The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-01-25
LEGISLATIVE

vcntion at 215 o'clock p. m. and heart
the Governors message read by GOVERN,
Washburn in person.
FRIDAY, JANUARY IL --Senats.-Sena
tor B@lften introduced bill to enable tn,
Committee on Inves, gation to prosecut.
and conclude thsir labors speedily. anc
giving them authority by law to send fol
paper, and persons,and compel witnesse
IT, give testimony, and the rules were sus
pended and the bill passed. Sen. Pratt
offered d resolution which was unanimous
~ adopted, that Senator CO William,
be President pro tom, and fixing the stand
ing committee as follows:
SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES.
Judiciary Chairman A. Cameron. n 9 xsooo,
II. Jones. Myron Reed Sat Clark.
Geo. Kriess.
o1 IneGhrp9r1 + %;tcS J. H. Jones, j.
~, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.-Chairman S, Pratt
". s. Flint, J. Wagner. A"''
ro p9wn and GOTntE J.
Military Affairs. = Chairman VIM Nelson n
Brown. c. schmidt. a.. ~
q Privileges and Elections.-ch Chairman F. Little
o. Bacon, Myron Reed.
~ Agriculture, - Chairman o. Brown, a. l., Eaton
W: w: Woodman. n.,. IN 80 0' A''''~'A
MI, L,egi4latlye expenditures. - Chairman W. 8
state Afiairs.--Chairman y. Il. Hiner. ]. T. Irish
G. Schmidt. y" ~ Afls"
= Federal TH1e Relations.-Chairmsn H. s, Morgan, j
ncation.-Chairmen z Davis wr, c1sor
AZ. p. Lindsey. A0' w 14' N'e'S0
Banks and Banking. Chairman VIM. Blair. W
a. Hiner, Lyman Morgan "
\ Internal Observation-Disclosures r q Thorn
T. Little Lyman Morgan. =, F
n Con EontinntingenI Expendirures.-c Chairman II. L
ERion. .. Brown Sat Clark -
Public L4nds.-Chairmau o. Bacon Wn, Rla;r
Geo. KTiess. NJ - 0'"ii
state Prison Chairman j. Is. Quimby, VIM. N
Railroads Chairman VIM Griswold. ". 6. Flint
y. L. Eaton, j. K Irish, j. G. Thorn. A. Cameron
r. Huebschman, P. Lindsey. W. w. 'WOodman
.o Pri nun J. c. Holloway, VIM Mel
n Enerossed Bills.-Chairman j. E. Irish, Fl. l..
Eaton, Geo. Kreiss. ..0- - N
- Enrolled r Bills;;-ohairman VIM II colloday, j
Joint Committee on Claims-W 8. Miner. p.
belden, Joseph Wagner. s..
rr JOINT committee on Cha ity and Benevolent
IaI ~ nRsI1pelons-Chsirman c. G. Williams, j.
man F. Little. "''
Mr.. Williams President pro tim VS.
waited upon by committee and on
taking the chair made lengthy and able
speech. Adjourned till Monday evening.
assembly, RI solutions were offered for
the Governors message, for the
of q chaplain, in favor of
postal telegraph system under the control
OF the government, limiting the reception
of new business to FEBRUARY 18th. Joint
Resolutions were adopted for jpint com
mittees of nine each, to apportion the
State into congressional districts. and 70
prepare and report bills to execute the
purposes of the amendment to the con.
stitution adopted last November, also the
following joint resolutions:
Rcso1oe9 blythe assembly, tho Stnnts con
curing, That his late Excellencv. now ex.
Governor Lucius Fairchild, in assuming
rs he did, without the expense of calling
an extra session Of the Legislature, the
responsibility Of drawing upon the State
Treasurer for the relief If the sufferers bv
terrible fires which in the autumn of the
past year swept over and utterly devas
tated such large sections of the Northeast
OF our State, best anticipated the wishes
OF the people of Wisconsin, and that for
the unhesitafinS manner in which he as
sumed and efficiently discharged the ex
ira official duties of organizing and exc
cutting effective plans for administering
to the pressing necessities Of so large a
number of our Inhabitants rendered hello.
lrss, homeless and destitute by those cal
imitous visttations, he is entitled to the
special thanks of our Legislature.
The resolution in favor of an amend
nent to the United States Constitution
imitiag Presidents to one term, after
some debate, was, referred to the Com.
nittee on FedeIal Relations. A memoir
Il to Congress was presented for a re,
lewal of the st. Croix and Superior Land
Grant, and change of the route TO the
chippewa Valley in certain contingen.
lies. The Senate bill to enable the Chip.
,ewa Dells Bribery Investigating Com
nittee to prose cute and conclude their
abors speedily, by compelling the attend
nee Of witnesses, production of papers,
&C., was concurred in. A bill was in. |
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