Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-14
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
TrEsnAY. March 3.

Senate Senator Voss offered resolu-
4 ton providing for final adjournment
/ March y. twill come up later, a dead
head bill was reported permitting Levi
1 Collejte to dam Pine river, senate bills
/ were passed making an appropriation OF
S4S7, 900 for the maintenance of the var
icas charitable, pend and Ie5ormat0ry
! institutions for the ensuing two years; for
/ the prevention of fraud in the manuiac-
ture Of dairy products; making trustees
of chronic insane asylums eN-Jticio truss
ties OF county poor houses permitting
women TO act as court commissioners, and
creating a municipal court in Lapgla3e 20.
Senate bills were killed making notarles
public qualify before equity judges; re-
pealing che law relating TO the law for the
relief of INDECENT ex-unlon veterans, and
amending the laws relating 70 court re.
poItcrs and to the actions in justice
court.
IssamJly-A resolution was adopted
requiring all bills to be reported by com
mtiaes by March % Assembly bills We're
passed amending Waupaca's charter and
creating the 18Th Judicial cir nit out OF
tine counties OF Lu.olu Marathon and
Oneida Assembly, bills were killed reoue-
ing the app uriation for farmers Instl-
tltes l-5.o $4,000 20 $1,000 and giving
$1,000, 60 Dame, Delaney. % Madison, who
was rendered blind b. m accident in the
capitol in 1866
WEDNESDAY, MAR A.
Senate Dradhtdd bills wree reported as
follows: Making habitual druukeu
ness misdeme5uor for which
which the minimum punishment shalt
he 60 days imprl- oumeut for any after the
first Clfense; providing for the appoint
ment Of a commissioner of agriculture and
dairy, whose functions shall EN-
brace those now performed by the direc
tor of farmers institutes and dairy and
food commissioner; fixing time of hold
ing court in the 18th Judicial c,rcuit fix
ing the salary of the state treasurer at
$500 and that or the assistant treasurer
ut 81 600; increasing the license fees TO be
paid bv sleeping car companies from four
tosiX per cent. on the gross earnings and for
the punishment of persons who fraudulent
~ enter horses to compete for fair premi-
mus
ASSEMBLY, The Desmond compulsory
school measure 10 take the place OF the
Bennett law was ordered 30 4 third read
ing all members voting aye except Mr.
Davenport Nj krez before voting sand:
Although m opposed TO all compulsory
measures yet u vote aye. The bill re-
qu.rts l. weeks attendance of all children
Except such q, may be excused for good
reasousl between the age Of and Is years
30 attend some school public or private
for at least II weeks each year. Nothing IS
said about the branches that must
be studied or about the language en-
ployed. Truant officers are provided The
assembly oil was passed abohShlng the
state veterinarian. Messers Osborn and
jacob called for the ayes and noes and
the bill was killed by vote OF 50 to IS,
the democrats generally voting Tor the bill
and the republicans against.
Bill were killed making an approprla-
tion of 500 year to the Wisconsin sheep
breeders association; 70 abolish the o.
rec OF insurance commissioner, and pro-
hibltng any person from prae,iclng veteri-
nary Sc Eence who has not received a de
pl0ma from some reputable college for the
better qualifications for funeral directors.
NJ P.ummer's resolution providing for
constitutional amendment permitting
tiye-5iXths of a jury in civil actions 70
render verdict after eight hour, deliber-
alton provoked a debate but was finally
refused adoption.
Deajheads were reported as follows:
for the ,emi-anuUal collection Of taxes
authorizing the attorney general to take
charge Of any case In which the state Is
interested, upon the application Of ten
resident freeaol3er, Of any county, or 10
appoint an attorney IN case the district
attorney refuses to prosecute. permitting
the erection ct 3 monument to soldiers 0f
tna ty.tf fu tha C4uit08 mark. T1f tha pNlull-
nation ct persons desiring state teacher
eerti fcales providing for q Rate oanA eX-
4miHer, and covering the direct tax into
the school fund 81 the state
THURSDAY, M4nCH ;.
Sea0tf Numerous rem0u-trancas we're
introduced agsins. any union Of the state
oo4r8s
Bills were passed amending the charters
~ Ashland, Cumberland. Racine and
kaakaana