Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-03-11
Legislative Summary.
Senate.

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| Senate.
FRIDAY, February 27.-Potter's bill
fixing maximum freight and passenger rates on
railroads, and providing for board of railroad
commissioners, passed by a vote of 10 to S.
| Assembly bills concurred in, relating to sale
of real estate of infants egazing lists of jurors
made by county boards of supervisors legazing
the acts Of e. o. Jones justice of the peace in
Columbia county relating to telegraph compa-
MES making the price paid for attracts of titles
taxable; comforting upon county courts certain
trusts to provide for the sale of delinquent lands
in Douglas county.
FRIDAY, Feb. 27--Evening--Bills were
passed. to incorporate the city of Centralia to
amend the charter Of Wausau.--The following
bills were indefinitely postponed To confer Ger
tain powers upon county clerks relating to dover;
relating to the sale of university swamp lands re-
pealng the acts relating to practice in civil actions
creating the counties Of Pine and TAYLOR making
election days legal holidays to provide for the To-
cation of school houses. The Assembly amend.
meut the bill comforting the st. Crox land grant
on the North Wisconsin and Air Line railroads was
concurred in.-The balance OF the evening was
occupied in discussing the question of prayer and
appropriatng $25 to Rev. Mr.. Thuringer, which was
ordered to third reading.
Assembly.
On motion of Mr. Comstock the rules agains
smoking in the Assembly Chamber at any time,
ing to DIVISION appraisal and classification of lands
of Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was adopted "A
resolution insructing the Sec1 etary of the Interior
to withhold patents from the Central Railroad
Company in pursuance of the Governors certii-
Gates referred to the Judiciary Committee
Senate bills concurred in as follows: For the
Marathon county; for the safe keeping
of reports of the geological survey; pro-
vidng for the punishment for embezzienlent
by common carriers authorizing state road in
| RiChlan0 in
| for dams on the Wisconsin river; for highways in
Columbia county; authorizing Waupaca Union
School District; relating to the construction of
town halls; relating to street improvements in
Janesyille.-The Senate bill comforting the St..
Croix land grant on the North Wisconsin and
Air Line Railroad Companies was ordered to third
| reading, by vote of &c to 80.
FRIDAY, February 27-Evening.-
The bill comforting the st. Croix land grant on the
North Wisconsin and Air Line railroads was pass
ed also the bill creating board of commissioners
to look after railroad telegraph and express compa-
MES, and prevent discrimination in rates estab-
| fishing maximum passenger rates and authoriz-
| ing lease of railroads.
| Senate.
SATURDAY, Feb. 2S.-The bill relat-
ing to forfeited school lands was re-considered
also the bill yesterday indefinitely postponed relat
ing to certain powers of county cerks.---The bill
repeating the Graham law and codifying the excise
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perance and made tn special order for Monday
! evening next.---The resolution relating to lands
Of the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was adopted
! The bill was passed authorizing dam on Wiscon-
| sin rver.--The Assembly bill making the salary
| of the Speaker the same as Members of the Legis-
ature was concurred in. Also the following
| declaring WaupaCa river navigable stream {; au-
tho1izing dams Elk river; to authorize building
piers into Green Bay in certain places providing
for the construction of shways in La Crosse river
also memorial to Congress for the improvement of
St. Croix river.---The bill prohibiting counties
from voting aid to railroads was ordered engrosseo.
SATURDAY, February %, 7:30 P. NJ
Bill, were concurred in: To authorize Burnett
CO, ty to issue bonds to build court house rela-
tive to the distribution of the estates of intestates
| allowing attorneys fees in county courts and au-
| thorizlng county judges to hold courts for each
other; to confer certain powers on county clerks
in certain cases; amending the charter of Neenah
amending the act to establish a ferry in Buffalo
| codnty across the Mississippi river.
| Assembly.
SATURDAY, February 2S.-Senate bills
were concurred in legalizng the acts of the board
of supervisors in Barron county in fixing the sala-
ries of comfy officers relating to lien logs to
amend the charter of Portage; authorizing town
| insurance companies amending the law relating
| TO the authority of county boards of super
visors in levaing tax for road purposes
| The joint resolution providing for amendment
| to the Constitution for Biennial sessions of the
| legislature adoptei The hill appropriating
$1,000 to the Milwaukee Orphan Associations was
| concurred ln.---Bls were passed prohibiting
quacks from practicng medicine or surgery; relat-
ing to proceedings against debtors by attachment
to prevent the spread of noxious weeds; relating
change of times of holding court in the Eighth Cir
cult relating to the trial of criminal actions in
justice courts relating to re-surveys of land to
| offenses cognizahle before justices of the peace
appropriatng S31 600 to the Industrial School for
Boys, and $4,000 to S. V. Shipman for losses sus-
| tanned in making Improvement On the Capitol Park
IA long discussion took place on the bill making
railroads responsible for all damages resulting from
| the carelessness of employees, which indefinitely
postponed, also all bills looking to that purpose.
SATURDAY, February %, q P. MA
large number of bills were indefinitely postponed,
including: a bill to incorporate Island Wooden
Mills to regulate construction of railway cross
ings providing for trial of criminal cases before
justices courts to regulate Inspection of fresh
water fish in Milwaukee; to authorize the Wisconsin
Central to take up portion of its track
| in relation to mineral water in the artesan well :;
to authorize the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and West
ern Railway Company to take up certain portion of
its track to prevent towns from voting aid to rail-
roads after they built to repeal Chapter 100,
laws of 1868, relating to collection of taxes to re-
peal Chapter 68, general laws of 1870 to amend
the law of 1870, relating to the regulation of fire
and inland insurance companies to repeal the
law relating to the publication of the Legislative
Manual.
Senate.
MONDAY, March "A resolution
from the Legislature OF Missouri relating to the
| improvement of the Missouri river and tributa-
ries was received.---The temperance bill was re-
ported back with amendments, and made the special
order for this evening": The railroad, express and
| telegraph BILL from the Assembly, was referred to
the general ile.-Bils were passed: To lay out
road in Polk county; relating to executions and
proceedings supplementary thereto; appropriating
| certain sums of money to Charles Marquardt and
others to provide for the payment Of the Chaplain
of the Senate authorizir a company to improve
Thorn Apple river to lay out road in Baron Co.
Assembly bills cOncurred in to establish a
ferry across the ST. Crox river in Burnety county;
to codify laws relating to schools to pro-
vide for the purchase of $50 COPIES of Wehster's
Dictionary - The bill amending the school law SO
as TO make 20 days legal school month"; debated
at length and lost The bill fixing the pay of the
| speaker of the House the same as other members,
| which Indefinitely postponed on Saturday was
reconsidered and referred to the Judiciary commit
| tee.
MONDAY, March 2-Evening.-T
temper bill was the special order. It was dis
cussed at great length, amended SO not to effect
the repeal OF the Sunday law, and then ordered to
| third reading
| Assembly.