Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-03-18


Bills were killed: Providing for vac
clnation; requiring security for wages
and materials used In public buildings
and works; and prohibiting any person
who furnishes material for buildings
from having lien; No BIT a, relating
TO guardians and wards was killed. 1t
Is the measure, that, it is said was
calculated to settle the Pereles- Mark
ham case in favor Of Pereles.
In the assembly Mr.. Burnham made
motion that the Treat bill, No. 499,
forbidding the sale of liquor within
half a mile Of the national soldiers
home, Milwaukee, be rereferred TO the
committee on state affairs. 1t prevailed
after Mr.. Treat had explained that he
wished it considered not later than next
Wednesday. Assembly bills were passed.
Providing for the assessment for street
provements, sewers and water pipes
of lands In cities owned or used by
cemetery associations; amending the
peddler law; authorizing ]. F. Hamil-
ton, Charles T. Baker and Horace Miner
TO maintain a dam across Beaver creek
Juneau county; forbidding the sale of
impure ice; increasing the license fees
Of certain minor railways; authorizing
cities to change their names; legalizing
the acts of the officers of the Elroy
cemetery association in executing GER
tain deeds; providing for the investment
OF municipal sinking funds in municipal
bonds, and encouraging wider use OF
the books of free public Libraries. Mr..
Lange opposed the passage of the senate
bill appropriating 81, 900 for 1878 to
the State Firemen's association. He
had fought just such measures during
three sessions, as the money granted
was merely used in paying the expenses
OF an annual firemens picnic The
bill was concurred in, So to 81. Other
senate bills concurred in ere:-Ceding
certain lands in Calumet county to the
United States; authorizing cities to ac-
quire lands outside the city limits for
park or driveway purposes, and to
create park commissions and prescribe
their powers and duties. and 1eyying a
Ito mill tax for two years for normal
sch DOL improvements. Assemblyman
Hoyt's bill repeating the law of 1888,
which exempts private insane asylums
from taxation, came back from the
senate with an amendment taxing the
Wauwatosa asylum. but exempting a
similar institution at Lake Geneva.
The amendment was rejected. Mr..
TIL, tlI 10 TnlI In
ton, claiming 1t as privileged:
Whereas, ntimations have been pub
lished In certain papers rejecting upon
the honor and integrity of certain mem
bers of this assembly, therefore be it
resolved that a committee Of five be
appointed to investigate the truth or
falsity of such intimations and that such
committee report back to the assembly,
at their earliest convenience" Before
it was adopted Mr.. Frink read Madl
son correspondence l.. the Milwaukee
Sentinel Of March limiting at bribery
in connection with a favorable report
on the medical board bill. He deemed
the matter serious enough to warrant
a full investigation. Mr.. McGrath re-
maj ked tina. no charges had been made
except informally in the newspapers.
and he saw no reason for an investiga-
ton; but the resolution was adopted
without dissent Later Speaker Buck
staff announced the appointment of D.
F. Jones. Parker, Pierce. True and
Cashin as the investigating committee.
Mr.. Clason submitted substitute for
the medical board bill. From It are
omitted some of the clauses that were
especially Objectionable In some quar-
ters. Mr.. Hall made a motion that
the substitute and bill go over till next
Wednesday and after a fight 1t pre-
vailed. The libel bill was rereferred to
he Judiciary committee, together with
certain amendments offered by Mr..
LANCE The Wylie anti-pooling bill
was ordered engrossed by the vote of
81 to IA Assembly bills were Killed:
Relating to treatment of inebriates: re-
law; appropriating money to Zacharius
Simonson and Charles L. Simonson
to sheriffs; to compilation of
the railroad laws: to publishing list and
notice of sale of land taxes and to
valuation of property for purpose of
Madison March l2-The senate killed
The assembly bill which forbade an
alien from holding any public office
whatever in Wisconsin. Senate bills
were passed appropriating $4,000 FOR
he improvement Of the Bayfield, fish
hatchery and empowering street and
electrical railways TO acquire property
by the right Of eminent domain.
True's assembly bill was eoncurred in,
permitting the taking Of all kinds OF
for the improvement OF high
ways from unimproved lands adjacent
thereto. Senate bills killed were For
bidding the filing in of lakes: changing
he method Of taxing light and power
plants. and changing the vaccination
avs
The assembly passed bills providing
against the adulteration of food and
thinks, limiting The interest charged on