Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-02-14
member Of the state board Of health
was confirmed.

acKef, 10 relleYe The owner on Tedl
property from paying taxes upon more
than the value OF his interest therein
by deducting from the value theree.
the amount of mortgage Indebtedness
/ thereon; by Mr.. Spaulding, providing
that no bridge or other construction
shall be built across the YIhara river
or across Lake Menona, Lake Wabesa,
Mud lake or Lake Kegonsa in the
towns Of Blooming Grove or Dunn,
Dane county, unless there shall be in
the center Of such bridge or coGstruc-
ton an opening free from all obstruc-
ton not less than II feet in width and
not less than six feet in height from
high water mark. All such obstruc-
tons are ordered TO be altered as
above. The assembly bin to reduce
/ the pay of members OF county boards
TO S3 per day was indefinitely post
poned.
| Madison, Feb. Gin the senate a
resolution was offered by Senator
Spensley for the appointment of two
commissioners to act with those Of
other states for the determination OF
] the Russian thistle. 1t was adopted.
and the house afterwards concurred.
| Bills were introduced by Senator
Spensley, providing that in impanel-
| ing a jury upon trial for an of
Tense punishable by Imprisonment In
1 ft.s1 al fat = n ~
on trial should be allowed TO chal-
leRge peremptorily twenty four of the
persons returned as jurors; ( there be
two defendants they shall be allowed
| thirty-six peremptory challenges and
| If there be three or more they shall
be allowed no more than forty-eight;
by Senator Conger, requiring high
way taxes to be paid in money unless
notice be filed by township electors at
sufficient time that they will pay in
labor; by Senator Brown, to increase
the salaries of supreme court justices
from $1,000 to $500 and to increase
the salaries Of circuit judges from
$4,000 to 5000; by Senator Stout. for
the protection of fish by prohibiting
the throwing of rubbish into rivers
less than 100 feet in width; by Sena-
tor Bashford, TO increase the salary
of the deputy prison warden at Wau-
pun to $3.50 a year; also, 10 limit
the charges Of railway companies
for carrying passengers and freight
The latter provides: a. FOR filing with
the railway commissioner by all rail-
road companies operating lines of rail-
way In this state schedules of charges
FOR carrying freight between all points
In the state and such points and ter
minal stations in adjacent states, in
force June Is. 1891. and making such
schedules the maximum rates for such
compensation; ~ making the 1000
mile ticket for So transferable and
limiting the maximum charge for a
single fare to four cents instead of five
cents per mile, the present three-cent
rate for round trip remaining; t3) pro
hlblting the charge of greater sum
for a short than for a long haul of
freight in carload lots on the same
road through the same intermediate
points.
In the assembly the vote by which
the johnson resolution was adopted
was reconsidered, aud the resolution
killed Bills were introduced by Mr.
Notbohm. for the creation of state
medical council; by Mr.. Geo. II. Ma
honey, forbldding corporations from
carrying on the so-called company
stores" 50 corr non in the lumber re-
gion; by Mr.. Jeske, for the establish
ment at an expense of 5000 Of an
industrial or Intern ediate reformatory
for youthful or not hardened criminals;
by Mr.. Bradbury, imposing a sort of
state revenue tax ON oleomargarine
and bogus cheese and forbidding its
sale unless officially stamped by the
tax officers: BY Mr.. II. +. Clark. re-
quiring hunting and fishing clubs to
pay licenses into country treasures;
by Mr.. Lee, providing that no inSur-
ance company shall issue any policy
containing the "three-quarter" clause
or any clause requiring the assured to
carry any part of the risk: by Mr.. w.
A. Jones, providing that any loss &C.
curing under any policy Of fire insur-
ance shall draw interest 60 days after
the date Of the fire; also, requiring
that appraisers chosen to determine
the amount Of loss under insurance
policies shall be residents Of the state.
Madison. Feb. Tin the senate bills
were Introduced: BY Senator Fisher,
to authorize and enable counties to
build and maintain public schools for
dependent and neglected children; by
senator McNfaiien. allowing cities To
own their OWL lighting plants: ny Sen
ator Officer, providing that actions he
/ dismissed Unless brought within TIVE
terms after issue has been Joined or a
new trial ordered; also. to protect uu-
/ ions and associations Of laboring men
/ against imitation of their labels and
forms IL advertisement; alsa. ii amend
t the general election law providing that
the order Of the parties candidates on
the ballots be changed 50 as to place
republicans first. prohibitionists sec