, 1873-01-31
STATE LEGISLATURES.
WISCONSIN,,

MADISON, Via, Jan. 80.-In the Senate to-day,
resolution making drive ut the Lobby Was
introduced, and referred to the Special Commit
Bills were introduced requiring County Treas
urera to give bonds with two s:uet1ss to pro-
vide for the proper distribution Of the drainage
fund to amend the law providing for the in
corporation Of villages,
certain statistics by the Registers Of Deeds with
the view Of more fully equalizing the State
taxes.
An Assembly bill was concurred in providing
ing cheese and other dairy products may be in
cofporated With capital stock of not less than
$4,000.
ASSEMBLY.
Petitions we're presented for the repeal Of the
laws exempting property from taxation, and for
biennial sessions; also Of Calkins and Proudfoot
for the payment Of the balance Of their claim
against the State. A resolution WAS offered for
a clerk to tho Committees On Judiciary and En-
rolled and Engrossed Bills. Tho resolution for
the 9Th prox. with the view OF seeing what is
likely to be done about constitutional ConEen-
tion.
Yestarday's resolution referring to 3 Select
trict along the limo Of tho land grant road from,
Portage to Lake Superior, tho question. whether
my further legislation waa necessary to secure
the building OF the land grant road from Port
age to Stephens Point, was amended BY insert
ing one member each Il rom Manitowoc. sheboy-
gan, aud Milwaukee Counties, instead Of Fon
du Lac, Waupaca, Portage and Superior District
Counties, and the Speaker appointed Rankin.
Pullman, and Palmer as such.
Bill. wero introduced: To repeal n1s the
Wisconsin Railroad lands from taxation;
to dispense with first days Registry
Boards meeting in towns having less than 800
voters to amend Section 81, Chapter 1873 Reyis~
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summons in civil actions to indorse the date of
summons; to facilitate the collection Of debts
against contractors by allowing labore1s to gar
nishee the municipalities for which the contracts
orB nre working to provide that any member
Of tbs Legislatare or State officer who accepts a.
free pass over railroads going to and from Mad
ison shall forfeit their mileage. and &50 OF thor
salary, snd requiring an oath that they haves
had no such pass to provide for the paJInent.
the State authorizing town Supervisors to }ay
out highwaya in certain cases.
Bills passed authorizing the Board Of Educ=--
tion Of the City OF Madison to borrow $25 900
from the Stats trust funds for building d high
school to provide that the drainage fund should
be distributed in July instead OF june to pro-.
vide that school district meetings, except in;
graded and union school districts, be held o. the!
last Mondny Of August; authorizing TOWN.
Boards, in couuties where there is no county.
poor systom, to expend money for temporary re-
lief, not exceeding $500, and charge to thee
county. :.
Assembly bills were killed relating to sale or
lands of deceased persons for the payment OF
debts, and amending Sections IT and u, Chapter
o.. Revised statutes, to require all 1icenae'
moneys to be paid into the Poor Fund; also,
Senate bill declaring Masons, Odd Fellows, Good
Templars, Druids, ETC., benevolent societies,
and 80 exempt from taxation.
A number Of bills considered in Committee OF
the Whole, and ordered to- third reading.
Among theu-to repeal the lawe providing for
attorneys fees in Justices Courts, and that in
case village loses its corporate organization,
any Judgment existing against it ms5 be col
lected from the taxable property Of the district
iucluded in the village limits. Tho session wa1
nearly three hours long. =,