Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-02-21

loans prima facie evidence Of intent
to defraud; by Senator Officer, to-
authorize the governor to appoint uni
form law commissioners; by Senator
Austin, providing for the appointment
OF civil service commissioners in cities
of the first and second classes whose
duties shall be 10 examine applicants
for positions In the city service; also,
to fix the compensation of the assist
ant state treasurer and the assistant
secretary Of state at $500 instead of
$1,000 as at present; by Senator Mills,
to define and regulate the operations
of public warehouses, providing for
the inspection, weighing, storing, re-
ceiving and shipping of grain; also
providing that in no case shall the
election be held in barroom or saloon
or in any building used wholly or in
part as a saloon; also, regulating
caucuses and making the selection of
delegates to conventions and of can
didates for local officers elective in
much the same way that the officers
themselves are chosen at the elections;
by Senator Stout to provide for the
appointment by the governor of two
persons to act with the president of
the university. the state superlnten-
dent and the cores bonding secretary
Of the State Historical society, to con-
stitute state lbwry commission to
give advice and counsel to all free
libraries in the sslte; 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 those
less than 5000 and more than 1000
S25, to those over 5000, $50.
In the assembly bills were intro
duced: By Mr.. Bonnin, exempting
wideguaged sleighs from taxation; by
Mr.. O'Neill, to create the county Of
Radisson out OF part Of Washburn
county; also, authorizing the appoint
ment of 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 boAA daries of Marathon. Clark,
and Wood counties, and erea ting the
county of Rivers; by Mr. Froelich,
devoting one-half of liquor licenses 10
school purposes; also, creating the
county of Garfield; by Mr.. Eaton,
giving to each school district a blue
book, year of 1895; also, repeating the
James Reynolds drainage laws of
1893; by Mr.. Hirschinger, 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 noncombustible 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 d.rms 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-
perry against forest fires, and for the
appointment of state forest warden
with $4,000 salary and expenses;
also, changing the government of
counties to the commission system o
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.. ]. ]. Smith. to keep
saloons 500 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 cities; by Mr. Gilmore,
compelling railways to keep cars In
line after derailment; by Mr., Thomas,
permitting the organization Of mutual
hal 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..
Han. requiring railways 70 have an
agent at every point where they do
an annual business OF $4,000 by Mr..
Finn. approprlating $4,000 TO establish