Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-08
service; and resembling the resolatiOns cen.

large NUMBER OF DiltS Htic lushouoSSu
Some of them were dead heads, this being
the last day for introducing new measures.
Among them were bills to amend chapter 1856
general laws of 1850, relative to assessments;
20 legalize assignment of tax certificates TO
town and school districts; relating to county
printing relating to railroads and amending
sec 1, chap. 1872 laws Of 1864; amending
sec. 40, chap. is, r. 5 relating to raising
money for volunteers counties; to repeal
chap. IA general laws of extra session OF
/ 1862 amending sections 10, l6 and IL, chap.
1873, R. s.; to fix rate of interest ON taxes and
LANDS sold for taxes in 1865; to prevent
minors from drinking strong drinks; amend
ing sections l and A, laws of 1864, concern
ing railroads; fixing passenger fares on rail-
roads; relating to the collection of personal
property, taxes, and amending sec. 100, chap.
| IS r. S.; to amend chap. 167, laws of 1859;
to amend chap. 354, general laws of 1852, in
regard to banks; extending the time for COM
pledng the Fox River Improvement; to i'm
pose a State license on notary publics; TO
amead chap. lsl, of r. S., concerning in
quests Of the dead; relating to descent OF
property and amending acts of 1864, relating
to lomesteads; for completing the State
Capi,oI: and memorial to Congress for re-
ducug postage rates to Norway and Sweden.
Several local bills we're passed, and a bill
to punish offences against school houses,
churches, and other public buildings
TUESDAY, March 1.-Senate.-The resolu'
ton to amend the constitution so as to abol-
ish the Grand Jury system was referred to
the judiciary committee that relative to a
bureau of military claims to the committee
on Militia; and that relative to the agricultu-
raj college grant postponed to Thursday.
Several local bills were passed; also one
appropiating $4,000 to the Milwaukee Sol
diers' Home, and number ordered to third
reading, including that to pay Ex-Sherif
Larkin, Of Milwaukee, for expenses incurred
in defending himself against charges of NAL
feasance in office
The Agricultural College bill was made the
special order for Thursday.
Assembly bills were indefinitely postponed
relating TO evidence and amending sections
IL and Is of chapter 1871, revised statutes
relating 10 the assessment and collection OF
taxes and amending chapter $50 of the gene
raj laws Of ls60 to amend seetion4 of chap
ter 80 Of the laws of 1868, relative to civil
actions against persons in the military service
Assem1y.-Petitions were presented fol
biennial sessions of the Legislature, and in
regard to the transportation of freight.
The resolution of inquiry as to the expe'
diency of comforting the Congressional grant
of lands for agricultural and mechanical edu
cation, on the school fund, was adopted.
Most of the session was occupied in the dis
cussion Of resolution expunging the resolu
tions censuring Vice President JOHNSON fol
drunkenness at the Inauguration, and asking
him to resign. After long debate the ex
punging resolution was adopted, by vote o.
80 to 81. No other business of general in
terest was transacted.
WEDNESDAY, March %. = Senate. - After
considerable discussion motion prevailed
to recall from the Assembly bill to incor
porate the Columbia Manufacturing Company
it having been found to contain provision
for rebuilding the Kilbourn City Dam.
The Committee on Charitable and Benevo.
lent Institutions made report highly com
mending the charitable institutions of Mil
waukee, and in consideration of the aid ex'
tended to sick and wounded Wisconsin SOL
diers, reported bills to appropriate $500
each to St. Mary's and Milwaukee Hospital.
A select committee reported bill APP
pointing Senator w. ii. CHANDLER and As
/ semblymen o. B. THOMAS and w. 7. BoNNI-
WELL, Jr., to examine all accounts and claims
against the State, in connection with military
affairs, to report to the next Legislature.
An Assembly bill passed to prohibit vol
unteer and substitute brokerage; and me-
mortal to Congress relating to the swamp and
overhowed lands granted by Congress but not
patented to this State.
Senate bills passed to amend chapter SS6
of the general laws of 1852, so as to allow
| Boards of Supervisors to graduate the price
| of liquor licenses according to the time they
are to run to amend the laws for the govern
ment and management of the State Reform
School, so as to prohibit the admission of
f atles over ten years of age. The bill to
| facilitate the conversion Of the State currency
and to provide for taking up certain State
bonds, also passed by vote of l9 to 6, Sena-
tors CLARK, ELLIS, MORGAN, REED, WEBB and
WILSON voting against it. The vote was
subsequently reconsdered and a proviso
adopted that no lands mortgaged to the State
| should be forfeited till three months after
publication of the act, and the bill again pas
sed, only Senators CLARK and WEBB voting
against it. ..tft.. 4a "3
AsSem6ly.-The resolution limiting MEM
| ber's speeches to fifteen minutes was post
poned one week.
The Judiciary committee reported back
the Insurance BILL heretofore passed by the
Senate, with a substitute, which graduates
the amount of bonds required to be deposited
with the State Treasurer by insurance COM
panies, according to the gross amount of pre-
miums received by such companies irrespective
ly during the year 1864. When company
has received 100000 in premiums in the
State, it shall deposit $50, 900 in bonds !;