Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-01-30
legislative.

| County, providing Tor the appllcation OF COL
lection fees on delinquent taxes in Calumet
and Wood counties. Senator SMITH present
ed a memorial Of the Common Council of
Beaver Dam. for authority to levy and col
| for bounty to volunteers. Senator WILSON
presented memorial to Congress for increase
of the pay of soldiers and sailors. Senator
McDLL and SMITH introduced the bills called
for by the memorials introduced by them.
Senator WEscoTT introduced bill, passed
under suspension of the rules, for legalizing
all the proceedings of tax meeting in the
town of Adams, Green county.
Assens5ly.-The Assembly held brief ses-
in the evening. Mr.. Walworth introduced a
memorial to the President for more vigorous
war measures in Virginia, and asking that
SOC, 900 new recruits for inc months, be put
into the field in that State, to reinforce the ar
my of the Potomac. Bills were introduced
amending chap. 386 ofthe general laws oflS6O
concerning the assessment of taxes; section
las of chap. 100 of the revised statutes, re-
lating to Justices coarts, authorizing towns of
Waupacca, Lind, Pennington and Caledonia in
| Waupacca county, to aid in constructing the
| Oshkosh and Warsaw Railroad; changing
terms of circuit court in La Crosse, Buffalo
and Vernon coueties.
Mr. Turner introduced bill repeating the
act of 1861, comforting the Land Grant on the
Sugar River Valley Railroad on the line from
Madison to Portage. M
| Tuesday Jan. I9-Sendte. Senate
met in the morning, anG aIIer repcrriIg the
memorial relative to mail route in Wash
ington county, also papers relating to claim
for the reward offered for the apprehension
of the murderer of EDWARD HALE, and adopt
ing resolution referring so much of the Gov
ernor's message as relates to the payment of
SIS per month to the families of deceased SOL
diers, to finance committee, the Senate ad-
journed.
Mr.. Barron's resolution referring the sever
al parts of the Governors Message was adopt
ed, except so much as related to the party
of the ballot was referred to a point select
committee pursuant to Mr. Turner's resolution.
Assem5ly.-The Speaker announced the fol-
lowing as the standing committees;
Jhsdiciary.-Messrs. Webb, Hubbell, Bingham,
STATE A6airs.-Messrs. Hubbell, Burton, Wheel
| er, Northrop, Geo. b. Smith.
| Federal Relations. Bingham, Barber,
| Caswell, Turner, Sanborn.
Militia Messrs. johnson, Roundy, starks, D.
| B. Smith, Smoke.
McNitt, II. Beach, Geisse.
Banks and Bardking.-Messrs. Northrop, Gallo
| way, Barry, Powers, Rngle.
| Interpretations. -Messrs. Richardson, Dan. Smith,
Rolph, Martin, Hildebrand.
observation-disclosures. Galloway, Richardson, Cas-
well, Walworth, Pound, Ashley, Sanborn, Cochran,
Daily
Internal improvements Turner, Hunt,
| Shultis, Boutin, Abrams.
State Prison.-Niessrs. starks, II Beach, McElroy,
| Wright, Knab.
Charitable and Religious Institutions. -Messrs.
| Barry, Rood, A. Wilcox, w. r. Beach, Eviston.
Medical Societies and Medical COueges.-Messrs
Phillips, Roundy, Blackman, Burbank, Daily.
ToWn and County observation-disclosures Rood,
| Assessment and Collection of Tares.-Messrs. Bur-
ton, Clark, Webb, Jones, Bachhuber
| Roads, Bridges and Ferrfes.-Messrs. A. Wilcox,
! Naber, Officer, Stevens, Watts.
ErpirGtiOn and Re-endctment Of LduS.-0sborn,
Rice, Barnum, Carpenter, Jones.
EducatioH.-starr, Stevens, Lincoln, RUSSELL
Scloo, and University Lands.-Barber, Powers,
l Goodhue, Adams, Eviston.
4 Slcdmp and OUerfotCed LdndS--Asnley McLaugh-
lin, Robbins, Elwell, Frey.
Agriculture and Manu- factures.-Robbins, Cole,
| Bostwick, Green, Hass.
Mining and Smelling Cole, Little, W. R. Beach,
Marx, Costigan.
Privileges and Elections. Carpenter, L. Allen,
Bliss, Bonniwell, Schottler.
I Legislative Tpeaditures.-Russell, Winter, Bur-
| bank, Rice, Wolf
| Contingent Expenditures +. Allen, John
| Smith, Niedermann, Mclean.
Engrossed BHs.-McNitt, Barnum, Miller, zet-
i teller, McGarry.
| Enrolled BiHs.-E. Wilcox, Wright, Belden, J.
/ Field. Ringle
Joint Committee on Claims.-Blackman, Goodhue,
Officer, Taylor, Geisse.
Joint Committee on Public Printing walworth,
| Elwen, Zillier.
Joint Committee on Local Legislation.-Pound
| Phillips, Kreiss.
| Resolutions were offered calling on the
| Governor for statement of the number of
Surgeons in the employ of the State, with
their salaries &C., and instructing the medical
committee to report bill to obtain supply
of healthy vaccine matter, to be used in this
State. The Senate resolution for 5000 Gov
| ernors messages was concurred in.
Bills of general nature were introduced
as follows Amending statutes so as to elect
one County Supervisor each year for term
of three years appropriating $1,000 to the
State Prison; and, amending Sec 40 of Chap.
| l9 of the Revised Statutes concerning roads
and bridges.
WEDNESDAY, January goth, l864.-Sen-
ate.-Senator ELLIS presented the petition
of /. Klaus to build and maintain a pie
into Green Bay. Communications were pre-
sented from Ex-Governor SALoMoN relating to
pardons, combinations of sentences, and the
expenditure of the war fund, and from the
Superintendent of State property Resolu-
tiOns were presented by Senators WILKINSON
and HARRIs-the formers providing for pub
fishing the usual legislative manual, and the
latter's for publishing 1000 copies of the
Governors Message in each of the usual Ian
guages. Bills were introduced amendatory
of chapter l62 of the Revised Statutes, for
relief of persons in Jail on civil process; to
define the rights of towns, &C., relative to
volunteer bounties; to authorize the building
of pier into Green Bay amendatory of the
chapter incorporating the village of Elkhorn;
to authorize the investment of the school
lands, &C., in the bonds and certificates of
indebtedness of the State incorporating the
Green Bay Transit Company; amendatory of