Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE
TUESDAY, April IA.
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Senate. Bills were passed as follows:
To punish fraud in the sale of wearing ap-
parel at public or private sale; to suppress
foul brood among bees, providing for a
state foul brood inspector and appropriate
ing $500 for the purpose; providing for
the Publication of laws In newspapers In
numerical order; relating to the terms of
court in the sixth judicial circuit. Senators
Conner, kroeger, Lees, Voss and Yahr
voted against the bill providing for a
state foul brood inspector. The bill pro-
viding for an intermediate prison and ap
propriating $50, 200 for its construction,
was passed by vote of Is TO l3-the
democrats voting against 1t, but, as five
were absent, the republicans had ma
jority. When the bill appropriating
money for the purpose of constructing fire
escapes on the hospitals for the insane
came up upon its passage, Senator
Conner opposed it on the ground that
every institution was calling for
special appropriations. Senator Lees
also antagorized it, but Senators
Mead, Clawson and Gechtner favored it
and it was passed by vote of 2l to ).
House bills were Concur,ed In as follows:
Authorizing the city of Stevens Point to
issue bonds to pay indebte lness; amending
the charter of the city of Durand; amend
ing the charter Of Madison; amend
ing the Law relating to uniform text books;
appropriatirg s., 900 to the fish commits
sioners for improvement at the hatchery.
At the evening session an assembly bill
vas concurrpd in regulating the size of
mesh of nets used in Lake Superior for
fishing purposes, while senate bill was
passed fixing the term of court in the
eighth judicial circuit.
ASsembly.-After a prolonged debate
the McGillivray antitrust bill was ordered
to a third reading 1t makes a violation
of the law punishable by a fine not ex-
ceeding $4,000 or imprisonment for not
more than one year or both. Messrs. Nc
Gillivray, Warden, Sampson and Burke
spoke for the bill and Messrs Dodge,
Phalen and McGuigan against it. The
vote on it was 81 to 81. The Milwaukee
tunnel bill, passed Monday, was recal ed
and action OF it deferred. The bill provid
ing for assistant assessors for Milwaukee
was passed under suspension Of the rules
with an amendment striking out the words
land fixing the salary of the tax cOmmIS
sioner.' The bill regulating the fishing
industries Of Lake Superior and Chequa-
megon bay was passed under suspension
of the rules The assembly bill prohibit
ing the sale of opium and morphine with
out physician 5 prescription, which was
amended by the senate by striking out the
first section. which is the prohibitory one,
caused debate and the senate amend
ment was non -concurred IN. AT the even
ing session the Milwaukee tunnel bill was
again coneurred In. The senate bill u
prevent foul brood In bees and for the
establishment of an intermediate prison
was killed. The senate bill for the protec-
tion of trademarks was concurred In. The
bill providing for the construction of GER
tain highways IN Calumet county was re-
turned by the governor without his ap
proval and his position was sustained by
the assembly, only one vote being recorded
against it Assembly bills were pissed
providing for the submission os vote,
! the question of removal of county seats at
| the request Of two-ffths of the legal voters
of the county; providing for ishways in
| the streams In Fond du Lac county; ex-
| tending relief to INDECENT parents or dead
| soldiers; the bill authorizing the commits
! sioners of public lands to loan the state
1 agricultural society SIS. 900 for the pur-
/ pose of purchasing land near Milwaukee
/ and for the erection Of buildings thereon,
was passed. Senate bills were roncurre1
in providing for penalty for the fraud