Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-04-25
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the same time, and to repeal all laws pro-
viding for the preservation and recount
of ballots. Assembly bills were con-
CURED in making owners OF self-propel-
ling steam engines responsible for all
damages done to bridges and cuiyerts,
etc, in highways; authorizing the com
missioners of public lands to loan to The
State Agricultural society the sum of
$3.50 600 for the purpose of purchasing
land for fair grounds near the city of
Milwaukee and the erection of buildings
thereon allowing county superintendent
$3.50 for travelling expenses; empowering
the governor to order the militia
into camp for six days in the year
for the purpose of military instruction.;
making a dog domestic animal, and pro-
viding for the punishment OF cruelty to
that animal and fixing the terms of hold
ing court in the 9TH and lth Judicial
circuits. The house bill repeating the law
insuring court reporters s., 900 per annum
was killed by vote of 20 to z. The SEN
ate bill for the apportionment Of the
state into senate and assembly
districts was passed 10y strict party vote.
ASSeDbly-A majority of the committee
on agriculture reported In favor of the
the superintendent OF farm Institutes
Messrs. Houston, Chinook and Long
botham made a minority report, leaving
the power with the university regents
Mr.. McGillivray's antitrust bill was
passed bya vote of 81 to 20. MIR. Brown s
fish and game law, abolishing the pres
ent system of wardens and for the APP
pointment 10y the governor Of single
warden to have charge of the entire en-
forcement of the fish and game law was
passed 1t gives the warden power to APP
point deputies in every county, whose fees
shall be the came as those received by
The salary of the
chief warden is fixed at 81 200 per year
Other assembly bills were passed giving of
fcers a fee of Is cents for arresting each
tramp and 10 cents mileage. but where
whole group are arrested at the same time
only one mileage may be claimed; giving
examiners for school certificates s. per day
instead Of So. Assembly bills were killed
changing the time of holding annual
school district meetings abont one week
and prohibiting any nonresident body or
squadron OF armed OF uuarmed men from
performing police duty within this state.
The bill for the taxation of logs wherever
found was ordered engrOssed, after
a fight L. A. Smith introduced a bill
authorizing the commissioner of public
lands to loan to Dunn county S65 900 with
which to erect an insane asylum. The
bill apportioning the state into ten con-
gressional districts was ordered to third
reading by a vote of 90 to %. The re-
trenchment committee made an untayor-
able report on the senate bill appropriate
ing $4,000 with which to erect fire escapes
on the two state insane hospitals and it
was killed. The senate bill making an
appropriation of $4,000 for the erection
Of gymnasiums at the Plattville and White
water normal schools was ordered to a
third reading by vote of 81 to %.
The Legislature will adjourn April 20
FRIDAY, April II.
Senate. Senator Kennedy introduced a
bill permitting the land commissioners,
with the consent OF the governor, to settle
the suits begun by the state against the
ex-treasurers. They must be settled with
in four months or not at all The bill
specifies the amount A senate bill was
passed making 10 rate of interest on
judgments per cent. Assembly bills
were concurred in to provide for VIE
copsin National guard retired list; appro-
priating 81 900 per annum for the mann
tenance of the rifle range at Camp Doug
las; permitting the loanlrg or state trust
funds TO the county of Dunn; permitting
John Hummer, W. F. Bailey and others to
dam the Chippewa river between Eau
Claire and Chippewa Fails; for the publ
cation of 5000 copies OF the blue book;
to permit the building of wagon bridge
across Black river. in the county OF La
Crosse; To secure the better preservation
of game; 10 appropriate 500 to John
Jones, ,,of Madison, who was injured by the
fall of the capitol; slightly amending
the excise law: and reducing fees for the
arrest of tramps. Assembly bills were
killed. TO exempG the town OF Caledonia,
Columbia county, from the operations OF
chapter 80. laws of 1885, and chapter $40,
laws of 1885, to forbid the manufacture of
fraudulent butter and cheese; providing
for fshways in dams on Sugar river, In
Green county; browning for the removal
of county seats affecting only Barron coun-
ty; to limit the lien of Indebtedness upon
the real estate of deceased persons; to regu-
late the inspection aud navigation OF
steam vessels: and to define the liabilities
Of persons. companies and corporations,
in relation to damages sustained 10y their
employees.
assembly. The Legislative apportion-
ment bill was concurred in by vote of 60
to 26. 1t was exactly as originally re-
ported. though amendments were offered.
A bill was passed taxing logs upon the
bank of the stream instead Ofat the saw
mill. Mr. Plummer offered an amend
ment. the effect of which was to requlr-
log-owners to file statements which asses
sors as to how many and where the logs
were to be taxed under the law 1t was
adopted. Mr.. Osborn introduced bill
recurring boom and dam companies
TO file reports of and pay a license
to the state on business done. Assembly
bills were passed appropriating to Marie
Kunkle $4,000 for the less OF Der husband
in tie Milwaukee riot amending the law
In relation to the compensation OF the
conductor of teachers Institutes; for fish
wavs in dams in rivers and streams IN
Jefferson and 1rempealeau counties and
for fshways in dams IN the Baraooo
river: amending the laws relating to in
corporations, trusts, aunuities, etc, and
rroviding for the establishment Of sixth
normal school, after being amended so
a., Aha. gaEooI will ave 10 he erected at "A