Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-11

requiring tinng OF ceruncateS stating
territory selected; also to provide for
the enforcement of penalties OF for
FIXTURES; also to authorize the trustees
of any puhlic museum 10 elect their
successors: also Thy requeSO to repeal
the LAW comforting certain police
powers upon the officers of the Wise M
sin Humane society; also to vcpea the
law re'atng to the drawing, striking
and impanelling of jurors in certain
cases; also tby reQueSU relating 10 e.u-
poymeut OF labor ia factories tpre-
Jared by Victor l.. Berger.
BY Mr. Thayer-To amend the laws
relating to securing homes for orphans
or abandoned and neglected children.
BY Mir. Dennett-Relatiug to notices
to lot owners of special ass essments;
also re-, ing to notices to lot owners
to do work in making streets in cities
of the third class Incorporated under
special charters
BY Mr., Austin Thy reQuesO-to au-
thorize the dismissal OF pending suits
aid proceedings for want of proSecu-
! ton; also to amend laws relating TO
the state library, appropriating $500
per year for books for law library and
justices of the supreme court; also re-
lating to employment of stenographers
and copyists by justices of supreme
court and amendatory of the statutes;
also relating to school boards and COM
mon and high schools in Milwaukee,
providing for the appointment by the
mayor of four commissioners, not more
, than two from the same political party,
who shall select one school commits
sioner from each ward and seven from
the city at large. who shall comprise
the board of education
BY Mr. Whelan- Providing a board of
visitors and legislative visiting COM
mittee for the university, one member
I from each congressional district,
BY Mr. Mills -To regulate and define
the rights and duties of boom COM
panies and log owners operating on
the Nemedji river and tributaries;
also to amend the laws relating to the
obstruction OF deaf mutes in iucorpoy-
ated cities and villages; also to estah-
fish a board Of police and fire commits
sionerS in cities of the I'd and Sd
classes; also to amend the laws relat-
ing to school libraries.
! BY Mr.. Riordan To amend the law
: relating to equalization of assess
+ mentS.
BY Mr., McGillivray To reduce the
price Of lands held by the state in the
county of jackson; also (by reQucsO
relating to chuttel mortgages and bills
of sale
/ Adjournment was taken till 10 a.
m. today.
ASSEMBLY.
Rev. f. G. Updke offered prayer
in the assembly Tuesday morning. A
memorial to congress was presented by
Mr.. Sweeting asking congress to re
turn the statiTe of Pere Marquette in
order that it may be placed in the his
toriCal society rooms at Madison and
THAT the statues of Gems. Fairchild and
Rusk may be put in the Washington
capitol. 1t lies over. Mr.. UT pre-
sented a petition for the passage OF
255 a., relating to county courts. Mr..
Billiard submitted petition for the
passage of the bicycle baggage bill;
also petition from Mr. Lewis and
Mr.. Peterson to the same end. Mr.
Rosenkrans presented a remonstranCe
against the repeal of the Sunday laws
Mr.. Hall presented a communication
from Dr.. j. r. Reynolds against
quackery and for the enactment of a
medical law.
/ Resolutions were offered by Mr.. Ray
granting the use of the assembly cham
Der to T. c.. Richmond on the even
ing Of Feb. | ! for an address on Cuba
(adopteO; by Mr.. McGath for the
printing Of all joint resolutions Of gen
eral Importance (adopted); by Mr..
Merriman for the appointment of a
joint committee of to see if the in
surance companies are paying their
just proportion of taxes Qies over; by
stitution so as to do away with the
state census every years, the state to
rely on the federal census every ten
years for apportioning purposes dies
oyer,) and by Mr.. Mcdonald rendering
tie use of the assembly chamber on
the afternoon of Feb. Is to l.. G.
Fouse president CT the Fidelity Mutual
Life Insurance company of Philadelphia
on the subject of natural premium life
insurance (adopted).
Mr.. Burnham handed in petition
for a law prohibiting the shooting of
game in the spring.
Bills Introduced.
BY Mr.. Togo As Follows; BY an
act of the legislature known as chap.
CT, laws of 1861 as amended by chap.
154, laws Of S68 it became the
duty of the secretary of state to fur
nish the clerks of county boards of su
! pervisors, authenticated lists Of desert
/ ers from the military and naval service
j Of the United States, and to provide for
/ the distribution of such lists, ard
/ whereas. under the provisions Of this
act such lists were furnished to the