Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-03-04

great disadvantage in regard to L.
| gal matters. The re-reference wns
then made. The senate bill, permitting
the insurance commissioner to publish
insurance statements in weekly papers
instead OF in dailies alone was concurred
in. lot Of local bills were either
passed or killed.
| Madison, Feb. 25.-In the senate
house bills were concurred in as fol-
lows; Appropriating $4,000 to equip
the home for the feeble-minded, and
$1,000 to meet immediate current ex-
penses, and relating to religious socie-
ties Bills were killed as fol-
lows: Providing for the retire
ment of justices of the supreme
court and judges of all courts of rec
ord, at the age of 10, was indefinitely
postponed. and providing for the better
education OF stationary engineers.
The university statistics called for by
Senator Withees joint resolution were
presented to the assembly. House bill
No. rs was re-referred to the committee
on education. 1t omits the president of
the university from the board Of regents.
Mr. w. A. Jones, who had the day
before argued and voted for the $4,000
appropriation to the State Agricultural
society, created some surprise by max
ing motion for a reconsideration of
the bill engrossed and for its reference
to the committee on state affairs. A
desutory vote in opposition was heard,
was to save the bill, whose opponents
had, he feared, mastered enough
strength to effect that end An en-
deavor will now be made to secure
compromise by which legitimate bills of
the agricultural "nciety may be paid
direct by the secretary of state rather
than by the officers of the society them
selves. Assembly bills were passed:
Requiring county judges to give free
advice and furnish blanks for the pro-
bate Of estates of 5000 or less, where
there Is no contest; giving police power
to superintendent of warehouses;;
permitting county boards to reduce
county treasurers' bonds when county
repositories have been established;
making the punishment for taking i'm
proper liberties with female child I'M
der IA years Of age Imprisonment of
from mos. to 2 years or fine not ex-
ceeding 5000; and providing that no
alien may hold an elective or appointive
office in Wisconsin. Assembly bills
were killed: Prohibiting the leaving
open of wells and cisterns, and to detach
the county of Polk from the eleventh
judicial circuit and attach it to the
eighth circuit.
Madison, Feb. 26.-In the senate Sen
Iator Putnam from the committee on
state affairs introduced bill evying a
state tax of $40 of mill for the years
1897 and 1898 to meet the present de-
iciency. Joint resolution No Is
making sheriffs eligible for reelection,
was recommended for adoption, but il
was defeated, Is to 12.
In the assembly the commit
tee on assessment and col
lection of taxes reported in favor of the
passage of the bill repeating the law of
1895 which taxes vessels on tonnage
rather than on actual value. Mr.
Yorkey asked re-reference of the
bill, but after a spirited debate it failed
40 to %. Assembly bills We're passed
repeating the Kelley cure law
of 1895; providing that county board
committees may visit warehouses once
in GO days, the present law requiring
visits twice a month; empowering the
dairy commissioner or his agents to
visit and inspect all places where milk
| is stored for city trade. Aus
tins senate joint resolution pro-
posing a constitutional amendment per-
hitting Milwaukee to have more circuit
| judges was concurred in as was also
Putnam's empowering the legislature to
create board of pardons. The former
was agreed to by the last legislature.