Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-02
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AsSenpJly-Several petitions were present
ed for uniform tariff of freights on railroads
and to require them to carry wood, also
petition for the relief of farm mortgagors.
The resolutions of Mr. WALwoRTH on Ma
tional matters were made the special order
| for ne xt Tuesday afternoon.
Bills were introduced anne ndng the law of
| 1862 to facilitate the collection of taxes and
perfect tax deeds TO repeal sec. l6 of chapt-
264 of laws of 1870, concerning writs of err
| ror; to provide for sinking fund for the La
Crosse railIoad also number of local bills.
| St7sdte. Feb 25th.-Memorial for a tri-
| weekly mail route from La Crosse to Viroqua
| was presented Bills were introduced to pro-
tect the interests of the creditors of deceased
persons. To appropriate $4,000 for the pur-
| chase of stationery for the of State Off
GERS and the next Legislature. Relating to
| the sale of lands for unpaid taxes, anu amend
atory of section So, chapter 800, of general
laws of 1889. Also several local bills. Bills
were passed for the protection of purchasers
| of the School, University and Swamp lands
of the State. To repeal sections l, 2, and 4,
| of chapter 100 of general laws of 1862, rela-
| ting to the allotment commissioners, their
duties and compensation. Also local bill,
and three bills relating to railroads. Joint
resolution appointing joint select committee
| on message relative to Soldiers National Gem
| etery of Gettysburg, was concurred in.
| = Ia, Do tha of of ar
mortgagors, and to reduce the toll for grind
| ing in mills on the Fox River, were presented.
An ironical resolution, thanking the au-
thorities of Madison for their care in keeping
the walks leading to the capitol free from
mud; resolutions instructing the Committee
on Banks to inquire whether some revenue
cannot be derived by the State from Nation
al Banks; and urging our delegation in Con-
! gress to procure an extension of bounties by
the General Government to volunteers in
this State until the lst of April in order that
the State may i'll its quota without a draft;
and granting each member $40 worth of pos
tage stamps were adopted.
Bills were introduced amending chap. 1872
| of the Revised Statutes, concerning issues,
modes of trial and Judgment in civil actions;
relative to evidence of title to certain lands !;
to amend chapt. 40 of r. S. concerning the
| adoption of children, and to repeal sec. 2,
| chapt 253 of the laws of 1868; to reduce fees
for advertising delinquent tax lists; and con
corning sale of land for unpaid taxes in certain
cases. Also several local bills.
The committee on elections reported res
olution affirming the right of VIM. Costigan
to his seat in the assembly which was adopt
ed The report was accompanied by bills
making appropriations to pay the expenses of
| contesting the seat.
Bills were passed amending sec. 145 of
chapt. 100 Revised Statutes concerning JUS
| tees courts; to establish lumber districts and
regulate the traffic in lumber; revising,
amending and consolidating the acts for the
relief of volunteers families and providing
severe penalties for fraudulenty drawing the
same A number of appropriation bills from
the Senate, in the aggregate amounting to
| between 81 ,5O0--and 81, 900, were also passed.
| Se7tate-February 26.-Petitions were pre-
sented for the charter of horse railway from
| Waup.I to Rock river; two for a State
road in OGtagamie county for enabling GER
| tain counties to aid in the construction of the
| Tomah and Lake st. Croix r. r. to confer
additional power on the county court of
Douglas county. Bills were introduced to
lay out State road from Wausau to Apple
ton; to lay out a State road from New Lon
| don through Shawano county to incorporate
the Waupun Il Rock River Railway Compa-
ny; to permit every county in the State to
aid the Tomah and Lake st. Croix Railroad
Company in getting the right of way, &c. to
incorporate the St. Croix and Mississippi
Steamboat Navigation Company; to aid the
| ST. Croix and Lake Superior Railroad Com
pany; to incorporate the Berlin and Lake
| Superior Railroad Company; also several To-
cal and appropriation bills. The Assembly
joint resolution requesting members of Con
gress to endeavor to get the time for the
| payment of Government bounties extended to
| April LIST, was concurred in.
| A memorial was passed for an extension of
mail route from Ephraim to Washington in
| Door county. Also two local bills and two
| appropriation bills. A resolution for the APP
pointment of a select committee TO consider
and report as to the policy of changing the
| time of the annual meeting of the Legislature
was adopted Senator WILSON explained
that the object of the resolution was to get
the Legislature to meet thirty days later so
as to avoid the evil of excessive legislation.
DISQUALIFICATION were presented for
an amendment to the dog law.
A joint resolution was adopted authorizing
the Secretary of State to purchase 1900 cop
les of pamphlet edition of the laws of the
present session as often as enough of such
laws are passed to make pamphlet of six
teen pages, at a cost not exceeding two cents
copy. The object is to supply county and
town officers with a cheap edition of the laws
in convenient form, promptly as they are
| passed.
Bills were introduced to amend the dog law
so that license and fines paid shall 90 into the
county instead of the town treasures; to
amend chapter 157 of Revised Statutes of