Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-17

a sectarIan school. Mr. desmond salu
the school was sectarian and he opposed
the grant for that reason, 9s did a'so Mr.
MeGuigan. Mr.. Dodge also looked
askance at the school. Mr.. Osborn
wished to God there were more in
stitutions like this one The bill
was passed by a vote of So to 26. The
court reporters bill provoked a debate
but was ordered to a third reading, if
passed it will save the state about l0,00O
per wear. Assembly bills passed were ap
propriating 81 900 each for the years 1891
81 for the Improvement of the Wisconsin
rifle range; amending the laws relating to
town insurance organizations providing
for the removal of Entertainments on high
WAYS; providing for the incorporation of
trust, annuity. guaranty, safe deposit and
security companies. which fixes the capital
Of any such organization at not less than
$500, 600 and not more than $1,000, 900.
The senate joint resolution accepting
the direct war tax from the gov
ernment was concurred in. At the
evening session the railway cO-emptOye
bill was killed. 1t Is practically identical
With the law enacted IL 1878 and after
ward repealed. The measure aroused d
ioug debate, the bill being favored by
Messrs. Briggs, Winaus, Larsin and Wat
son, and approved by Messrs. Keogh and
Babcock. The vote to kill it was 45 to 40
in lis favor. The bill was ordered to d
third reading which provides for the
stricter regulation of fraternal insurance
companies. A bill was passed making Is
miles per hour the maximum speed at
which railway trains shall be run III cities.
FRIDAY. April 10.
SeaGte-The joint resolution providing
fer an amendment to the constitution
prohibiting the enactment of special laws
for the government OF cities was passed
after debate. Other bills were passed
as follows: Appropriating $4,000 to
provide facilities for physical and pro-
fessional training at the Platteville and
Milwaukee normal schools; limiting 70
ten ddys during one term of office the
time which members of the county board
in counties having less than 43,OO0 pop
uiatIOn may serve on committees outside
the sessions of the board; apprOpriating
$500 per anuum to the Wisconsin Fire
man : association; authorizing the kicka
poo Valley and Northern railroad 10 con
-truct d bridge across the Wisconsin and
Kickap0o rivers. The bill apportioning
the state into congressional districts was
passed 10y strict party vote
y tlli WIS ttilltullti u, prov lilIlS iiI Il It.
tired list Of the Wisconsin rational guard.
Senator Main offered an amendment to
the assembly bill prohibiting the ,ae of
morphine or tobacco in any form to mt
nor, striking out the section relating 10
morphine as that was already covered 10y
general statute fOrbidding the sale OF NOR
fhine 20 any person except on physicians
prescription, and it was adopted and the
bill ordered to third reading. The bill
amending the license law in relation to
pharmacists came upupon its third reading:
Senator Joiner opposed the bill as Il radical
change not IN tie interests of the temper
ance element of the state. Senator Wood
north. who is druggist, said the object of
the amendment was to raise the pharmacy
above the saloon. The bill was killed. At
the evening session Of the senate the leg
isIatiye reappOrtiOnment bill was reported
back BY a vote Of 20 to the assembly
bill was killed which proposed to reduce
the compensation of weekly papers for
publishing the laws from 800 to $50.
ASsembIy,-A proposition to hold night
sessions regularly was voted down. The
following house bills We're passed Con
ferriug additional jurisdiction on the
county court of Portage county; providing
for ish ways in dams in Rock river; 10
Incorporate the city OF Durand; making
Scrihner rule the standard for scaling logs
in Wisconsin; appropriating $1,000 for
new buildings at the state fish hatchery:
for fishways IN dams in La Crosse river;
providing for liens upon los, so as to bet
ter protect furnishers of supplies t. log
ging camps; for preservation of trout in
rivers and streams III Polk county; reIat-
ing to sales of lots by trustees of cemetery
associations; prOvi ling for the pubica-
tiOn of statements of banks in towns and
villages; amending the charter of Chip
prwa Falls; fixing terms of court in
Brown county, and amending the general
laws governing improvements In villages.
The following senate bills were COnCurTed
IN: Authorizing the state treasurer to
credit S9, AS to the Chicago. st. Paul,
Minneapolis q Omaha railway for excess
of taxes heretofore paid; incorporating
the Oshkosh & Mississippi Railway com
pany; making appropriations of ab ut
Eaf a million dollars to the penal and
other state institutions; providing for the
appointment of agents of the state public
school who shall look into the condition
of all children for whom application for
admission has been made; to credit to
jackson county amounts due for the sale
OF swamp lands within its limits; making
trustees of county asylum for chronic
insane eX-otficio trustees of the poor house;
authorizing an inquiry into the religious
belief of dependent children by
judges and others authorized to
commit such children and to take such be-
lief into consideration in making the COM
mitment; to improve branch of Pine
river, in Forest county; providing for a
contingent fund for the governor, and Civ
ing to James Reynold authority to drain
Muskego lake. The Maxon and Dixie CO.
employe bills were indefinitely postponed
without discussion. The assembly at its
evening session, Senator Mains bill pun
ishing habitual criminals by life imurison-
ment was killed. The bill was also killed
which sought to prevent fraud in the man
ufacture of baking powder