Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-04-07

for an appropriation to improve the entrance
in Fox River from Green Bay. Several local
bills were passed. A preamble and resolu-
lions favoring the project contemplated by
the Iowa Canal convention were adopted.
Assenlbly-1o A. MA few local bills were
passed, and the railroad warehouse bill which
requires railroads to deliver freight to any
warehouse properly located where the for
warder desires it sent, was ordered to q third
reading. The House adjourned at III o'clock
in order to grant the Hall to the Union State
Convention.
THURSDAY, March 31st.-Senate- Bills
were passed to amend Chap. 155 of general
laws of 1868 "codify the law of the State
relating to common schools; ;" to provide for
the punishment of certain offenses against
log owners; to amend Sec. Al of Chap. 1873
Revised Statues "of costs and fees; 2" to au-
thorize the Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton to order certain number of copies of
the Journal Of Education, and also number
of local bills. The bill appropriating s35,
900 for continuing work on the State Capitol
was after considerable discussion concurred
in by 20 ayes to IL noes.
Assem5ly.-Bills were passed amending
chap. 79 of the Revised Statutes-the Rail-
road warehouse bill; pro viding for registry
law to encourage Wisconsin inventors and
patentees amending chap. % of laws of SO
concerning the sale of land for unpaid taxes :;
memorial to Congress on the subject OF mill
tary and commercial transportation; to char
ter the Wisconsin immigration Company.
The registry law bill passed by the follow
ing vote:
Barron, Horace Beach, Belden, Bingham, Blackma an,
Bliss Burbank, Burton, Carpenter, Clark, Cole,
Earle, Elwell, James Field, Galloway, Goodhue,
McElroy, Mclaughlin, Miller, Naber, Niedermann,
Northrop, Officer, Osborn, Phillips, Pound, Powers,
Robbins, Roundy, Russell, shultis, A. B. Smith,
Daniel Smith, John Smith, Starks, Starr, Stevens,
Taylor, Turner, Walworth, Webb, A. Wilcox, E.
Wilcox, Winter, Wright and Mr.. Speaker Field-56.
Noes-Messrs. Abrams, Bachuber, Barber, Bon
niwell, Caswell, Cochran, Costgan, Daily, Dunn,
Eviston, Frey, Geisse, Hass, Hldebrandt, Hubbel,
Jones, Knab, Kreiss, Marx, McGarry, Mclean,
Richardson, Ringle, Sanborn, Geo. B. Smith, Smoke,
Thornton, Wheeler, Wolf, Zetteler and Zillier-3l
THURSDAY Evening, March 9lst.-Senate.-
Bills were passed relating to the issuing of
iniunctions and writs of attachment con-
corning the liability Of innkeepers; relating
to fees of Registers of Deeds; to extend to
executors and administrators the provisions
Of chapter l41, r. S., relating to actions for
the recovery of real estate; relating to the
duties of Secretary of State, and amendatory
e FT &C g 81 III,
for town officers" relating to the expenditure
of delinquent highway taxes and the opening
of highways, and amendatory of chapter -
of the R. S.. to provide for supplying omis-
sions and correcting errors in record evidence
in certain cases; to prevent the establish
ment of cemeteries sc. within the limits of
cities &c. to amend section of chapter 179
R. S., "of trials in criminal actions )" to
amend general law of 1862, relating to the
militia, and number of local bills.
7 O'CLOCK P. M.-Assenably.-The Assem-
bly, continued in session till about midnight,
and passed large number of bills, among
them the following To amend section 90,
chapter 7, R. S., of elections, so as to provide
that when extra polls are held, the limits of
the district which they are designed to ac-
commodate shall be strictly defined; to
amend section IA, chapter 10, R. S., relative
to highways, bridges and ferries memorial
to Congress for passage of laws to encourage
| foreign immigration; to provide for abating
and Furnishing nuisances; relative to distrain-
ing cattle doing damage relating to sale of
lands and property Of Fox and Wisconsin
Improvement Company, and to extend the
the time for the completion of their work;
to annex part of Chippewa to Burnett coun-
ty; to incorporate Bayfield, and St. Croix
railroad, and St. Croix and junction railroad,
and transfer thereto a portion of the land
grant; to incorporate the Sturgeon Bay and
Lake Michigan Ship Canal Co.; to provide
for the payment of mileage to the Regents of
the State University.
The adoption of substitute to the bill es-
tablishing State Normal School, prepared
by the friends of the bill, was refused by a
vote of % to 60, and the bill was then killed.
The bill for the relief of the Banks of Wis
consin was lost by vote Of 20 to IS. MI
merous appropriations were passed, including
1875, 900 for the Insane Hospital and the ap-
preparations for the Blind Institute and the
State Prison; the bill to levy a special tax
for the aid of volunteers and several bills
for the payment of expense incurred in re-
cruitinC.
FRIDAY, April lst.-Seaaate.- were
passed to enable railroads within this State
to transport cord wood and collect certain
rates therefor; authorizing the assessment
and collection of taxes on the Improvements
ON lands entered under the homestead act
to provide for the compensation of clerks of
county boards and fixing stated salary in
stead of fees. r- .... . -
Assenbly.-A large number of bills were
passed including bills relative to answers and
defenses in actions to grant tax titles to
amend Statutes concerning the support OF
bastards to amend chap. % of laws of 1859
in regard to land sold for taxes; to accept
congressional grant of lands to construct a
military road from Fort Howard to Michigan
State line; memorial to Congress for grant
of lands to construct canal from Sturgeon
Bay to Lake Michigan to amend act supend-
ing the sale of mortgaged State lands held by
volunteers. .....F
A substitute for the pro rata bill was pass
ed which merely requires railroads to carry
wood during part of the year and prohibits
emnlovers of railroads from trafficing in wheat
and other agricultural products.