Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-03
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE
TUESDAY, March "a.

.SeRate.-The governor vetoed the bill
appropriating $50. 500 to the Waupaca
veterans home and action ON he veto
was deferred. The bill giving the
United States jurisdiction over certain
lands in ShebOygan was passed nOtwith-
standing the governors veto, all senators
voting for it with the understanding that
the governor requested the action. Sem
ate bills were passed as follows: Off
setting the amount of the state mill
school tax payable by the comfy to the
state with the amount which it is to re-
ceive on the appointment made by the
state superintendent and providing
for an additional Judge of the
circuit court for Milwaukee county
Assembly bills were concurred in author
izing the city of Watertown to issue bonds
to construct bridge; authorizing Mil
waukee to issue bonds to build a bridge:
authorizing Mineral Point to borrow
money to make improvements; authoriz-
ing Manitowoc to issue bonds to build a
bridge; fixing the fees of circuit court re-
porters for transcribing testimony at 10
cents per folio; requiring exceptions to
suretes on appeal to the supreme court to
be made within twenty days instead of
ten The assembly bill amending the
charter of the village of Waterloo Was
nonconcurred in because uncons. itutional.
-1SSembly-The following bills were kill
ed. 10 mark prison-lnade goods; for local
boards of health; the Maxon medical
measure; changing the boundaries of the
towns of Forest county; providing for COM
pensatlOn of attorneys who defend in
digent persons; authorizing county boards
to fix the fees of circuit court clerks;
to regulate the business of accident, live
stock, plate glass, steam boilers and fdel
ity insurance, and amending the law
regulating the fees of physicians. A bill
was passed incorl Grating the city of
Greenwood and senate bill was killed
which provides for the discharge of mort
cages after they shall have run 90 years
with no payment being made thereon.
WEDNESDAY, March 25.
Senote.-Senate bills were passed pro-
wiling of the publication for $1,000 rail-
road maps biennial and returning to Jack
son county certain swamp land money; as
sembly bills were COncurred in forbidding
the employment in factories, etc, of
children under Ia years of age; authoriz-
ing VIM. Sauntry and others to build
dams in Douglas and adjoining
NbIiltltSs III my JiSllIG COtIII JuIUIS lOuV
cents mileage, and incorporating the city
of Greenwood. The bill governing the
commitment of children to the state
school was discussed, but action on it was
deferred
ISSembiy.-A senate joint resolution
was concurred IN accepting certain money
voted 10y congress in behalf of agricultural
education Assemb Y bills We're passed
forblddlng the sale, by a dealer. of cigars,
cigarettes or tobacco to minors, after such
dealer has Leen forbidden to do so by
parents; permitting d. Graham. E. c.
Allen and l.. j. Cook to dam the Wiscon-
sin river in Oneida county; permitting
the redemption of property sold under a
mortgage within ole year by paying the
principal and the rate of interest stlpuat-
ed in the mortgage" conferring police
duties on humane society officers; amend
ing the charters OF Portage and kewaunee
giving the owners of a sta lion a lien on the
progeny for service; fixing the charge for
booming logs in Beef slough at rs cents
per thousand feet and making it a mis-
demeanor for a hunter or fisherman to
enter upon lands without the consent OF
the owner. Tnls last bill gave rise to Il
long debate. III which MessrS. Warden,
bdIicN anu bd"SoH OIpO>eu iIt IltdSuTe
and Messrs. L. H. Smith, WinanS, Brown,
Thompson and Williams favored it. The
bill providing for an extra 81 800 clerk
in the state superintendent office was
killed, as were also the bills requiring
tiShways to be placed in all dams: permit.
ing the state trust funds to be invested in
school district bonds aud changing the
punishment for larceny.
THURSDAY, March 26.
Senate. Action on the veto of the
Waupaca veterans home bill was postpon-
ed till Tuesday by vote of % to Z. The
bill IN relation to the commitment of chill
dren to state institutions was passed after
debate by vote of 20 to Z. Senate bills
were passed making the delivery of cor
poration stock a sufficient transfer of title;
providing that no change of venue shall be
| taken from the Dane county municipal
court to the circuit court except on the
ground of prejudice of the Judge; creating
a municipal court for Dunn county; re-
| pea'lng the law permitting certain persons
! to build bridge across the river at Grand
| Rapids; authorizing H. c. Payne to build
a dam at Babcock; authorizing Grand
| Rapids and Centralia to build bridge,
| and requiring sheriffs to serve all papers
| delivered to him.
Assembly bills for the discharge
of mortgages of % y,ars' standing and TO,
| increasing the library clerks salary in TIE
state superintendent office S400 a yeal
were revived and they were referred tC
committees. A senate bill was concurre6
| in creating 4 municipal court for Lang
| iade county; an assembly bill was passed
| authorizing the state to loan 500. 900 Il
| Portage county; the bill fixing cent pas
| sage rate on the St Paul and Northwestern
| roads led to a lively fight. but it was final
! " made special order for April 2. Mr.
Osborn offered a joint resolution for con
stitutioual amendment requiring the
| election of United States senators by tn,
! people.
/ FRIDAY, March q.
Senate As sembly bills were concurreS
in prohibiting the peddliny OF election
| tickets in Milwaukee; reducing the rat.
on tax sale certificates from 25 to Is PEI
cent; and to provide for better school at
atendace. The last measure Is the demo
cratic caucus bill which takes the placa OF
the BenUet law.
! 4SSemblg.-House bills were passed for
bidding the manufacture of butter ahC
cheese from anything but milk; providing
that registration of electors shall not b,