Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-03-18

! bill No. 1870 relating to the election or
appointment of women upon boards of
education in cities of the second and
! third classes. existing under special
charters.
| Madison, March 10.-~In the upper
house Senator Roehr's bill, making ply
steal education a part of the regular
| school curriculum in all normal, high
and city schools entirely or partly main
tanned by the state was passed as was
also the bill amending the statutes re-
Iating to damages from defective roads,
/ requiring notice of claims to be made
within five instead Of ninety days. The
| Dane county drainage bills, No. 244 and
245 S, which had been reported for in
/ definite pOstponement, were on motion
| of Senator Welton, laid over for one
week. A senate bill was killed, appro-
priating 81 900 to James Purcell, Of
/ Madison, for injuries received by fall
in the capitol park.
In the assembly the bill looking to
! the creation of a pardon board was
/ killed 62 to 43, thus that question being
settled for this session. Bills were in
! PRODUCED by Mr.. d. f. Jones, amending
the law relating to executions; also for
/ the better protection of the public
health. Mr.. fall spoke in favor of his
resolution for only dayto-day adjourn
ments till April 3, rules of course pro-
viding for adjournment over each Sun
day The resolution was rejected SO to
AZ. Mr.. Barnum's heroic resolution in
favor of Cuban liberty was unanimously
adopted by a rising vote. Among the
house bills passed were those giving the
county court of La Crosse county Grim
inal jurisdiction; relating to the Ripon
municipal court; requiring assessors to
make return of all property exempt
from taxation; amending section 2S40
revised statutes, relating to the deter
minaton of issues of law; changing the
terms Of court in the 18th judicial cir
cult; relating to historical museums,
and levying Of taxes in relation to same,
in certain cases; authorizing the Wis
consin Baptist State convention to
change its name; relating to the gather
ing OF statistics of farm products. The
special order, No. 26, (Fogo's bilD, was
taken up at IL o'clock and its author
made a vigorous speech, for its passage,
as did also Mr.. Tucker, Mr.. Peterson
and Mr.. Barnum. while Mr.. D. f. Jones
created a genuine sensation by a most
eloquent address in opposition. Not
In dozen years has so brilliant a
speech been made in the legislature.
Messrs. w. A. Jones, True. Stanley and
Billiard
The motion to engross and read the
bill third time failed to prevail, 81
to 81 the measure thus being killed
Those voting for the bill were Messrs
Ackermann. Agen, Barnum, Buttles,
Cashin, Church, Dresser, Ed
wards, Togo, Frink, Gavin, Hogan,
Hurd, Iange, Maertz, Marsh, Merriman,
Olson, Pierce, Plummer, Policy, Pratt,
Reinnoldt, Rosenkrans. Schelenberg
j. ]. Smith, Treat, Tucker, UT, White,
and Wolfinger. When the bill
for the prevention of foul
brood among bees came up to be
ordered to a third reading 1t was fav-
ored by Messrs. w. A. Jones, Bull
lard, Davidson, True and LANCE The
opposition was overwhelmingly de.
feated Among the bills killed were
the following; Providing for steam
boiler inspection; creating superior
court for Winnebago county; relating
to division of license moneys; relating
to fees of sheriffs, and to police powers
OF agents of Wisconsin Humane So
ciety; relating to divorce.
Madison, March lin the upper
house senate bill was passed to con-
solidate the general election code and
secure greater secrecy and purity of the
ballot Assembly bills were concurred