Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-08
Legislative summary.

was presented for the passage OF the bill re-
quiring insurance companies to deposit
bonds of this State, for security, and letter
from the Trustees of Lawrence University,
urging the advantages of-that institution
IN case the grant OF land for education in Ag-
riculture and Mechanical Arts be given to
any private institution, and suggesting com
mission of inquiry.
Bills we're introduced Incorporating the
Fond du Lac and Superior Railroad Company,
and comforting on it the land grant; to pro-
vide for appraising damages in occupying
lands for telegraph lines; to omit the collec.
ton of agricultural statistics by assessors this
year.
The vote refusing to pass the bill compel
ling railroads to carry wood was reconsidered
and further consideration of the subjest post
poned to Wednesday. There was long dis
cussion on the bill to pay ex-Sherif Larkin OF
Milwaukee for expenses in defending him sell
against malfeasance in office. The subject
was. postponed to Tuesday, and the Senate
adjourned to Monday evening.
Assenbly.-Petitions were presented for
the passage of the bill.in relation to insurance
companies, and in regard to amending the
Prairie du Chen Bridge Company's charter
A number of local bills we're introduced
and bill relating to taxes and tax deeds, in
regard to sales of lands by executors, admin
istrators and guardians; to authorize regis
tiers of deeds to discharge mortgages in GER
tain cases to discourage professional jurors
to protect property invested in seminaries Of
learning.
MONDAY EVENING, March 20.-.Senate.-
A resolution was introduced and adopted, re-
questing the Committee on Banks and Bank
ing to inquire into the expediency of direct
ing the Bank Comptroller to invest the whole
or portion of the fundsin his hands for the
redemption of the outstanding circulation Of
banks which have gone into liquidation, in
the bonds of this State.
Resolutions were also introduced for the
establishment of Bureau of Military Claims
to aid disabled and discharged Wisconsin sol
diers. the widows and orphans Of soldiers, in
securing the back pay, bounty and pensions
due from the General Government; to amend
section s of article of the Constitution, SC
as to abolish the Grand Jury system; to give
an opportunity to the different educational
institutions of the State to present theiI
claims for consideration in the disposition Of
the lands granted by Congress for education
in Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, il
case the bill for the establishment of an
Agricultural College fails to pass.
1t being the last day for the introduction
Of new business, shower Of bills was poured
in, 81 in number, many of.them being I" dead
heads" intended to cover substitutes here
after.
The general bills introduced were as fol
lows To provide for the completion of the
State Capitol; to incorporate the Madison
and Chicago Air Line Railway Company; tC
amend section of chapter 100 of the law:
of 1859, to prescribe and limit the rate o.
interest; to amend chapter lo9 r. S. of mar
riages: to amend section 81 of chapter l3S
r. S. of costs and fees; to amend chapter
22S of the laws Of 1854, so as to increase the
amount allowed the Superintendent of Pub
lie Property for expenses in the purchase Of
stationery; to appropriate to the State
Prison $4,000 for its current expenses
to increase the compensation fifty cents a
day of certain officers of the State Prison
to provide for indexing and transcribing the
journal of the Senate and Assembly; to
amend chapter los r. S., relative to offences
against property; to incorporate the Wis
consin Navigation Company; to exchange
bonds held in trust by the commissioners OF
School and University lands for certificates
of indebtedness; to regulate the rates of fare
on railroads la certain cases in relation to
| the duties of the receiver of the La Crosse
and Milwaukee railroad; to authorize the
banks of this State to reduce their capital
stock to enlarge the powers and duties OF
counties and county Boards of Supervisors
to pay the chaplains of the present Legisla-
ture $50 each to provide for declaring lille
gal traffic in intoxicating liquors a nuisance I;
to amend chapter 4s2, of the laws of 1864,
prohibiting railroad agents or directors from
purchasing and transporting certain articles
of merchandise and compelling railroads to
carry wood; to repeal chapter zoo of the laws
of 1864, amending the charter of the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad company; to
amend section IS, chapter l44, Z. S., of exc
cutions and proceedings supplementary there
to.
| A bill was also introduced to facilitate the
conversion of the State currency and to pro-
vide for taking up the State bonds now held
as security for the redemption of Wisconsin
currency by calling in the trust funds now
due the State and investing them in such
bonds, &C. An effort made to secure its i'm
mediate passage under suspension of the
rules, elected a warm and protracted discus
sion, in the course of which Senator CLARK
Dem. took occasion to express his hope and
belief that the war bonds of the State would
be repudiated, and was Indignantly and pat
riotically denounced by Sen. WILSON (Dem.)
for thus stabbing the credit of the State, he
pledging the aid of the Democracy to the re-
demption of such bonds, and quite lively
dispute between Senators WILSON and CLARK