Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-25
and expenditures OF the university
farm.
Senator Welton, by previous permits
sion. introduced a bill making May 20,
1898, a legal holiday.
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1898, legal holiday.
ASSEMBLY.
There were still a large number o.
absentees In the lower house Tuesday
morning. Scores Of petitions for the
Fairchild statue, against the with
drawal OF the Marquette statue, for
bicycle baggage law, ETC., were onerea
Senator Roehr's memorial to con
gress In favor OF the Torrey bankruptcy
bill was concurred in.
Mr.. Olson's joint resolution request
ing information as to the amount o
expenses Of the athletic council OF the
university for 1896 was adopted by
scattering vote.
Mr.. Rosenlsrans' joint resolution re-
curing a report showing the total pro
duct OF the university farm and ma
chine shop, cost OF production an
amount OF revenue derived from III
sale, was amended by Mr.. Rosenkran'
so as to require the report to be made
to the legislative committee instead q
to the legislature. Then 1t wal
adopted.
Assembly Bills Passed.
No. 1 (Anson), amending the charter
OF the Milwaukee orphans asylum.
No. As (True), relating TO improve
ment on highways and permitting .h'
tokng Of stones, gravel, sand, clay OF
loam from uEimproyed lands adjacent
thereto for such work.
No. SO (Relnnoldt) relating to audit.
ing OF bills In cities OF over 100000 pop
li,ation.
No. 254 (Taylor), organizing the
town OF Crivitz in Marinette county.
No. ~ (Woller), relating to the
destruction of the records OF the police
court OF Milwaukee.
No. 1872 CThomas), relating to settle
ment with town treasurers.
No. 2G1 (Wolter), pertaining to loans
to school districts.
On motion Of Mr.. w. A. Jones the
Wylie bill to appropriate $4,000 to the
State Agricultural society was made a
special order for | n. m. today.
Assembly Bills Killed.
No. 81 Petersom, putting rag-wead
IN the list Of noXious weeds.
No. 1911 Q'ogo), providing that JUS
tices of the peace may dismiss com
.nts II security for costs Is not
gwen.
No. 2O4 QegrieD, pertaining to APP
! Gals In damage suits.
No. 234 tClason), seeking to more CT
fectually keep men from selling liquor
both at wholesale and retail under one
license.
Private Tax Bill.
The Iloyt bill repeating the law OF
1S3 vi iGh exompts the WauWatosa
and Lake Geneva private insane asy-
llms from taxation, was ordered to d
th,n reading, although Mr.. Wheeler
asked that II be referred to the com
mlttec on judiciary. Mr.. Treat op'
posed the y, op, fltion, as did also Mr.
Hoyt and Mr., Hall. Mr.. Hoyt sale
that the WpUwatosa institution ownee
u large amount of valuable property
and his people wanted 1t taxed. Mr.
Hall said the cid law was bad, that II
ought never 10 have been passed. Ht
understood The Wauwatosa institu
''on held property worth 100000 an'
hat recently sutd $500 worth, ant
that tho Lake Geneva sanitarlum wa!
vplued ut 100000. lie could see M
reason why these private concern:
should he favored by being left Ire'
| fr0iG taxation
Senator M nson's bin permitting
insurance statements to be published
| In weekly papers went to ihlrt
reading without opposition.
On lclion OF MIR. Ray a recess I'll
9lp. N IVES taken.
ASSEMBLY, EVENING SESSION.
AT the evening session of the assem-
bly, the only busiEess transacted wa
the reception of committee reports
The bills favorably reported were No
i5i u, prohibiting the wearing of a sec
tartan garb in The publie schools; No
253 n. relating to recovery where TAI
title Is detective; No. 300 n, relating tt
county courts; No. 269 n, relating tt
fees for jurors in the municipal cou"
OF Oshkosh; No. 304 a, to legallze tn,
records OF the register Of deeds o
Grant county pertaining to marriages
births and deaths. and making Tho
same prlma facia evidence; No. 1853 Il
to authorize Ira A. Fuller to maintail
ferry across Lake Pepin; No. AZ a
to establish n ferry across the Misss
slppi from n point III Buffalo county tt
Wabasha. Mimi. No, $40 a. relatina
to arbor day: No, Ais a. to prohibit Ger
tain persons from acting as assessors
No, 575 n, amending the law relatins
to boards OF review.
These bills We're recommended 70,
indefinite postponemeht No. 14S n
granting ferry privileges to p. N
futile; No. l04 n, granting to Olive,
G, Howard the right to keep ferry
across Lake Pepin from Stockholm e
Lake City, Mimi; No. 40 n, relating
to legal holidays; No. 4S6 a, to delta 4
certain territory from Hixon In Clarl
county and create the town OF Dew
hurst: No, 293 a. appropriating a Ger
tain sum Of money to j NJ. Thomp
son and Lowell 4 Co, of Waupun; No
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