Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-25

ny; that we protest. in the name o,
common humanity, against the d,
speakable cruelties, the SHOCK,
atrocities, now being committed j
Spanish armies in that unhappy isI,,
-cruelties and atrocities unknoyn !
civilized warfare and practiced On,
among savages; and that We earnas,
urge upon the gov eminent Of 4
| United States TO promptly and vim,
ously take such action as interna,io,,
law will permit and humanity ~
civilization demand TO bring a spsssJ
close to the Dutcheries and barbari,isJ
now going on under the name of w.
and secure, Il possible, to the Deonls :.
! that island, liberty and lasting pea.s
Resolved, that the chief clerk
the assembly be Instructed 10 send
copy OF this resolution to each os -.
representatives and United States sr
ators from Wisconsin in congress
The committee on state affairs >.
ported for indefinite postponemep ..
sembly bills No. 259 and 26O, repealin,
the laws permitting liquor to be .oI.
on Sunday and work of all kinds 70
done on that day.
Madison, Feb. 1S.-Among seys,.,
bills passed by the senate were n,
following: Prohibiting the sale \,
cigarettes and cigarette paper to boz,
under Is years of age; relative IN IN.
jury TO wires by removal of buildjnV,
limiting the liability of sureties and
relating TO appraisement of damages
done by animals. The bill repealinr
chapter l79, laws of 1850, which con.
fers police powers on agents of tbs
Wisconsin Humane society was killed
A message was received from the gov.
ernor announcing the appointment
of e. X. Petherick of Milwaukee m
succeed Lemuel Ellsworth on the state
board OF control and the re-appoin,.
ment of Charles Pittelkow of Mllwan.
kee and A. E. Thompson of Oshkosh.
on the state board of normal school
regents. AT the evening session Mr.
Baxter moved that the bank examiner
bill be taken up. Senator Putnam
presented an amendment striking out
the first section, giving the governor
the approval power in the appointment
of the examiner. This was adopted and
the bill then passed by a vote of 10 |
n 4 linda, y; ~
appointed by the state treasurer. The
stationary engineers bill was definite
ly postponed
In the assembly Mr.. Rosenkrans Of
fered the following resolution, which
lies over:
That the regents of the university
Of Wisconsin be and are hereby re-
Quired TO furnish the Legislature as early
as practicable. an itemized statement
showing the total product OF every
kind on the university farm, especially
the live stock, cheese, butter, milk,
cream, eggs, hay, grain, vegetables and
garden produce. together with the cost
OF production, disposition OF and
amount received therefor, during the
year ended Dec. 81, 1896; also show
ing the amount and cost of labor and
material used at machinery hall. the
and kind of articles manu-
featured, the disposition of and amour,
received therefor.
The Barnum resolution for G. \. a.
headquarters in the S. a house was re.
ferred to the commit ee on military
affairs, as was also the Cuban resoh
ton.
Mr.. Olson'S resolution demanding
report from the university regents o!
all expenditures OF the athletic council
fer the year 1896 brought Mr.. ". A.
Jones to his feet With an explanation
that the regents had nothing to ID
with that council They never gave i
a cent and had no control over it's ai.
fairs. All It's funds were raised he
said, among the students and rher
friends or from ticket sales.
Assembly bills were passed: Appro-
priating $4,000 to the feeble ndd
home; limiting the pay OF attorneys
appointed to defend minor criminals
TO SIS per day and $25 in all, except
where felony is charged, where the
total pay may reach $780, and reqair-
ing jurors to be summoned by the
clerk Of the court by registered letter,
the same az the United States govern
ment cow does. Senator Munson's bui
giving the weekly papers a chance to
publish insurance statements at so
zach (the dailies alone now having
hat privilege caused a little skirmish-
ng but finally went to the insurance
All bills to repeal the
sunday laws were killed, also the bills
repeating chapter 331, laws OF 1896. re.
ating to fee of 81 from applicants
or teachers certificates, and prosid
ng for the non-payment Of taxes on
S!de-tired wagons and allowing tax
'ehate OF $3.50 for each wagon so used