The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-20

Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad; to
confer the st, Croix land grant upon the
North Wisconsin railroad The resolu-
ton of yesterday relating to the appoint
ment OF committee On printing was
adopted. The Assembly resolution on
the same subject was concurred in. The
Assembly bill obliging the West Wiscon-
sin Railroad to relay it's track from To-
nah to Warren's Mills was concurred in.
Several bills were passed.
ASSEMBLY, of petitions
in behalf of the different parties asking
the land grant, were presented; numer
Gus remonsSrarces against the repeal of
laws exempting property from taxation,
and few for such repeal; and rem on
ssrances against the repeal of the temper
ance law of last winter Resolutions
were offered instructing the Committee
On Railroads to report all bills in rela-
ton to the land grant, before the 18th !;
also calling for Fairbanks scale to
weigh petitions on the subject. A mes
sage was received from the Governor,
suggesting that in disposing of the land
grant, the rights of actual settlers on the
line of the land grant road should be
carefully guarded The Senate substi-
tute to the bill requiring the West Wis
consin Railroad to relay its track from
Tomah to Warren's mill, by the 1st of
June, was eoncurred in. The Select
Committee on the subject reported in
favor ola Convention to amend the Con
stitutioa. Several Assembly bills were
passed.
THURSDAY, FEB. 18th.
SENATE.-Petitions were presented
for the repeal of all laws exempting
property from taxation, and a number of
circumstances against the same. Several
bills were passed.
AssEMBLY.-A very large number Of
petitions on tie disposal of the land
grant; of circumstances against and Pc
titions for the repeal of laws exempting
certain property from taxation, and of
remeSastrances against the repeal of the
Graham liquor law, were presented.
-Four of the committee on State Affairs,
three dissenting, reported in favor of a.
bill to repeal the temperance law of last
winter, and after much debate, by vote
of so to Is, it was referred to the select
committee on bill to amend said law.
A Senate bill was concurred in requiring
that in order to compete for the publica-
ton of tax lists papers must have been
published year. Several bills were
considered in Committee of the Whole,
and ordered to third reading.
FRIDAY, FEB. 14TH.
SENATE.-P were presented
relative to the bestowaI of the st. Croix
Land Grant upon the North Wisconsi
railroad; number of remonstrances
against the repeal of laws exempting
property from taxation. Several bills
were introduced; and several were passed
among them the Assembly bill relative
to evidence in certain cases. Senate ad,
journed over to Monday evening at 8
o'clock
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS petitions were
presented relative to the disposal of the
land grant, circumstances against the
repeal of the temperance law, and
against subjeCting church, school and
charitable institution property to taxa
ton, among which was by DR.. Farr q
remonstrance Of citizens !of Kenosha
county against the repeal of tax exemp-
tons. A resolution to authorize the
Governor to appoint commission to
revise and codify the laws after long
discussion wac lost.
The following resolution-offered yes
terday, by Mr.. James-was taken up: I
WHEREAS The Assembly has twice listened
with much pleasure and profit to the prayers do.
livered by the Rev. Mr.. Thuringer; and
WHEREAS, 1t is the sense Of this Ass emily
that the said prayer will benefit the printers who
may set the same In type, and be hailed with
delight by the State printer therefore, be it
ResoIued, That the prayer read this morning in
tae Speakers desk by the Rev. N. Thuringer be
spread on the journal.
On motion of Mr.. Armstrong the reso-
luton was tabled.
A large number of bills were indefin-
itely postponed, and large number
were ordered to third reading. .,