Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-28
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| Mir, Dodge opposed the hin giving
| the dairy and food COMMISSIONS Two
additional inspectors at 81 200 year
each, He was in favor of reforming
men out of oticc but not in without
! excellent reason, The office was new
| doing good work and he thought the
present force adequate, particularly
as the commissioner would have
more time to devote personally to his
duties after the primary law goes into
| oNCCt, and Mr. Dodge went ON hu.
morously TO dwell on how much time
| the commissioner had 10 appear be-
! fore elections committees, manage
| cNucuses, etc, MIR, Thomas, who intro
! duCed the bill, told how the commits
| sioucr had informed him that II was
utterly impossible for the duties OF
by the present force, He Aought,
however that it might be advisable
to refer the bill, and Il VAS according
| ly sent hack to tho committee on
! dairy and food
! Back 10 Committees,
| Mn Stevens moved that the senate
osteopathiC hill he referred to the cont
mittce ON health and sanitation Mr.,
Orton thought Il should 40 to the
| judiciary, while MIR Silkworth wished
it to 30 to the health committee, and
| thither II was sent on n standing vote
of l6 SO
The spirit of reference was abroad
in the chamber, Clcophas' wide.tired.
wagon bill being sent back on motion
of Mr. Il, W. Evans, likewise the
Jones bill protecting eagles and the
two Spratt bills relating to illegal vot-
ing and to do away with the protest
fees ON notes and drafts, The latter
measure accustomed n sharp debate
Mr. Spratt inaugurating II by asking
that the hill which was ON the calou.
dar for indefinite postponement, be
rcrcfcrrcd, It was in the interest of
tho poor man, he said, the bin simply
seeking To save the note or draft
maker from paying needless protest
rces to bankers He was supported
by Mcssrs Rossmnn and Cady and op.
posed by Judge orion, who Contendod
that Il was an entirely regular pro
ccoding that notes should be pro.
tested and that II slight notarial ex.
pcnsc should attach to the proceeding,
The bill goes to the judiciary COM
mittoo
Assembly Bills Passed,
(Ea'sl, legalgiug bitches which
have been laid out three years.
(Orton's), relating to parolcd insane
patients
(Orton'sl, providing that the time
during which an escaped prisoner may
be absent shall not be computed ne a
part OF the term for which he was
sentenced,
(keene'sl, relating To the election
OF ward officers In Milwaukee,
(CollmsD, increasing from b TO 40
years the maximum penalty for break
ing into houses for purposes of mur.
der, rape or robbery
(rhomasD providing that the com
mitmcnt Of insane persons 10 county
asylms shall not be n charge against
the state until days after the papers
have been fled with the board OF con.
troll
tSmrdovants), authorizing an MS
sIRncc or creditor to bring action 10
set aside fraudulent trnnsfers
The senate memorial to congress
urging the Wisconsin delegation to
use It's influence In securing the pas
sage Of the Cullom Interstate com
mcrCe bin was concurred in
Laid over.
The Stevens bin making an appro-
priation to j. II. Hughes was saved
from death by It's author and laid over
for one week. and the orion bill put.
ting into statutory form the common
law right Of prison guard To kill an
escaping prisoner was laid over till
tomorrow.
On motion Of Mr.. Silkworth the
Lenroot bin, providing that no fran.
chlsc shall be valid until approved by
. popular vote was also laid over tin
+ tomorrow.
Assembly Bills Killed.
| NoitNtHb }, loTuluUlnB inc udWhlhk
Of drugs by unlicensed persons.
(Stugdeyant's), permitting county
! judges to give advice free In matters
about which there " no contest,
To a Third Reading.
The Orton bin permitting counties
to collect for the care of inmates in
the home for the fecble-mindod out OF
their estates was ordered 10 third
reading other bills 80 ordered were:
Johnsons. permitting defendent de-
formed children to be sent to the
Sparta state school; Pomrening's au-