The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-07
LEGISLATIVE.

MONDAY EVENING, Feb 20.-Senate--
Thee petitions were presented IN fhy or
OF tue temperance law. Several bil Is
we're passed. Assembly memorials 10
Congress were concurred in for the repea
of the bankrupt law, and for he es1ab
lishment Of port Of delivery at Lacrosse.
Assembly Senate bills were c0ncurrel
In appropriating S33, 450 fpr current eX-
pensss, Indebtedness, improvements ana
brass instruments for band at the indus
trial school for boys; approprating $500
each TO the legislative visiting c0...mttee;
to regulate elections in the question Of
aiding railroads by requiring petition
of fourth Of the OWneIs to more than two
elections. An Assembly bill passed to
fix the minimum of liquor licenses at $50,
the maximum 1t $1O0.
TUESDAY, FEB. 81 ISsGQt6- Several
petitions were presented in favor Of the
temperance law. The Assembly joint res
clution for the Homestead law OF officers,
soldiers and privates Of the army and na
w of the United States, was conCurrpd in /;
also the joint resolution instructing our
representatives. IL Congress 10 urge the re-
+ slof the bankrupt law. The bill to
amend section two Of chapter 1T, Of the
general laws 1854, revising, amending and
consolidating the LAYS relating to extra
pay TO Wisconsin soldiers IN he service
OF the United States or Of this State, SO as
to equalize the pay from the time Of mus
teTing IL, was passed.
assembly petitions and re
monstrances on The temperance bill were
presented. After considerable discussion,
the resolution for printing 1000 extra
copies Of the Chippewa DeNs Investigat
ing Committees reports ana 500 Of the
testimony was indefinitely postponed.
The Assembly refused to concur in the
Senate amendment to the bill to prohibit
the purchase or receiving Of grain in store
by any other than the standard legal
weight or measure, by allowing special
contracts, several members making speech
es against the amendment, and one for IT,
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28.- Senate = Nh
merous petitions and remonStrances on
the temperaHGe question were presented.
Assembly bills were copcurred in: for the
purchase OF 400 copies OF Web8ter's Die
tionsry; amending section 8, chapter 1863.
general laws Of 1868, SO as to authorize
the state board of examiners to issue state
certificates Of second grade to teachers Of
eminent qualifications, and other bills
Some time was occupied in committee Of
the whole, and large number Of bills or.
6cred to third reading.
ASSeD16Jy.-More temperance petitions
and remonstrances were presented. It
was voted to hold evening sessions daily
a resolution was offered for printing $50
extra copies of the Dells Investigating re
ports. The bill ito provide against the
evils resulting from the sale of intoxicat
ing liquors" by making liquor sellers re
spOnsible, mo z, A." coming up on its
passage, there was considerable debate on
q motion to refer, so as to have an amend.
ment made submitting the matter to Q
vote of the people at the fall election,
which Was refused by Al to $50 not yot
ing. The bill was then passed by the fol
lowing vote:
Aycs-Messrs. B. F. Adams, M. Adams,
Allen, Atwater, Ayres, Bailey, Bainbridge
Baldwin, Barron, Bates, Brace, Brockway
Brown, Burdick, Bushnell, Cabanis, L. B
Caswell, Chase, Cheever, Colman, Com
stock, Cory, Dixon, Felt, Ferrin, German
Graham, Grimmer, Hixon, Hobart, Jen-
kins, Lewis, Low, May, Moore, Neeves, A
Nichols, Fl. F. G. Nichols, Pengra, Perry
Phillips, Powell, Putnam, Richards, Rudd
Sackett, Sharp, Shaw, A. D. Smith, Spoon
or, Stafford, Swain, Wallihan, White
Wroe and Yorty-56.
Noes - Messrs. Albert, John Adams
Becker, Beckwith, Black, Bohan, Cary, O
A. Caswel, Corning Cowie, Fellenz, Fuw
Ter, Gurnee, Horn, Hubbell, S. W. Lamor
eaux, Larkin, Lee, Mcnamara, Maxon
Patten, Petersen, Rankin, Reuther, Rim
gle, Robinson, Rowe, Schott, Winfield
Smith, Scion, Stone, Stra, han, WaIlber
Walters, Weeden, We'll. Winkler, WeIz
and Mr. Speaker HalI-39
Absent or not Uotjng-Messrs. Dimond
Hoskins, o. II. Lamoreux, -O'Rourk and
Wood.
The Judiciary Committee reported
against the constitufionality Of certain
charters and amendments to charters, and
that there was nothing in the last CON
stltutlonal amendmspt tn interfere with
the passage of bills authorizing certain
persons to construct Gnd maintain dams
including tho Chippewa Dells Dam bill
A Senate bill was concurred in exeuontipo
maps, plats and papers of abstract Offices
from sale on execution where annual nrofit
does not exceed $1,000. Several bills
were passed and several were killed.
THURSDAY, Feb. 2Q-Sendtc. -Severa1
Eemonstrances and petitions ON the tenn
psrsnce question were presented. The
joint resolution, reported as substitute
by the Committee on Federal Relations.
requesting our Senators and Representa-
Tires in Congress to urge the passage of