Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-03-18
legislative summary.


invitation to attend social entertain
ment at the Insane Hospital Wednesday
evening, was received. The members voted
themselves and the principal officers SO
worth Of postage stamps Resolutions were
introduced accepting the land grant for rail-
road purposes, and for Military Board OF
Claims to pass on accounts for services in re-
cruiting, &C. A bill was introduced for the
better protection of bees.
Several local bills were passed, also Senate
bill to amend section z, chapter lSS R. s.,
relative to costs and fees, and Assembly bills
to amend section of chapter 81 of the laws
of 1862, relative to the Superintendent Of
Public Property and purchase Of stationery,
and to amend chapter 257 of the laws of
1862, requiring County Judges and other Off
GERS to file statements from their dockets !;
also appropriating to Capt. John Stahel S344
for pay from the time when he was commits
stoned Captain of an organized company to
the time when he was mustered into the U.
S. service. The bill to increase the rates of
legal advertising was ordered to third read
ing.
AssenaJiy-A resolution was offered by Mr.
FuLroN requesting the Judiciary Committees
of the two Houses acting jointly to report
amendments to the Constitution for biennial
sessions; to increase the number of Supreme
Judges to FIVE; to allow special taxes to be
levied on aliens; and to amend section z, ar
ticlc VIII, so as to expressly ratify all action
relating to the issue of Wisconsin war bonds.
Bills were introduced authorizing actions
against boats to be commenced and warrants
of attachment issued and served on Sunday /;
to exempt woollen manufactures from taxa
ton; relative to sales of lands for unpaid
taxes, and amending chapter %, laws of 1859,
to incorporate the Wisconsin Valley Rail
road and for more effectually protecting the
State lands. Also, large number of local
bills
Mr.. Ross, from the Committee on State af-
fairs, reported against the petition for taxing
aliens as an offset for their exemption from
military duty, and recommending the submits
sion of negro suffrage to a vote of the peo-
pie.
TUESDAY, March 7.-Senate.-The resolu-
ton accepting the grant of lands from Con-
gress to aid in the construction of railroads
was adopted, motion to indefinitely post
pone having been lost by vote of to 90
The resolution for the appointment of mil
itary board of claims was postponed to Fri
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received from the Assembly with amend
ments, was re-referred to the Committee on
Printing.
Bills were passed relating to evidence and
amending section 81 of chapter 1877, R. s.; to
provide for taking State census; amending
section 25 of chapter So, r. S., relative to
the conveyance of real estate.
A bill to amend section of chapter 81 of
the laws of 1853, relative to railroads, so as
simply to prohibit officers of railroad corpor-
ations from being interested in contracts for
building or furnishing materials for building
such railroads, was postponed to Wednesday,
and bill requiring corporations organized
under the laws of this State to keep their
principal office within the State, was recon-
mitted The vote indefinitely postponing a
bill to amend 1877 r. S. of offenses against
public justice and the punishment of perjury,
was reconsidered, and the bill referred to the
judiciary committee. The Senate refused to
take up the motion to reconsider the vote in
definitely postponing the bill to authorize the
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preme Court.
Assenably.-Several resolutions for postage
stamps and stationery were offered. Mr.
FULToN's resolution in regard to amendments
to the Constitution, was postponed till Fri
day.
Bills were introduced for taking dispositions
of persons in the military service; to amend
chapter 237, laws of 1862, concerning costs
and fees; to abolish offices of Clerk
of the Court and Clerk of the Board amend
ing the registry law so as to require foreign
born citizens to show their papers; amend
ing section %, chapter 10, r. s., concerning
highways and bridges; establishing the salary
of Assistant Superintendent of Public In
struction.
Bills were passed repeating the act exempt
ing lands of Beloit College from taxation, and
several local and appropriation bills
WEDNESDAY, March s-Senate-A petition
from the officers of the State Historical So
ciety, relative to the salaries of its Secretary
and Librarian, was presented and bill in
troduced so as to make the appropriation for
the Society 81 900, for the Secretary 5000
more and for the Librarian 81 200.
The committee on public printing reported
against releasing Peter Stout & Co., and
their bondsmen from liability for failure to
perform their contract to do the State print
ing.
Communications were received from the
experimenting architect of the Capitol and
Others in favor of warming the Capitol by
steam. -.
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