Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24

ment bill was concurred In by vote of 90
to 70. 1t was exactly as originally re-
ported. though amedementS were offered
A bill was passed taxing logs upon the
bank OF the stream instead of at the saw
mill. MIR. Piummer offered and amend
ment, the effect of which was to require
iog-owners to Rle statements with asses
SorS as to how many and where the logs
were 10 be taxed under the laws 1t was
adopted. Mr.. Osborn introduced a bill
requiring boom and dam comps nies
to file reports of and pay a license
to the state on business done. Assembly
bills were passed appropriating TO Marie
hunkel - OO0 for the loss of her husband
In the Milwaukee riot; amending the law
IN relation to the compensation OF the
conductors of teachers Institutes: for fish
ways IN dams in rivers and streams in
Jefferson and Trempealeau counties and
for tshways In dams in tie Baraboo
river; amending the laws relating to in
corporations. trusts, annuultIeS, etc, and
providing for the establishment of a sixth
normal school, after being amended so
that the school will have to be erected at
place north of the township Sc. and also
that the locality where such school is to be
erected shall give SIS 900 to the school and
a proper site. Senate bills were concurreG
IN allowing the village Of Spring Green to
vote aid to certain corporation; appro-
preatlng $4,000 each to the normal schools
at PlatteVille and Whitewater TO provide
more adequate facilities of physical and
professional training; Incorporating the
Odd Fellows insurance company; reap
Forthcoming the state into congressional
districts, and providing for change
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the circuit court of Dane county.
The senate bill appropriating $1,000 to
the State Firemen's association for the
year 1912 was non-concurred in. An
other fight was made upon the bill reduc-
ing the rates on railroads to ? cents mile,
but it was killed Other assembly bills
meeting a similar fate were those extend
ing the provisions of the law relating to
the destruction of uoXious weeds; amend
ing the law relating to text books and, pro-
yiding that railroad companies shall erect
scales at points where the shipment
of grain amounts to 5000 bushels of grain
or more.
SATURDAY. April Is.
ScRate.-The resolution looking to the
to the constitution so as to
permit sheritfs to be eligible to reelection
was killed. The bill to appropriate $780,
goo for worlds fair ex-
hlblt csme up for engrossment. An
making the sum 500, 900 was
offered and adopted and the bill then
passed. The bill appropriating 81, 100 to
Senator Fetzer for contested seat pur-
poses was passed. Senate bills were killed.
for The appointment as brevet
heutenants in the national guard of
merltorIous students who have completed
the full military, course in
The state university and re,
lating to the transp p)rtation of grain.
Assembly bills were killed providing for
the severer punishment of wage bonds and
trampsj establishing municipal court in
the city of OeouomOwoc. Assembly bills
were concurred in permitting the ely of
Eau Claire to purchase and operate sys-
lem of water works; amending the char
ter of the city of Whitewater; providing
for the opening of the polls at six o'clock
III the morning in cities having over 10000
providing for the better
preservation of game and charging costs of
and Furnishing tramps to the city
or villages where su0hstramps are arrested.
ASSembly-Mr. Hall offered Joint
resolution empowering the governor to
appoint cOlnmlttee OF OF three 10 deter |
mine the value of the railroad property in
the state, with a view to ascertainmg the
proper amount of taxes the cornorations
sh uld pay The resolution rather carried
the impression that the companies were
evading taxation. 1t was killed. An as
sembly bill was passed forbidding the en-
plOyment of Pinkertons in the state.
Senate bills were killed forbidding super
visors to be eligible to election as asylum
trustees, and requiring the laws to be pub
Iished IN weekly papers in numerical order
and that they shall be accompanied by an
index. Assembly bills were indefinitely
postponed excluding from the assessed
of property the amount of
mortgages thereon; providing that any
building a railroad 5000 feet
long or longer in Milwaukee shall be
liable for damages to all property injured
by such road; forbidding the interruption
Of traffic on the St. Croix river, and
the law governing the rights
Of the owners of property abutting on
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