Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-01-28
Legislative Summary.

Legislative Summary.
Senate.
FRIDAY, January 16.-A resolution
was introduced touching the existing unpleasant
ness between the Regents of the State University
and the President thereof, requesting the Regents
to refrain from removing the President until legis
lative committees could investigate and report.
Laid oveE-Bills introduced, by johnson, to
establish board of railroad commissioners; by
McCurdy to provide for taxation OF railroad prop
erty.--The resolution cutting off extra stationery
from committees, was, after lengthy discussion,
adopted The resolution inviting resident clergy
men to open sessions of the Senate with prayers
was sharply debated, but finally adopted.--Ad-
journed. + H W - g..E# 81 80
~ A. "a A~ Assembly.
McGrew offered resolution looking to cutting off
extra stationery to committees. Laid over. By
Reed directing Secretary of State to furnish statis
tics to members and elective officers. Laid over.
By Winans, for 5000 copies of Message for use of
Assembly. The resolution looking to revision
of the Statutes taken up and referred to Judi
ciary Committee. The resolution authorizing the
Speaker to invite resident cergymen to to open the
daily sessions with prayer was taken up and adopt
ed after a full hours debate. = Bills were inuro-
duced: BY Mr. johnson, to amend general law of
1864 to guard against the abuse Of the elective fran
chise: by Caswen, to amend laws of 1860 regulating
railroads by Calls, to declare the meaning of Ger
tain sections of chapters 1874 and 1885, revised stat
utes. relating to exemptions from taxation by Wi
mans to repeal law organizing BID OF State Charities
by Murphy, relating to official printing in Mar
quette county; by Wehrle, to prohibit the use of
railroad passes; by johnson, to abolish Commits
sioner of Emigration. .--
I40 .- m Senate. . a TEtt1eI
ia SATURDAY, January 17.-The Gov
errors message parceed out to the several COM
mittees. -Cotzhausen's resolution nstructlng the
Judiciary Committee to inquire what legislation is
necessary to equallze taxation, and to make rail-
roads, plankroads telegraph and insurance com
panies pay their proportion of taxes. Adopted -
A resolution nstructing the Secretary of State to
furnish Senators with Taylor's Statutes, General
Laws since 1853 and Senate and Assembly Journals
was adopted.-A resolution relating to the State
University referred to the Committee on Educa-
tion.-Bs were introduced and referred to
amend the laws relating to permanent landmsrks,
to provide for the registration of electors, and to
amend the law relating to the amount Of stationery
to be allowed to Legislative Committees. Ad-
journed. ....
Assembly.
The Speaker announced the standing committees.
Cody presented petition for a change of the
registry law--Foster offered joint resolution that
no new bills shall be received after the 14th of Febru
ary Laid over.--Resoution to print and furnish
the Governors message to the Assembly was lndeti
nitely postponed.-The resolution relating to
stationery to chairmen of committees was post
poned till Monday.-Bills were introduced:
To authorize Stevens Point to take stock
in the Point Boom Co.; to enable Sheboygan
county to settle its railroad all bonds; to declare
Taylor's Compilation of Wisconsin Laws prima face
evidence that they are law for collection of certain
statistics with view of fully equalizing taxa
ton; to amend the law relating to real property by
DESCENT to authorize towns to provide for cattle
going at large, and for fencing all land abutting on
highways; to secure safe navigation of the Wiscon
sin river.-AdjouIned.
Senate.
MONDAY, January 10 Mr.. Johnson
Introduced resolution requesting the Secretary of
State to inform the Senate in what items of print
ing reductions may be made. Laid over. Mr.. Pot
ter, joint resolution for supplying Senators and
Assemblymen with copies of the General Laws for
each year since 1868, which, after discussion was
laid over.--Matters treated Of in the Governors
Message referred to communicative. Bar
ron introduced memorial to Congress for the sur
vey of o water route from Lake Superior to Lake st.
Crox Referred to the Committee Federal Rea-
tions.-The bill relating to railroad legislation
was taken from the general file and REFER, to the
Judiciary Committee.
Assembly.
By Hubbary petition for the enlargement of the
Northern Hospital for the Insane by Mr.. Clements
and other citizens of Stevens Point, for passing
bill relating to boom charter.-ResolutIon were
offered by Reed, calling for report from the Sec
rotary of State to the amount expended in the
construction of the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal by
Mr.. Coils that after January 25th evening sessions
shall be held by Mr.. West, requesting the Sec
rotary of State to furnish supplemental estimate of
receipts and expenditures of the state
for 1875, reducing estimates to the lowest
rate consistent with public interest by
Finkeinburg that the State Librarian furnish
FIVE copies of Tayors statutes for the of the AS
sembly by Sawyer, for a joint special committee
of five to investigate the question of transportation
and of revenue to the state from railroads, tee-
graph and express companies.-A resolution
adopted cutting off the introduction of bills after
February 7th. Bills were introduced by Reed
changing the tin of holding the courts at Brown,
Oconto and Door. The bill passed under sus-
pension of the rules by Mr.. Welsh, IN relation
vice by railroads and others by Mr.. Doug
las, memorial to Congress relating
to the removal Of the Winnebago Indians !;
by Mr.. McCaul, to repeal the law incorporating the
Wisconsin Farm Mortgage Land Co.; by Mcdonald,
in relation to the form of conveyance of land; by
Henderson, regulating railroads in Wisconsin; by
Murphy, to amend the law authorizing certain
towns, counties and cities to aid in the construction
of the Sheboygan, Fond du Lac and Mississippi
railroad; by Finkelnburg, to amend laws relative
to highways and bridges: by Evans, in relation to
county printing: by Carmichael, to repeal the laws
to aid the West Wisconsin railroad.
senate.
TUESDAY, January 20.-A petition of
the Central Railroad Company to extend the time
of cnstructing its road, was presented by Mr..
Barron.-A joint resolution was adopted that
the sense of the Senate and Assembly against
the acceptance OF any free passes from any railroad
company. instructing state officers
to give preference to citizens of the state in the
purchase of supplies or employment of labor
laid over. resolution lnstructing the Judiciary
Committee to inquire as to the praeticability of
calling committee to revise the constitution
adopted.-The resolution to furnish each mem
Der with copies of Taylor's statutes, ETC., to be
turned at the close of the session adopted
A intro fiyiD Of
of State State Treasurer, and Attorney General at
s., 500 each was referred The joint resolution to
admit no new business after February was con-
Cured in.
s- Assembly.
The resolution for evening sessions was postponed
one week.-The resolution providing for seven
copies of Taylor's statutes for the Assembly was
adopted-The resolution for special committee
to investigate transportation matters and inquire
into the earnings of railroads warmly discuss
ed on the motion to refer it to Railroad Committee
till the close of the morning hour and went over.
--Ri11S were introduced to anDrOnriate money tO