Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-07

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be upon the ballot a concise statement
of the general effect of such proposed
amendment; by Senator McGillivray
providing for the establishment OF
tribunals Of Cancellation or arbitration
consisting of three men, which may
be appointed by the court and the
parties to the suit, and the decision
of this tribunal shall be final when it
is agreed to leave a suit to 1t; also, a
bill to do away with lawyers and all
litigation in private cases and dis
putes between neighbors, providing
that there shall be elected at each
spring election three men before whom
all civil aud private cases are to
come, and their proceedings shall be
the first step in case, and no circuit
court shall take action on q case that
has not been before this board and a
certificate to that effect has been is
sued. The nomination Of DR.. j. L..
Scott, of Beaver Dam, to be state
veterinarian, was received.
In the assembly Mr.. Sanderson Of
fered a joint resolution for tn. APP
pointment of an apportionment com
mission of eleven members, three SEN
ators and eight assemblymen.. Among
the important bills introduced were
the following: BY Mr.. ID. *. Smith,
granting to each town insurance COM
pany copy of the session laws since
1875; by Mr.. Ham, providing that an
appeal from any decision in relation
to the laying out of highway, may
be taken, on application of six inter
ested taxpayers; by Mr.. Frost, au-
thorizing town supervisors to levy a
maximum tax of three mills, to pro-
vide fire protection for villages of $50
or more inhabitants within the town
boundaries; by Mr., Hrschinger, for
bidding the sale Of vinegars artifi-
cially colored to represent cider vine
gar; by Mr.. Jecke, authorizing county
boards to levy tax not to exceed
one-lifth Of one mill for the support
Of INDECENT union soldiers; by Mr..
Lange, requiring circuit judges to file
decisions in court eases within 30 days
after the submission of testimony
and the hearing Of arguments; by Mr..
Mohr, eXempting from taxation mort
cages upon real estate: by Mr.. Kim
ball, permitting cities of 5000 to 90
600 population, operating under spe-.
cial charters, to levy as high rs 3
per cent. tax; by Mr.. Buckstaff, per-
hitting members of county boards to
be trustees of insane asylums; also,
to the state university
for two years the revenue from an ad-
ditional tax leave of Is of 1 mill and
making permanent the Ito mill,
tax, which expires two years
hence. The Ia mill tax will produce
500 600 year and the Ito 100000
year. The money Is wanted for gen
eral purposes, for building additions,
farm Institutes, etc.
Madison, Jan, 31.--In the senate
bills were introduced: BY Senator
Phillips, requiring children to be vac
cmated before they are two years old
and five years later If the local board
OF health require, and providing for
the vaccination ut the public expense
of those unable to pay for vaccination;
also, to make 1t the duty of fish and
game deputy wnrdens to stock the
streams and lakes OF their counties
ut n cost not to exceed $50 a year to
each county; by Senator Austin. to
give the state board Of control power
to establish a board of parole COM
miSsloners for the parole of and gov
eminent of parole prisoners; by
Senator PIERCE to prohibit the
catching Of fish In INLAND lakes by the
use of dynamite or other explosive
substance, but allowing the use OF
spears In April and May.
Among the important bills intro.
duced in the assembly were the fol-
lowing; BY Mr.. Serge, requiring that
Il sentinel shall precede all steam road
engines run IN the might; by Mr.
llambright, forbidding fraud in So
called fire sales, receivers sales and
the like; by Mr.. Burdick. appropriate
ing $4,000 for the aid OF north Wis
conSin fire sufferers; by Mr.. Besse,
creating the 18th judicial circuit out
of the counties of bayfield, Douglas
Ashland and Iron; by Mr.. Hanke, re-
latingto the publication of tax list to
the lowest bidder where the number of
descriptions exceed $1,000; a second
bill along the same line; by Mr.. De-
Groff, forbidding the sale of cigarettes
without license obtained from county
clerks on the payment of 500. The
penalty for violation is $50 to 500
for each otlenSe; by Mr. Davidson,
requiring registers of deeds and town,
city and village clerks to report to
assessors before May 10 annually all
unsatstied mortgages for purposes of
taxation; by Mr., Martin, authorizing
the erection of a hospital building at
the state school at Sparta and appro-
priating $4,000 therefor: by Mr.. ID.
q. Mahoney, providing that the per
cent. tax on insurance companies for
fire protection shall be divided among
fire companies where two or more such
! comHlnieS exist in a place; by Mr.
Hail. providing + per cent. tax on