Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24

I W EDN ApIAl To-
| Senate The assembly bill amending
, the charter of the city of Chippewa Falls.
| fixing the license at $3.50 and putting the
/ question of saloon limits into the hands OF
| the council, was killed, but that action
was afterward revoked and consideration
! of the measure deferred for a day. As
/ semby bills were concurred in. relative tC
| tie municipal court of the county of Rock;
/ and to authorize the building.ot free wag-
/ on. foot or railroad bridge across the waters
OF Sturgeon bay, between the city of Stur-
geon Bay and the village of Bay View.
Bills we're introduced to legalize the acts
of the village board of Spring Green in
issuing bonds for building a wagon
bridge; and to regulate the sale of in
toxicating liquors under physician s
! prescriptions.
| 4ssembly.-The bill was discussed tn 1t
requires logs TO be taxed on the banks OF
| streams or along railroads wherever found
| by the assessor, and an amendment
offered providing that the taxatier should
| occur where the logs are. sawed De-
mite action was deferred. The Def,
mond bill for the . disposition
of the war tax TO be refunded by
the general government was passed by a
vote of 50 to a 1t provides that about
$500, coo shall 90 to the school funds and
the remainder, S150,000, to the general
fund Assembly bills were passed re-
quiring highways to be placed in dams on
the Sugar river; for the protection of fish
in Waukesht county; lorbidding the
smoking of opium; for the severe punish
ment of election clerks who practice of
fraud IN any way; amending the
charter Of the city of Grand Rapids;
permitting the paternal insurance COM
panie3 to do business in the state under
the restrictions prescribed by law, and per-
mlttlng Eau CLAIRE to purchase system
of water works. Assembly bills were kill
ed permitting the peddling of meat, and
for the refunGing of license fees to such
peddlers during the past two years, re-
qulrlng the retundIng of license fees to such
peddleIs as become permanent residents of
a place; for the appointment of a bank ex
aminer; giving the attorney general power
to appoint lawyers to prosecute state cases
where district attorneys refuse or neglect
to act and permitting notice of liens to be
given by leaving it at The place of buSi
ness of the person against whom it is or by
publication; for the semi-annual collection
Of taxes; abolishing the Office of state
treasury agent and to relegate the whole
matter of pedders' licenses to the various
communities: Mr.. TayIor,s bill permit
ting w. F. Bailey. Gen. W. H. Early,
build dam between Chippewa Falls and
Eau Claire, precipitated pretty fight but
was finally passed. The amended bill APP
propriating 81 900 to the widow and chill
dren of Franz Kunkel, who was killed by
tbn ,l,+,o +bn hiIrr,,, -
1886, created a debate. The original bill
called for S. 600. A compromise of 81 600
was agreed co and the bill then ordered to
a third reading. Senator Greene's bill to
appropriate 81 600 for the next two years
to the State Firemen's association was op
posed by Mr.. Watson, but favored by
Messrs. Burke, Briggs and Dodge and vas
ordered to third reading A senate bill
was concurred in fixing the terms of court
ia the 8th circuit.
THURSDAY, April Is.
Senate Senate bills were passed pro-
viding that polls of election In towns for
town officers and judges shall close at
the same time, and to repeal all laws pro-
viding for the preservation and recount
of ballots. Assembly bills were con-
Cured in making owna. C seIf-propel-
ling steam engines 4esponsiole for all
damages done to bridges and culverts,
etc, in highways; authorizing the com
missioners of public lands to
loan to the State Agricultural so,
ciety the sum of $4,000 for the
purpose of purchasing land for fair
the erection of buildings thereon: al
county S,,pnrjp+ap1ap+, GOEA Fo,
travelling expenses; empowering the
ca mp for six days in the year
for the purpose of military instruction;
making dog domestic animal; and pro-
viding for the punishment of cruelty TO
that animal and fixing the terms of hold
ing court in the 7fb and 18th judicial
circuits. The house bill repeating the law
insuring court reporters s., 900 per annum
was killed by a vote of 20 to T. The SEN
ate bill for the 1pportionment of the
state into senate and assembly
districts was passed bya strict party vote
ASSembly.-A majority of the committee
on agriculture reported in favor of the
bill permitting the governor to appoint
tue superintendent Of farm Institutes.
Messrs. Houston, Chinook aud Long
botham made a majority report. leaving
the power with the university regents
Mr.. McGillivray'S antitrust bill was
passed by = vote of 81 to 20. Mr. Browns
fish and game law, abolishiug the pres
ent system of wardens and for the al
pointment by the governor of a single
warden to have charge of the entire en-
fOrcement of the fish and game laws was
passed. 1t gives the warden power b APP
point deputies IN every county, whose
fees shall be the same as chose received
by constables. The salary of the
chief warden is fixed at 81 200 per year
Other assembly bi't were passed giving Of
tcers fee of 25 cents for arreating each
tramp and 10 cents mileage, but where a
whole group are arrested at the same time
only one mileage may be claimed; giving
examiners for school certificates s. per day
instead of 50. Assembly bills were killed
changing The time of holding annual
school district meetings abouC one week,
and prohibiting any non resident vr squad
ron of armed or unarmed men from per-
forming police duty within this state The
bill for the taxation of logs wherever
found was ordered engrossed. after
a fight. L. H. Smith introduced bill
authorizing the commissioners of public
lands to loan to Dunn county S65, 900 with
which to erect an insane asylum. The
bill apportioning the state into ten con-
gressional districts was ordered to a third
reading by vote of 81 to q. The re-
trencbment committee made an unfavor-
able report on the senate bill appropriat-
ing S6, 900 with which to erect fire escapes
on the two state insane hospitals and it
was killed. The senate bill making an
appropriation of $4,000 for the erection
of gymnasiums at the Plattville and White
water normal schools was ordered TO a
third reading by a vote of 81 TO %.
The legislature will adjourn April ..
FRIDAY. April II.
SeHGte-Senator Kennedy introduced a
bill permitting the land commissioners,
with the consent OF the governor, to settle
the suits begun by the state against the
ex-treasurers They must be settled with
in four months or not at all. The bill
specifies 20 amount A senate bill was
passed making the rate of interest on
Judgments per cent. Assembly bills
were concurred In 70 provide for d Wis
consin National guard retired list: appro-
priating 81 900 per annum for the main
tenance of the rife range at Camp Doug
las; permitting the loaning of state trust
funds to the county Of Damn; permitting
John Hummer, W F. Bailey and others to
dam the Chippewa river between Eau
Claire and Chippewa Fails; for tie publI-
cation Of 5000 copies Of the blue book:
TO permit the building of wagon bridge
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