The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-02-15
Legislative PROCEEDINGS

I We publish from the Madison Journal
summary of the proceedings of the Legis-
ture for two or three days
The following abstract of Tuesdays do
ings we take from the telegraphic report to
the Chicago Iribums-We are glad that
there is some good work marked ont at
last.
At the evening session of the Assembly
resolutions were offered directing the Ju-
dietary committee to report, within week,
a plan for amending the assessment law.
and instrncting the Railroad Committee to
report bill to regulate prices for carrying
passengers and freight on theseveral railroads
| in the State, and to require them to carry
all articles offered of legal traffic or trade,
and also to appoint State Agent to exam
inc proceedings of companies and report to
the Secretary of the said State.
Among bills introduced was one relative
to charges on railroads, and one to make
compensation for work in repairing roads /;
A lengthy preamble and resolution were
offered in favor of restricting railroad and
steamboat lines from making extortionate
charges, and declaring that legislation on
this subject should take precedence over all
other business a!#.a..s 81
A resolution instructing the Judiciary
Committee to report plan for revising the
assessment laws so as to provide for a Spec
ial Committee, and to instruct them to re.
port at their earliest convenience, was
adopted. assJ se
A resolution restricting charges of rail-
4 fo ba { ttaS,
Railroads
In the Senate this morning several local
bills were introduced, also TO protect baiors
of personal property; to amend chapter "a
r. S. relative to limited partnership; to re-
peal section l, chapter 292 Of the laws of
1865, to facilitate the conversion of State
currency and provide for taking up certain
State bonds. The section to be repealed
provided for the calling in of sums loaned
from State Trust funds or due on State
lands. ff
Besides some local. the following general
bills passed To authorize the Committee
on School and University Lands and the
Superintendent of Public Instruction to
settle and compromise certain Indebtedness
TO the State; to provide for the annual
publication of the Legislative Manual to
provide for the custody of the records OF
public surveys in the State.
Senator Chandler, President pro tenn, an
nounced the following commissioners on the
part of the Senate to apportion the State
into Senate and Assembly Districts
First Congressional District, Senator c.
II. Larkin I'd, w. A. Lawrence Sd, J.
H. Rouutree; 4th, Stoddard Judd; 5th, M
j. Meade 9th, NJ. A. Fulton. n
There was considerable more discussion
and filibustering on the bill to amend the
law of last winter requiring insurance com
panies to deposit bonds as security Th'
Senate, by II to II, refused to adopt tn,
amendment, simply repeating the law o
last winter
The Senate adopted, by II to 10, al
amendment admitting fire, life, an acciden
insurance companies to do business in thi
State on evidence of deposit of securitie
with the proper officer of State where the
are organized, $50, 900 being required from
fire, and 100000 from other companies
The bill was then ordered to third read
ing vote IS to II
A motion to reconsider the vote indef
nitely postponing inssructing the Railroa,
Committee to take speedy action on Ian,
grant railroad bills, was postponed till t
morrow.