Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22
baggage was advanced to a third read
ing Al 10 "a.

Joint resolution for the erection at "a
to Wisconsin troops on the battle fields
Of Chattanc oga and Mission Ridge
was coacGIred in This money was
left over from the Chicamaugua enter
prise Senate bills We're concurred In,
facilitating the establishment of local
public libraries, extending the one
tenth mill tax for the completion and
equipment Of the State Historical
building for another 4 years, the
amount involved being about $50 900 a
year or s24O, 900 in all for the quadren-
NAL period Making June Z, 1898, a
legal holiday and appropriating not to
exceed $1,000 for its observance. The
date is the 50th anniversary Of Wis on
sins statehood Senator Days' bill,
No 50, empowering judges in counties
having warehouses; TO sentence certain
young offenders either to jail or work
house, was non-concurred in. Mr.. Stan
ley opposed the Mills bill permittin 2
certain counties To have assistant dis
trict attorneys and it was non-con-
CURED ia. Senator Youmans' bill Civ
ing to the owners Of lake property the
exclusive right over the water adjacent
thereto out to the edge OF the rush line
( for hunting purposes was killed. The
( Wheeler bill, 300a, providing for a geo
/ logical survey, and approprlating $15,-
GOO therefor for the next years, had
been amended in committee reducing
/ the amount TO $4,000. The amend
ment was adopted and the bill ad-
yanced to engrossment. Assembly
! bills were killed: Appropriating 81 600
TO attorney generals contingent fund
and for the placing of the Rusk and
Fairchild statutes in the national capt
tai The Pratt bill 539a authorizing
the state superintendent to gather his
tOrical data and 10 award him $3.50
/ for that service for the next two years
was cOmbatted by Mr.. Mnch, who hello
( that Il was only scheme to increase
voters had spoken against last fall
/ He favored an increase in the salary
/ but did no. by such a method. Messrs.
/ w, A. Jones and Agen admitted the
/ correctness Of Mr. Minch's diagnosis.
but they urged the passage of the bill
just the same and it was sent to a
third reading The Taylor bill calcu
lated to license into inuocucous desue-
tude department stores was ordered en-
crossed
Madison, April 12.-The governor
sent back to the senate bill No 68s,
to exempt from taxation lands poss-
essed and used by cities and villages
as public parks or grounds The gov
. errors reasons for Withholding his APP
proyal from the measure are that he
believes it "contemplates the impair
ment Of contract obligations, in con-
trayenuon Of the provisions for the
federal and state constitutions. Sena-
tor McGiuiyray introduced another
antitrust bill His first one was vetoed
by the governor The governor re
turned without his approval assembly
bin No. 800, providing for the sub
classification o. cities, on the ground
that it coptomplates special legisla-
ion The veto was sustained. The
las, Of the Marquette statue squabble
has doubtless been heard in the assem-
bly,. The hopes OF the Marquette oppo-
nents received q final and decided set
back Mr. Goodell moved that the vote
by which No 647a, the substitute for
the Fairchild and Rusk statute bills,
was indefinitely postponed, be recon
sidered 4 debate ensued, but finally
the motion was lost and the Marquette
statue stays Senate bills concurred in
We're, Relating to the transportation
and burial of bodies dead of contagious
diseases; and to repeal the law estab-
fishing fish ways in dams.
Madison, April BIO. @6Ss, Senator
Stouts bill, designating June H.
1898. as public holiday, for the cele-
hratiou of the states semi-centenniaL
ana authorizing she governor to provide
for the official observance thereof pre-
vi1usly adopted, was amended in the
assembly limiting the expense 10 81
saa, and the amendment was coucurred
in by the senate, Senator Davis cor
rupt practices 'bilL passed las, week
came MP for reconsideration In the
.ana.n aa3 Cccasioned some debate
4 motion 10 reconsider was lusl by the
deciding vote of the chair. Bill
passed or concurred i'm. Nos. 1915
JMllsl. providing for The Inspection o
steam boilers, 2o7s J}luUsou) re'atin