Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-03-21

! making trustees OF county asylums .
board OF health. Mr.. Barker's bill
prohibiting marriage within one year
after divorce was rereferred to the
| judiciary committee.
Madison. March 13.-The ASSEMBLY
! went on record as opposing measure
! in the interest OF good roads 1t was
the Cleophas bill which provided for
! local option by towns Oh the subject
of wide tires. Mr. Spratt secured tho
| re.refereuce to the committee ca agri
| culture of his bill making towns liable
for injury to sheep by dogs. and he
| sought to obtain salvation for his bill
| making it felony for a person or firm
| to go into bankruptcy with assets
| equaling only 40 per cent. OF his La
bilities. but failed. Assembly bills
passed as follows; Krumrey's, pruvid-
ing that state aid to agricultural so
cieties shall be 40 per cent. OF cash"
premiums actually paid; Lenroot's.
giving sheriffs IS day and their ac-
! tual expenses when getting prisoners
outside the state, but only when such
appreheIsions are authorized by dis
trict attorneys, and Sturdevant's,
| changing terms Of court In the 18th
circuit. Mr.. Duerrwaechters bill per-
hitting the precincts In fourth class
cities to have their voting places in
the same building was ordered en-
crossed, as was also the Young bill
| empowering cities to erect armories.
| The Root bill permitting more than
$S5 to be expended in the burial OF an
| INDECENT soldier was rereferred to the
| committee on military affairs for cor.
rection. Mr.. Willott was granted per.
mission to withdraw his bill to compel
railway companies to receive cars
from other railway companies.
/ Madison, March 14.--Senator Mar
| tins measure providing for woman
on the board Of university regents
| was ordered engrossed by vote of
81 to 10. Senator McGillivray's
memorial to congress relating to the
adopted.
The assembly adopted resolutions.
introduced by Mr., Roe, OF respect to
Gen. Benjamin Harrison who died
the day before. The Thomas bill re-
| curing counties to aid towns In build
ing permanent gravel highways was
advanced to third reading after
| strong debate. II Is modelled after
the bridge law, county and town each
paying half Of the cost Of road build
Ing. A bin was passed authorizing
cities to provide for the use Of a
portion OF streets for the deposit
| temporarily OF building materials and
, n senate bill was concurred In setting
aside for the use Of the national guard
any fund received from the federal
government In payment for equipment
provided during the Spanish war.
The Devos bill requiring the publica-
, ton OF all public franchises before
their adoption was non-concurred In.
Senator McGillivray's bill permitting
| fourth class cities to own their water
and light plants and the Dodge bill
reducing the wage exemption were
held up till Wednesday.
Madison March 1.-THE interesting
thing In the senate was the report OF
the committee on apportioument, fix
ing the assembly districts, By re-
, arranging the towns little Dane
county's only democratic district IN
made republican An assembly bin
was concured In authorizing the es.
Establishment Of county travelling and
permanent libraries by counties. Two
bills were killed forbidding the use OF
and sale OF airguns and relating to
batting OF game cocks and beasts.
+ In the assembly the Spratt bin for
pcnsioning on half pay frcmen and
policemen at the age Of Go was put
over for week on motion OF Mr..
Valentine of GAINESVILLE. The measure
applies only to cities like that place,
Madison, Racine. etc, and Is said to
have been drawn for the special bene.
| fit OF an old fireman or policeman at
| Sheboygan; but It's dangerous charac-
ter az an entering wedge for pensions
Is beginning to be appreciated II 1t
Ii to 20 through 1t will be amended To
| apply to all cities, SO II Is said. As
semt|y bills were passed AZ follows:
| Bensons, forbidding persons carrying
firearms to enter farm lands with
out permits from the owners: Thomas.
Tor the better protection OF insect.
destroying birds. their nests and eggs:
Soltwedels, requiring detectives to
pay 800 for years license; Roe's.
requ.iing all promissory notes and
| other evidences OF Indebtedness given
| ~ part consideration for patent
/ right to express upon their face the
! consideration; Andrews, permitting
The public authorities to license bill
! posters and outside advertisers.
| owens. permitting fire and police
commissioners TO discharge men with.
ont giving any reason whore the vote
W unanimous Benson's. constituting
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