Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-04-01
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.


March 1S.-The following assembly
bills were concurTed in:
/ Relating to the publication and dis
tribution Of the Blue Book: authorizing
Carl Rhineschmidt and his assigns to
build and maintain a dam in Devil
Creek; providing for the place of trial
OF certain actions; amending section
1858 Of the revised statutes, relating to
the rate Of interest; for an act to create
and establish a superior court in and
for Douglas county.
The following assembly bills were
cOncurred in.
To ascertain and express the will of
the people Of the state upon the sub
jet Of election Of United States sena-
/ tors, was concurred in; for the relief of
Matthias Muench, and to appropriate
sum therein named; relating to ped
dlers and amending section 1870 Of the
revised statutes.
The assembly met at the usual hour
( MeSSrs Edmunds and McDonOugh
presented lengthy petitions in favor Of
the bill TO provide a state home for fee
BILE minded, Mr.. McGillivray two petit
tons for the purchase of Camp Randall,
and Mr. Smith offered two remonstran-
ces against compromise Of the treasury
cases
Senate bills were concured in to pro-
vide for calling special school district
meetings. to prevent excessive gaIniSh
ments and depriving debtors Of their
exemption rights; relating to common
schools
Assembly bills passed: Prohibiting
the appointment Of sheriff police and
other arresting officers who are nom
residents; to authorize MerTick Murphy
to build dam across Oconto river
i Assembly bills were killed: To author
ize d. f. Smith and others to dam
Clam river in Polk county: to assist
persons unable to sustain their legal
rights in court; for the better preser,
walton of village platS; to grant the
( city Of Greenwood the right to issue
bonds
The committee Of the whole obtained
leave to sit again on the bills relating to
inspection Of Illuminating oils and to
create a state railway appraisal com
mission The bill to investigate the
Australian system of land registry was
made q special order for Wednesday
morning, Mr.. Dolegise eudcayOrcd 10
secure postponemeut of action on the
bill to assist impecunious litigants but
his motions were thrown to indefinite
postponement
! The senate bill to appropriate" $1,000
to the State Ftremen's ASSOCIATE IN was
ordered to q third reading. Other SEN
ate bills ordered 10 q third reading:
Relating To weights ana measures: au-
thO&zing the State Historical society 10
sell certain real estate; relating 70 pur-
chase of Sanborn and Beuyman's ammo
tatrd statutes; appropriation to the
governors contingent fund.
Adjournment was taken till I:3O in
the evening
Roll call in the evening showed no
quorum present and, Of course, no bus
mess was transacted.
Both houses adjourned until Tuesday.
+ Madison, March 21.-The following
. assembly bills were concurred in:
Amending sections 1927 and 1924 of
the revised statutes, relating to the
adoption II children.
Fixing the terms Of the circuit court
in the twelfth judicial circuit
Relating to the enlargement Of Gene
teries.
Relating to the municipal court of
Lincoln county.
To punish trespass upon public lands.
Amending section 1884 Of the revised
statutes as amended by section 3, chap
ter 146. of the laws Of Wisconsin for
the year fSS2, and chapter 253 Of the
laws Of Wisconsin for the year 1850,
relating to secretaries Of town insurance
companies
4 Assembly bill relating to the distrihu-
ton Of the blue book having been made
the special order, it was taken up.
II. Senator Lees took the floor in oppo-
Sition to the bill Senator SpcnSely
I did not agree with Senator Lees; Sen
ator Kennedy opposed the bill, and pro
uounced 1t a gigantic steal
The bin was concurrcd In 10y a vote
of 10 to a.
The assembly convened Mt 10 o'clock
But two petitions were presented, both
favorfng the bin to provide a school
for the fechleminded Three renon-
strances came in. two Of which referred
10 fish bills already dead, and one
against division of In Crosse county
10 give additional territory to Trampea-
leau county.
senate bills were concuTed in:
4 Relating to weights and measures.