Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25
Legislative summary.

of the Judges of the Supreme Court, and OF
the first and second and ninth circuits from
81, 500 to s., 900 a year. No other general
bills were introduced or passed. The billin-
creasing the rates of legal advertising was
further postponed one week
Assen5ly.-A petition signed by six hum
dred citizens of foreign birth, residents OF
Milwaukee, asking for a law compelling aliens
who are exempt from draft 10 pay special
tax was presented. Also, several petitions
for law requiring railroad directors to be
residents of the State.
Bills were introduced to allow towns to fix
the pay of supervisors and assessors, amend
ing section 10 of chapter 1873, Revised Stat
utes, so as to increase witness fees; in rela-
ton to the redemption of lands sold for
taxes; and amending the act of 1864 for the
relief of soldiers families A bill to fix the
per diem Of county supervisors was indef-
nitely postponed.
TuEsnAY, Feb. l4-Snate. Only three
bills, of local character, we're introduced,
and but two bills, also local, passed. large
number Of bills were considered in commit
tee of the whole and several ordered to a
third reading Bills were indefinitely post
poned partially removing the prohibition of
District Attorneys from acting as magistrates !;
to amend section Is of chapter ,176, R. s.,
with regard to bail bonds and securities
thereto; repeating subdivision z, of section
4, chapter Is, r. s., relative to the assess
ment and collection Of taxes. Bills to re-
store capital punishment and for the protec-
ton of purchasers of real estate on sales
made by order of probate judges, were post
poned one week and bin to amend section
13 of chap. $50 R. s., so that certain defects
in indictments shall rot invalidate them, was
postponed to the 10th.
A$sembly-A message was received from
the Governor transmitting The following res
olution adopted by the State Convention of
Missouri and forwarded by its direction to the
several States:
ResoIred, That this Convection halls with joy the
passage Of the constitutional amendment by the
Congress Of the United States, which stall, il
ratified by the action OF the states. as we hope
and trusiit will be, prohibit slavery orersr in this
country and make it free in fact.
Resolutions were introduced expressing the
wish of the Legislature that Post Offices and
other Federal appointments in the State will,
as far as possible, be given to disabled SOL
diers for publishing in pamphlet form 5000
copies of the proceedings of the Sorghum
Convention and thanking the people of Mil
waukee and the Young Mems Association of
that city for their recent courtesies to men,
bers of the House. The latter was adopted
Bills were introduced repeating the dog
law of 1862, and providing for a new act reg
ulating the license and keeping of dogs !;
amending chap. SO, r. S., concerning es-
tates of deceased persons; amending chap.
1872, r. s., relating to the relief of persons
confined in Jail on civil process authorizing
School Land Commissioners to sell land at
minimum prices, and to remit forfeitures
The Senate resolution requesting a post
ponement of the draft in this State until
April, was concurred in.
Bills were passed for protecting owners of
cranberry marshes; orne ending chap. 264,
laws of 1860, respecting appeals, writs of err
ror, &c, and amending chap. 1879, laws of '6l,
so as to elect County Supervisors alternate
ly from the even numbered districts one year,
and the odd on the following year, thus Sc
curing the presence in the board of one or
more members who have had years exper-
fence in office.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. DECENTRALIZATION
were presented for memorial to Congress
for TIE removal of the Indians who are com
hitting depredations and causing trouble in
the Northwestern part of the State; for law
allowing clerks of the Board of Supervisors
to administer oaths, and for an amendment to
the assessment law. The Senators voted
themselves $40 of postage stamps.
A large number of bills were introduced,
mainly of a local and private character, but
including bills to authorize the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad to construct its line through
Wisconsin ; to amend section of chapter "a
of the laws of 1858, being chapter 79 r. s.,
so that it will only prohibit officers of rail-
road companies from being, interested in con-
tracts for, the building, grading. or furnishing
them; to repeal chapter $50 and amend
chapter 35 r. s., relative to excise; for the
relief of Daniel Baxter by paying his claim
for work on the old capitol; to empower
towns, cities and villages to pay bounties to
re-enlisting veterans who have received no
local bountes to amend chapter 40 of the
laws of 1861, so as to exempt S. n. Taylor's
patent knuckle joints from its provisions re-
quiring tumbling rods of threshing machines
10 be boxed; to pay the Adjutant General
$1,000 for compiling the Adjutant Generals
report for 1868 and 1864, and to fix his sala-
ry at 81, 500; also several bills for contingent
expenses about the capitol.
Z Communications were received from the
Governor nominating c. G. sHoLEs, of Keno
sha, j. T. CLARK, of Dane and s. A. WHITE, of
Walworth, as Normal School Regents; re-
commencing some action by the Legislature
under a law of Congress, providing for the
erection Of statues, not exceeding two in
number from any one State, of its deceased
citizens ofdistinction, in the old Hall of Rep
resentatives at Washington; transmitting and
requesting favorable consideration for a COM
munication from u. s. Medical Director E.
SWIFT, relative to the establishment of per.
manent homes or retreats for disabled soldiers.
Al considerable number of bills were pass