Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-03-11
Wisconsin Legislature.

Madison, March I'm the senate
Senator McGillvray offered joint res
olution of grief over the death of Gen.
Lucius Fairchild. 1t was adopted by
rising vote. A joint resolu-
ton was adopted, authorizing
Senator Stout TO introduce a
bill requesting the governor to desig-
nate June T. 1898, as public holiday
for the celebration of the semi-centen-
NAL of the taking of oaths of office by
the first state officers of Wisconsin;
appropriating $500 annually in 1897
and 1898 to the Wisconsin Firemen's
association; providing that the school
district clerk instead Of the town clerk
shall purchase books for school Ii
braries; providing for the collection
of dairy statistics; appropriating to the
Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls
SIS, 900.
In the lower house the following bills
were passed: removing sweet clover
from the list of noxious weeds; provld
ing that owners OF road engines weigh
ing less than 7 tons shall not be liable
for damages which they may cause to
bridges; increasing the penalty for SELL
ing or having in possession unmerchant-
able milk from $40 to $25; giving the
state board of health power to order
compulsory vaccination in schools (the
supreme court having recently ruled
that 1t had no such authority.) Mr..
I.atta's memorial to congress asking
that the pay of railway mail clerks
be increased "as passed. The following
senate bill was concurred In, forbidding
the granting of bonuses In securing the
location of state institutions. Senator
Stouts joint resolution empowering the
governor to designate May 20, 1898
(the semi centennial of the states ad-
misslon) as legal holiday, was con-
Cured in. Assembly bills were killed,
to repeal the law, establishing board
Of immigration; declaring unlawful and
void all arrangements, contracts, agree
ments trusts or combinations; APP
propriating $4,000 to Cyrus Schenk of
Rock county who was in capitol col
lapse of 1883,
Madison, March 3.-Senator Stout
introduced bill making June Z, 1898.
u legal holiday and authorizing the gov
erncr t. secure an official observance
thereof
In the lower house Senator Putnam's
joi:At resolution for a constitutional
amendment permitting the legislature
to establish board of pardons was lost,
A for to 45 against--a majority vote
co. 81 OF all members being necessary
to carry in such a case. The bill for
bidding the propelling OF road engines
within the corporate limits Of cities and
villages was killed.
Madison, March 4.--ln the senate
bill was passed fixing the salary Of the
county judge OF Dane county at s. 500.
An assembly bill was concurred in.
repeating Kelley cure law. Recess was
taken until II o'clock when ceremonies
were held in honor OF McKinley's in
alguration. The assembly was present.
Lieutenant Gov. Baensh made a speech,
SI HSS WpIc SuHS anu HiSS NdNGtl,
alter the assembly memorial to congress
for the increase OF the salary Of letter
carriers was concurred in.
In the assembly Mr.. Fogo's bill
dropping the president from the board
Of university regents caused a debate
but no definite action was taken, Many
local or unimportant bills We're passed.
fuckers measure, forbidding state aid
to schools wherein nuns teach or Sec
tartan instruction is given was also
passed as was also the bill repeating the
law taxing vessels property on ton
mage basis.
Madison, March 5.--The senate passed
bill permitting common councils to
take outside property into the city limits
by ordinance