The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-06


Galesvill & Trempsleau railroad also
the Green Bay & Superior railroad also
the Prescott, River Falls g Northern
railroad ; also the Iowa & Richland rail.
road extended from Mineral Point
northward; also the Red Wing g. Me.
nominee railroad; also the Dunleith
Lacrosse & st. Croix River Shore rail
road, and to allow towns to aid the
same; also the Eastern, Lafayette s. Mis-
slsslppi railroad, running west from Mon
roe, and to allow towns to aid the same
to extend the railroad west of Superior
City; to extend the Sheboygan 6 Fond
du Lac road and to allow towns to aid the
same; to extend the Green Bay s. Pepin
railroad to Milwaukee to allow Madi
son to aid the Madison 8 Portage, and
the Baraboo Eair line railroad and to
allow Milwaukee Ito aid the Oshkosh &
Klpon Railroad; also 20 allow towns to
aid the Milwaukee g Northern Railroad,
by way of Cedarburg also to authorize
the Northern Wisconsin to build branch
lines, running from Elkhorn to Fox
river, and allow towns to aid the same
also to incorporate the WinoRa s. Osseo
Railroad also to revise the charter of the
Wisconsin Valley Railroad.
In addition to the above, the West
Wisconsin Railroad was prohibited from
consolidation with or making exclusive
running connections with other rail
roads. The Esterly, or general railroad
bill, was amended so as to allow towns
to vote aid to roads before lines are def
nately located.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bills were passed to incorporate a
State Commissioner Of Emigration
To provide for fire escapes by means Of
rope or chain ladders in hotels.
To allow counties to license the keep
ing of dogs or not.
To make usurious interest work only
the forfeiture of the interest
To provide for weights and measures in
each county.
To allow Boards Of Registry to put on
names On registry list
70 prohibit slaughter houses within |
an eighth of q mile of houses in villages.
To give hotel keepers and Others, lien |
ON horses and cattle for keeping
To allow minors to play billiards with
written consent of parents
TO increase the penalty for trespassers
on State land
To define and punish enlightenment Of
and express monies.
To allow Court Commissioners to SOL
emuize marriages.
To allow the re-arrest of pardoned con-
victs for-bad conduct
To repeal bounties on wolves and wild
cats.
To make the stopping of trains before
bridges apply only TO freight trains.
To repeal all laws restricting the prac
tice of medicine.
10 provide for representation of cities
and villages on county boards.
To purchase 500 copies of Taylor's
of State Laws at $12 apiece
To provide for catalogue of State Hor-
ticullural Society, and publishing histori-
cal collections.
To pay Calkins & Poundtit's old print
ing claim of $4,000.
To annex North La Crosse to the city
of La Crosse.
To increase the Supreme Court Judges
to five in number
To pay the widow OF Judge Paine one
quarter salary
To protect the harbor Of Superior City
against cutoff at Duluth
To amend the Constitution so as 60 pro
hibit special legislation.
There was no change in the general
license or insurance laws; and no mate
rial change in game laws. Net fishing
was prohibited in Lake Winnebago but
not in Lake Michigan.