Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-04-22
-ASSENIRLY.

ASSEMBLY.
In the lower house Tuesday morning
the conference committee on the bill
for "A classification Of cities and general
charter regulations thereof reported con
sessions in amendments by both senate
and house couteres and agreement on
dc bill.
The report was adopted. The bill to
appropriate 800 to Jas. e. Lounsbury
for loss by imperfect title to land sold
10y state, which has taken up a couple
of thousand dollars worth Of legislative
time, was finally passed.
The bill providing for the appoint
ment of county road commissioners,
which was once laid on the table and
again taken up by reconsideration OF
the vote, was considered. Mr.. Cox OPP
posed tie bill and Mcssls Mahoney,
Gnynor and Smith spoke in its favor.
The bill was killed ayes 30. noes 43.
The senate bill TO prevent the corrupt
use OF money in elections was non-eon-
CURED in without n dissenting vote.
Bills were concurred in: To appropli-
ate money for new desks and chairs for
the legislative chambers; to provide for
education of deaf mutes; relating to
trials in civil actions; to authorize H. }.
Thompson to build a dam.
Senate amendments TO the dill TO au-
thorize cities to issue bonds were con
CURED in requiring only a two-tbirds
instead Of three-fourths vote Of a com
mon council TO authorize any bond is
sue, and providing that Indebtedness Of
any city shall at no time exceed five per
cent of the assessed valuation of such
city.
The bill repeats the option Law SO far
as ii applies to cities and provides for
local option elections in towns and vii
lagos upon petition Of ten per cent. of
the total number of voters voting at
the last previous general election. After
the --ading of the bill, Mr.. Edmonds
moved that it be laid on the table. The
ayes and noes We're called for, and
the vote, Mr. Burke moved
call Of the house which was ordered.
After wasting half an hours time, pro
under call We're suspended and
the house adjourned till $50 p. m.
At the afternoon session, the assem-
bly, concurred in Senator Bashford's
resolution which provides that the
of public lands, with the
approval Of the governor, are hereby
to make such application
and distribution as to them shall seem
just and proper, of the interest moneys
Glready collected or which may here
after be collected as the proceeds of
any Judgment in favor Of the state
against any past state treasurer, or
his Surcties, to the trust funds and Of
the other funds now in the state treas
ury; and that the written order of such
OF the public lands aP
proved by the governor directing the
application and distribution of III,
proceeds Of any judgment TO the diff
forent funds now in the state treasury
shall be conclusive in the matter, and J
shall be a final determination of the
rights Of all parties claiming in a rep
capacity or otherwise the
proceeds of said judgments or any
share or proportion Of said interest 4
Mr. Halls bill authorizing the
district attorney of Dunn county 10 in
,titute certain prosecutions WIS passed
Mr.. Keogh introduced n bll which
was passed, giving Sl5 to eacr person
who offered prayer ut least -four times
nc tho opening of the Legislative SEES .
.ions.
The substitute for the bill to repeal
the local option law, introduced as q
lead-head by Mr. Lange came up as
special order
When tie bill came mp relative TO the
civil Jurisdiction of the county court
for Fond du Lac county, Mr. Edmonds
made motion to lay an amendment
TO it upon the table This amendment
was Of great Importance, as it was q
LIQUOR proposition It provided that
the local option law should not apply
10 cities, but only to towns and villages
The amendment was tabled. thus kill
ing the bill. The vote was IS TO s.,
rs follows:
Ayes -McssrS Austin, BrauCr Coch-
-auo. Coycorau. Couch. Cox. Danielson,
Dassow, neleglise. Dieckmau. Edmonds
sess. Green. TIagcmaister. Hun, TIol-
.smh Uavt Hubbard Hunt, Ivorsou. .
lamison, jennings johnson, Keogh,
lanes: Henderson, IiehenSteiu Nc.
3cohan. Mckenzie. Mahonev Mills
l'Nejl. Perkins. Peterson, Putnam,
Qui-g. Sehwefel, Smith and VIM
Total IS
Nurs NIeSsrS. Albert Barney, Burke,
ouway. Croll. Deuster, Evaps Tilz
siun. Fitzgerald. Gaynor. Harmon.
levi. Tintza. Jacob, Jeske Konrad
IIronekc, Iange. Luscher NIillbrath,