Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-16

OF circuit and county courts be put on
salary instead OF receiving fees.
BY Senator Whitman, requiring that
the public buildings erected by the
state be built with Wisconsin material.
BY Senator Green, providing that
domestic insurance companies shall be
taxed the same as other corporations
and that outside" companies pay 8
per cent. on gross earnings in the
state; they now pay per cent
By Senator Welton, authorizing cit
les to acquire lands for park, drive
and boulevard purposes.
BY Senator Whitehead, requiring
employers of females in any manufae-
turing, mechanical or mercantile es-
adjustment to provide seats for the
use of such females when not on &C.
tive duty.
By Senator Knudson, TO prevent in
surance companies from insurins
property in localities where they have
local agents except through such
agents.
BY Senator Woodwork, amending
the statutes fixing the salaries OF Off
GERS and employees in the state prison.
No change is made in the salaries, but
there is a provision for fixing the sal
aries Of employees according To whether
or not they board in the prison.
BY Senator Roehr, requiring that
cigar factories be kept in sanitary
condition, and that no minor under Is
shall be employed
BY Senator Weed, putting every
sheriff, under sheriff and deputy sher-
if on salary instead OF fee system,
and requiring fees to be paid into the
treasury.
Adjournment was taken till Wednes-
day at 10 a. m.
In the assembly the Milton grange
sent in a petition recommending the
Torrens land system. Mr.. Middleton
offered a resolution of appreciation
and coincidence on the death of the
late Assemblyman VIM. Huges. 1t
was adopted by rising vote. Messrs.
Middleton, Ripley and Ives We're ap-
pointed committee to attend the flu
neral under the resolution. The SEN
ate members are Thayer and Fearne.
The senate resolution calling on con-
gress to throw out Roberts, the multi
wiyed Mormon representative, was
concurred in heartily In the senate
there was quite number OF noes
Mr.. Logan introduced three resolu-
lions relative to the injunction as "a
feature of labor troubles. They pro-
vide that the circuit courts and judges
shall have exclusive jurisdiction in is
suing injunctions in relation to strikes,
boycotts, lockouts, etc. Cat present a
function also OF supreme court
judges; that the supreme court shall
have reviewing and appellate jurisdic-
ton in such cases; ana providing for
jury trial in injunction cases. One of
the most important bills introduced
was by Mr.. Keene of Milwaukee. 1t IS
along the line of the English local gov
eminent board, and compels all cities
and other communities putting in sew
erage or water plants TO first get the
experts approval of their plans by the
state board Of health. To the latter
$1,000 is Appropriated. Other bills in
troduced were:
BY Mr.. Keene, appropriatng con-
tingent fund against cholera and other
diseases-the sum of $4,000 for two
years; also prohibiting transportation
of corpses, dead of smallpox, yellow
fever, typhus fever and certain dis
eases; with sharp regulations as 20
bodies dead of other diseases.
BY Mr.. Anderson, giving villages the
same rights as towns to county aid in
bridge building.
By Mr.. Killilea, repeating the civil
service laws in Milwaukee
BY Mr. Dresser, acquiring state park
lands in St. Croix and Polk counties.
The bill carries $4,000 for an inter
state park.