Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30
legislative.

| entrance to Fox River from Green Bay, also
a memorial for grant of land to aid IN the
construction of a canal from Sturgeon Bay
to Lake Michigan. Bills were introduced te
amend section 81 of chapter Is of the Re-
| vised Statutes {" of county and county Off
GERS" to enable railroads within this State
to transport cordwood and collect certain
| rates therefor to amend general laws OF
1861, A." of assessment and collection of taxes;
| amendatory of act providing aid for volun-
teers; to amend chapter Is of the Revised
| Statutes, ''of assessment and collection of
taxes; to amend Revised Statutes, " of coun-
| ty and county officers" to amend general
law relating to the extra pay to Wisconsin
soldiers, &c. to amend R. S. "of State off,
GERS; to provide for the borrowing of money
to suppress invasion, &C., TO provide for a
| special State tax for the support of volun-
teers families also a number OF local and
dead head bills. Bills were passed concern
! ing the acknowledgment of certain deeds and
mortgages, and several local bills.
Assenably.-A large number of bills were
| introduced, it being the last day on which
| .heir introduction is permitted under the
| joint resolution providing for final adjourn
ment. Many of them were doubtless what
are termed dead-heads.
TUESDAY, March 22.-Senate.-Bills were
passed authorizing garnishee actions in The
| Circuit Court; relating to dispositions re-
| lating to homesteads; to incorporate the
American Copper Mining, Smelling and Man
I,rfao az ri in
sums of money to the Wisconsin Institute for
the Deaf and Dumb, and to the State Reform
School.
-Assenl6ly.-A recess of one hour was taken
in the morning to witness the reception of
the Wisconsin Eleventh. Resolutions were
adopted providing for joint committee to
| inquire if further legislation is necessary in
regard to bounties, and limiting members in
debate to two speeches on the same question,
neither to exceed ten minutes in length.
TUESDAY, . P. NJ. -Assensly.-The uni
form railroad freight tariff bill was made the
| special order for the goth inst, at II o'clock
An. The postponement BODIES no good to
| the bill. Senate bills were passed authori-
| zing the Central Bank of Wisconsin TO reduce
| its capital stock to authorize the Milwaukee
& Prairie du Chen Railroad company to is
sue stock to aid in settling up outstanding
farm mortgages, judgments, Sc, of the late
Milwaukee Minnesota Railroad company
Assembly bills were passed to amend sec
ton chapter $50, of the general laws of
1859, limiting and prescribing the rate of in
terest; to repeal sections 102, I03, 104 and
1O5, of chapter % of the Revised Statute
relating to common schools, Withdrawing the
appropriation to tne Educational Journal; re-
Iating to the expenditure of delinquent high
way taxes and opening of highways,
A large number of bills were considered in
committee of the whole
TUESDAY, March 23.-lSenate-Joint Assem-
bly, resolution for joint select committee to
inquire whether any furtherlegislation is ne
cessary upon the town bounty law, was con-
| Cured in. Also, the joint Assembly resolu-
| ton extending the time for the payment of
| bounties to volunteers to the 10th OF April.
| After some further discussion, the bill
amending the articles of association Of the
| Milwaukee and Prairie du Chen railroad, in
volving the bridging of the Mississippi at
| Dubuque and Prairie du Chen was passed by
the following vote:
Ayes-senators Blair, Bohsn, Clapp, Clark Ear
| nest, Ellis, Frost, Hamilton, Harris, Hood Rey-
| nolds, Smith, Thomas, Thorp, Wescott, Wheeler,
| wilkinson, Wilson'S.
| Noes-senators Bowman, Cameron, Chandler,
| Kelsey, Ketchum, KimbalI, Lawrence, Littlejohn
| McDiiI, Morris, Van wyck, Villas, A. II. Young, Nj.
| K. Yeung-14
| Asse7n6iy.-Therc was an hours debate on
Mr.. BARRos's resolution asking Congressional
action to bring the agricultural lands into
| market immediately. The resolution vas Ia
bled, the majority opinion being that the
| State had full control over the subject already
| The vote by which the uniform railroad
| freight tariff bill was made the special order
| for the 29th was reconsidered, and the bill
made the spe cial order for to-morr wv after
| noon. The Committee on Claims reported
| against the bill to continue the work on the
Capitol extension. The bill was then refer
red to a select committee of FIVE of which
| Mr.. GEo. B. SMITH is chairman.
| Bill were passed amending chapter 399 oil
/ the laws of 1862, respecting county officers
to amend section 217 of chapter 40 of the
| revised statutes, concerning justices courts
to amend law regarding the sale of lands fol
| unpaid taxes.
| The bill amending the militia law, and pro
viding for paying the militia for time spent
in duty not exceeding ten days in time, wa:
tabled.
WEDNESDAY, 8 O'clock, P. N.-Asse,aNy.-
A number of local bills were passed, anC
some time spent in committee of the
whole on the general file of bills
| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24.-tSeaaIe-Most o
the morning was spent on the indefinite post
ponement of the bin approPTiating $4,000 tc
the St. Mary's Hospital of Milw aukee The
Senate refused TO indefinitely postpone by
Is ayes TO Is noes and the bill was report
ed to the Committee on Benz VIOLENT Institu
tions with instructions to report on the pres
ent Indebtedness of the institution. A bill
was passed to amend the charter OF the Chi
cago and North Western Rail Road com
pany.
| Assenaby-A resolution for $40 worth O.
postage stamps TO each member was adopted