Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-02-20

mittees:
On renchment-Messrs. Dodge, Daw-
son, Brown. McMuilen, Fiebrantz and
Dill
On re Messrs. Winans,
Samson, Briggs. Keogh, Gray, Tracey,
Cheney, Textor, Taylor, Babcock, Osborn,
Rosenkranz and Dixie.
a series of resolutions passed by the
Rock county assosiation of the Patrons OF
Husbandry wera presented and read. They
asked for reform covering all kinds of leg
islation and caused a good deal of laughter.
Mr.. Osborn introduced resolution au-
thorizing the attorney general to submit
to the house an opinion as to whether the
loaning of state funds to banks by the state
treasurer without authority of law does not
release the bondsmen of the treasurer from
liability.
WEDNESDAY. Feb. II.
Sendte-A resolution was offered by Sen
atOr ClawsOn, reading as follows:
WHEREAS, His excellency, George w.
Peck. governor of this state, in his mes
sage to the legislature at the opening of
the present session, called attention to the
| law which requires the state treasurer to
keep the funds in the vaults Of the treas
ury; and
| WHEREAS, 1t has been officially an
nounced by his excellency, the governor,
that the state treasurer, John Hummer,
has received from the banks interest on
| the public funds therein and
WHEREAS. 1t appears from said official
statement Of his excellency, the governor,
| that the state treasurer has loaned the
! public funds to certain banks; therefore
ReS0lced That the Hon. John Hummer
| state treasurer, be and is hereby respect
! fully requested to communicate to the sem
ate in writing, at the earliest possible
| time, full and complete statement show
| ing the amount of money In the state
! treasury on the first day of February, 1891,
and the amount of money actually in the
| vaults of the state treasury on that day;
! the amount belonging to each fund; the
| amount loaned from each fund; the con-
! dltl0n of each loan; the name and location
| OF each bank, person or corporation to
! whom the same may be loaned; the rate of
| interest at which the same is loaned; the
| kind and amount of security taken there
for, and by what authority of law said
John Hummer, state treasurer. has loaned
such public funds.
The assembly joint resolution providing
for a committee of two from the senate
| and three from the assembly to investigate
the affairs of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan Ship Canal company was con-
Cured IN. The chair appointed as senate
members Of the committee Senators Fetzer
and Conner. A bill was introduced to
suppress foul brood among bees. 1t pro-
vldes for state inspector Cf bee broodS,
who shall examine broods of bees and
destroy such as are found to be foul the
owner to receive 81 for each brood so de-
stroyed, and the inspector to receive 50 so |
per day and expenses. Other bills were:
Authorizing the state board of supervision |
to purchase a 40-acre tract of land adjoin-
ing the premises of the Northern hospital |
au cost of not to exceed S4.700; |
taxing water power in the taxing precinct
wherein it is located and providing for
the punishment by death of convicts serv-
ing life Senatence i'll the states prison who |
shall COMMIT murder. Bills were passed |
changing the time of circuit court in the |
ninth judicial circuit. was concurred in.
and authorizing the state treasurer to |
credit to the Omaha campany S9,441 Al |
erroneously collected from the company
for the yeer 1888 in excess of the regular |
tax.
ASsembly-The house was occupied |
mainly with bill permitting married |
women to be aSslgnees, court commission |
ers, etc, which came up on special order |
from Friday last. An amendment was
offered giving the privilege to married wo-
men en- aged in the pratice of law only, and |
a long discussion followed, resulting in |
the passage of the amendment
The resolution of Mr. OSBORN asking |
for an opinion of the attorney general as
to whether the loaning of funds of the |
the state without authority of the law re- |
lIeVed the bondsmen of the state treasur- |
er fro n liability caused debate and was |
finally referred to the Judiciary committee. |
The following bills were introduced: to re-
peal the law creating the office of the state |
treasury agent and requiring the payment |
of peddler S license; amending section AS |
OF the revised statutes so that the poison
ing of dog or its cruel treatment is made |
an otfense punishable by fine or imprison
menti to increase the pay of members of
the board of examiners of applicants
for state teachers certificates
from s. to $40 per day;
appropriating to the st. Vincent Infant |
asylum of Milwaukee $1,000; to prevent
the use of dogs In hunting game birds in
the state; amending the local option law |
by changing the date Sept l9 on which |
elections shall be held and making it the |
day on which town meetings are held, and |
permitting elections to be held once in |
three years; concerning the construction
and repair of bridges In towns; providing |
that mutual or accident insurance cOmpan-
les, that apply for a charter, appoint an
attorney upon whom process may be
served; extending the time for filing
lien from six months to one year; to amend |
the laws relating to fishing in inland |
waters; to provide board of FIVE trustees
for the Wisconsin school for the deaf. |
Another bill provides that not less than |
ten persons can organize a corporation for |
the purpose of lnsuriug property against |
accident from causes other than fire or
lightning. The capital stock is fixed at
not less that s25 600. Assemblyman Ros-
enkranz introduced a bill in relation to
hbelous publications, which provides:
In all cases where alleged libelous pub
Iications a1e made malice shall not |
be presumed unless retraction
or apology is refused to be made !
or unless the circumstances sur
rounding the publication, its refusal to re-
uact or apologize conclusively prove mall |
ice, the publication shall be presumed to |
have been published in good faith and for
justIhable ends.
Among the petitions announced was
one against the passage of the bill to
abolish the Office of dairy and food COM
missioner, The speaker announced com
mittee to investigate the affairs of the
Sturgeon Bay and Ship Canal company as
Messrs. Whiteside, Watson and Mead. |
THURSDAY, Feb. II.
Senate Bills were introduced TO en-
courage the construction of the Wisconsin |
Bee Line & Superior railway company by |
exempting it from tax for ten years, if it
or its assigns build line of road from
Stevens Point or Merrill to Superior with
in that period and providing that notes /
given by town. school district or church |
officers to town insurance companies for |
premiums shall be binding upon the sue
cess0rs of these parties in Office, and |
raising the age of consent to IS years. |
Senator Greene introduced measure re-
lating to trustee of asylums fors chronic /
insane 1t makes the trustees of county /
asylums ex-officio trustees Of poor houses. |
Another important bill relates to |
the management of county asylums. 1t /
empowers the trustees to appoint the visit |
ing physician, and allows the superintend- |
ent to appoint all the other employees.
The county treasurer is made treasurer of |
the board of trustees, still another authori |
zes the appointment OF a state bank exami- /
ner. He Is to be appointed by the govern
nor and hold office two years. He must |