Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-22
PROM MADISON.
MADISON. February 2Gth. 1871

MADISON, February 2Gth, 1871.
In my last letter [ stated that both
houses of the legislature had passed
resolution, limiting the time for the
reception of new business, to the 18th
Of this month, and fixing the time for
fnal adjournment on the first of March.
In that I was mistaken. The resolu
tionthat passed the Senate, fixed the
time for the final adjournment, for the
1st of March, 1870, but when it came
up in the Assembly, it was amended SO
as to read LIST of March, 1871" and
sent back to tie Senate with such
amendment, since then the Senate has
not acted upon the resolution.
Last W ednesday when the special
order came up in the Senate to recon
slider the vote by which the sum of
$1,000, was appropriated to the wild
ow of the late judge Paine, quite
lengthy debate ensued, in which Sena-
tors. Williams, Burchard and Deuster
advocated tie appropriation, and Sena-
tors Woedman and Reed opposed it on
the ground, that, in their opinion, it
was unconstitutional. The motion to
reconsider was lost by vote of Ii IN
the affirmative to 10 in the negative
Mr.. Hall introduced a bill on the
18th inst, entitled, 'To amend an act,
entitled, AN act to consolidate and
amend an act to incorporate the city Of
WATERFOWL, and amend the several acts
amendatory thereof approved March
%, 1862" which provides that the Sc
NOR Alderman Of each ward shall con
stitute board of Street Commissioners;
and for the levying Of tax for school
purposes. Mr.. Hall also introduced a
joint resolution on the same day, to
amend section 5, Of article IL, Of the
Constitution, SO as to prohibit any mu
nlcipal corporation from mourning any
Indebtedness, including that now exis
ting, to an amount exceeding 5 pei
cent. Of the assessed valuation of prop
erty.
After quite an animated discussion
on the merits and dement's of granting
aid to private charitable and benevo
lent institutions, all bills which provide
for such appropriations were tabled OF
the 10 h inst, by vote of 40 ayes, t.
SO noes, but on the next day Mr., Keen
an, of Milwaukee, asked and obtained
leave to reconsider the vote, by which
they were laid on the table, and they
we're made the special order for to NOR
row at o'clock P. NJ.
Senator Magoon, Of Lafayette coun
~, introduced bill last Friday, which
provides for the revision of the Gener
al Laws now in force in Wisconsin.
Mr. Pease introduces a bill, to re-
move the seat of government from tht
city of Madison to the city OF Milwau
kee, which was referred TO a select
committees eff one. MIR Paase was
made the eommittcs, and The bill was
ordered not to be printed.
Capt. Barnes, the "Scatinawbequon
Alan" delivered his lecture, entitled
GA Essay on Angle Worm,' at the
City Ilall, in this city. last Thursday
evening to well filed aad highly de.
lighted house. The Captain showed
that he is we'll qualified to write a very
interesting and humorous lecture on
the su ject that he has chosen. The
lecture was originally delivered at
Whitewater, and is buriesque on the
IL hionable lecturer. The admission
was only Is cents, and the audience
left at the close Of the ertainment.
feeiinglthat they had received the worth
OF their money, in the laugh they en-
joyed over the Captains way of lee
turin0 Il T. " =