Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-31
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
March 1S.-The following assembly
bills were cOncurred in:
/ Relating to the publication and dis
tfibution of the Blue Book; authorizing
Carl RhineSchmidt and his assigns to
build and maintain Il 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 superior court in and
for Douglas county.
4 The following assembly bills were
cOncurred in:
/ To ascertain and express the will Of
! the people Of the state upon the sub
ject Of election of United States Sena-
tors, was concurred in; for the relief Of
Matthias Muench, and to appropriate Il
sum therein named; relating to ped
dlers and amending section 1910 Of the
revised statutes.
/ The assembly met at the usual hour
Messrs. Edm,lnds and McDonough
/ presented lengthy petitions in favor of
the bill to provide a state home for fee
bic minded, Mr.. McGillivray two peti-
tons for the purchase of Camp Randall,
and Mr.. Smith offered two remonstran-
ces against compromise of the treasury
cases.
Senate bills were conculTed in to pro-
vide for calling special school district
( 10 oh
ments and depriving debtors of their
exemption rights; relating to common
schools.
Assembly bills passed: Prohibiting
the appointment of sheriff, police and
other arTeSting officers who are non
residents; to authorize Mer1ick Murphy
to build Il dam across Oconto river.
Assembly bills We're 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 III 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 Il state railway appraisal COM
mission. The bill to investigate the
Australian system of land registry was
made a special order for Wednesday
morning. Mr.. Delegise endeayored to
secure pOstpOnement of action on the
bin to assist impecunious litigants, but
! his motions were thrown to indefinite
| pOStponement.
The senate bill to appropriate $1,000
to the State Firemen's association was
ordered to a third reading. Other sen
ate bills ordered to Il third reading:
Relating to weights and measures; au-
! thorizing the State Historical society to
chase Of Sanborn and Belryman's ammo
tated statutes; appropriation to the
governors contingent fund
! Adjournment was taken till 7:30 in
the evening.
Roll cali in the evening showed no
quorum present and, Of course 10 bus
mess was transacted.
Both houses adjourned until Tuesday
Madison, March 21.-The following
assembly bills We're cOncured in:
Amending sections 1921 and 1924 Of
the revised statutes, relating to the
adoption of 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 1882, and chapter 253 of the
laws of Wisconsin for the year 1889.
relating to secretaries of town insurance
companies.
| Assembly bill relating to the distribu-
ton of the blue book, having been made
the special order, it was taken up.
Senator Lees took the floor in oppo-
sition to the bill Senator Spensely
did not agree with Senator Lees: Sen
ator Kennedy opposed the bill. and pro-
nounced it a gigantic steal.
The bill was concurred in by vote
of 10 to IA.
cousin bill. or who shall marry. the text
of which has been given in the Demo
crat. came up on a recommendation of
nonconcurrence, and the bill was non
concurTed in.
The assembly convened at 10 o'clock
But two petitions We're presented, both
fayoring the bill to provide a school
for the feeble-minded Three remon-
strances came in, two Of which referred
to fish bills already dead. and one
against a division Of La Crosse county
to give additional territory to Trempea-
leau county.
Senate bills We're concurred in:
Relating to weights and measures
To authorize State Historical society
to sell real estate.
To provide for the purchase of San
born & Berryman's annotated statutes
To appropriate $1,000 per annum to
the governors contingent fund
The assembly bill to regulate the
manner of conducting elections and to