Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-17
THE SOLONS.

Madison, March EN- the senate.
bills were passed: To regulate the
practice of pharmacy, the licensing of
persons to carry on such practice, and
the sale of poisons; and to regulate
he times of holding general terms Of
court in the seventh and seventeenth
judicial circuits.
The joint resolution introduced by
Mr.. Phipps, authorizing the submission
of Il new plan Of apportoning the state.
was indefinitely postponed.
! Bills were killed: TO create artisans
day" To repeal chapter 2O4 Of the
laws Of 1891, entitled can act to aid
impecunious litigants," repeating chap
ter % of the laws Of 1889, entitled
IAN act relating to hotels, inns and
boarding houses"
| Madison March Tn the senate this
morning assembly bills were concurred
in: To appropriate 500 each for eX-
penSes to the members of the legisla-
tive visiting committee to state institu
+, tons; and to provide for the election
of school district officers by ballot.
| General opposition is arising to the
bill for general game law approved by
the game warden and introduced by Mr..
EdmundS, circumstances against 1t be-
ing presented in the assembly today by
MeSsrs Tucker Mckenzie, Bowe, Goss,
McConochie and Green.
| There were two matters only upon
which the house divided during the
session. Mr.. Fitzgerald moved sus-
pension Of the rules for the purpose of
calling up and laying upon the table
bill 1876 A, being what is known as the
Fitzgerald road bill. The gentlemen
from Ozaukee said that while the bill
was practically at deaths door it was
worrying many people and they were
annoying him with petitions, letters,
etc, and he wanted to see it buried,
but the house refused to kill the bill
The bill to authorize notaries public
to perform marriage ceremonies was
killed.
House bills were passed: To author
ize Incorporated cities and villages to
| acquire title to real estate outside their
corporate limits; to make diplomas
from universities and colleges license to
10y the state superintendent.
The bill was killed which authorized
public treasurers to procure surety COM
panies as sureties on their bonds; relat-
ing to taking dispositions.
Madison, March Sin the senate the
assembly bill providing for punish
ment for the willful. mischievous and
wanton driving away of the animals of
another, was put to death.
In the assembly the agricultural so
ciety liquor bill created long and spir,
tied debate. This bill provides that
there shall be paid annually within ten
days after the first day of February
out of the state treasury to each or
ganized agricultural society, forty per
cent. of the total amount Of premiums
paid bu such society during the preced-
ing year. provided, that no association
complying with the conditions of this
provided. that percentage shall not be
paid on more than $1,000 in premiums
TO one association: and. provided furth
err, that in computing the amount on
which such percentage is to be paid
as aforesaid. there shall not be included
more than $500 of premiums paid fol-
trials or exhibitions of speed in all
classes in any one year. There is but
one condition-the association must not
permit gambling upon its grounds. The
present law also forbids liquor selling
or if it is sold the state can grant nc
said. A long debate ensued. There