Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-23

I'm, Mcleod, Vandereook and Eline
Mr.. Hoehle would have gone with the
minority had he been present when
the report was drafted.
Judge Orion said he was in such
grave doubt as to the constitutionality
OF his bill No. ga, relating to the adop-
ton OF children, that he thought 1T
ought to be indefinitely postponed
air. Soltwedel made a motion that
action on the Dahl bill creating the at
torney general and the state law IL
orarlan non-salaried commission to
investigate the Torrens system of
land transfers and to report to the
next legislature be deferred. Mr.. Ryan
opposed the proposition as did also
Mr.. Burlington. while il was favored
by Mr., Wheeler, Mr.. Catlin and Mr.
Hall, the latter declaring that only
abstract men We're hostile to the Tor
rens system. rhe Dahl PROPOSE
ton, which was really an amend
ment of an original bill was then
ordered to third reading almost
unanimously.
Assembly bills were kined as fol-
lows: Nos 1871, (Bryan0, relating to
conveyance in county courts; 200,
tParker), appropriating $685. to the
state board of health for defending
certain mandmus proceedings. The
last bill created a fight. Mr.. Keene
urging its merit while Judge orion
asserted that the city of Beloit
had already been paid for defending
this Identical suit, and that the bill
was merely dodge by the board of
health 10 get its, appropriation in
creased surreptitiously.
Madison, March 12-In the senate
the joint resolution, asking the re-
firing governor to send a message to
the legislature at the end of his term,
on the condition of public affairs, with
recommendations, was adopted
Among the bills passed were the fol-
lowing No. 149s (MillsJ, limiting
time for which county board com
mittees may draw pay to ten days;
154s (Jones) providing a fine of from
$40 to S25 for fraudulent use of street
car transfer tickets 1865 (Welton),
creating fund for re-equipment OF
national guard from reimbursements
from the national government for
equipment received; 277 and 27Ss
(Hatton), authorizing loans to school
districts for the erection OF school
buildings and refunding Indebtedness,
such loan not to exceed per cent. of
the average assessed valuation of the
district for three years previous to
application for the loan; 291s and 255s
Munson), giving chief clerk in bank
examiners Office the power to examine
banks; providing for supervision and
control of investment associations not
now under statutary provisions; and
296s (Welton), to prevent sending of
Migrants to poor houses. No. SOS, in
troduced by Senator knudsen, provid-
ing a bounty of / cent for each Eng
lish sparrow killed, and like amount
for destruction of their eggs, was in
definitely postponed.
In the lower house a big bouquet in
a corset was brought in amid applause
and placed on the desk of Mr.. Daggett
of ti-tight-lacing fame. 1t came
from young Watertown ladies'. The
Oshkosh council, through a petition
presented by Mr.. Sarau asked for an
increase of street railway licenses
from 212 to 312 per cent Mr.. Wheeler
offered an amendment to the proposed
anti-pass constitutional amendment
providing mat upon conviction there
Of (of using pass any public of
ficial's Office shall be deemed vacant.
This, as Mr. Sturdevant afterwards
declared, would vacate offices even if
convictions were obtained before a
justice of the peace. He believed that
the resolution as it stood, making
forfeiture the result of conviction in
a suit begun by the attorney general
covered the case amply. Mr.. Hall also
opposed the Wheeler proposition
which was rejected, 46 to 80. The
senate resolution was then concurred
in, " to 10, the negatives being
Messrs. Adams, Barlow, Becker,
Cashin, Catlin, Clough, Dengel, Fla
herty, Togo Gavin, Holcomb, Ives
Johnson, killilea, Lange, Logan, Me
Grath, Rechlicz and M. w. Ryan.
The resolution now goes back to .Ae
senate for the action Of that body on
the assembly's forfeiture amendment
and another relating to discriminating
testimony.
Judge orion spoke against the Hurl-
but bill requiring any school superin-
tendent, in granting certificates to
teachers, TO accept normal school
standings in lieu of examinations. He
thought it of mischieyOus character
and liable to abuses Ia was killed,
81 to 49, Senator Anson's bill APP
propriatng $4,000 to the industrial
school for girls, Milwaukee, was con-
Cured in. Among the assembly bills
passed were: Nos. 1877 (Benson), re-
latng to damages for laying out high
ways; 25S, (Johnston), for maintain
ing the waters of Spring lake at a
uniform level, 314, (Bryant), affecting
arguments to the court and jury and