Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-04-30
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.


MADISON. Wis, April 2l.-At the session Of
the senate yesterday the bill providing that
| the land commissioners be empowered 10 settle
/ with the ex-state treasurers in the lawsuits Of
/ the state for interest money was passed An
/ other bill disposed Of was one appropriatinR
I money 10 the Waupaca soldiers home Bills
I were coucnrred in authorizing the city OF Rice
4 Lake 10 issue bonds to erect buildings and CON
Vey the same 70 Barron county; amending the
! charters o. Janesville and Of Hudson: author
/ izing Milwaukee to issue bonds for building
| bridge; a5olishing the Offices Ct fish and game
'.arcens and providing that one game warden
| be appointed by the governor; accepting on be-
half Of the state the direct war tax refunded
by the government. appropriating 5000 70
Maria kunkcl whose husband was killed in the
riot Of 1876.
MADISON Wis. April 22.-The senate yes.
| terday conourred In the joint resolution asking
congress 10 pass Law providing for the cleo
ton Of United States senators by the people
The assembly bill prohibiting PinkertOn peace
officers from entering the state was killed and
the senate non concurred in the assembly anti
trust bill. The bill fixing the maximum. rate OF
interest on mortgages AT per cent. was passed
MADISON, Wis, April 23-Au assembly bill
passed the senate yesterday requiring dam and
boom companies operating on navigabIe
streams 70 make an annual report TO the state
and pay "A license. The assembly bill giving
persons furnishing supplies 10 lumber camps
lieas on the logs for pay was killed The work
Of the senate is virtually over During the ses.
sion i5i bills have been passed and 81 killed.
MADISON Wis April @i.-Nothing was done
in the senate yesterday
MADISON Wis. April 27.-After the usual
ceremonies incident TO the occasion the senate
on Saturday adjourned sine die.
ASSEMBLY.
MADIsoS. Wis April 2I-In the assembly
yesterday the bin to empower the land commits
sioners to settle with the cx-state treasurers
for interest money was passed; also the bill
appropriating money 70 the Waupaca soldiers
home The special committee TO investigate
the Sturgeon bay ship canal rept rtcd that the
government owed the company Sst 90, and me-
mOriaiized congress 70 pay il that sum and
make the canal free.
MAprsoN Wis. April 23-The assembly YES.
terday killed the bin for the repeal Of the local
option law by q vote OF 45 TO 81 The worlds (
fair appropriation bin came up on the recon-
meudation OF the committee on state affairs /
that the amount be cut down from /
$4,000 to $4,000. Messrs. Arson and T
Cook republicans, dissenting from the I
report. The amendment cutting down /
the amount was adopted by vote OF 46 TO ~ 4
and the bill was then passed A joint resolu. /
ton instructing the railroad com missioner to 1
appraise all railroad property the state was
passed, and the senate bill providing for a state
bank examiner was killed.
MADISON Wis. April 23-The assembly yes
terday adopted the memorial TO congress ask.
ing that United States senators be elected by
popular vote. The Cooper election law was so
amended to permit the voting Of a ticket
straight by putting check in the proper place
AS the law has been a mark was required after
every name for which the elector desired to
vote. During the session now practically
ended the house has passed 1913 and killed 476
measures
MADISON, Wis, April 2i.--In the house yes
terday no business was transacted.
MADISON, WIS, April 1.-THE assembly al.
jourued sine die on saturday,