Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-16
legislative.


the remainder of the session. Several local
bills were introduced, and one general bill
relating TO the poor. Several local bills were
passed and the Senate resolution ordering
500 bound copies of the Adjutant Generals
report amended by the Assembly to 200,
and copies to each member of the iegisla-
ture, was nonconcurred In
: O'clock P. n ASsem6ly-A petition was
presented for a law requiring the assessment
of lands held under the homestead act. The
vote adopting the resolution tor hnaI ad
iournment in April was reconsidered. A
number of local bills were introduced; also
bills providing for the punishment of certain
offenses against log owners; abolishing the
office of Assistant Attorney General, prohio-
iting the fees now received by the Attorney
General and requiring the personal atten-
dance of that officer at his office; and for the
formation of d corporation to aid Wisconsin
inventors and patentecs. No general bills
were passed. Some time was spent in COM
mittee of the whole. \ Senate memorial to
Congress for a tri-weekly mail route from La
Crosse to Viroqua was passed. The bill Tor
a State bounty to Volunteers was indefinitely
postponed.
4Seeate-MARCH 6th.-BilIs were introduced
relating to the forms of civil actions, &c,
and to authorize the appointment of person
| TO prepare and publish digest of the re-
I ports and decisions of the Supreme Court
Also several local bills. 4 bills was passed
| to amend an act relative to school and uni
versity lands and also several local bills
| Senator WHEELER from the committee on the
! State Prison read long report in which GER
tain wants of the institution and recommen-
dations concerning it were given, also recon-
mcnding that the committee be authorized TO
thoroughly investigate its affairs at the close
| of the session.
Assens5lg.-The resolution for final ad
| iournment on the 4th of April was referred
| to a select committee. Several local bills
were introduced. The Judiciary committee
| reported in favor of the old claim of Daniel
Baxter for work on the Territorial Capitol
The claim with interest amounts to S2,247 81.
Bills were passed empowering Registers Of
Deeds to discharge the records Of mortgages
in certain cases; 10 change the name of the
| village of Stanton to PIoyer; requiring Reg
isters of Deeds to keep tract index; and
amending chapter IS of laws of 1859, by pro-
yiding where vacancy in Office of County
Judge is filed by the Governor, the appointee
shall hold only till the election next ensuing.
! The bill reducing the rate of tolls for grind
ng was lost.
oh 1Fa 10
cal bills were introduced, and bill to pro-
vide for the proper reception by the State of
| volunteers returning from the service of the
| United States 1t authorizes the Governor
| to give a proper reception and entertainment
to such veterans, at a cost not exceeding so
cents for each man in the regiment or bate
~, and was passed under suspension of the
rules. The Senate coneurred in the Assem-
| bly, amendment to the bill relating to Regis
tiers of Deeds. The memorial to Congress for
the passage Of laws tending to encourage for
| eign emigration to the Z. s, was concurred
| in. Bills were passed to incorporate the
! Madison Lodi and Baraboo Railroad Compa-
! ny; in relation to the allowance of injunc-
/ tions or injunctional orders in certain cases ;
amending chapter of R. S, Of courts held
by Justices of the Peace to protect the in
| terests of the creditors of deceased persons 4;
also several local bills.
Asse11J{g-Petitions were presented for
pro rata tariff on railroads, to relieve drafted
persons who have entered the service or paid
their Communication from taxation for local
bounties, to restrain cattle from running at
large for relief Of farm mortgagors, and against
modification Of the usury laws.
\ number of local bills were passed, and
also bills concerning the liability of inn-keep-
ers, and a memorial to Congress for certain
of railroad and telegraph line from the Mis-
sissippi river to the Pacific.
A resolution was introduced from a select
committee for the printing 5000 copies of
the proceedings of the State Sorghum Con
vention.
.Se5aate.-March loth.-Resolutions were in
troduced for the better protection of the reg
| mental banners, trophies, &c, taken from
the enemy in battle, and providing for their
safe keeping in the Senate chamber. Bills
! were introduced in relation to suits and pro
ceedings by, and against stock companies; to
amend section SIS of chapter IS, r. s, rela-
tive to county offices and several local bills,
two of which legalizing bounty meetings in
| Cross Plains and Bristol, Dane county, were
also passed. Bill was passed to encourage
the incorporation of associations for mining,
smelling, &c, and for other manufacturing
| purposes and a number of local bills
| neutrality-suspicious. were presented for
uniform railroad freights and for a law TO pro-
| tect honey bees. The resolution to print
copies of the proceedings of the Sorghum
| Convention was rejected. Mr.. HUBBELLs
joint resolutions for ship canal around Nj
| agara Falls were adopted.
| Bills were introduced to amend the revised
statutes concerning change of venue in Grim
inal cases to annex part of Chippewa to
Burnett county; to protect honey bees; to
amend the militia law, and a number OF local
| bills
The Senate bill to provide proper recep-
| ton for veteran Wisconsin troops on their