Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-10

tive IT, terms OF the county court for
Columbia county; for the severe punish
| mcnt Of crimes against nature.
Assembly bills were killed as follows:
| Reducing the rate OF interest on tax
certificates from 15 per cent. to 10;
! limiting the amount to $500 which the
state shall allow to a person making
| 4 contest for q seat in the legisla ture;
permitting town, village and city treas
nreis to sue insurance companies for
| the recovery Of forfeitures to fire com
| ranies.
The chair announced the appointment
of Messrs. Edmunds, Brauer and Hall
rs the house committee to investigate
| railway licenses.
Bills, exclusive Of scores of dead
heads, were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Gaynor, relating to the stock
of the Wood County Agricultural so
ciety; also to prevent fraud On life in
Surance companies.
By Mr.. Hall, pertaining to voluntary
ssignments, also relating to the license
| fees of railways; also regulating the
rate OF interest on loans Of trust funds;
| also, to provide county and city de-
positors; also for the appointment Of Il
committee Of a state commission Of
three members to appraise railway
valuations in the state to the end that
| systems of taxation and rates, equitable
| to both railways and the people, may
be established. The pay Of each com
missioner is fixed at $40 per day and
expenses while on duty
| By Mr.. Heyl, authorizing the re
gents of the university to erect a build
| ing for university library and the State
Historical society, and appropriating
| 100000 therefor and also Il state tax
of one-tentn Of one mill thereafter to
complete the structure.
| By Mr.. Hirschingcr, appropnating
| $4,000 for building Conservatives ON
the university farm.
BY Mr. Holman, for the better sup
preston Of tramps; also, authorizing
boards of supervisors to purchase goods
for courthouse, jails, etc.
By Mr.. Lamberson, relating to the
compensation Of county boards; also,
providing for a uniformity of text
! books; also, for the reimbursing to the
extent of $500 each man who was
drafted during the war and afterWard
enlisted.
By Mr.. Sampson, relating to the
| boarding of prisoners in jailS; also pro-
viding for turkeys fees; also, for the
sale Of some land at the state prison;
also, authorizing the governor to fill
legislative vacancies.
| BY Mr.. Van der Heiden, requiring
! passenger trains to stop at all stations.
By Mr.. Wilson. providing an edu-
cational qualification for county super
| intendants Of schools; also, relating to
the removal of county superintendent;
also to pension school teachers.
This was the last day for the intro
duction Of bills.
! Madison, March 1.-At the morning
session of the senate the joint senate
resolution urging representatives in
! congress to use their influence in bring
| ING about the annexation of Hawaii,
came up for consideration. Mr.. Krlsz-
ka opposed it's adoption and Mr.. BaX-
| ter favored it and it was finally order
| ed to a third reading
| Bills were passed: Making it a crime
| to have in possession burglarious mstru-
| ments; relating to punishment for lar
ceny, providing for fine of 5000; au-
| thorizing the building Of a dock or pier
! in the waters of Green Bay, in Cham
| berS Island.
| In the lower house the bill &c. A,
being the amendment of the law giving
state aid to agricultural societies so as
| to permit the sale Of liquor upon the
| grounds of such societies came up for
| passage, and it was expected that
| there would be oratory and an animat-
ed fight: but Speaker Keogh, despite
| the opinion of Mr.. Ringle that it was
unnecessary, ruled that the bill pro-
vided for appropriations and must go
| to the committee on claims.
! The bill to repeal ''the Dodge legacy
! law came up with a substitute to limit
requests to church and charitable insti-
| tutions The substitute was indefinitely
postponed with but two dissenting votes
and not more than a dozen ayes, and
without any dissenting vote the repeal
| bill was ordered to 4 third reading.
| The senate bill ceding to the United
F.. States jurisdiction over the Sturgeon
Bay canal was concurred in under sus-
! pension Of the rules.
At the evening session Il resolution
was offered by Mr. Hanke, to the eff
| feet that the amount paid for labor
about the capitol was increasing yearly,
and providing for the appointment of a
committee Of three to investigate and
see if the expenditures were necessary,
and to report at this session of the
| legislature The resolution was adopt
. ed.
! The committee on charitable and
| penal institutions reported favorably
the bill providing for an appropriation
, of 100000 TO the establishment of a
home for the Predetermined.
| The speaker announced as a commit
! tee appointed to investigate the feast
| bility Of manufacturing binding Irvine
at the states prison instead Of shoes,
A1essrs. Tracy. Heyl Sampson, Cor
! coran and Bur,lick.
When the bill prohibiting the smok-
ing Of cigarettes by boys was reached,
| 4 debate ensued, but it was finally
killed.
| Madison. March Sin the senate to-
day the judiciary committee reported
| favorably Mr.. Phelan's joint resolution
! for constitutional amendment which