Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-02-25
Ten Per Cent. Of All Liquor
Licenses to be Set Aside for
the Institution.
Senate Decides 10 Create Stand
inc Committee OH Pub
, lie Health.

Tuesday morning the senate came TO
order, with President Pro TEN. Mac
Bride in the chair The session was
opened with prayer by Rev. Father +,
s. Knox, of the Catholic church.
Leave Of absence was granted to
Senators Weeks, Kingston, Noss,
Spenseley and Mcclellan.
Senator Woodnorth presented a pc
tition from eX-soldiers for the purchase
Of Camp Randall
Senator Kennedy presented a petit
ton from ex-soldiers of Outagamie
county for the same purpose.
Senator Woodnorth introduced a
resolution providing for a standing com
mittee on the state of public health,
to consist Of Senators Murphy, Baxter
and Falconer, The resolution was
adopted.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Senator Koenitzer, to declare
valid and binding contracts of minors
IN certain cases where such minors
make misrepresentation upon which
the other party relies; also to define
the meaning of homestead in incor
norated cities and villages, to include
one-fourth acres of ground and all
buildings thereon; also, to prohibit The
taxation of costs and attorney fees in
case of foreclosure of mortgages or
mechanics lien on hOmcSteads.
by Senator Murphy, ameding the
laws relating to electric light companies,
authorizing the constructing and main
tanning Of It's lines with all necessary
wires etc, with the consent Of the
proper authorities of any city or vii
lage.
by Senator Withee 10y reques0,
amending the laws regulating building
and loan associations, mixing its pro
visions applicable only TO foreign as
sociations.
H'y Sentor Bechncr, amcndatory Of
he laws relating to the Liability of
propuetors of inns, hotels and board
ing houses in certain c;ses. and making
the death Of any person in such inn.
hotel or boarding house from escaping
gas prima faCie evidence of Carelessness
on the part Of the owner.
BY Senator Spensley, amending the
statutes relating TO the duties Of the
commissioners of fisheries, providing
that they be given an office in the
capitol; also, amending the statues re
lahng to cemeteries; also, to limit the
number Of terms of county treasurers.
providing that no such treasurer shall
hold office more than two terms in
succession.
BY Senator Yahr, to authorize the
construction and maintenance of q
drain in Green Lake county
BY Senator Brown, to appropriate to
the fish commissioners 5000 for the
purchase Of a fish car, and also 5000
for the erection Of a new fish hatchery
at some point north Of tho present hatch
cries.
By Senator WoOdnorth, extending the
imi diction of county judges in Wau-
paca county in certain acts; also, amend
ing the act incorporating the German
town Farmers Insurance company
by Senator Kennedy (by request,
amending the laws relating to peddlers.
BY Senator Bashford (by request,
relating to fees Of justices of the peace
in civil actions; also, to amend the
statues relating to guardians and wards:
also, to create a uniform system of
registering in probate in this state.
On motion the bill authorizing the
vacation Of a certain portion of the
state road known at the Green Bay
road in Sheboygan county, was passed
under suspension Of the rules.
Assembly joint resolution providing
for the sale Of the old legislature desks
coming up, Senator Bechtner moved
that it referred to the special committee
~ the sale Of desks, which prevailed.
A bill relating to county offices, which
proposed to prohibit the county clerk
from holding the position Of Justice
or The peace, was indefinitely post
p0ued.