Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-02-20


.crs of certain UeS. Land Offices, sums of
money. To repea1'chapter7o of the General
Laws, to amend section So Of chapter 70, Re-
vised Statutes "cf towns and town officers. y
To legalize formation of a school district in
Grant county. Bills were passed, to author
ize building a pier into Green Bay Ineorpo-
rating Black River Improvement Company.
Legalizing State road in Trempeleau and
Jackson counties. Authorizing the holding
of a special term Of the Circuit Court for the
10th Judicial Circuit. Senate bill to author
ize cities, towns, &C., to raise bounty tax re-
ferred to select cOmmitteewa was reported back
with amendments which were adopted and
the Assembly amendment as amended by the
Senate, concurred in. i.7f st.1
MONDAY EVENING, Fer. s.-Assem6ly.-Pe
titions for uniform tariff on railroads, and
to compel them to carry wood, and for the
payment Of delinquent road taxes to town SUI
pervisors instead of overseers of highways,
were presented. F
A resolution looking to an investigation in
to the manner in which the affairs of the
State Prison have been administered, and au-
thorizing the committee on that subject to
send for persons and papers, was adopted.
Bills authorizing garnishee actions in the
circuit court, and relating to railroad corpor-
ations were introduced. The latter provides
that when railroads fall into the possession of
several parties, as in the case with the La
Crosse road now, that the Governor may ap-
point three commissioners to regulate the
running of trains over the road and harmonic
ing their affairs.
.Senate.-TUEsDAY, Feb. 9th.-Bills were in
troduced for establishing ferry across the
Wisconsin River, in Grant and Richland coun-
ties. To amend sec. of ehapt. III r. s.
"of State officers" To amend sec. SO of
chapt III r. S. " of county courts" Relat-
ing to evidence in certain cases. To author
| lie the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chem Rail-
road Company to issue stock to aid in adjust
| ing and settling up outstanding farm mOrtga-
| yes, judgments, floating debts, income bonds
and stock of the late Milwaukee and Missis-
| sippi Railroad Company. Three appropria-
ton bills were passed and bills to provide for
revising and publishing the rules of practice
| Of the Circuit Court and to repeal chapt. 13l
of general laws of 1859 "relating to parties
prosecuting suits in the Supreme Court"
Senate bill in relation to Justices records,
was indefinitely postponed and bill to amend
chapt las of acts of general nature of 1858,
and bill to amend sec 81 of chapt. "a R. s.
"of the relief and support Of the poor" were
| referred to select committees.
4ASSenbly-Petitions were presented for an
Investigation of the management of the In
sane Hospital, and to reduce the tax on banks.
The only general bill introduced provided for
prescriptions to occupants of swamp and over
flowed lands.
The Senate memorial to Congress for an
increase of pay to the army and navy was
concurred in. Several small appropriations
were passed and a bill amending chapter 162
of the Revised Statutes, concerning relief
of persons confined in civil process.
| WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10 STANDARDIZATION
were presented for a reduction of tax on the
capital stock of State Banks, and for a me-
moral to Congress for modification of the
7 three per cent. tax on manufactured articles.
Bills were introduced to amend chapter 1876
of the general laws of 1860, relative to COM
pensaton of officers of the Legislature to
amend chapter / of the general laws of 1858;
relative to postage stamps to members and
State officers (passed under suspension of the
rules; to incorporate the Madison, Lodi &
Baraboo Railroad Company; to authorize a
| ferry between Muscoda and Orion. Bills were
| passed to amend chapter l5S of the Revised
Statutes of the writ of hdbedS corpus ;" rela-
tive to subpenas issued by Justices of the
Peace; giving to Justices of the Peace ju-
risdiction over and cognizance of certain ac-
tions and proceedings; to amend acts of the
general laws of 1868, relative to the sale OF
lands for unpaid taxes, sc. A joint resolu-
ton instructing the joint committee on print
ing to report some proper plan to secure the
more speedy binding, &C., of annual legisla-
| tive acts was concurred in. Several local
| bills were also introduced and passed. A
joint resolution for the investigation of the
| State Prison was amended in the Senate, by
| calling for the appointment of a select com
mttee of five instead of the joint committee
on State Prison. The resolution was then
| adopted, and Senators WILKINSON and WILSON
| appointed from the Senate. A joint resolu-
ton introduced by Senator REYNOLDS, pro-
viding for the appointment by the Governor
of five Judges of the Supreme Court, was
| amended by Senator BOWMAN SO as to pro-
| vide for an election of five by the people,
and the resolution as amended was adopted.
Before it is made effective, it will have to be
affirmatively acted on by a majority of the
present Senate and Assembly and the next.
ACCOMMODATIONS were presented for
State aid to families of drafted men, and for
uniform tariff of freights on railroads. Mr..
BARRY offered a resolution looking to the pro-
lection of volunteers from sharpers in the
guise of bounty agents. Bills were introduce
ed with regard to the support of bastards, and
to facilitate appeals from the action of county
judges.
The Senate bill repeating those sections of
chapter 10 r. S., allowing consolidation of
railroads, passed without dissenting voice.
A bill to provide postage stamps for the Leg
islature and to lirait the amount, was indef-