The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-04-05
From the Madison journal.
legislative Summary.

LtglSldLlp6 NuWMtIf.
MONDAY, March 49, Senate-The mem
oria of the Soldiers and Sailors National
Union League of Wisconsin. for the estab-
lislln,enI Of home for the orphans of Wis
cousin soldiers was presented
Bills were introduced to repeal the act
approprlalng $500 year for an agent of
the bank department i'll New York aud
the act of 1865 requiring insurance com
panirs to deposit bol,ds; To amend the laws
il relation to tax title deeds so as to give a
year for redemption after the deed is given
III paying all charges, and provide for Civ.
ing notice to the occupants and owners Of
such lands to amend the charter Of the
Plattvile nd Calamine Raiiroad, so as to
author'ze the extension by way of James
vile and rro} to Milwaukee
Assembly bills were cnncurred in to re-
peal chapter $50 laws of 1865, amending
sectio, 6 of chapter 542, of the laws OF
1868 providing for the enrolment of per-
500 s liable to military duty and to make
the Quartermaster General State agent tor
tile collection of claims of Wisconsin, sol
diers against the U S. Government mo-
ton to reconsider however. being made on
the latter.
AsSen,bty-A communication was receiv-
ed from the i.rgisl AZURE of Minnesota. urg
Ing the passage of such Legislation, by this
State, 81 as 10 prohibit our railroads from
making unreasonable charges for goods
and grain transported by them A memo
rial was presented from the soldiers and
sailors National Union League la favor OF
the esiahlishp ert Of the Soldiers Orphan
| iIome at Madison
Bills we're introduced to amend cllaptt r
| 100, X s, concerning Justices cnurts. aud
| to facilitate an cii--,prn the collection Of
| demands rel tive t. costs in the Sup,ene
Courts 10 s,eni sectIor IL c,apt,1 ITO
! Il S. eGtItlcd IF Offences against chastity.
morality and dece.,ey; to amend sec.
ton IL chapter l4l Il s, concerning ae-
d, tious Ter tie r.c,yery of real property =
several local AID private Senate bills were
cnncurred il TIE Assembly hill To amend
section chapter ia laws Of 1868. re-
| specting order Preference to taie testimo-
i ny III certain ets Has@a
The hiIi for taking Agricultural aud
Manufacturing statistics of the State auuu-
ally, was lost
After considerable discussion, in which
Mr LYNDE sharply assailed it. the hill to
provide a Home for the orphans of Wiscon
sin Settlers, and approprating $40 900 to
purchase the BUILDING and grounds of the
late Harvey Hospital III Madison, for that
purpose, was passed ayes ~, noes The
noes were Messrs EYNDE and OSBORN. The
bill was warmly supported by Messrs Hop
KINs, DITTMAR. ALLEN, HARNDEN, CLARK,
| FLINT AID othern
TUESDAY,. March 0-SenGte-A mel. o
rial of the Legislature of Minnesota, asking
that the tariff Of freights on Wisconsin rail
roads may be regulated ami fixed at rea-
sonabIe rate, was presented
A resolutions to meet at A. NJ and p
M. daily, was tabled hy a vote Of Is to 6 =
a resolution reported by the committee OF
conference, cutting off new business after
the 2lst, aud to adjourn as soou as business
could he disposed o., was postponed to eve
ming. m
Among the bills introduced was one tc
better provide for the apportonment Of
school moneys to school dristricts on the
State line JOINT with districts in Illinois
Senate bills passed amending chapter As.
4. s.. 30 as to prevent chattel mortgagors
from selling property mortgaged withou,
the consent of the mortgagee to authorize
; wolves in January aud February to pro
vide for challenging deserters and exclud
ing them from vollng at general elections
to provide for the payment of damages il
laying out county roads TO require personi
petitioniUg the Governor for the removal O
j persons FROM Office, to give bonds to da,
expenses; to provide for fees in circuit
courts III case OF change Of venue or new
trial.
Assembly bills were concurred in incor
porating the Oshkosh and Mississippi rail
road company to give State aid to dolores
b soldiers who enlisted or were drafted int
the military service of the United States ant
who were credited to this State but not in
: corporated iii Wisconsin regiments.
: he bill allowing parties to contract for
. higher rate of interest than seven per cent
aud not exceeding ten, was ordered to
third reading by d vote of lS to g.
\ Aasenlb'y.-.ihe resolution iustructing tn
= Committee on State Affairs to export "A bill
? exe,npliug New York Agricultural Colieg
lands III this State from taxation for tel
years or until sold WAS adopted
Bliis mere introduced to amend Sec. "a
Chap. 49, K s, concerning Highways aug
Bridges To prescribe certain duties Of coun
4 ty officers; and for the support of orphan
. OF Catholic parents, where fathers died il
the military service.
A few unnportant Senate bills wer,
concurred III, including the hop bill whicl
regulates tue size of hop boxes for packing
hops. H~
Assembly bills were passed to amend sec
8 chap AZ, r. S relative to estrays
amending the lawof 1868. codIfying the
school code ; and t. authorize the Supreme
Court to appoint a crler
The Committee un Agriculture reported
i'll favor OF the bull comforting the Agricutu
raj College Grant on the State University.
The Senate resolution to receive 10 new
business after to -norrow was coucurred in.
AsSembfy-TUEsDAY March 20. "a P M
The afternoon was spent in considering the
land grant bills. No action was taken.
SsasGte.-The evening session was very
brief and nothing important was done.
WEDNESDAY. March -Ssaate-A reso
luton was offered for the printing of 5000
copies Of the transactions of the State Ag-
rlculturai Society from 1851 to the presenr
tIme in one volume.
The resolution instructing the judiciary
committee to report amendments to the Con-
stitution, to be submitted to the people.
providing for biennial sessions of the LeQis
lature, was tabled by avote of II to Is -
he Senate agreed to meet daily at nine
o'clock a. IN.
Iergc number of bills were introduced.
mainly dead heads, with some very curious
titles, and including one authorizing ap-
peals from district boards to County Super.
lntendents before appealing to the State Su-
perIntendeDt to define the certainty of de-
riptions Of lands sold by public authority;
prohibiting the taxing of counsel fees on
Judgments Ia certain cases; to declare and
protect the rights of women, and numerous
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