Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-02-25
Senate.
TUESDAY, February IVA resolution

TUESDAY, February IVA resolution
relating to the speedy construction of the branch of
the Onion Pacific Railway from Sioux City was
adopted-The special committee on tariffs and
transportation submitted lengthy report, and ask
ed more time to perfect bill. They recommend
the appointment of board of commissioners to in
vestgate the whole subject of tariffs for the benefit
of future legislatures. The select committee re-
ported bills for regulating express and telegraph
companies. The vote by which the bill authorize
ing county boards to instruct treasurers to bid off
lands for delinquent taxes was disposed of. re-
considered.-Bills were passed, amending the act
Incorporating Grand Rapids authorizing dam
on the south branch of Little Wolf river for main
tanning an abstract in Shawano amending the law
concerning hawkers and peddlars to legalize the
acts of certain church organizations relating to
embezzlement by carriers providing that offenders
may be arrested in any county.--Bills were intro
duced by committees, providing for the preserva-
ton of geological reports for the encouragement
of fish culture, and approprating money therefor
Assembly.
"Reminiscences were presented against the repeal
of the Graham law and against changing the line OF
the Central Railroad. Also. petitions in favor of
changing the charter line of the Central Railroad
"A memorial was passed asking Congress to re-
| Rove the charge Of desertlon from George SWartz
Bills were passed authorizing the city of Apple.
ton to fund its indebtedness; for the preservation
of fish in Geneva Lake; comforting upon the county
court jurisdiction or trusts created by will; for
dam Elk river; requiring the dog tax to be paid
to school district treasurers amending the charters
of Hudson, of Watertown, Of Beaver DAM of Fort
Howard, and of Racine for dam across Yellow
river; for dam on Lightning creek to divide the
Sixth Ward of Milwaukee for the disposal of in
sane persons to protect the fish in Monroe county
to establish a ferry the st. Croix river to appro
pirate 500 to Joseph Atherton to reimburse him
Tor swamp lands purchased, to which the title was
Detective providing for county boards of supervis
| ors appointing committees for certain purposes
to abolish swamp land commissioners in Manitowot
county authorizing Racine to bridge Root river;
authorizing the trustees of the Soldiers Orphans
Home to bind out children over twelve years of age
regulating the amount of stationery to committees
for the protection of camp meetings and other reli
gious gatherings, fixing fines at from S. to $50 tt
60 to the school fund of countless relating to alien
atoms by deed for the trial of actions on nforma
ton; authorizing magistrates to commit DO,
offenders to the Industrial School for Bows: relat
ing to the location of county school houses prohib
itng their being built nearer than one fourth of
mile of any railway track providing for annua
reports from guardians; for the purchase of 25
copies of Webster's Dictionary, for the use
schools.
| Senate.
WEDNESDAY, February 18.-A join
resolution relating to entertainments upon superio