Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-18

| the rules governing the legislature.
| Senator I. r. Mills is the upper house
member:
MISUNDERSTANDING SESSION.
Owing to the illness of Speaker Bur
rows. Mr.. Williams called the assem-
bly, to order last evening and con-
tinued in the chair during the SEES
sion. Chief Clerk NOVEL; and seve-
raj members appeared in dress suits
relieved with white carnations in
readiness to attend the reception n
the governors mansion.
| The state affairs committee recon-
mended for indefinite poStponement
joint resolution No. Il senate pro.
vidng for an amendment of sub-di-
vision 8, of section 81, of article 4 of
the constitution of the state. 1t con-
templates return to the old special
charter system.
| No. $50 senate relating to specia
assessments in cities was made the
special order for 11:15 this morning.
The bill relating to the appointment
of n state bee inspector was laid
on the table
Assembly bill No G42, permitting
counties with over 100000 population
to issue bonds to raise funds with
which to buy toll roads situated
within such counties was passed.
Assembly bills Nos. 90 and 497.
I 1n
respectively We're indefinitely post
poned.
The house refused to concur in the
senate amendment of Mr.. Burdick' $
bill relating to rape and setting the
age of consent ut II.
The rules were suspended and sen,
ate bill No. 3G2 was concurred in. 1t
allows certain cities to provide Il fund
for pensions for members of fire and
police departments. Senate bill No.
262 permitting the Milwaukee Gas
Light company to extend it's mains
was also passed under supervision OF
the rules.
Mr.. Notbohm's bill relating to Sc
cret societies bearing arms was in
definitely postponed by Il vote of 46
to 81. The bill provided that all Sc
cret and other societies who have in
their possession use or under their
contlo., any arms or any implements
of warfare, munitions of war or pXplo-
Sives, shall. within six months after
the passage of the act and annually
thereafter make and file with the reg
lister of deeds within the county in
which they are organized or hold
their meetings. Il copy of their con-
Stitution. bylaws and declarations Of
ton. Il roster of all officers and mem
bers and their places of residence
the number ana character of the arms
or implements of warfare. munition
of war or explosives. the place Of
storage or deposit of the same and
also file II duplicat" of the same and
the adiutapt general of the state
within the same time.
The committee on privileges and
elections recommended for indefinite
postponement the following assembly
bills.
To amend section go, revised stat
uteS of 1873, as amended by chapter
251, general laws of 1882 and chapter
81, general laws of 1887. relating to the
law in voting to change county seats.
Fixing $3.50 as the amount the state
may pay each party conteSting a seat
in the legislature.
Applying the registration law to Iron
county.
Regulating primary conventions and
elections.
The following senate bills We're non
concurred in:
Rela ting to foreign corporations.
Relating to the issuance Of corpor
ate bonds.
Relating to Il loan of trust funds to
the Tomah guards.
Relating To- the tax commissioner of
Milwaukee,