making of new assessment rolls III case
the old ones are destroyed. Permitting
the counties to levy tax of two -tifths of
mill for the support of ex union veter-
ans, their wives, widows and minor chill
dren. Providing that the proceeds of the
sale of lands to the state by the United
States, pursuant to an aot of congress,
approved Marca 2, 1856, as indemnity
for swamp and overfowed lands located
upon by warrant or script from 1850 to
1858, shall be paid One.half into the
drainage fund of each county entitled
thereto IN proportion to the number of
acres of swamp and overfiowed lands To-
Gated upon such warrants or script; and
the balance of such proceeds shall be paid
into tie norm al school fund.
THURSDAY, April 4.
SRNATE.-The following bill was passed:
Appropriating to Messrs. Bentley d.
Nolan, contractors on the south wing of
the capitol the time of its fall, $4,000
in full of all demands for material
furnished aud labor in rebuilding the
fallen portion. The following assembly
bills were ooucurred in: Amending the
laws relating to the incorporation of
villages, ard constituting chapter 39l, laws
of 1887. Authorizing the organization of
a mutual insurance corporation by the
Methodist Episcopal churches of the
state. motion to Indefinitely postpone
the Taylor bill was carried almost unani-
mously. e
AssEMBLY.-Senate bill concurred in:
Providing that when a person has been
convicted of keeping house of i'll fame
ne may be imprisoned in the state prison
from one year to three years, or In the
county jail from six months to one year,
fine of from 5000 to $500 also to be ap-
piled in the latter case. Assembly bill
passed: Permitting the St. Joseph Ben
evolent society, of Minneapolis, to trans
act business in the state on re same con
ditions as other benevolent Insurance
organizations. The bill to appropriate
100000 to aid Milwaukee in purchasing
grounds and erecting bui dings for the
state fair in that city, was killed beyond
redemption during the present session.
FRIDAY, April 5.
SFNATE.-The following senate bills
were passed: Making the laws relating
to the catching of trout applicable TO the
counties of Ashland, Bayfield,, Douglas,
Polk, Pierce and Burnett. Repeating the
law fixirg the time when wild deer may
be killed liz Ashland, Bay field and Doug
las counties, thus makins The general law
| apply TO these cduu'ies. Making it IN
lawful to cell auy wall eyed pike, black
bass or frog bass of less rhan one pound
each or for any person to have in his
possession exceeding ten pounds of these
fish under one pound iu weight. Provid
ing that the pay of the sta'e treasury
! agent be 25 per cent. of the lie 5nses, fet s,
etc, collects d by him for he state. As
NtAy hi ell
! Adding six com panits 10 the Wisconsin
| National Glard. Prohibiting the tight
ing and batting of dogs and birds. Pro-
| yldIng that proof of adulteration or
skimming of milk may be made by
standard tests by lactometers or chemical
| anal! SIS.
! AssEMBLY.-Mr. La Sele's bill, re
| qairing express com panies to pay an
| annual license fee to the state of two per
| cent. on gross earnings in the state, was
| passed almost unanimously. The medical
| bill was killed. The joint resolution re-
latiDg TO final adjournment was called ".
and passed; A Aoril 18Th being the day
! fixed upon.
SATURDAY, April 6
| SENArE.-The assembly Joint resolu-
! ton providing for final Adjournment
at p. M, April 10, was concurred il
| Requiring banks To make, transmit to
the state treasurer and publish in a local
| paper of the place in which :t il located
a statement of its condition, and provid
| ing a fine of $1,000 for non com pliance
with the act. Making the Cooper cleo
tion law, passed at the present session,
! applicable to the city of Milwaukee.
/ Providing that whenever judgment
| affecting real property shall be rendered
in any county other than that in which
the property affecte 1 thereby is situated
| the court NAV order the records in the
| judgment transmitted to the clerk of the
court of the county IN which the prop
erty is situated. Providing for the
| drainage and reclamation of Ger
tain lands in Dane county. The
| following assembly bills were con.
| Cured in: Prohibiting keepers for
| gain of pool and pigeon hole tables
frosa allowing minors to use the same.
| Providing that a person who has made
an assignment may, in SIX months be dis
charged from his debts on application
to the circuit court of the county in which
| the assignment occurs.
| AssEMBLY.-A senate joint resolution
was concurred In, providing for an
| amendment to the constitution permit
! ting the Legislature to increase the annual
| salary of the state superintendent from
$1,000 to $4,000. Senate bills concurrei
! in: Providing for the publication
| annually of 10000 copies of the
state railroad map. To reduce the
| price of lands held by the state in
| the counties of Adams, juneau, Mar
| quette and Winnebago from so cents 70
| 25 cents an acre. Assembly bills passed
Requiring the weekly or oi-weekiy
| payment of wages in cash, except in the
case of wooismen, agricultural laborers,
commercial travellers, travelling employees
of railway and express com panies, or
any person whose occupation is such as
| to render him inaccessible on the reg dlar
| pay day. Codifying the lien laws
and also giving men working on
| the "slips" at cav mill a hen Oh
the lumber manufactured al that mill
| Forbidding the manufacture of bogus
| butter or cheese with intent to sell the
same as pure article. The penalty
! prescribed for each offense il from $50
to $500.
| In Town and Hamlet
! The seeds Of intermittent and bilious remittent
| fever germfnate and bear evil fruit No COM
| murity has altogether escaped IL In populous
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