Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-02-10
Legislative

sary TO secure the benefits of foreign immi-
grafton, was adopted, and Senators LITTLEJoHN
and WILSON were appointed on the committee.
The memorial to Congress asking an increase
OF pay to the soldiers and sailors in the ser
vice of the United States was passed The
tables were cleared of business, and the SEN
ate adjourned TIL u o'clock Monday morning
Assenably-Several petitions were intro
duced for a pro-rata tariff on railroad freights.
Resolutions were offered instructing the pro-
per committee to report on the expediency Of
certain ameiorations in our State prison sys-
TEN, and to prevent frauds in drawing the
s. per month State bounty by parents of vol
support ON sons in the army. \ resolution
was adopted calling on the Governor for full
particulars in regard to the Agricultural Col
lege lands granted the State and selected last
year.
Bills were introduced amending the inter
est law, providing for limited amount of
postage stamps at each session for members,
and submitting the question of negro suffrage
to vote of the people.
Several bills legalizing town meetings to
raise bounties for volunteers were passed !;
also a bill changing times of holding the cir
cult court in La Crosse, Buffalo and Vernon
counties, and in regard to special terms of
court in the Sixth District.
MONDAY, FEB. l.-ASeaaJ}y.-The was
hardly quorum present. A petition for the
relief of Farm Mortgagors was presented. Mr.
Barrys resolutions respecting State Prison re-
form were adopted. A bill was introduced
amending the law of 1853 respecting Insu-
rance Companies. The Committee on Char
liable Institutions we're instructed to visit ST.
Mary's Hospital and the Orphan Asylum of
Milwaukee. No bills of a general nature were
passed.
MONDAY EVENING, February 1-Seaate.-The
session was quite brief A resolution was
adopted instructing the committee on rail-
roads to inquire into the cons titutionality and
expediency of regulating by law the tariff on
railroads, with leave to report by bill or other
wise. A bill was introduced to give the As
sistant State Treasurer a salary of s., 900. A
bill passed for general law relative to rails
ing money by tax for the payment of bounties
to volunteers.
TUESDAY, Feb. 2.-Senate. Memorials were
presented asking a reduction of State tax
on banks. A bill was introduced authorizing
the Governor to purchase State and L. S.
flags to replace those belonging to Wiscon-
sin troops worn out or destroyed in service
~, !,
st. Mary's Hospital and Orphan Asylum was
adopted. The Senate by vote of 10 to IA
refused to reccde from its amendment to the
Starks resolution striking out that part ex-
pressing opposition to any proposition of
peace. Bills passed to facilitate procuring
evidence outside the limits of the State; max
ing the deposit Of papers in Post Office
properly directed to the Clerk of a Court
equivalent to filing them and authorizing
thorizing the plaintiff to be sworn and exam
fails to appear.
1SSeabiy-Petitions were presented reIa-
tive to State Banks and Railroad tariffs A
resolution asking the Secretary of State 20
ted to avoid frauds on the volunteers family
aid fund was adopted. Bills were introduced
for encouraging the formation of corporations
for mining; and authorizing the city of
Madison to compromise its bonded indebted
ness changing names of certain heirs at law;
and authorizing Brown County to issue bonds
for the erection of County buildings; and
bills were passed extending the time for the
collection Of taxes in Port Washington, Ozau-
kee County; and changing the name of three
children, named Deer to SchilIing; and legal
izing acts in raising bounty tax of the towns
of Linden, Highland and Dodgeyille, Iowa
County; Senate bill providing for a general
law to raise bounties to volunteers, and As
sembly bill on the same subject was referred
to Messrs. HUBBELL, TAYLOR and GUIsE a select
committee Senate resolution providing for
the encouragement of immigration was con-
CURED in. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb 3-Se.ob.- Petitions
relating to Manitowoc & Man:towoc Rapids
banks of the State were presented. Also
claim of Capt. STAm. A Joint resolution
calling for joint committee to investigate
rumors of the corruption of the Legislature
by railroad influence during the session of
1868, was adopted, aad Senator CLARK and
PORE were appointed from the Senate. Res
olutions were also adopted instructing com
mittee on State affairs to inquire concerning
disbursements of money for purchases of sup
plies for State Prison and the other State be
nevolent institutions and to make any report
they deem requisite, and instructing the joint
committees on Agriculture to inquire into the
expediency of memorializing Congress for the
abrogation Of the reciprocity treaty.
Bills were introduced to amend See u,
Chap 81, r. s, ''of the poor in relation to
Justices records; repeating Chap. 81 of gen
eral laws of 50 iative to appeal of suits, and
to provide for publishing and revising the
rules of practice in the circuit court. The
Senate refused 70 recede from its amend
ment to Mr.. Starks' Assembly joint resolu-
tons by vote of Is 10 II, and amended Mr..
Barry's resolutions relating to state prison re-
form, by striking out what the statute al