Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-01-31


duced as follows: BY Senator Austin
to establish a law uniform with the
laws Of other states relating to the
presentment of notes, checks, drafts
or titles Of exchange and establish
uniform laws with those Of other
states for standards Of weights and
measures; also to establish uniform
laws with those Of other states In re-
gard to the execution of wills; also TO
establish uniform laws in relation to
the probate of foreign wills, and the
seals of deeds and other Instruments;
i by Senator Mayer, relating to the or
ganiZation of local insurance com
anies, providing that they may net
insure beyond local limits without con
sent Of two-thirls of the members; by
/ Senator Mills, providing for a prbiic
record Of the receipt of fees and ser
vices rendered by sheriffs and depn-
/ ties and for their salaries to be based
upon the amount of work performed;
also to prevent the corrupt rse Of
money in elections and for the filing
of expense statements by candidates
and campaign committees; by Senator
Timme, requiring that, instead of al
lowing the commissioner Of labor
statistics $1,000 year for travelling
expenses and a contingent fund, the
commissioner file a statement and
vouchers for expenditures to be an
dited by the secretary of state.
| Bills were introduced by Mr.. Lam
/ berson. authorizing county town dis
/ trict and municipal treasurers to fur
/ nish as surety on their official bonds
security companies. whose commits
+ sion, never to exceed per cent. shall
/ be paid out of the county, town, dis
trict or municipal treasury; by Mr..
/ Wolf permitting a county to help Il
town in building a bridge when the
cost exceeds one-half of one per cent.
mot IA as now Of the valuation Of
the town property; by Mr.. Billiard,
making 1t an offenSe for any person
to beat hotel keeper by false show
of baggage or for such person to Sc
crelty remove baggage on which a lien
rests; by Mr.. Boncel, making the
homestead-exemptlon from seizure
$1,000; by Mr., Hagemeister permit
ting counties to establish work shops
to which tramps and persons guilty of
misdemeanor shall be sent instead Of
to jail and kept at hard work; by Mr..
Blake, absolutely forbidding deception
of every character in relation to the
sale of butter and cheese.
Madison. Wis. Jan. 24.-Bills were
| introduced In, the senate: by Senator
Thayer, providing that men who can
not mark their own ballots in the cleo
i ton booth be permitted to have as
sistance; by Senator Davis, to provide
i for joint county warehouses for vag-
rants; by senator Putnam, prohibit
| ing gambling, and the sale Of liquor
on fair grounds under penalty Of the
| withdrawal of state aid.
In the assembly bills were intro
duced: by Mr.. DeGroff, making the
annual license fee of sleeping car
companies ! per cent. on their cross
earnings: by Mr.. St.l,man making the
homestead exemption $4,000: by Mr..
Serge. providing for the compilation
| at cost not to exceed $1,000 and the
publication of 5000 copies of the
town laws Of the state: by Mr.. Boncel,
eXeinpting from attachment monthly
pay Of married men to the extent of
$40, instead of $50 as now: by Mr.
Jones, providing for the erection on
| the state university grounds Of fire.
/ proof building for the state historical
collection and the university library
and appropriating 100000; by Mr..
Lambtrson, restoring the law as it
| was prior to 1887, which permitted
any competent person, mot necessarily
lawyers to prosecute probate court
proceedings; by Mr.. Finn, requiring
! the ST Paul and Northwestern rail
WAYS TO give passenger and freight
rates as published In their tariff
schedule, and requiring them and the
SEQ" and the Duluth, South Shore
I and Atlantic lines to sell 500 mile
| stop.oyer tickets and also round-trip
tickets at 5 cents per mile; by Mr.,
/ Stanley. requiring the annual publl-
cation of $4,000 copies of the blue
book, each member to get $50 for
! general distribution.
! Madison, Jan. 25-In the senate the
more important bills introduced We're:
BY Senator Withee, providing that
common councils in cities of more
! thar 1000 and less than 5000 must
annually advertise for BIDS to do the
! ofiitial printing; by Senator Timme,
apbropriating $4,000 for the erection
of monuments in the national park at
CHI clamauga; Senator Timme's reso-
luton to investigate the condition Of
tine state treasury on Jan. I, was
i adopted.
| When the question Of adjournment
was brought up lively discussion en-
I sued.
In the assembly the Tinme senate
resolution for an inquiry into the labor
commissioners use of his $1,000 con-