Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-12
Our Legislature.

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q to IL. The bill making the Milwau-
kee Journal the official state paper was
passed by vtUa Uoce vote. Bills were
introduced: relieving the Bohemian
Roman Catholic Central Union from the
operation OF the Insurance laws; making
employer liable for damages to one en-
ploye through negligence of another.
The Senate confirmed the appointments
OF jeremiah Dobbs, of Ripon, Com
missioner OF the bureau of labor and in
dustrial statistics, and AN. Kersten, of
Depere, as inspector of Eliminating oils.
In the Assembly bills were introduced:
allowing cities and towns authority to
construct lines of railways to be oper-
ated by other than animal power; to
create the county of Iron by dividing
the county of Ashland, and making
Hurley the county seat; to allow no.
taries to perform the marriage ceremony;
to change the age of consent from y to
IA years; to pay national guardmen 81.
per day while in camp instead of 81 so;
requiring two-thlrds of voters of joint
school districts to change boundaries Of
district; releasing the National Dotare
from operation of state insurance laws;
amendment making hne 81 to SIS for
killing any ipsect devouring bird; re-
leasing villages of l 800 or more from
operation of the registry law where
separate elections are held. The COM
mittee on military affairs reported adj
versely on increasing the national guard.
Bills introduced in the Senate on
Thursday: Giving mothers same rights
as fathers in guardianship of children;
limiting mortgages to twenty years;
making publications of private and local
laws in official state paper unnecessary;
repeating the law appropriating 800 to
each paper in the state for publishing
laws; providing that the holder of
mortgage shall be liable for taxes on the
property TO extent of mortgage; to pre-
vent and punish fraudulent sale of wear
ing apparel by itinerant vendors and inn
posing a state and local license; appro-
priating about 100000 to the various
state Institutions. A joint resolution
was adopted instructing Wisconsin
members of Congress to vote against
the Force Bill. Nominations by the
Governor of John w. Hume. of Osh-
kosh, George w. Cate, of Stevens PIT.
and Jacob Mendel. of Milwaukee. TO be
members of the board of normal school
regents were confirmed.
In the Assembly, under suspension of
the rules, bill was passed granting
charter to city of Tomahawk, with an
amendment making the publication Of
the charter IN the county paper at ex
pense of city, instead of in the state
official paper. Bills were introduced:
amendment fixing minimum rate OF in
.erest on trust funds A. instead of per
cent: ceding to the United States site
for government building at Racine; ex-
empting the Wisconsin Mutual State AL
! lance from state insurance laws; pro
viding for retirement of justices of
Supreme court at age of 68 after 10
years service at $4,000 salary; exempt
inc childrens endowment society from
insurance laws; amendment prohibiting
LAYING out new road where damages
are $500 without consent of majority of
electors in such town; making railroads
liable for damages to property in cities
of 100000 inhabitants; amending tramp
law making punishment at hard labor.
and providing fine or removal of official
for keeping vagrant longer than neces-
sary to increase his fees; prohibiting
contract system in State prison at Wau-
pun; to prevent clouds being placed on
title to real estate; providing for record
INC of contracts same as deeds.
In the Senate Friday joint resolu-
ton was offered to amend Sec. % Art. 4
of Constitution making uniform town
organizations unnecessary. Bills were
introduced to provide for state board
of worlds fair managers consisting of
three men and two women, and to APP
propriate s25O,OOo for making state ex-
hibit; to repeal the law providing for
the relief of INDECENT soldiers, sailors
and mariners; to appropriate $3.50 to
John Fetzer for contested election ex-
penses.
In the Assembly bills were introduced:
Providing for uniform policies of fire
insurance companies; to divide the town
of Peshtigo and create the town of Day
ton in Marinette County; providing for
registration of def mutes and blind
persons outside of state Institutions and
and To care for neglected children so