Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-04-02
Wisconsin LEeIsLATuRE.
SENATE

MADISON, Wis. March 94-The senate YES
terday passed several bills for the better pro
lection OF working people in factories and con.
cured in house measure making the lowest
limit on trust funds AZ per cent.
MADISON. Wis, March 25.-Gov. Peck sent
to the senate yesterday message yetoing the
bill appropriating 81, so 10 the veterans home
at Waupaca Bills were passed giving the
United States jurisdiction over certain lands
in Sheboygan, and providing an additional
judge Of the circuit court for Milwaukee coun-
~. Assembly bills were concurred in author
izing the city OF WATERFOWL 10 issue bonds
10 construct a bridge; authorizing Nil.
waukee 10 issue bonds 10 build a bridge;
authorizing Mineral Point 10 borrow money
10 make improvements; authorizing Manitowoc
70 issue bonds 10 build a bridge; fixing the fees
OF circuit court reporters for transcribng testi-
mony at ten cents per folio; requiring excep-
tions TO sureties on appeal to the supreme court
to be made within twenty days instead Of ten;
creating municipal court in Polk county and
Incorporating the city OF Colby.
MADISON. Wis. March 26,-The bill provid-
ing that court officers in committing dependent
children should take into consideration their
former religious training and that no child
should be removed from private orphan asy-
lum TO the state school without the consent Of
the officers OF the institution, caused a long
discussion in the senate yesterday. No &C
tion was taken on the bill. An as
sembly bill was concurred in forbidding the
employment in factories Of children under ls
years Of age Assembly bills were passed for
bidding the sale Of cigars, cigarettes or tobacco
to minors after the dealer has been forbidden
to do SO by parents; comforting police
powers on humane society officers. Other
bills were passed returning to Jackson
county the money belonging to it received
from the sale of swamp lands by the state
providing for the publication Of 5000 railroad
maps biennially; reducing from four-fifths to
three-fourths the amount OF stock necessary to
authorize one corporation to take stock in
another.
MADISON, Wis, March 27.-The senate yes
terday passed the Mead bill to provide for the
commitment of dependent children TO the state
public school. The retreneement committee
reported the bill reducing the pay OF weekly
newspapers for publishing the laws from 500
to $50, with an amendment making 1t $50 The
governors veto of the Waupaca soldiers home
bill came up, but consideration Of it was post
poned until Tuesday.
MADISON. Wis. March 2S.-Most OF yester.
days session in the senate was consumed in q
discussion Of Senator Mains bill which pro
videS that every person who, after having been
twice convicted, sentenced and imprisoned for
felony whether committed heretofore or
hereafter and whether committed in this
state or elsewhere within the limits
of the United States, shall again be con
victed of any felony committed after the sec
ond conviction shall be deemed 10 be habitu-
al criminal and on the expiration of the term
for which he shall be so sentenced on said third
conviction he shall not be discharged from
| Imprisonment, but shall be detained for
his life; and the liability to be so de-
tanned shall be and constitute part of every
sentence; provided, however, that after ex
piration of the term for which he was so SEN
fenced, he may, in the discretion Of the state
board having control Of such prison or place OF
confinement, be allowed to go on parole out
side of the prison, but subject to be summarily
returned in case Of bad behavior.
ASSEMBLY.
MADISON, Wis, March "a The assembly
yesterday refused to pass mum srous appropria.
ton bills and referred them TO the retrench-
ment committee.
MADISON, Wis March 25.-In the assembly
yesterday a bill creating the city of Green
wood was passed. A large number OF petitions
were presented opposing the passage of the
bill repeating the local option law. The gov
srnor's message vetoing the Waupaca soldiers
home bill was received.
| MADISON. Wis, March o5-Bills were passed
in the assembly yesterday TO prevent hunters
! from trespassing on the lands offarmers in pur
suit of game; to prevent the selling of narcot
| les to minors; granting police powers to certain
| officers of the Wisconsin Humane society
/
| in Trout run, jackson county; incor
porating the town of AInberg, Marinette
county, and amending the charter of Portage
A bill was reported which makes the shooting
Of all kinds of game birds, and mallard teal
and wood duck unlawful between the LIST day of
December and the succeeding 1st day Of Sep
TENDER, and allows duck and waterfowl to be
shot between September / and the succeeding
LIST of May
| MADISON, Wis. March 27.-The assembly
vas the scene Of a sharp debate yesterday over
the indefinite postponement of the bill reduc-
| ing railway passenger fares to two cents per
mile. SseakeF Protein Keogh forced the
recommendation of the committee to a vote
An appeal was taken and action reeonsidered,
the bill being made the special order for Thurs
day of next week. At the evening session
twenty bills were passed and twelve were
killed, among the latter the so-called libel
measure.
/ MADISON, Wis. March 2S.-In the assembly
| yesterday ne joint resolution of Mr.. Osborne
| for the election Of United States senators by a
vote of the people was referred to the commit
| tee judiciary. A bill was passed forbiddne
the manufacture of butter and cheese from
other than milk. but providing for the proper
making of oleomargarine