Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-21

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dent and the corresponding secretary
of the State Historical society, to con-
stitute a state Library commission to
give advice and counsel to all free
libraries in the state; by Senator
WeScott, to- authorize school district
boards to exclude children under six
from public schools; also, to provide
for the display of United States flags
on school houses and grounds; by
Senator Altpeter to fix fees of express
companies in the state, providing that
they pay to each town of less than
200 inhabitants So, to those less than
1000 and more than 200, $40, to these
less than 5000 and more than 1000,
$50, to those over 5000, $50.
In the assembly bills We're intro
duced: By Mr.. Bonnin, eXempting
wideguaged sleighs from taxation; by
Mr.. O'Ne!ll. 10 create the county of
RadiSson ont Of Il part of Washburn
county; also, authorizing the appoint
ment of Il state tax commission and
making an appropriation of $4,000
therefore: by Mr.. Yawkey. changing
the boundaries of Price, Sawyer and
Chippewa counties and creating the
county of Upham; by Mr.. Hurd, chang
ing the boundaries of Mara thon. Clark,
and Wood counties, and creating the
county of Rivers: by Mr.. Froelich.
devotiag one-half Of liquor licenses to-
school purposes; also, creating the
county of Garfield; by Mr.. Eaton,
giving to each school district n blue
book. year of 1850; also, repeating the
James Reynolds drainage laws of
1893; by Mr. Hrschinger, appropriate
ing $4,000 TO the Leech creek and
lower Baraboo drainage district in
Sank and Columbia counties: also,
to prevent forest fires by requiring the
use of non-combustible gun wadding
in the dry season: also, providing for
the withdrawal Of all public lands from
the market till their value can be as
certained; by Mr., Wipperman, author
izing the governor to appoint a com
mission of three to regulate the flow
Of water over dams in the Wisconsin
river and its tributaries; also, appro-
priating $4,000 to purchase vines for
cranberry sufferers-thoSe who were
burned out; also, appropriating $4,000
to promote university extension schools
in every county; by Mr.. Stanley, for
the better protection of life and pro-
perty against forest fires, and for the
appointment of state forest warden
with a $4,000 salary and expenses:
also, changing the government of
counties to the commission system Is
commissioners; by Mr.. Conway. chang
ing the time of holding the February
term of the circuit court in Jefferson
county; by Mr.. Notbohn, forbidding
secret and other societies to hold arms
in secret; also, providing for the taxa
ton of religious corporations on all
their property exceeding $4,000 in
value; by Mr.. J. j. Smith. to keep
saloons 800 feet away from school
buildings; by Mr.. Stillman, prohibiting
the sale Of tobacco to minors: by Mr.
De Croft, to enable county agricultural
societies to purchase fair grounds, the
state to furnish one-half the purchase
price; by Mr.. Rosenkranz. requiring
guard gates at all railway and street
crossings in cites; by Mr.. Gilmore,
compelling railways TO keep cars in
line after derailment; nv Mr.. Thomas,
permitting the organization of mutual
hail and tornado insurance companies;
by Mr. Spaulding, appropriating to.
each mounted officer of the national
guard $50 and to each unmounted Off
Ger $50 for the purchase of uniforms
and equipments; by Mr.. Latta, author
iZing the construction of Historical
society building In the capitol park or
on land contiguous thereto; by Mr..
Hall. requiring railways to have an
agent at every point where they do
an annual business of $4,000 by Mr.
Finn. appropriating 50 500 to establish
an agricultural experiment station in
northern Wisconsin,: by Mr.. Lee, by
request. amending the law relating tol
the preservation of fish; also, by re-
quest. fixing the amount to be paid
for liquor licenses by popular vote;
also. relating to the netting of wild
ducks; also, relating to INDECENT per
sons: also, repeating law Of 1880
relating to county judges.
Mr. Dodge presented Mr.. McFet-
ridges appeal to be relieved from the
payment Of the $4,000 vet due the
tlNsury suits. Mr.. O'Neill presented
a joint resolution proposing an amend
mcnt to the constitution permitting
women to have the full electoral
franchise
Madison. Feb. 13-In the senate a !
memorial and resolution reported for
concurrence from the assembly to be
sent the legislative of Illinois against
the damming of Fox river near Nc
Henry, H., We're cOncurrcl in Bills
were passed Relating to the dis
charge of insolvcnt debtors: relating to
corporations allowing the filing of a
certificate to be sufficient in amending
articles of Incorporation; relating TO
treSpasS on public lands: providing for
dover In the absence Of teStamentary
provision: requiring witnesses to nun