The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-14
TIE LEGISLATURE.
Assembly.


MADISON. WIS. FEB. lin the Assem-
bly, several petitions wee introduced. one
from y auShara County asking fOr the con-
tIualce OF the Office Of dairy and TODD
commissioner. and one asking Tor uniform
text books. Bills were introduced: Au-
lhCrlZlng the publication of insurance
statements III any paper in the state; re-
pealtng the law providing that they shall
be pIinted III Milwaukee: dividing Ashland
touniE and creating the county OF Iron.
With Hurley 10r the cOGnty seat: repeating
the local option law: COpierriug upon nc
tary pnbllcs The power opcr1orm marriage
cerCmoI les. Chief tICrk Iorth reported
that the expense Tor the force Of the ser
%cant-at-arn,S i SJ5 per cay less SO Tar
tins session than ii was at the last. The
comm ittec ou state affairs reported in ia
yor Of indefinite p0stp0nenent of the hui
incrt as NJ the National Guard 10 forty-fiv.a
companies.
MADISON. Feb. 5.-Very little important
business was done in tie Assembly this
morning. lie bill Incorporating the city
OF ! omaha~k came up Tor passage. Mr..
Osborn moved TO amend the bill by Strik-
ing out the g 'au>p requiring the charter o
bc published IN the Official state pal er.
Mr.. keo4h opposed the amendment,
but Mr. Winans supported it. and the
amendment was adopted by vote of IS 10
y. The bill then passed. Mr.. Edwards
bill 10 increase the National Guard OF the
StR-t W dN littIiIlltlN tiCst Ioilti DS tIIS
Assembly. The committee on state affairs
reported III favor OF the resolution to inyeS-
I2ate tie affairs OF the Sturgeon Bay Snip
& Canal Company.
MADISON. Feb. G.-Thc first debate OF
the session Of any consequence tcoll place
IN the Assembly this morning. over the
bill by Nr. Williams 10 extend to women
power to act rs aSSignceS, court commits
sIGncrS, trustees. etc. The judiciary COM
mlttce reported IN favor OF passage. The
debate WEs participated IN by
3Iessrs. Osborn, hlez and Dodge
consent TO allow Kate Pier attorney. to
address the Assembly. but Mr.. fitzgerald
objected. BY This time the members We're
getting anxious 10 catch Tie early train
out ot tie Cty. and the bill was made a
81 ecial order lor rcXt Monday. Another
SlGall discussion was sad over Mr. Browns
oil relating to state timber agents. 1t
was finally referred to the judiciary
committee for further consideration.
1 he Asst mbly indefinitely postponed MIR.
GSWaiu'S town insurance bill, and that of
iir. lamleTS0n relating to county clerks.
Ill" governor sent 10 tie Assembly conn
E.unlCation announcing that he had signed
tie bill IL repeal the Bennett law. and the
hlIl regarding The Official state paper.
lie announcement was received
with applause by Col. kreZ,
who was sammarly Silenccd by
ic ~pcdEti ) SdNti. ne committee on
education reported fuyorably 70 the pass
age OF The bill to purchase The copyright
nna plates OF Moses N. strong, History
Of Wisconsin Territory. Mr.. WhiteSidc
/ is the author ot Il school text book bill. IL
proposes to amend the pGc .;ltlye
! 10 school books hy making II obligatory
instead OF Discretionary with district
boards 10 purchase tyXt books for use IN
tlIe public schools. the sume to he loaned or
FURNISHED pullS, under conditions and
regulations to be prescribed by the board.
The Assembly adi iourncd to Tuesday.
MADISON, Feb. 10.-Speaker Hogan an
nounced the following Assembly members
of Joint committees: Eetrenchmcnt COM
mittee-Eodgc. Dill, Brown, Burke. Ddw-
son. McMullcn, FicbTantZ. kcapportIon-
ment-Winans, Sampson, Briggs, keogh,
Gray, Tray. Cheney. TAYLOR, Bah
Geek, Osborn. EostncraHS. Dyke.
| TIE following Assembly bills were passed:
Providing a penalty for assault upon
female OF Il Years or more al ten to thirty
years Imprisonment; Ill case OF dIsrcputa-
, bic character. one TO seven years: allowing
the nilCd tatvS to purchase property tor
lnsoivent debtors year 10 file al-
pilcaton tCr a discharge. Mr.. Lam
bcrson introduced a resolution grant
ing the salvation Army use Of
the Assembly chamber for Wednesday
evening, hut it WAS lost. MIR. Putnam pre-
! StiilCu :tEItS tI It S5lVIlOnS from tlle
Patrons OF Industry Of Kock County. Mr.
Kruszka's hill amending The Milwaukee
charter, authorizing the publication of
Council proceedings in the Polish Ian
grage. came UP. and MIR. Osborn into
| duccd an amendment that the proceed
in4s in tbs language should not be
lrnled i'll the ofllCial state lal ler. The
amendment was ado1ed. Il to Il.
and on request of the aubor the bill was
made spec al order for tomorrow at /
| o'clock. \ bill was introduced by Mr..
Winans arrropTiatin@ 90, ,Col for exhibit
OF Wi con- in n nc Norld'S rair. and az
pointing the following perS ms rs commI.-
SjOnrrs: PreSId 1T Of the vi SIN
University: dir ctors OF the Wisconsin
. grIcultural EECIIment Station; prcsi-
d, ut Of tie Wi>Gon, in y AgrlcUltural >oci"
u: president OF tie Wisconsin llOrticI :
| ural >ocIrtN: president f the state barry
men Association: pr Sidrnr of the >Iu, 9
Cranberry Growers Associations: pr 81
d mt OF the Milwaukee Art Association.
and the president OF the Milwaukee CHI liz
Der OF Commerce.