Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-04-14
Legislative.

sed to incorporate the Wisconsin Immi
grafton Company relative to the sale of
lands, &c, of the Fox and Wisconsin I'm
! provement Co.; relating to listing personal
| property for taxation, &c; to prevent per-
sons discharging firearms, &C., upon bridge
across the Catfish river in Blooming Grove,
| Dane Co.; to amend sec. 4, chap. l59 of r.
| s., of writs of mandamus and prohibition; to
amend chap. III general laws, act relative to
volunteers and their families; appropriating
$4,000 to the Governor for contingent ex-
penses.
ASsen5ly-24 o'clock P Mills were
passed to obtain the collections now in the
hands of the late Superintendent of the Wis
consin Geological Survey; to define the resi-
dence of certain Wisconsin soldiers; to in
corporate Green Bay warehouse company
for the relief Of Marathon county; to amend
| the charter Of the Milwaukee and Beloit rail
road, relative to suits brought against joint
stock companies; for the construction of
sewer in the State Prison to abolish the Of
fee of State Prison usher; House also concur
|
Senate, after an amendment increasing it from
5000, 900 to 1926, 900, and in the bills appro-
priating $4,000 to take care of Wisconsin
sick and wounded soldiers, providing for
temporary loan of $500, 900 and permanent
loan of S35O,OOO.
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Police bill was
killed by large majority. The bills provid-
ing for appointing immigrant commissioners
were lost.
7 O'CLOCK P. M.-Bills were passed provid-
ing for paying for rent of grounds occupied
by Camp Sigel; to amend chapter 43, of Re-
vised Statutes, of strays; to aid the St.
| Croix and Lake Superior Railroad, by ex-
emptng certain property from taxation; to
authorize the Milwaukee and Minnesota Rail-
road Company to issue preferred stock to
abolish the office of Assistant Attorney Gen
eral, and prohibit the Attorney General taking
fees to incorporate the Green Bay, Shawano
and St. Croix Falls Railroad to prevent the
removal of timber, minerals, &C., from lands
sold for taxes and memorial to Congress
for an appropriation to wounded soldiers
Having disposed of all but one or two bills
on its file, the Assembly adjourned at about
1O1 o'clock. The negro suffrage bill fell by
the adjournment
SATURDAY, April d-tSenate.-Nearly all
the morning was occupied in discussing the
warehouse bill, which finally passed, ayes 10,
noes II. Senate bill to enable railroads
within the State to transport cordwood and
collect certain rates therefor, was indefinitely
postponed, ayes Is; noes IL. Bills were
passed to provide for the appraisal of certain
school and university lands, and appropriate
ing 81 900 to St. Mary's Hospital.
Asseably.-At the opening of the morning
session, Mr.. BINGHAM, on behalf of the men,
bers and officers of the House presented the
Speaker, Hon. W. w FIELD, with handsomely
bound copies of the New American Cyclic
padia, and the poetical works of Sir WALTER
SCOTT.
Bills were passed to change the time of
holding terms of court in the 10th circuit ;
amending section 81 of chapter Is, revised
statutes, respecting counties and county of
fcers; to amend section 81 of chapter IS, re-
vised statutes, requiring district attorneys to
have been admitted to the bar to amend the
act of 1868, relative to a codifcation of the
school laws; to amend charter of the Tomah
& Lake ST. Croix railroad, and repeal part of
the grant of lands to the La Crosse R. R. Co..
to prohibit the establishment of cemeteries
within the limits of cities and villages and to
amend the law in regard to soldiers families
. o'clock p M-The Assembly concurred
in the Senate bills to appropriate $1,000 to
St. Mary's Hospitals to amend sec. SO, chap
10, Revised Statutes concerning State officers;
appropriating $4,000 as contingent fund to
the Governor; and to amend law relative to
sale of land for unpaid taxes.
Bills appropriating 5000 to A. KUTzBoCK
architect of the State Capitol, and authorizing
the State Superintendent to subscribe for 500
copies of the Educational Journal were killed
SATURDAY, April 2, 3 P. M.-Senate-A
large number of bills were passed, including
to revise chapter $50, R. S., relative to the
collection of demands against boats and yes
sells; to authorize the formation Of corpora
tons for the aid of Wisconsin inventors; to
prohibit any person taking or receiving fees
for procuring volunteers extra bounty; to de-
fine the residence of certain soldiers of this
State; and memorial to Congress for an
appropriation to wounded soldiers.
7:3O P. M.-The bill for the registration of
votes passed by vote of 81 to 7; also bills
to reduce the expenses of the courts in Mil
waukee county; amending the law relative to
distraining cattle +; prohibiting railroad agents
or directors from dealing in grain, lumber,
and certain other articles, and compelling
railroads to carry wood. Chief Clerk STEW
ART was presented by his assistants with an
engraving of CLAY addressing the United
| States Senate. The presentation speech by
Senator Pope, and the reply, were both high
| ly suitable.
MONDAY, April 4.-Senate.-At the opening
of the session, Senator VAN WICK, on behalf
of the members and officers of the Senate, in
very neat and complimentary speech, pre-
| sented Lieut.. Governor SPooNER with a COM
plete set of the American Cyclopadia, nice
silver cake and fruit baskets, silver knife,
fork and spoon. The Lieut.. Governor was
much affected by the gift and appropriately
responded. Resolutions highly compliment
tary of the Lieut.. Governor, President pro