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

from Nj. ii. ATWOOD OF Dane county,
who OBJECTED 20 the competition o. lne
university III the SAFE OIL butter aad
cream in Madison
Several resolutions permitting seaa-
tors 10 introduce Dlll, were eoncurrea
in.
Mr.. W ippernlan filed the speaker $
chair during part OF The session ahd
performed the duty with conspicuous
clearnesS and decision.
Assembly Bills Passed.
No. " lutU, rem owing sweet clover
from the list OF noAluus weeds.
No. ISL (Connors), making the tran
scrlbed records OF non county prlma
luded to therein.
No. $50 (Lange), providing that own
ers OF road engines Weighing less tnaa
Z tons shall not be liable for damages
which they may cause TO bridges. Inc
present speclhed weight is 5 tons.
No. 45o (Tnomas), increasing the pen
atty tor selling or having in possession
unmerchantable milk tlem $40 TO $40.
No. 494 Davilson), authorizing the
Klckapoo Valley Gun club to construct
and maintain private bridge across
the Kickapoo river in Crawford county
on the northwest quarter OF the north
west quarter of section Z, i'll township
I north, OF range 4 west.
No. 625 (Wheeler), giving the state
board of health power to order compul-
sorry vaccination in schools (the SUI
preme court having recently ruled that
it had no such authority.
Mr.. Lattas memorial 10 congress ask
ing that the pay of railway mail clerks
be increased WAS passed.
Senate Bills Concurred in.
No. 65 (Austln), authorizing the EN-
ployment of 81 clerk and stenosrapner
for the committee on statutory revision
and SO 80 cuerk for the, senate COM
cittee on bills on their third reading.
Crweive democrats voted against it,
No. las (McGillivray), torbilding the
granting of bonuses III securing the To-
cation OF state institutions.
No. 165 (McGilliyray), authorizing
the commissioner Of public lands &c
lean $4,000 to JOINT school district NO.
| OF the city of Black River Falls anu
the town of Albion, jackson county
Senator Stouts Jcint resolution EN-
powering the governor 10 designate May
20, 1898 (the semi-centennial OF the
states adnlission). as a legal hollda!
was conculred in.
Assembly Bills Killed.
No. 3S4 (Wylle) amending Columbus
charter; No. 10 Legried), to repeaI
chapter 235, laws OF 1895, establishing
a beard OF immigration: No. Zs2 (Cla-
SOM, to regulate the publication OIL the
proceedings of the city council in cities
with population not exceeding 5000
No. 4S6 (I orkey), to repeal chapter w
of the laws of 1895, relating to the eX-
emption from taxation for term OF
years of real estate owned by the NIL
waukee Medical college; No. 32s
(White), to repeal sections 1,1S7 to l.
210 inclusive, relating to proceedings
to bar original owners where tax deedS
have been issued; No. 4SS (Borchsen'
ius), relating to liens on grain and
grass seed; No. 1872, providing tor the
taxation of dogs No. $50 (Reinnoldt)
declaring unlawful and void all ar
rangements, contracts, agreements
trusts or combinations made with .
view to lessen, or which tend to lessen
free competition in the importation OF
sale of articles imported into this state
or in the manufacture end sale OF ar
ticles of domestic growth or OF domestic
raw materials; No 324 (Wheeler), APP
propriating $4,000 to Cryus Sehenk OF
Rock county who was injured IN the
capitol collapse of 1883; No. 32S (Wh,e)
two, relating to costs in special pro
ceedings; No. 354 pratt, pertaining &c
liens on grain and grass seed; NO. 3ol
Krauss) providing that the proceed
ings of councils, county boards and VII
lage trustees shall be published only
on petition of 20 per cent. OF tn ector
interested; No. 525 UtD, vacating
certain ROAD Ill bItilt Clultyt -'S' -
(Overbeck), two, relating to the assess
ment of steamboat property (dupli-
cates).
Office for Sur\ eyors.
Mr.. Taylor's bill which seeks &c
have counties provide suitable quarters
for county surveyors was opposed by
Mr. Merrill, who al gued that needless
expense was contemplated on behalf o.
officials who did not give one-ten;h OF
their time to public duties and whose
records and instrun ents were largely
their own property. Mr.. Ray took the
same view. but Mr.. Taylor contended
that the measure was meritorious and
that 1t was unjust that surveyors should
be obliged to privately house records
which they were obliged to transmit TO
their successors. Mr. Merrill's motion
that the bill be rereferred to the com
mittee on state affairs prevailed. AZ to
%.
Town Bridges.
Mr.. Thomas bill relating to county
aid in bridge building provoked con-
siderable debate. The bill provides