Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-02-21
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
WEnsEsnAY. ~. hi.

I Senator ClawsOn, read ~ as follows:
WAEREAs His excellency, George W.
! Peck governor Of this state, in his mes
sage TO the legislature at the opening Of
1 the present session, calls attention to the
law which requires the state treasurer TO
keep the funds In the vaults 0f the treas
ury; and
WHEREAS; 1t has been officially an
nounced by his exceleney the governor
that the state treasurer. John Hummer,
"has received from the bank interest on
the public funds therein; and
WHEREAS, 1t oppers from said Of
fetal statement Of his excellency. the gov
ernor, that the state treasurer has loaned
the public funds to certain banks; there
fore
Resolrei, That the Hon John HuLeer,
state treasurer be and Is hereby respect
fully r.que-ted TO communicate to the SEN
ate in writing at the earliest possible
time, full and complete statement show
ing the amount Of money in the state treas
ury on the frat 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-
ditions OF each loan; the name and Local
ton 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
therefor and by what authority Of law
said John Hummer, state treasurer, has
loaned said 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 10
vldes for q state inspector Of bee brO9ds,
who shall examine brOods OF bees and de-
stroy such as are found To be foul. the
owner receives 81 for each brood SO de-
stroyed, and the inspector to receive 81 80
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
at cost not TO exceed 81, ZOO
taxing water power in the taxing precinct
wherein it il located; and providing for
the punishment by death of cOuViCts sery-
ing life sentence in state prison who shall
comm murder Bills were passed
changing the time of the circuit court in
the ninth judicial circuit, was COncurred
in, and authorizing the state treasurer to
credit to the Omaha company 5944l Al
enormously collected from the company for
the year 1885 IN excess of the regular
tax.
assembly The house was occupied
mainly with a bill permitting married
women TO be assignee IS, court commission
ers, etc, which came up on a special order
from Friday last. An amendment was
offered giving the privilege to married I
women engaged in the practice Of law ouIy |
and long discussion followed resulting /
IN the passage Of the amendment,
The resolution of Mr. Osborne asking |
for an opinion of the Encouragement as TO 1
whether the lOaning Of the funds of the |
state without authority of law relieved |
the bondsmen of the state treasurer from |
libility caused debate aud was finally |
referred to the judiciary committee The |
following bills were introduced: to repeal /
the law creating the Office of the state I
treasury agent and requiring the payment /
of pedpler license; amending seCtlon4i5 |
Of the revised statutes so that the poison .
ing of dog OF the cruel treatment is made |
an 0tfense punishable by fine or imprisOn- |
ment; TO increase the pay Of the members |
of the board of examiners Of APP !
plcants for state teachers certlf- /
Gates from So to 80 per day; |
appropriating to the st, Vincent Infant |
asylum Of Milwaukee $4,000; to prevent |
the use OF dogs IL hunting game birds in
the state; amending the local option law |
by changing the date Sept. 10 on which ,
election 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 compap- |
les, that apply for q cha ter, appoint an |
attorney upon whom process may be
served; extending the lme for fling a /
lien from six months to one year; to amend |
the laws relating TO fishing in inland |
waters and to provide board of FIVE trus-
tees for the Wisconsin school fC the deaf;
another bill provides that less than ten
persons can organic a corporation for the
purpose Of lnsurlIg property against accl-
dent from cdu,rS other than tire or light.
ming, The capitals fixed at not less than
80. 900 Assemblyman Rosenkrauz
introduced bill IN relation to
hbclous publications, which provides
In all case, where alleged hubelous pub
locations are made malice shall not be pre-
sWmed unless retrac.ion or apology Is re-
fused to b. made or unless the circum-
stances surrounding the publication. its
refusal to retract or apologize coucIusiyely
prove malice, the publication shall be pre-
sumed to have been published IN good
faith and for jusfifahle ends
Among he petitions presented was one
against thc passage of the bin to abolish
ihe office O, DAIRY and food commissioner.
The speaker announced commltte
to Investigate She affairs of the Sur-
qeou Bay and Ship Canal company as
Messrs Whiteside. Watson and Mead.
THURSDAY, Feb. u
Senate. Bills were introduced to en-
courage the construction q the Wisconsin
Bee Lime a Superior railway company by
exemptiug it from tax for ten years, if it
or its assigns build a line of road from
Stevens Point o. Merrill TO Superior with
in .hat period; providing that no.es
given g. wu. school district or church
officers TO town insurance companies for
4 . d. 81.