Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-04-04


Indignation in Japan over the attack
on the peace envoy.
WISCONSIN SOLONS.
4 Madison, March 25.-In the senate
home bills were concurred in, fixing
the terms of court In the 18th judicial
circuit and making the expenses of
the state veterinarian subject to the
governors approval. A senate bill
was killed allowing the exclusion of
children under six from over-crowded
public schools,
Madison, March 26.--In the senate
bills were passed increasing the limita-
ton of speed premiums at fairs, on
state, from $500 to $1,000; providing
which 40 per cent. is paid by the
resources of the state; and legislating
Labor Commissioner Dobbs out Of
office.
! In the assembly senate bills con
cured In requiring that unclaimed
bodies Of persons shall be turned over
to Wisconsin medical societies or me-
deal colleges when proper application
therefor Is made by the society or
college authorities; and authorizing
county boards to vote aid to agricul-
tural societies to purchase fair
grounds.
Mr. Lamherson introduced bill. by
leave of joint resolution, 70 authorize
aowns to aid in the construction of
telephone lines
/ Madison, March, 27.,-The senate
/ killed the resolution permitting the
question of woman suffrage to go to
a vote of the people the vote was
! IS to IA. Those against the PROPOSE
ton we're: Aye-Senators Altpeter,
Austin, Burke. Kennedy, Kruszka,
Martin, Mayer, Mcclellan Mills, Off
Ger, Phalan, Pierce, Solllday, Spensley,
Timme, Weeks, Withee and ,Youmans,
While those for 1t were Senators Bash
| ford Baxter, Brown, Conger, Davis,
Fisher, McGillivray, McMullen, Phil
lips, Putnam. Stebbins, Stout, Thayer
and Woodwork.
/ In the assembly the age-of-consent
bill was referred to the chairman of
the judiciary committee with instruc-
ton to raise the age from Is to 16
years. The vote was very strong In
/ favor Of the reference. Assembly bills
were passed Requiring county treas
urers to make an annual sworn state
ment to county boards authorizing
cities, villages and towns TO pay for
personal property destroyed to pre-
vent the spread of contagious dis
eases; and permitting cities to pay
mayors and alderman salaries by a
| three-fourths vote of councils. Mr..
| Dayidson's bill requiring registers Of
deeds to report to assessors all mort
| cages on file. so that they mag be
4 taxed was passed after sharp de-
bate Mr.. Treats bill forbidding the
sale of liquor within half mile of
| the soldiers home in Milwaukee
county created little furry, but was
| finally passed Other house bills
passed were the following To protect
citizens in their civil and legal rights
providing that persons of every race
and color within the state be en-
/ titled to the enjoyment of all rights
and privileges of public places of bust
ness; and providing that the total
amount of county taxes assessed, lev
! led and carried out against the tax
able property of any county in any
one year shall not exceed In the
whole three per cent. of the total
assessed valuation of said county for
the preceding year as fixed by the
state board of equalization; except
where larger percentage may be-
come necessary in order to meet in
debtedness incurred by said county
prior to March I. 1895.
When the special order came up, bill
| No. 59l A., requiring town road taxes
i to bc paid in money Mr.. Cox spoke
III favor Of the bill, saying that tile
good roads league and the farmers
Of the state generally want the bill
passed The section providing for the
appointment Of four road superintend-
ents to each township, Mr.. Cox said,
was the part OF the measure TO which
objection is raised. but unjustly. He
thought as long rs this advanced man
ner of raising funds for the improve
ments Of highways has the universal
approval cf men most affected, i
should become i law by the new
method the work il to be done by
contract as II now the practice pre-
yailing in New York, Ohio, aud other
states.
Mr. DeGroff, Of Buffalo, disagreed
with Mr.. Cox very strongly, lie op-
posed the bill because II provides Tint
town hnards eMall apnoint the road