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given last week were passed by II to B.
| The following resolution was passed !;
! Resol0ed, That the use of the Assembly
| Chamber be granted to the State Histori-
cal Society for Tuesday evening next,
the 31st inst for the delivery Of the an
nual address, before the Society, by Hen.
! Chas. L. Walker, of Detroit. Subject
THE Northwest during the Revolution"
| THURSDAY. Jan. 26-,Senote A joint
resolution was introduced, authorizing
the widow of the late Associate Juatice
Paine to draw sum of money equal to
three months salary from the State Treas
ury. Bills were introduced amending
chapter 113, general laws of 1868, entitled
an act to amend chapter 1S2, r. s., enti-
tied of pardons also to prepare the adj
dltional Hospital for the Insane at Osh-
kosh for the reception of patients, nam
| ing 1T the Northwestern Hospital for the
Insane, and providing that not more than
| 10000 shall be drawn from the treasury
| for building for 1871; to incorporate the
State Line and Union r. R. Co.; and nu-
merous local bills. A joint resolution
was adopted, adding one from the Se2ate
and one from the Assembly TO the Joint
| Committee on Redistricting the State.
Assem6Iy-A report of the Wisconsin
Railroad Farm Mortgage Land Company
was received from the Secretary of State.
| Bills were introduced 10 appropriate ST.,
| 900 to the Milwaukee Protestant Or
phans' Asylum, and $500 to St. Mary's
| Orphan School at Elm Grove, Wauke
sha county to provide for the manner of
laying out highways by county supervi-
sors, so as to authorize the work to be
done by committees relating to courts
held by Justices Of the peace, and
amending sections 6, s and 9, chapter
100 of the Revised Statutes, 50 as to in
crease their jurisdiction. The vote of
yesterday refusing to order the Govern
or's Message in pamphlet form, was re-
considered and the resolution adopted,
providing for 1000 copies in English at
cents each; 1000 in German at 8 cents
each, and 1900 In Norwegian, 1000 In
Welsh, 750 each in Dutch and Bohemian,
at 10 cents each. The Senate resolution
for an increase of the members of the APP
portionment Committee, was amended by
adding instead of on the part of the
Assembly, making the committee consist
of Z Senators and 10 AssemblyMen.
-FOUR pHHdlG DlllS WCIc CODCullCO III,
including one to appropriate $4,000, for
current expenses and repairs of the State
Prison; to authorize the Western Union
Railroad Company to guarantee the pay
ment of bonds to the Sabula, Ackley 81
Dakota Railroad Company and other COM
panies; to amend the character of the
Wisconsin Union Railroad, so as to auth
orize the construction of road from the
| line of the Milwaukee and St. Paul rail
road to the State line; to amend the char
ter of the Baraboo Air Line Railroad
Company so as to reduce the amount of
stock required to be subscribed by the
towns through which the road passes, to
provide for coupon bonds and in some
miner particulars. Twenty Assembly
bills were passed, including one to pro-
vide for transfer of money from the
general to the scool fund in certain cases,
where sufficient tax has not been raised
in order to secure share of the share
of the school fund ; to amend the charter
of the Wisconsin Northern Railroad
Company to amend the charter of the
Wisconsin Farm Mortgage Land Com
pany, and to legalize certain acts or It's
commissioners The bills to amend and
repeal the registry law were further post
poned to February 9th
FRIDAY, Jan. 27-Senate.- "A memorial
to Congress was introduced against the
repeal of the income tax. Senator Bur
chard introduced a joint resolution, which
, was laid over, that the Legislature ad-
Journ SINE die on the first of March,
and to consider no more business after
the 18th of February. Governor Pound
announced as the Responsiveness Com
ralttee on the part OF the Senate, Sena-
sors, Cameron, Griswcld, S rong, Foster:
| Beldin, Burchard and Huebschmann
Some time vas spent in Committee of
the whole, and number of bills ordered
to third reading. A memorial to Con-
gress against the repeal ot the income
tax, was introduced, rules suspended by
a vote of "a to s, and passed almost unan
lmosly. Bills were introduced to encour
age sheep raising by tax on dogs of
from So to 81, It's levying optional with
The county boards of supervisors, and in
towns where damages by killing or iDjur.
ing sheep are less than the tax, the
amount left to be returned pro rata to
those paying the tax; to provide for sup
PLYING school officers-not TO exceed 50
cents per annum yearly-with the Jour
nal Of Education, edited and published
under the direction Of the State Superin
tendant, and to contain copies of his de-
cisions to create the office Of Assistant
Superintendent of Public Property. at a
salary of 1900 A few bills passed, in
Guiding one to make the selling or giving
of liquor to minors d felony; The Speak
er appointed Messrs- Field, Of Grant,
Merrill, of Rock, Jeffers, Of Walworth,
Bowen, Fon du Lac, Ayres, of Brown,
McDili, of Portage, Chase, of Vernon,
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