Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-03-11
,onAs The House adjourned before vote

tion was introduced to cut off all new business
after the Goth, and to adjourn as soon as pos
sible thereafter. ~ 4
Bills were introduced TO amend the regis
try law so as to provide clearly that an annu-
al registration of voters shall be made; to
amend section 90 of chapter Is OF the Re-
vised Statutes, so as to authorize towns at
their annual meeting to reduce the fees al
lowed treasurers by law; to provide for the
establishment of State agencies, for the care
Of sick, wounded and disabled Wisconsin
soldiers, at Washington, Nashville, St. Louis
and Vicksburg, and appropriating $4,000.
The Senate receded from its non-concur-
renee in the 5th Assembly amendment to the
bill amending the soldiers suffrage law, which
leaves the bill ready for enrolment. The
Senate refused, by a vote of Ia to IL, TO pass
the Assembly bill accepting the grant of land
for railroad purposes, but the action is under
stood not to have been serious, and will
probably be reeonsidered.
Senate bills were passed to amend section
I26, chapter Is, R. s., relating to counties
and county officers; to provide for the pun
ishment of certain offenses against school
houses, churches, and other public buildings;
to authorize the Northern Pacific Railroad
and Telegraph Company to construct its line
through the State of Wisconsin; relating to
grants of lands and amending section OF
chapter Sc, r. s., so that no sale of lands
claimed under adverse title to that of the oc-
cupant or pOssessor, shall be void because at
the time of sale the Land was in the posses
sion of any other person claiming under an
adverse title to amend chapter lit, general
laws 1864, relating to State aid granted to
volunteers families; empowering towns,
cities and incorporated villages to vote boun-
ties to volunteers who have re-enlistedin the
military service of the United States and who
have heretofore received no local bounty
from any source; also several local Senate
and Assembly bills.
Bills were in various manner killed to re-
peal chapter $50 of the laws of 1864, so as
to make all liquor licenses good for a year;
to restore capital punishment for murder; and
for the relief of Daniel Baxter by authoriz-
ing him to bring a new suit in the Supreme
Court without regard to the statute OF limita-
tions, &c, on his old claim for work on the
Territorial Capitol. -
Assembly.-AmOng the petitions was one
from citizens of Racine for an enlargement
of the Hospital for the Insane.
Resolutions were offered to observe the
4th of March, Inauguration Day, as holiday,
and adjourn over on Friday till Monday, and
for a Joint committee to act with the Gov
ernor and Adjutant General in securing a
correction of the quotas of this State, and to
visit Washington for that purpose, if deemed
advisable. The latter was adopted under sus-
pension Of the rules The resolution allow
ing members who were absent when it passed
to record their votes on the ratification of
the constitutional amendment, was adopted.
Bills were introduced to repeal chapter ZIG
of the laws of 1864, against the purchase of
tax deeds, &C., by county officers and their
| clerks; to amend chap. 112, sec. 81, r. S., of
guardians and wards; to incorporate the
State Firemen's Association; changing times
of holding Cont in the 9th circuit; and a
memorial to Congress relative to swamp and
overlooked lands not patented to the State.
WEDNESDAY, March 2-Seaatc. reso-
luton to receive no new business after the
10th, and to adjourn az soon thereafter as
possible was adopted, also d resolution COM
plimenting Senator VAN WYCK's lecture be-
fore the Historical Society, on Italy, and in
viting him to deliver an address before the
Senate some time next week.
Bills were introduced to provide for the
purchase of $50 copies of Sheffield's Digest
OF the Decisions of the Supreme Court; to
change the Bank of Whitewater to a Nation
al Bank, and to amend the Mineral Point
railroad charter.
Bills were passed requiring and regulating
the building and maintaining of division
fences in cities and villages; concerning ex-
ecutors; to detach Dallas county from the
I1th and attach it to the sth circuit.
A motion was made to reconsider the refu-
sal to concur in the Assembly bill accepting
the railroad land grant from Congress, which
was tabled by vote of Is to IL. An Assem-
bly, bill to amend chapter 16T R. s., relating
TO offenses Against public policy, was indefr
nitely postponed. Senate bills to provide for
State bounty for killing wolves, and re-
quiring interpretations under the laws of this
State to keep their principal Office within the
State, were postponed till Tuesday. The bill
to provide for taking State census, was re-
referred to the Committee on State Affairs.
The rejection of the bill to make liquor
licenses good for year, was reconsidered,
and the bill recommitted 70 the Judiciary
Committee.
Some time was occupied in the discussion
of the Assembly bill to authorize the Cover
nor to take the opinion of the Supreme Court
in cases of doubtful constitutionality, design
ed particularly to enable him to get the
opinion of the Supreme Court on the railroad
farm mortgage sinking fund law. 1t was
advocated by Senators THORPE and CLARK,
and opposed by Senators Pope, SESSIONS, A.
II. YOUNG, Bentley and WEBB. 1t was in
definitely postponed by vote of 10 to ~.
Assena6ly.-The vote adopting the resolu-
ton for a committee to confer withthe U. S.
authorities to secure correction of the quo
tas of this State was reconsidered and refer
red to a select committee of three, The res