Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-13
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY. March ).

SsHGfe.-SenatOrF Foss offered a r1ssoiu-
tion providing for final adjournment
March y. 1t vii! come up later. dead
head bill was reported permitting Levi
Collette to dam Pine river; senate bills
were passed making an appropriation of
SiS7 900 for the maintenance Of the var
ious charitable, penal and reformatory in
stltutlOns for the ensuing two years; for
the prevention Of fraud in the manufac-
ture and sale Of dairy products; making
trustees of chronic insane asylums ex-of-
hcIO trustees OF county pOOr-hOuses; per-
mltying women to act as court
commissioners, and creating d num-
cipaI court in LangIade county.
Senate bills were killed making notaries
public qualify before county judges; re
peaIing the law for the relief of indigen!
eX-union veterans. and amending the laws
relating to court reporters and to actions
in Justices court
I&Scmbig.-A resolution was adopted
requiring all bills to be reported 10y com
mittees by March %. Assembly bills were
passed amending War Us charter and
creating the 10Th ju .'ll circuit out of
the counties of Lincoln Marathon and
Oneida Assembly bills were killed reducing
the annual appropriation for farmers in
stitutes from $4,000 to s., 900 and giving
81 900 to Daniel Delaney, of Madison, who
was rendered blind by IN accident in the
capitol in 1866.
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 4.
Senots-Deadhead bills we're reported as
follows: making hahitual drunkenness a
misdemanOr, for which the minimum pun
ishment shall be 60 days, for any after the
first otfense; providing for the appoint
ment of a commissioner of agriculture and
dairy. whose functions should embrace
those nov performed by the director OF
farmers institutes and dany and food
commissioner; fixing the time of holding
court in the 1871 judicial circuit;
fixing the salary of the state treasurer at
s., 500 and that of the assistant treasurer
at b, 500; increasing the license fees to be
paid by sleeping car companies from four
to six per cent on the gross fund. and for
the punishment of persons who fraudulent
ly enter horses to compete for premiu MS at
fairs.
As&emJIy-Thc Desmond compulsory
school measure, to take the place of
the Bennett law. was ordered to
the third reading, all members voting aye
except Mr.. Davenport Mr. krez before
voting said: Although I'm opposed to
all compulsory measures I'll vote ave. "
The bill requires II weeks attendance of
all children Except such as may have good
reasonS) between the age of Is years to at
tend some public school or private school
for at least II weeks each year Nothing is
said about the branches that must be
studied or about the language employed
Iruant officers are provided.
The assembl- bill was passed abolishing
the office of state veterinarian. Messrs.
Osborn and jacob called for the ayes and
noes and the bill was killed by vote of
% to 35, the democrats generally, voting for
and the republicans against. -
Bills were killed making an appropria-
ton of 500 Il year to the Wisconsin sheep
breeders association; to abolish the of
fee of the insurance commissioner, and
prohibiting any person from practicil .
veterinary science who has not received a
diploma from some reptuble college for
the better qualifications of funeral direc-
tors
Mr.. PIummer's resolution providing
for constitutional amendment permitting
fye-Sixths of jury in civil actions to
render virdict after eight hours dehber-
alton provoked debate but was finally
refused adoption.
Deadheads were reported as FOLLOWS
for the semi-annual collection of taxes:
authorizing the attorney general to take
charge of any case in which the state is
interested, upon the application of ten
resident freehOlders of any county or to
appoint an attorney in case the district
attorney refuses to prosecute: permitting
the erection of a monunCnt to soldiers of
the war In the capital park; for the txami-
nation OF persons desiring state teacher 5
certificates. providing for a state bank ex-
aminer and covering the direct tax into
the school fund of the state.
THURSDAY, MARCH ).
Smafe-Numerous remonstrances were
presented against any union of the state
boards.
Bills were passed amending the charters
of Ashland, Cumberland, Racine and
kaukauna.
Senate bills were killed permitting cred
Tors in Judgment proceedings to appre-
hend the property involved without filing
notice: requiring the cases cited to he
placed IN the supreme court, and making
defendants pay costs when fined A bill
appropriating $4,000 to the governors con
tlngent fund was introduced.
.4sscmbIg-A constitutional amendment
was proposed which aims to do away with
the present method Of introducing bills by
, requiring members-elect of the legisIature
IA file with the secretary of the state by
/ December Is prior to the opening of each
| session. all bills on which they desire tc
/ obtain action.
/ Bills were killed: Increasing jurors fees
in justice court to 81 so per day and
| requiring county offices to be kept oper
/ from 3 a. N. to p. m. The bill requir.
/ ing bogus beer to be sampled ''adulterat
/ ed was referred to the committee OF
1 agriculture and the senate bill agproprtat
/ ing $4,000 10 the veterans home was
/ after some members bad endeavored L
have the home placed under state con
trol, osdcred to a third reading
FRIDAY, March 8.
SsuG5s-Assembly bills were concurreS
in providing for the construction of dock
at Sturgeon Bay; empowering OcOntO ant
! Elroy to issue bonds. and empowerin,
married female lawyers to act as receivers
aSsIgneeS and court com clissio1ers. IN
bill making an appropriation to the stat
sheep breeders association was killed.
Sembly-Many petitions were re
oeived against oomblning the state boards
The governor vetoed the bill granting tn
federal government Jurisdiction over Ian,
in Sheboygan on which to erect a building
on the ground that it already hid sue