Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-30
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

SENATE. On the 10Th, a motion to
reconsider the vote passing the railroad bill
was tabled.-After passing several unimport-
ant bills the Senate adjourned to Monday
evening.
AssEMBLY.-A resolution for adjourn
ing on the 80 of April was adopted. There
was very large number Of bills ordered TO a
third reading. Several unimportant bills
were passed. On the 10Th the session was
short and unimportant, and an adjournment
to Monday was taken.
SENATE.-O the 18th, a bill was in
trodHced to appropriate $50. 600 to the desti-
tute in the South "A bill was ccncurred in
chartering the Soldiers Monument Assooia-
tion, which proposes to build q monument to
our fallen heroes costing 500, 000.-.No other
business of particular importance was trans-
acted.
AssEMBLY.-A bill for bridge across the
Mississippi at La Crosse was introduced
A large number of Senate bifls were concur
red IN, and several appropriation bills pass
ed among which was one for paving the ex-
penses OF Wisconsin soldiers in the Chicago
Eye and Ear Inhrmary.-Ihs bill incorpo-
rating the Beef Slough Boom Company was
passed.
SENATE. On the 10Th, long petit
ton was presented for tho passage OF the
eight hour labor bill.-A score or more of
bills were passed, most of which were COM
psratively unimportant,-Th Assembly res
olution for adjournment on the Sd of April
was referred TO select committee.-Henator
II. l.. Palmer appeared and took his seat.-
A resolution was passed giving to each sena-
tor S25 worth of stamps, in addition to the
$50 worth heretofore voted, and also a copy OF
Nebster's new dictionary.
AssKMBLY.-The Senate bill passed to en-
courage the cultivation of cranperries, and
many others, of little importance. "A resolu-
tion requiring the immediate report of the
railroad bribery committee was postponed till
Thursday.
SENATE. the 20th, a resolution
was adopted to amend the constitution so as
TO give state aid to the amount of one hun.
dred thousand dollars for every twenty miles
of continuous railroad hereafter built -Sev-
eral bills were passed; among them. one to
prescribe terms Of sale of state land; to amend
the act graduating the price of swamp lands,
The bill TO revise the assessment laws occu.
pie most ofthe session.
AssEArBLH.--A petition was presented of
John Rycraft for the payment of $4,000 for
his expenses in the Glover rescue case. A
| joint resolution to submit to the voters of
| the state the question of the extension of
| suffrage to women was adopted by vote of
81 to 22.-.-Bills were passed apppopriating
for the Estate Prison SOS, 000 for State Re-
form School sS3, 000.-The Assembly recon-
sldered the resolution to submit the question
| of female suffrage to the people and refused
| TO adopt 1t by vote OF 40 TO Al.
SEEATE.-On the 21st, the bill passed
yesterday, revoking the authority of town
and city authorities to grant licences to sell
liquor IN less quantity than five gallons, was
recalied from the Assembly.-A bill was In
| troduced to increase tae shares of stock of
| the Tomah d. st. Croix Railroad Company
from $50 20 500 and 10 authorize the issue
OF one million dollars preferred stock.--A
discus sion Of the Baxter clai u occupied most
OF the session.-Fhe bill for the revision OF
the assessment laws was referred to select
| committee.
ASSEMBLY A resolution instructing the
Railroad Bribery Investigation Committee to
report forthwith was deferred to April Ist
1t is stated that all persons implicated in
such charges are to be giveL a hearing A
joint resolution was passed for $50 worth of
stationery, to include copy of Websters I'M
abridged dictionary. The resolution was
subsequently reconsidered and indefinitely
postponed.-A report was made from the
Committee on Benevolent Institutions In