Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-03-25

permitting cities operating under the
general charter law to macadamize
streets by contract or otherwise and
barge the expense to abuttlng property
wners.
Madison, March l7.--When joint rcso-
luton No. 4G CThayer), providing for
u commission to investigate convict
labor and convict made goods, came up,
Senator bennett moved that it be re-
ferred to the committee on penal and
charitable institutions. Senator Thayer
objected, claiming that the resolution
was simple enough to be voted on at
,nce but 1t was referred Senate bills
passed: Relating TO punishment for
sodomy, regulating the sale OF vaccine
virus relating to the organization of
auxiliary historical societies; relating
to the control OF contagious diseases:
relating TO the burial OF bodies: and
permitting common councils In certain
cases to discontinue publishing their
proceedings The senate bills to encour-
age the building of good roads was
killed. AT II o'clock senate bill No. 5
(McGillivray), relating to the marking
OF convict made goods, came up as a
special order and Senator McGillivray
made speech in its support The bill
was ordered to engrOssment. A Joint
resolution was presented by Senator
Austin that on April II the legislature
take a recess until July 20 and that the
only business then to be considered
shall be the report of the committee on
the revision of the statutes; also that
the pay Of all legislative employees shall
end with April IA and at the adjourned
session only such employees rs are ac-
tually necessary shall be retained Lies
over.
In the assembly Mr.. l1oyt offered a
resolution providing for the appoint
ment OF a committee of 3 to ascertain
why all toll road charters should not
be forfeited because, contrary to law,
no such road had reported to the secre-
tary of state or paid license since 1888.
Lies over. Senator Austn's joint res
olutlon fCrbidding the transaction of
miscellaneous business at the adjourn
Nd session of the present Legislature
except by two-thirds vote of the
members-elect was concurred in. As
sembly bills passed: empowering coun-
ty boards to place registers of deeds on
salaries; appropriating $500 Il year for
the suppression of foul brood among
bees and providing for state inspec-
tor who shall get 81 per day while ac-
tually at work; recalling lists of de-
sertors; providing for public places on
highways and relating to obscene lit
crature and pictures. The Wylie anti
pooling bin was opposed by Messrs.
Peterson and Barnum and advocated by
Messrs Ray, w. A. Jones and Mss
It was passed 66 to %, The Clason
medical bill was taken up In committee
of whole, the proposed substitute being
1t was adopted after a long debate
There was a spirited contest when Mr.
fuckers bill came up tor disposal. 1t
provided that teachers certificate
should not be issued to al yone under
Is years Of age. Mr.. Tucker offered an
amendment reducing tho age limit to
II and Mr.. Lewis one reducil s it to-
l6. The bill was first laid on the table
Then 1t was again taken up on Mr.
fuckers motion and after q short de-
bate It was indefinitely postponed
These assembly bills We're killed:
encouraging the beet sugar industry;
relating to boundary of Forest and
Oneida counties; providing for inspec-
ton of henzine and gasoline; to per-
manently locate the seat Of govern
ment of the state of Milwaukee.
Madison, March 49,. The senate
,N,SS.,1 tho fntlnwiny hills among many,