Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-09

county board. The bill went to
third reading, the vote being Il N o.
Assembly bills were killed: No
Porter, appropriating to John o.
more $47 for fish nets DESTROYED /,
(hi.lilea), reducing the tax sale intar
est to per cent; ~ CEla), makins
The pay Of jury commissioners 81
day, besides cents mileage (tbe RAJ
now being higher; 19l (Harnng,
requiring fees OF witnesses for ~
state in civil cases to be paid oar =,
the state treasury; LA wheeler val
dating proceedings taken in widenip,
streets, etc. 1856 Becker. returuine
20 the old method OF drawing irriass
527 tLange) authorizing the coun+,.
Judge at Fond du Lac 20 employ a nbo-
nographic reporter; 352 CWheelerl
making The penalty for trying to Is.
cape from an officer Imprisonment for
not more than one year or fine No.
exceeding $500; fS5 Iange1. forbid.
ding the sale Of secondhand traction
engines under the pretense of being
new SOC (Slade) permitting r. s
Houston Of Kenosha to bring action
to show how much he lost by having
his stock killed by the state veterina.
rian. The house bill was passed Civ
ing the state fremens association
$l4O0 for The next biennial period
Madison, March S.-Today the eighth
week OF the legislative session ended
and a recess taken till Monday ever.
ing. Though few bills have been
passed the work is well in hama ana
speedy progress Will be made hence
forth. In the upper house today sen
ator LamoreuX' joint resolution. Ma
Zis, for a constitutional amendment
for the creation of an appellate court
was adopted Among the bills ordered
TO a third reading were Nos. a
(NhItehead), proyiQing seats for fe-
male employees in certain establish.
ments, l55 (Harrs), providing for
branding OF renovated butter; 2O6
CWelton), providing for sale of pure
milk and cream.
MIR. Fandercook acted as speaker
during considerable portion of the
morning session in the assembly
Among the numerous petitions was
~He containing 10000 names in favor
OF an appropriation Of $4,000 for .he
Eau Claire home for fallen women
A report soon came in from ,ue com
miJtee on charitable and penal insti-
yuJions sancJiouHg the appropriation
lr. Gilmore made brief explanation
Oil Senator Jacobs bill permitting
cities unuer special charter to create
wards with only 500 population. the
minimum limit now being .000 excep;
in cities under general charters
Beaver Dam especially wants a chance
10 make more wards and thus gain
larger representation upon the county
board. The country members lined IN
against the measure and it was killed
SO 10 81. The Dodge bin relieving
retail lumber dealers mutual insur-
ance associations from reporting TO
the insurance commissioner was
passed. The Gilmore bill requiring
the state, instead of the county TO
stana the expense Of prosecuting per
sons who commit offenses in state in
sDtuJions was defeated, 50 to IS
Among the assembly bills passed We're
No. 1876 (Frostl, appropriating 5000 to
The State Horticultural society for it's
exhibit at the Omaha exposition.
No. 1872 (HalD, providing that trus-
tees OF insane asylums shall be ex-
oflicio superintendent of the poor I'M
less the county board orders otherwise,
but the board may appoint a superin-
tendent to have charge Of the poor
outside Of the poorhouse
No 1877 (SoltwedeD. giving county
board chairmen power to appoint
trustees Of county homes for depend.
ent children, no from the same party
No. ~ lHoehle), providing that any
person who insurrs his property In
companies whose agents have not com
piled with the law relating to filing
bonds, shall be liable for the percent
age OF premiums due to local fire de-
partments
No. rs CZinnl, rorbidding junk
dealers to buy from minors without
the latter have the written consent o.
thesr parents TO sell
No. 2l5 tAndersonl, making it q
misdemeanor to refuse to give assess
oys farm statistics
No 335 CGuthJ, forbidding village
companies to insure outside Of the vil-
lage except by a majority vote Of the
members present"
No. 344 lkcenej, multiplying the al-
thority OF communities to license
bicycles, They may be- taxed as other
property
-. johnson made an earnest plea
for his bin requiring all doctors in
practice prior to July 1. ~, 10 register
with the state board Tie explained
tina, he object sought was to weed oai
the long-haired Quacks who travel ar
and down the state, but be afterwar1
remarked that he had no allusion to 9
certain gentleman In the second city
lDr. Powell of La Crosse) The bia