Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-21

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ment to the amendment, making it apply
to all citizens" rather than persons. He
then went ON to say that Michigan,
Minnesota, Illinois, and others
had found such laws useful
and had therefore enacted them.
Mr.. Brown wanted sentiment to be elm
mated from the question and the natter
considered in a practical way, and in the
light of present conditions and prejudices.
He believed every man in the legislature
cherished preJudlces against colored PEG.
pie and would object TO associating with
them ON terms of equality. he did not
want to discuss the rightfulness or the
wrongfulness Of the matter, but from a
rational, practical, common sense and
every day standpoint. Mr. Krez thought
the negro should have no further remedies
in law than the white mar After further
discussion the bill was ordered to a third
reading as it came from the Judiciary
committee Ii mentions only inns
The speaker appointed Mess-s Warden,
Mcclellan and Philip Rossman as the
house members Of the joint committee on
adjournment.
Senate bills were concured in amending
the charters Of the cities of Fit. Atkinson,
Baraboo and Ashland, aud creating mu-
niclpal court for Langade county.
THURSDAY, March r.
Both houses adjourned for the day out of
respect to the memory of Assenhlyman
John Edwards, of Wood county VINO died
at the Park hotel. Madison, at p. m,
March IL. He had been suffering for some
time with a complication of stomach
troubles and which also affected the kid
neys. He was only in his seat few
times since the opening of the
session. Mr.. Edwards was born in Eng |
land Sept Is, 1881. He came to Wiscon- !
sin the next year with his parents, who
settled at Hazel Green, Grant county In |
1851, be with some others, was seized with
the gold fever and moved to California |
where he resided eight years. In 1859 he |
returned to Wisconsin and settled at Port
Edwards, where he has since resided. Mr. |
Edwards received common school educa- |
ton and was a lumberman by occupation. |
He has held many public offices, having |
been school treasurer in his town since |
1860, period OF over 50 years. He has |
been postmaster Port Edwards since 1864,
period Of 26 years, chairman of the |
board of supervisors since 1873, chairman |
Of the county board in 1884 and 1885. He
was elected a delegate to the national !
convention held at St. Louis in 1888 and |
TO the state convention in 1890. He has |
elected to the assembly in 1890.
The body was taken to Wood county, the !
Legislature in body escorting it to the |
depot. A legislative committee accom-
panied the remains home The desk of the |
dead member has been almost hidden |
among flowers. This is the ninth death |
among members during sessions of the |
legislature since the organization of the |
state government.
FRIDAl March -.
Senate. Senator Conner offered joint |
res button of thanks to the Illinois legisla~ |
ture for electing John Nj. Palmer to the |
United States senate. 1t was referred to |
the committee on federal relations.
Jly.--Bills were coucurred in as
follows: Amending the charter of Su- |
perioT; legalizlng certain plot of Mil |
waukee, and creating tie Sixteenth judi !
cial circuit out of Lincoln. Oneida and |!
Marathon counties.
Senate Bills were passed amending |
the charter of Two Rivers and creating |
the Seventeenth Judicial circuit out of the !
counties of Clark. Jackson and Eau Claire |
Senator Green S joint resolution, accepting |
on behalf of the state the direct war tax re-
funded to Wisconsin, was unanimously |
adopted. Bills were indefinitely postpon- |
ed rs follows Relating to a state road in |
Outagamie county; repeating the law Civ
ing newspapers 500 for publishing the
session laws.
DISQUALIFICATION a long debate the |
senate bill appropriatiDg $50 0G0 to the |
WaupaCa veteran s home was c0neuTred |
in MeSsrs. Dodge and Desmond spoke |
in opposition to it and Messrs. krez, |
Brown and Mead for it. The vote on the |
motion 10 again send it 10 a committee |
was rejected 10y vote Of SO to p, but it |
passed by a vote of so to 5--the negatives |
being Messrs. Briggs, Billiard, Dawson I
Dodge Jennings, Leonhardy, Meloy and |
Taylor
The following bills were passed Fixing |
the interest of loans Of trust funds at AZ /
per cent. PERMITTING the organization OF
insurance companies for the insurance of |
property against other agencies than fire |
or lightning; the Desmond education bill; |
two bills amending the laws relating to
circuit and county courts.
he senate bill creating the ltth ludlclal |
circuit out of the 9TH and Sth districts was
concurred in. Horns bill, limiting the rate !
OF interest ON mortgage judgments to
per cent. was di cussed for half an hour or
more. Mr.. Hall spoke in favor Of the bill. |
Mr. Dodge thought it looked toward the
violation Of contracts Mr. Sampson held /
that the law would be a blessing to Ike
poor man. Mr. Babcock maintained that
such law would be premium on the re-
pudiation debts. Mr.. Larsin also spoke
favoriuE the bill, and it was ordered to a
third reading. Among the house Dill
killed were the following: Amending
the highway laws. empowering the secre !
tary Of state to have published the gen /
eral. private and local laws in book form
when an clifton shall have become ex-
haus permitting the state to borrow
money to pay its Indebtedness to the trust
funds.
The bin TO give weekly papers SEQ
instead Of SlQQ for publishing the laws
came back from TIE printing committee
with the Recommendation that it be
killed but on motion % Neal Brown il
it was referred p the committee on Re-
trrRchmeut.