Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-02-25
Legislative Summary.

Legislative Summary.
Senate.
FRIDAY, February 13.-The bill au-
thorxing pontoon bridge at Prairie du Chen pass
ed---The Senate refused to recede from its amend
ment to the Assembly bill authorizing the trustees
of the northern hospital for the insane to remove
it's officers which the Assembly yesterday refused
to concur in.-Bills were passed. establishing the
salary Of assistant attorney general for payment
OF license moneys in Monroe county into the gener
al fund to amend the act relating to town 1nsur-
ance companies memorial to congress for equal1-
zaton of bounties !; to amend the act fixing terms
of the circuit court i'll the fourth circuit to pro-
vide for the sale of delinquent lands in Douglas
county to prescribe terms of circuit court in the
eighth circuit relating to laying out highways by
town supervisors to the capacity of apple,
pear and potato barrels to regulate licenses in the
city of Prescott fixing terms of circuit court in
Barron county for the preservation of game in
certain counties.-The bill comforting the St.
Croix land grant on the North Wisconsin Railway
Company, amended yesterday, giving portion
Of the grant to the Chicago and Lake Superior Air
Company, was taken up and passed without oppo-
sitiony and motion to reconsider was laid the
table, Bills making appropriations to the several
charitable institutions of Milwaukee were indef-
nitely postponed.-The bill defining the liability
reading.
Assembly.
Several petitions asking for the passage of law
taxing railroads other property, received.
Also numerous remonstrances against the repeal of
the Graham law and against changing the charter
line of the Wisconsin Central Rairoad.---The
pending joint resolution for final adjournment on
| February 18th, also another for adjournirg March
9Th, wer. killed by reference to the Committee on
State Affairs--The joint resolution from the Sen
ate providing for select committee to investigate
the extravagant use of gas in lighting the Capitol
| was concurred in.--Some time was spent in Com
mittee of the Whole.--A number of bills were
ordered angrossed.-Theb blu allowing town clerks
to have vote in board of supervisors in certain
cases, was indefinitely postponed.--The bill look
ing to the repeal of the Graham law, and to codfy
the excise laws, made the special order fol
Wednesday evening next.
SATURDAY, February 14.-Bills were
passed relating to the Trustees of wayland Univer
siey to salaries of county officers of Milwaukee.
county; relating to jnries in same.-The memo
rial to Congress for refunding money to milwaukee,
for the Straight Cut was referred to select commit
tee, consisting of Cotzhausen and Schmidt. THE
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution relating to corporations, adding sec
tions 6, and to Article IA, was adopted. Also
memorial to Congress relating to the improvement
of Lake Michigan harbors. Bills passed
authorizing boom across Red River; relating tt
the establishing of municipal courts in Milwaukee
relating to the disposition of artesian well water
relating to the publication of delinquent taxes ant
a memorial for the relief of distiller Hodson.-A
move made to reconsider the votA indefinitel,
postponng the bill to repeal the law relating to thu
registration of marriages and births, but 1T was ia
bed.-The following bills were Indefinitely post
poned: The bill relating to imperfect copies O.
papers; providing for the recovery of costs an(
fees by writ of certiorari dispensing with TREASURY
agents in collecting license fees from haWkers ant
peddlers amending the law relating to town insur
ance companies, allowing female members to VOTE
by proxy relating to Milwaukee court house funds
Adjourned till Monday,
Assembly.
A few remonstrances were presented agains
changing the line of the Central ailroad.-Th
resolution for the of globe burners indefi
nitely postponed.--Caswelrs bill increasing thu
tax on the gross earnings of railroads from 3 to
per cent. was passed Also the following Bill pro
hibting the acceptance Of passes repeating
farm mortgage land company relating to aid tt
lection Of fish in Little Green Lake authorizing
towns of Pierce county to levy highway tax to or
ganize corporations for general purposes; provid
ing for societies to promote fish breeding in thu
state, and for other purposes legaZing the lists
of jurors of counties this state relating to the
sale of the real estate of infants prohibiting the
mayor and common council of Stevens Point from
making any appropriation of money outside of the
corporate limits -Memorials were passed, asking
the repeal of the bankrupt law; for the establish
ment of daily mail route from Hudson to st
Croix Falls for weekly mail route from Kiel t.
Meme, in Manitowoc county.---The Assembl!
then adjourned.
Senate.
MONDAY, February 16.-The follow
ing bills were concurred in: For ascertainings h
number of acres of farm products in the State
authorizing the commissioners Of school and uni
versity lands to convey certain lands to Marathon
county; relating to the manner of commencing
civil actions; relating to the collection of statistic
from towns, cities and villages, by boards of super
visors.-Adjourned at 1880 A. NJ.
ssembly.
Several remonstrances were presented aga1ns
changing the, line of the Central Rsilroad.-E
resolution introduced by Mr.. Calls, and adopt
ed, relating to the return of battle flags and other
trophies captured by Wisconsin soldiers, and t,
have them placed in the State Historical rooms
Bills were passed, to appropriate to Z. w Youn.
$50 for services clerk at the openngof this ses
sion; approprlating 500 to the Mantowoc count.
agricultural society to enable Racine 10 adjust it
Indebtedness rotating to the adoption of children
legalizng the publication of certain legal notices il
other than the English language, in Jefferson coun
ty; making it criminal offense, punishable b,
fine and imprisonment, to put any poisonous sub
stance into Candies or to sell any candy thus poi
soned repeating the law for the preservation O
fish in the Fox river to authorize the city of Ra
cine to levy tax for the purchase of school grounds
Crosse; authorizing Appleton to levy tax for tn
support of the poor Memorials were passed re
lating to the erection of post Offices and custom
mail service in certain parts of the State and for
ship canal around Niagara Falls The Senate bill
fixing the salaries of municipal judge and clerks
municipal courts in Milwaukee, was concurred in
Adjourned.
Senate.
TUESDAY, February IVA resolution
relating to the speedy construction of the branch
the Onion Pacific Railway from Sioux City wa
j adopted.-The special committee tariffs an
transportation submitted lengthy report, and ask
r ed more time to perfect bill. They recommen
the appointment of board of commissioners to in
vestgate the whole subject Of tariffs, for the benef
r of future legislatures select committee re
,, ported bills for regulating express and TELEGRAPH
Companies The vote by which the bill authoriz
ing county boards to instruct treasurers to bid o.
I lands for delinquent taxes disposed of.
" considered.-Bills were passed, amending the az
S incorporating Grand Rapids authorizing dar
}. the south branch of Little Wolf river for mair
I tanning an abstract in Shawano amending the la
concerning hawkers and peddlars to legalize til
d acts of certain church organizations relating
. embezzlement by carriers, providing that offender
,, may be arrested in any county.-Bills were intro
duced by committees, providing for the preservs