Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-03-11
Madison, March 10.

Inc assembly committee on state
affairs tuesday evening recommended
the Mylle anu-pool seIlng bill for pass
age. 1t reported substitute tor the
bill repeating the state board OF lmml-
grafton. The substitute does not
abolish the board, but reduces It's menu
uersnip SO that hereafter it will consist
OF only the governor and secretary OF
state who are authorized to employ
secretary at a salary not TO exceed ST.
500 year. The substitute also reduces
the appropriation for the board from
$4,000 TO $4,000.
The judiciary committee recommended
the libel bill for passage. As reported
it is slightly amended.
Other bills recommended for passage
are: AS, to confer upon the owners of
lands abutting upon inland lakes the
exclusive privilege OF gathering ice in
front of such lands; 449, to amend the
law relating to foreclosures of mort
cages by advertisement; 5S4, with
amendmenO relating to water powers;
513, amendatory OF the statute dividing
CUES into classes; 123, with amend
ment) providing for the suppression of
foul brood among bees; 4S a, with
anne ndmenU amendatory of the statute
providing for the organization of trust
companies; 467, to cede to the United
States certain land in Eau Claire to be
used as a site for public building; 4S2,
to change the boundaries of the towns
of Buena Vista, Ithaca and Orion in
Richland county; las, relating to teach
ers in common schools; 450, with
or supervising principal of city or vii
lage schools an eX-otficio member of
local free library boards; 1888, to provide
for commission to draw up plan to
protect and utilize the forest resources
of the state and making an appropria-
ton therefor.
These bills were recommended for
slaughter; 81, relating to fees of
sheriffs; AGA relating to the alterations
of school districts; 4S9, limiting the
length of sessions of county boards:
400, to prevent unjust representation on
county boards; sci, to authorize county
officials to procure surety companies as
sureties on their official bonds; 564 re.
lating to the method of plating lands;
5S5, to regulate the compensation OF
county officers; 54S, to prohibit anC
suppress pool selling and book making
1872, relating to the powers and regula-
tons of the Driving Park association; ;
1859, to vacate cemeteries in Waupun;
203, to provide for the inspection of
steam boilers and the appointment OF a
steam boiler inspector; 81, to fix the
number of assessors in cities of less
special assessments for paving; 90
amendatory of the law classifying cities;
"a, relating to the formation and powers
of street railways 534, relating to high
schools; 1922, directing the board OF
trustees of certain villages to turn over
one-half of the money received from
licenses to the use of public schools;
COS, making physical education regu-
lar branch of instruction in public
schools; %, to legalize election districts
in certain cases.
Concurrence was recommended in
these bills: Nos. 105, to cede certain
lands In Calumet county to the United
States; 143, to provide for an increase
of income of normal schools; 140, re.
lating to the employment of teachers
in towns having the township system o
school government; 1885, relating tt
school libraries; lis, appropriating {
certain sum of money to the Wisconsin
State Firemans association.
Joint resolution No. II a, expressing
sympathy for the Cuban patriots. wa!
recommended for adoption.
A joint resolution allowing Senator
Stout to introduce bill was concurTet
in.
On motion of Mr.. Agen bill No. Il:
5, authorizing cities to divide street ant
sewer assessments into installments
was recalled and slightly amended ant
and then reconcurred in.
A telegram from George MCkerrov
was read stating that the farmers in
stitute at Appleton had adopted reso
luton urging the passage Of the Wyli'
anti-pool selling bill.
ASSEMBLY, MORNING SESSION.
Rev. w. D. Simonds opened the SEES
sion of the lower house Tuesday witt
prayer. The role call disclosed at leas
dozen absentees. Many remonstrance;
were received against the fratrna
features of the proposed insurance cod
and petitions for laws making bicycle
baggage. forbidding the manufacture o
bogus beer for the creation OF boar
OF pardons, abolishing convict labor
permitting country stores to sell paten
medicines, requiring outside hunters K
take out licenses, for the recall of thu
Marquette statue.
In Honor OF Mr. Warden.
Mr.. Ballard offered resolution en-
logistic Of the late Allen Warden, on,
the signers OF the state constitution, an,
It was adopted by a rising vote.
Then Mr.. LANCE offered ii joint reso
luton providing Of the printing of so
pyfra comics of the ingtfranfn ri ldn TIL