Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-01-27
Legislative.

lection fees on delinquent taxes in Calumet
and Wood counties. Senator SMITH present
ed memorial of the Common Council Of
Beaver Dam, for authority to levy and col
lect special tax to redeem certificates issued
for bounty to volunteers Senator WILSON
presented a memorial to Congress for increase
of the pay of soldiers and sailors. Senator
MCDuL and SMITH introduced the bills called
for by the memorials introduced by them.
Senator WEsCoTr introduced bill, passed
under a suspension of the rules, for legalizing
all the proceedings of tax meeting in the
town of Adams, Green county.
iSsem6ly.-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
100000 new recruits for n; ne months, be put
into the field in that State, to reinforce the ar
my of the Potomac. Bills were introduced
amending chap. $50 ofthe general laws of 500
concerning the assessment of taxes; section
l45 of chap. 1870 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.
TUESDAY, Jan. 19.-SeHote.-The Senate
met in the morning, and after referring the
memorial relative to mail route in Wash
ington county, also papers relating to a 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
s. per month to the families of deceased sol
diers to finance committee, the Senate adj
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 point select
committee pursuant to Mr. Turner's resolution.
AsseDsJly.-The Speaker announced the fol-
lowing as the standing committees:
y,sdictary.-Messrs webb, Hubbell, Bingham,
STATE AFairs.-Messrs. HubbeIl Burton, Wheel
er, Northrop, g go. b. Smith.
Federal Relations. -Messrs. Bingham, Barber,
CasweII, Turner. Sanborn.
Mlitia.- Messrs. Johnson, Roundy, Starks d.
B. Smith, Smoke.
Ways and HeaHS.-Messr5. Barron, Beden,
McNitt, H. Beach, Geisse-
Banks and BanE-iag.-Messrs. Northrop, Gallo
way, Barry, Powers, Ringle.
Interpretations. -Messrs Richardson, Dan. Smith,
Rolph, Martin, Hildebrand.
observation-disclosures. Galloway, Richardson, Cas-
we'll, Walworth, Pound, Ashley, Sanborn, Cochran,
Internal Daprore1ae,,ts.-Messrs. Turner, Hunt,
ShuItis, Boutin, Abrams.
State PyisoEg.-Nessrs-S tarkS, ii. Beach, AcElrOyy
Charitable and Religious Institutions.
Barry, Rood, A Wilcox, W. r. Beach, Eyiston-
MpdicaI Societies and Medical COUeges.-Messrs.
Phillips, Roundy, Blackman, Burbank, Daily;
TO1cn and County OrgGntz dtiOa.-Messrs. Rood,
F. Allen, Jeffers, Earle, Dunn.
Assessment and Collection Of TaEes-Messrs. Bur
ton, Clark, Webb, Jones, Bachhuber.
Roads, Bridges and FerTies-Messrs. A Wilcox
Naber, officer, Stevens, Watts.
Expiration and Re-eRGctmeat Of LG1cs.-Osboru,
Rice, Barnum, Carpenter, Jones.
EducattOH.-Starr, Stevens, Lincoln, Russell,
School and University La,ids-Barber, Powers,
Goodhue, Adams, Eviston.
scamp and Orer;7olced Lands--Asnley ,MoLaugh-
lin, Robbins, Elwell, Frey.
agriculture and MANI dctuTeS-- Robbins cole,
Bostwick, Green, Hass.
Mt,ing and Smelling Cole, Little, W. R Beach,
n
Ioriciyeqes and Elections Carpenter l.. Allen,
Bliss, Bonniwell, Schottler.
Legislative Expenditures. Russell, Winter b ur-
bank, Rice, Wolf.
Contingent Expenditures Earle, F. Allen, John
Smith, Niedermann, Mclean.
EngrosSed Buls.-McNitt, Barnum, Miller, Zet-
Enrolled BiUs-E. Wilcox, Wright, Belden, J.
Field, Ringle.
Joint Committee on Claims Blackman, Goodhue,
officer, Taylor, Geisse.
Joint Committee on public PrtattHg.-walworth,
Elwell, Zilier.
JOINT Conlo,ittss on local LegisIation-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 a bill to obtain a supply
of healthy vaccine matter, to be used in this
State. The Senate resolution for 5000 Gov
errors messages was concurred in.
Bills of a general nature were introduced
as follows: Amending statutes so as to elect
one County Supervisor each year for term
of three years; appropriating $4,000 to the
State Prison; and amending Sec. 20 of Chap.
! 9 of the Revised Statutes concerning roads
and bridges.
WEDNESDAY, January goth, l864.-Sen-
ote.-Senator ELLIS presented the petition
of I. Klaus to build and maintain a pie
into Green Bay. Communications were pre-
scented from Ex-Governor SALoMoN relating to
pardons, communications 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 162 of the Revised Statutes, for
relief of persons in Jail on civil process; TO
define the rights of towns, &c, relative &c
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
section of chapter l79 of the Revised Stat.