Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-03-18
Legislative Summary.


session, bllls were passed approprat1ng $40 900 to
the Soldiers Orphans Home; $92,Oo0 to the North
ern Hospital for the Insane; 500 to the Grant.
st. Croix and Waupaca County Agricultural socie-
ties to the Industrial School for Boys to the Blind
Asylum; for the completion of the improvements on
Capitol Park.-The bill relating to the printing
claims of Calkins & Proudtit was defeated.-The
bill relating to the leasing of convict labor of the
Wisconsin State Prison ordered to third read
ng.-The bill relating to further duties of
ors. was discussed and lost by tie vote.--The
bill relating to lands of the Farm Mortgage Com
pany was indefinitely postponed.
This morning the resolution relating to time of
final adjournment was discussed and pvstponed.-
The resolution asking for the opinion of the Attor-
ney General on the constitutonality of Vests stor-
age bill was adopted. -The vote by which the bill
relating to Calkins & Proudft's printing claim was
and the bill ordered to third reading. The bill
exemptng certain counties from the law limiting
the corporate powers OF counties in relation to vot-
ing aid aid to railroads, was PASSED under suspen-
sion of the rules--The bill .oregulate insurance
companies was passed.-Alsc declaring railroads
common carriers and prescribing certain regula-
tions.--The joint resolution relating to Central
Railroad land patents, as amended by the Assembly,
was concurred in.
FRIDAY, March g. Bills were passed,
provide for the collection of license fees author
izing E. M. Sexton to maintain dam in Barron Co.
to provide for certain bridges in Polk Co.. to pro-
vide for the collection Of statistics to equalze state
taxes for the support of poor in Milwaukee Co.. to
Chien.-Assembly bills were concurred in, con-
ferrng certain powers ON the Cedarburg fire compa-
ny to codify the acts relating to the city of Apple
ton tC authorize V. Brooks and others to maintain
dam on Little Sandy river for the protection of
camp meetings and other religious assemblies to
prevent the of poisonous substances in candies
to preserve fish IN Green Lake relating to evidence
of nOn-residenGs relating to apportonment of the
bonded Indebtedness of Jefferson county; to all-
thorize counties to issue bonds for building bridges;
to protect fish in several streams of Monroe county
fn fhn Q11fI II
books for town and village treasurers to authorize
Wrightstown, Brown county, to borrow money: for
the preservation of fish in Geneva Lake to appro-
pirate of money to the insane hospital at Mad
ison to compel certain railroads to build certain
buildings to amend an act relating to lien for la
Dor on logs; to detach certain territory from the
town of Campbell and attach il to La Crosse to
provide for the restoration of records destroyed by
fire in Wood county.-The bills relating to regis
tration of electors and to provide for the govern
ment of the industrial school for boys, inde-
nitely postponed.
FRIDAY, March 6.-Evening session.
The La Crosse bridge bill was discussed at length
and passed. VESTS storehouse bill came up for con-
currence The opinion of the Attorney General that
the law would be unconstitutional, received and
read. The bill was then indefinitely postponed.
Assembly.
The Senate amendments to Vogel's liquor bill
were concurred in that establishing the Sunday
clause by vote of 10 to 17.-The bill providing
the purchase OF I5U copies OF WebSterS dictionary
was adopted.-The Senate bill providing for the
utilizing of mineral waters in Capitol Park lost
Bills were passed to prescribe license fees for
insurance companies; to amend the charter of the
Farm Mortgage Land Company to appropriate
$28 800 to the State Prison to provide for the pur
chase of Wisconsin digests of the Supreme Court.
~Bills were concurred in relating to the charter
of Shawano to incorporate Centralia relating to
loan of trust funds to the county Of Iowa relating
to the disposition of unclaimed property; relating
to the charter of Oconto; fixing the limit for lien
unnrf riv5r, dam
Wisconsin River; repeating the law relating to the
| statistics of property exempt from taxation to
amend the act incorporating Falkner Browning
Construction Company letting the purchasing OF
stationery for the state to the lowest bidder appro-
priating $4,000 to the superintendent of Public
Property for the purchase of stationery for the
| suing year; appropratng to several individuals
| sums of money! bill to regulate the sale OF
mineral oils passed.-A bill relating to the
deposit of public funds indefinitely postponed
FRIDAY, March 6.-Evening session.
The railroad bill, being the special order, came up
on concurrence in the Senate amendment, being
Potter's bill substituted for select committee bill
466, which was concurred in unanimously .-The
bill to repeal the law exempting the lands of the
West Wisconsin Railway Company from taxation
was discussed with much vigor and passed
Senate.
SAruRnAv March 7 Several rasO-
lutions were presented and referred.-The resolu-
ton relating to the Centennial exhibition adopt
Senate bill relating to banking and also the Assem-
bly, bill to protect the public against irresponsible
banking indefinitely postponed.-The bill
authorizing the publication of legal notices i'll other
than English papers in certain cases, shared the
fate.-The bill providing for an Investigation
of Carpenters claim ordered to third reading
"A memorial to Congress for increased mail ser.
vice in Juneau and other counties passed; also
to legaize the acts of the boards of supervisors in
the towns of Eden and Osceola, Fond du Lac
county.-The Senate amendments to Potters
cOucurrPd in-BillS
also concurred in: relating to the recovery of rea
property encourage the payment of taxes anC
discourage Litigation fixing costs in county pro-
bate business to amend an act to provide for the
trial of ofenses on information to provide for the
| removal OF criminal actions from justices of the
peace to legaize acts of Nels OttersOn !; Justice
of the Peace in Pork county to lay out state roaG
| from New Lisbon to Ashland ; also from Rice Lake
| in Barron county to ST. Croix Falls in Polk county
to authorize the increase or decrease OF the number
| OF directors i'll incorporated companies.-Bils
were passed: appropriating 81 900 to the Oshkosh
| Agricultural Society; and $4,000 to the State Agri
cultural Society.
MONDAY, March 9.-Morning As
sembly bills concurred in, to provide for tria
of criminal in Justices courts to authorize
NJ Robinson to maintain certain dams, piers ant
booms on the Wisconsin river to construe section
26 of chapter "a, revised statutes relating to sale
| lands for the payment of debts by executors, ad
ministrators and guardians for certain improve
ments in Oshkosh attaching certain townships tt
| Burnett county, amending the act incorporating
Bronson Institute relating to the Waupaca Uniol
| High School abolishing the Office of State Com
missioner of immigration; authorizing Albion Acad
envy to maintain Normal School; to encourage
the propagation of better kinds of fish to authoriz
ferry on st. Croix river; amending the act incor
porating the Wisconsin r. r. Farm Mortgage Lane
| Company were concurred in: TO
the erection of custom houses and post offices a
| Green Bay and Oshkosh; for an increase of mai
service in several localities Also, joint resolution
asking Members of Congress to secure an appropri
priation to complete the canal around the lower rap
ids of the Mississippi river; and relative to tn
court house and post Office in Oshkosh
MONDAY, March 9.-Evening. -Tht
bill passed relating to Incorporating cities il
Brown county.-The bill repeating exemption o
| West Wisconsin railroad lands was indefinitely post
poned The bill to tax the gross earnings of life in
| surance companies was also indefinitely postponed
SENATOR Schmidt made statement that an at
tempt to buy his vote the bill taxing life insur
| ance companies had been made, and select com
mittee to Investigate the subject was appointed.
| Assembly.
Aresoluton was adopted providing for the distribu
ting to each of the employees of the Legislature
copy of the Legislative Manual.-Bills were con
| CURED in authorizing dams on Little Wolf River