Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-26

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motion prevailed and the bill was or
dered read third time then, on Mr..
Anson's motion, it was at once con-
Cured in. The senate bill for the
publication and distribution of the
new revised statutes was concurred in
unanimously, as was also the senate
bill emitting manuscript enrolment
OF the new statutes. The state obli-
gates itself to take 10000 sets of the
revised statutes at Sc per set and dis
tribute them as session laws are dis
tributed. Wisconsin people can get
sets for Sc each.
At O'Clock the assembly neld a
short session at which it killed the du-
plicate bill of the revision OF the
Htatntes. Nothing else of importance
was done and after a little while an
adjo Vrnment until clock was taken
At that hour after a senate and an ex-
ecutive communication were read
Speaker Buckstaff declared the assem-
| bly, adjourned without day
SENATE.
A considerable number of members
We're absent at the roll call in the SEN
ate Friday morning. The first bust
ness was the combinations of the
governors appointments of II. p.
l<lute of Marinette as state veterinari-
an and w. j. Starr of Eau Claire and
e. e. Bryant of Madison as commits
sioners OF fisheries.
When No. 410s. bill providing for
q second circuit judge in the second ju-
diciGl circuit OF Milwau-
ment fixing the date of the election of
such judge in the spring OF 1899 instead
of 1898 ocCasioned some debate. Sena-
tors Roehr and Devos spoke for the
original bill holding out the advantage
that there is no other election in the
city in the spring OF 1899 while next
spring there is. The purity of judicial
elections is to be guarded against Sen
ators McMullen and Austin of the jul
dietary committee spoke for the amend
ment saying that the Milwaukee court
Is now three years behind and by the
original bill the new judge would not
take his office for two and one-half
years from the present time Senator
Roehr replied, pleading for keeping the
judiciary out OF politics. The amend
ment was adopted by vote of IS to 6.
Under suspension Of the rules, the bill
Vas then passed.
Senator Riordan, chairman Of the
revision committee introduced a bill to
provide for the immediate taking effect
o. certain sections of the statutes. Sen
ator Deyos offered an amendment to
permit the common council of the city
Of Milwaukee ID vote garbage bonds
by a majority vote to the amount or
100000 payable semi-annualIy at
rer cent The amendment was adopt
ed and the bill passed without opposi-
ton.
A recess of half an hour was then
taken to enable the joint committee on
claims to report on the matter of the
publication of the revised statutes. The
bill appropriating $500 to each Of the
revision committee was then passed
and recess until 0 clock was taken.
On reassembling at o'clock, Is SEN
atCrs were present. There was no
business to be done, however, and an
other recess unit! was taken.
At the final session a communicate
from the governor was received an
nouncing that he had signed bills Nos.
;;3S, providing for the revision of the
statutes; nos, giving an additional en-
cult Judge to the city OF Milwaukee;
Ais, appropriating $500 to each OF che
revision cOmnittee, 4l2s, providing for
the publication OF the statutes; Alas,
providing for the immediate taking eff
feet Of certain sections of the reno"t and
containing the rider granting the Mil
waukee common council the right to
vote garbage bonds. The following eX-
PLANTATION of the bill relating to the city
clerk Of Milwaukee was also received.
Bill No. PIG, originating in the
senate has been approved, signed and
deposteu III the office of the secretary
OF state.
"On April "A, during the early part OF
the present session OF the legislature Il
bill purporting to have originated in
the senate and bearing the same num-
Der as this one, came before me
through the proper channels for my APP
prevail. 1t was duly approved, signed
and deposited in the Office of the sec
rotary Of state. In communication
received by me this day. the chief
| clerk OF the senate informs me that the
bill which came before me on April "a,
bearing this number, was not bill No.
2l9s, though, through an error in the
enrolling it purported to be such bill,
and that the bill today received and de-
posted as No. 2l9s, is the bill which
passed the Legislature under that num-
Der and title
The following courteous message OF
thanks and congratulation to the legis-
lature was also received:
IL desire at this time to thank your
honorable body for the courteous
treatment which you have uniformly
accorded me since this legislature first
met on January 49,.