Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-14
MEsCossIN LEGIsLATURE.

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SENATE-Feb. 25th.-A bill was
passed providing for three terms year Of the
Supreme Court, one at Madison, one at Aiilwau-
kee and one at 0shkosh.-Several local bills were
passed, and three or four of general nature,
but not inn Ortaut. "A Joint resolution of the
Assembly authorizing the Governor to provide
testimonials for the honorably discharged sol
dlers of Wisconsin, was cOncurred in. Adjourned
TO Thursday.
AssEMBLY.-The resola ions relating to the
reinstatement of Secretary Stanton were after
some fiIlibustering, adopted by ayes So noes y.
The bill to repeI chap 3Ji, laws of $50, in
regard TO challenging deserteIs was indefinitely
postponed. On this question the vote was
party one, the democrats all favoring and re-
public ans all opposing the bill.--A few bills
were passed, nearly all impO. tant, however
Adjourn d to Thursday.
SENATE, Feb. 27th.-Ihe vote hy
which the Assembly resolution authorizing the
Governor 20 proceed and deliver Testimonials to
hon0rsbly discharged Wisconsin soldiers was
eorcurfed in was reeonsideTed and indefinitely
pOstponed.--Ihe RAILROAD Committee reported
unanimously in favor of ratitying the amend
ment TO the constitution authorizing the state to
aid the construction of railroads, by apprOpria-
ting 800, 900 for every continuous twenty miles
of road bu,lt.--Bills were passed providing for
the assessment of property and the levy of taxes
thereon; also the following appropriations: To
tbs State Reform School, $4,000; to the Hos
for the Deaf and Dumb $36 900; to the Sol
diers' Orphans Home, 81 900 for current ex-
penses and SO, 90 for building a school house;
TO the Institute for the Blind 100000 for build
ing purpOses and $4,000 for current expen es;
Ga st. Mary's 0.phan School, at Elm Grove
Wauk sha county. $500, and the following
amounts to Milwaukee benevolent institutions:
St. mary's Hospital, GA, Zoe; Milwaukee Hos
pital, $1,000; st Emelianus' Orphans A ylum
Protestant Orphans Asylum, st. Roses Or
phah's Asylum, and Sc. Josephs' Orphans
Asylum, $500 each
AssFMBLY.-The Assembly coneurred IN the
Senate bill, providing for three terms in the
year of the Supreme Court, one at Madison in
January, one at Milwaukee in June and one at
Oshkosh IN Novemoer-An appropriation bill Of
Slt2 0aG for the completion of the capitol was
passed; also several other bills of minor i'm
portance.
SENATE. Feb. 2Sth.-Bills were pass
ed increasing the salary of Judges Of the Su-
preme court to SIS 900; authorizing registers of
deeds to transmit copies of records of MARI &c
on file in their Office the Secretary of States
Office; inei easing the tax on telegraph eompa-
niss from fifty cents to one dollar; to permit
directors of manufacturing cOmpanifs operating
ia this State TO hold certain meetings outside of
the State. large lot of local Assembly bills
we're c0ncurTed in; also bills to amend sec. Of
chap. liz, of the laws of 1857 for the limitation
of tax certificates, to organize the county of
/
which requires notices of tax sales or other
legal notices te be published in English TO make
them vaiid.-The Senate cOncurred with the
Assembly in passing over the Governors veto
bill eoLferring upon Ellen Town, minor. the
right 10 transfer zeal estate. The bill author
izing the publication OF local laws inlocal papers
came up amended so as to make the publication
H. local papers additional TO hat in the state
PAPER. The amendment was adopted and the
bill ordered to a third reading.-fhe Assembly
bill amending the act OF 1883, relating to Moor
poraiing savings institutions was discussed at
great length.
AssEMbLy.-The appropriation bills passed
by the Senate on yesterday were concurfed in
A bill establishing hospital for the incurably
insane was ordered to a third resding.-fhe
Beef 81 ugh bill was dis cussed at length, and
indefinitely postponed by ayes AZ, noes 81.
SENATE. March 2nd.-Senate bills
passed TO incorporate the Wisconsin Railroad
Farm Mortgage Land Company; reducing The
license Of hswkers and peddlers one half. As
| sembly bills were concuTed in requiring rail
road companies reeeising land graots to locate
| their roads within a certain time; accepting the
| Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan ship canal
| land grant; TO amend the game law so as to
make il apply TO indians outside Of their reser-
| vations; authorizing the Chicago and North
western Railway Company to execute a certain
trust: to increase the price of publishing the
laws from 80 to $50; TO amend section / Of the
general laws of 1887, relative to medical socie-
lies; to amend section 80 of chapter 1873, r. s..