The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-03-08
I'm the Madison Journal.
legislative Summary.

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MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26-Seadh
lon Resembling after the recess ther
were 81 Senators present. There were min
local bills introduced, and two appropriation
passed
Assembly.-The Speaker being absent
Hon. Angus Cameron was elected Presiden
pro tenn. A large number of local bill
were introduced. Also bills for revision
of the general laws, and to amend chapte
3S, laws of 1861, concerning the assessment
and collection of taxes. Several local bill
passed
There was not quorum present to pas
appropriation bills.
! TUESDAY, Feb 27.-Senate Senator w
IL Chandler introduced series of resolu
tons regIettiDg the Presidents veto of the
Freedmen's Bureau bill, endorsing the &C
ton OF Congress. &c, which will be found
IN our regular report, and action on which
was postponed till tomorrow.
Five local but no general bills were intro
duced.
A resolution relative to biennial sessions
was postponed for week, and one in re-
gard to frequent adjournments, proIonging
the session and pledging the prompt dis
patch OF public business, was postponed to
Thursday
A message from the Governor was read
vetolng the bill to yacate portion of GER
tain village plats, action on which was post
poned till Tomorrow.
A bill passed authorizing the Milwau-
kee & Prairie du Chen Railway Company
to secure by mortgage its preferred stock
holders.
Neutrality-suspicious. were presented for
amending the dog law, restoring the death
penalty for law regulating railroad
charges, and for removing the county seat
OF Crawford county. A rernonstranoe was
presented against the bill to regulate the
bill to repeal the law which limits the fees
OF jurors in Milwaukee county to so cents.
RESOLUTIONS were offered to receive no new
business after March 18th, and to adjourn
sine die April I'd; endorsing President
JoHNsoNs veto message and recent speech
for stationery to the postmaster and assis-
tants; and calling on the State Treasurer
for full report respecting the sale of State
bonds.
Several local bills were introduced, and
the bill in regard to alienation by deed pass
ed
WEDNEsDAY- February 28-Senute. =
The bill authorizing the Milwaukee & Prai-
RE du Chen rail road to secure by mortgage
its preferred stockholders, passed YESTERDAY,
was reconsidered and reconmtted to the
Judiciary Committee aud the resolutions ON
national politics, introduced yesterday, was
till to morrow.
Very few bills were introduced, including
one to amend chapter IL, r. S., in reIa-
ion to the manner of commencing civil &C.
ions.
Senator Sholes, from a majority of the
elect committee ON the suffrage bill, re-
ported i'll favor of again submitting the
question of extending the right of suffrage
o colored men, ami argued at considerable
ength in favor Of equal and impartial suf-
rage, refuting the objections against it.
The Governors veto of bill vacating
ertain village plots was sustained by vote
i 20 to g. and quite number of similar
ills rejected on the seine principle
No general bill passed The capital pun
shment bill was postponed one week. The
assembly bill making the Quartermaster e
Ieneral, State Agent to collect claims of :
Wisconsin soldiers, rejected some days ago
vas reconsidered and referred to the Com
,ittee on State officers +
AsSembLy.-Several petitions were presen-
I'd for transferring the swamp land fund to
ne school fund circumstances from the
Vaukesha county Board of Supervisors and
ON citizens of Milwaukee against the re-
toration of the death penalty, and petit
on of the citizens of Fon du Lac in favor
the death penalty and petition for law i,
rohibiting the selling of Intoxicating drinks |
} minors.
The resolution calling on the State Treas
rer for all the facts relating to the amount /
money received on sale of State bonds and
Ne situation of the bonds at this time was
1opted. Mr.. Gifford's resolution endorsing
le President veto was tabled Mr. Sim p
IONS resolution fixing day for final adj
'urnmeut was postponed one week
A large number of local bills were intro
uced also bills amending Sec. 8, Chap {
80, laws of 1863 respecting jail limits. to 4
mango the time for holding terms of court |
| the lst circuit and to repeal the nsur-
nee law of last session. ..t. III :
Several local bills were passed; also, the {
ill providing for tive execution of tax deeds
, certain cases; and bills approprating !
4 900 for steam fire engine for the State Q
rison, and $50, 900 for the current annual 5
expenses OF the State Prison
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