Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-03-25

ASSc bllLS were ISNNiHluSAluSu AN'
concurrence: Nos, l06, authorizing
cities operating under special charters
of 5000 or more Inhabitants, to issue
bonds for corporate purposes; s0S, 10
amend the law to incorporate the
Prairie du Chen Bridge company; $685.
relating II corporations; l2l, relating to
damages for defective reads: S54, au-
thorizing cities of the first and Sec
ond classes to discontinue publications
of their proceedings in certain cases:
zoo, relating To terms of court in the
second judicial district; IS, relating to
duties of circuit judges; SSl, author
izing street railway companies to Sc
cure land by right of eminent domain;
265, relating to acknowledgement OF
written instruments.
| The following assembly bills were
recommended for indefinite postpone
meut: Nos, 545. relating to the sale
OF university farm products; los, auth
ori2ipg cities Of 1900 population to is
sue bonds for corporate purposes; $50,
! relating to the improvement of public
! buulevards; 5SS to provide for COM
mission to draw up a plan for utilizing
! the forest resources of Wisconsin; 4S2,
relating to the university school OF
! science; 1879, relating to terms OF con-
tinement in warehouses;; SOL. for the
protection OF vineyards; 552 relating to
compensation Of attorneys defending In
digent persons: 201. relating to negoti-
able Instruments; 62l, to provide for
disposition of unclaimed property,
Bills ReRefe"red,
| No sol a. to continue the appropria
/ ton to the university, was sent to the
committee on claims
No. S25 $ (Youmans), To protect far
mers aud others in the enjoyment of
certain riparian rights, which was re-
ported for passage with amendment,
was, on motion of Mr. Tucker. referred
to the committee on fish and game. He
] thought the bill very important and
said that of the judiciary committee
which had 1t in hand. ( had voted for
concurrence, 3 against it, were absent
and did not vote, He thought more
attention should be given it.
Assembly Bills Killed
j No, ISIS (Staples). to legali2c acts of
town of Jim River.
No, PA tFroelich(. relating To dividing
cities into classes, anad providing for
i their incorporation and government.
No, 22S (White). relating t. women
upon school boards in certain eases.
No, 237 CLARK, Rc,ating to perma-
nent landmarks.
No, 265 0lindes). relating to elections.
No, 453 (Tucker), relating to county
boards of examiners.
= No, 531 (Agen), relating to lands sold
for taxes.
, No. $40 (Stonel, relating to levy of tax
for certain current expenses
Adjournment was taken to 10 o'clock.
this morning.
+ SENATE. TUESDAY MORNING.
There were three vacant seats in the
senate at the Tuesday morning session,
the absentees being Senators Stout.
Thayer and Withee. Lieut.. Gov
Baensch presided and Rev. II. d.
Ramp offered prayer.
The special committee appointed to
ascertain why the capitol had not beer
lighted by electricity, in accord
ance with an act passed in 1895. report
ed that they found the cause TO be thal
the appropriation, $4,000, was about
$1,000 less than the cost, owing to the
tact that additional boiler capaci,N
was necessary, which had not been fig
urod. With its report the commit
tee submitted figures showing thai
under the present contract the cost Of
Lighting the capitol grounds ior 1891
and 1883 Will be about S. 300, about
$4,000 less than during 1893 and 1894.
The committee consisted of Senators
Pierce and Roehr and Assemblymen
Marsh, Rosenkrana and Mcdonald.
Senator Baxter presented resolu-
ton providing for a room in the state
capitol for the g. \. X. Lies over.
Senate Bills Passed.
No. 80 (koehr), appropriating a CON
tngcnt fund OF $4,000 for the proven
ton by the board OF health of contagious
disease
i No. 80 Congerl, providing that when
con stitutiOnal amendment Is submit
ted to vote OF lie people the ballot
shall contain brief statement of the
nature of ,he amendment.
Ne, 81 Crimmc), relating to fish and
game,
I No. IS (Mills), regulating The nom
nation of candidates
! No. ITO (Whitman), providing sal
AIRY for school district librarian.
No. l75 (Welton), tC acquire land for
state rifle range, appropriation not
to exceed $1,000.
No. 203 (Austin), for the employment
OF stenogruphers by justices OF the
supreme court, making tie compcnsa-
ton 500 per month, and placing all
power of appointment and removal
with The justices, each of whom shall
have a stenognpher, as at present.
| No. 205 (Thayer), relating To the