Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-03-04
Legislative Summary.
Senate.
FRIDAY, February 2O.-Bills y


erty was reconsidered and referred to the commit
tee on state afairs.-The bill allowing residence
of three months in the state to qualify person tt
vote was amended SO AS to make it six months, and
rel eferred to the judiciary committee sub.
situte bill relating to powers Of the state board OF
charities was amended so that the board should only
have power to visit state institutions. - The bill
authorizing the state to invest portion Of it's trust
funds in Iowa county bonds was passed-The bill
relating to the form of charging jury was ordered
engrossed.-The bin allowing Milwaukee to in
| crease its water bonds was passed under suspen-
sien of the rules.
Assembly.
Memorials were presented for mail route from
Madison to Darlington asking that railroads be
| taxed like other property.--A number of remon-
strances against the repeal of the Graham law were
presented also against the passage of the Joint
resolution regarding the bridging of st. Louis river
The resolution relating to final adjournment on
the 28th inst, was referred to the Committee on
State Affairs. --The bill authorizing Milwaukee to
increase it's issue of water bonds was passed "A
long time was spent in Committee OF the Whole.
"A large number OF bills were ordered to a third
| reading, including one prohibiting counties from
voting aid to ralrOads.--Bills were indefinitely
postponed for repeating all laws exempting prop
erty from taxation allowing stationery to EMPLOY
to incorporate the Farmers Joint Stock Association
memorial to Congress asking that TRANSPORTATION
be furnished settlers public lands, and faod &C.
for one year, also number of bills appropriating
money to various r-houses.--Adjourned.
Senate.
SATURDAY, February OLA commu-
nication was received from ex-Secretary Breeze in
relation to the expense of building the northern
hospital for the insane-The resolution for final
adjournment was made the special order for Thurs
day next. The bill providing for change of state
paper was made the special order for Jan. 81, 1875
Assembly bills We're concurred in, relating to in
dustrial school for boys; relating to the govern
ment of the soldiers orphans home relating to
the care of the insane. Bills indefinitely post
poned follows amending the act to prevent
frauds In the sale Of personal property amending
an act relating to tax deeds relating to evidence
reducing the price of swamp lands in Kewaunee
county; relating to injunction receivers relat-
ing to pisclculture joint resolution offered by
Senator Barron adopted, that 81 guns should
be fired on Monday, in memory of George Wash
ington. Bills appropriating 81 900 each to ST.
Amelianus and st: Roses Asylums, Home for the
Frendless, and Milwaukee Orphan Asylum all of
Milwaukee, were ordered engrossed
Assembly.
"Reminiscences against the repeal of the Graham
law presented; also for taxing railroad prop
| erty.--A resolution was introduced asking for an
inquiry to the amount of gas used In CALL
casing the liquor bil.-The bill re-
atng to the powers of the trustees of the Northern
Hospital for the Insane was laid the table, as no
compromise with the Senate could be effected by
the conference ommittee--Bills were passed for
the preservation of fish in Waukesha and Walworth
counties for the protection Of the banks of Lake
Michigan in The counties Of Kenosha and Racine;
relating to app calls in wris of error, &C.; repeating
chapter 1S9 OF the laws of ]973-The following
Senate bills concurred in Providing for dis
organizing school districts which neglect to main
tain school for two successive years recurring
county superintendent of the Poor to give bonds
to regulate the capacity of apple pear and potatoe
barrels; naming trustees of Wayiand University.
Memorials to Congress were also concurred in
for dredging the harbor at Ahnapee for the I'M
provement Of lake harbors; for the equalization of
bounties; and relating to the construction of an
Toe trat1 pfafi
indefinitely postponed relating to the public print
commissioner system of county government !;
providing that incorporated villages of less
valuation than $4,000 shall not have representa-
tive on county boards authorizing the Judge of
the eighth circuit to change the time of holding his
court to provide for the assessment of railroad
property for taxation repeating the Graham Law
(Mr. VogePs bill doing the work provided for by
this bill. -Considerabe discussion had on a
proposition to adjourn Monday out of respect
to the memory of George Washington, but the AS
semby refused, and adjourned till Monday morn
ng.
Assembly.
MONDAY. February GA resolution
of the Senate for firing thirty-seven guns i'll honor
of Washington's memory concurred in.-Bills
were passed: Providing for piers and booms on
the Wisconsin river; prohibiting counties from
voting aid to railroads; repeating the act for the
preservation of fish in Lake Koshkonong: gran ing
5000 acres of swamp land 0 Ecu Claire, Chippewa
Bayfield, and Ashland counties; liking the fees of
the lumber inspector in district No. for the ore
servaton Of fish in Dell Greek; for me constr cion
Of fish ways in the lower Fox river; appropriatng
money to the Asylum fer the Blind, FOR expenses of
1865; appropriating 100000 to the Northern Hos
pital for the Insane-Senate bills were concurred
in: Amending the charter OF Grand Rapids for
applying license moneys to the support of the Door
in counties amending the charter of Eau Clair .
amending the game laws in certain counties: re-
peaing the law of 1873 relating incorporation
of villages; vesting title to unredeemed lands in
counties.
Senate.
TUESDAY, February PA resolution
requiring committees to report on all bills in
their hands Or before Saturday was adopted
This being day set apart for the special consider
alton of bills relating to railroad taxation and tariffs
the session was mostly occupied in general discus
sion.-Last night, bills were passed: Appropri-
ating ST. 900 each to the Home of the Friendess, ST.
Amelianus Hospital, st. Rosa's Orphan Asylum,
and Milwaukee Orphan Asylum authorizing county
boards of supervisors TO levy tax for county road
purposes; for the removal of criminal action from
Justices of the peace authorizing county boards of
supervisors to investigate the affairs o the PROBATE
judge; preventing the vitiation o. tax deeds on
account Of informally in assessments: repeating
laws Ior the improvement of Yellow river to amend
the law relating 20 lien on logs for labor amending
the charter of Forage City; repeating the charter
of the Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Company
legazing the lease o. the Northern Railroad Co.;
for the safe keeping OF the geological survey
Assembly bills were cODcurred III: Providing for
the re-assessment of property which has been set
aside in consequence of illegal assessments amend
ing the charter of Stevens Point; relating to the
charter of Buffalo City: authorizing Racine to adj
Just it's corporate Indebtedness relating to courts
in Pierce county; increasing the duties of the state
board of charities and reform, being substitute
for the Assembly bill abolishng that board
The bill -epealing the law exempting church and
other property from taxation WAS Indefinitely post
poned.-The several railroad hills consider
ed IN committee of the whole, and reported back
with amendments.
Assembly.
resolution was adopted requiring all commit
tees except the judiciary and claims, to report
back all bills on Or before Saturday next.-Senate
bills were concurred in, amending the charter of
the city of Appleton relating to the police court of
arrangements for receiving and discharging freight
in villages of 200 inhabitants or more for the re-
lief of estates of diseased persons {: authorizing
certain persons to maintain dams on the Chippewa
river repeating the Graham law ar codifying the
excise laws relating to the Sc , Of intoxicating
liquors appropriatng $3.50 to j. H. Waggoner for
ndexing the Senate journal, and $50 for other ex-
ira services; appropriating $3.50 to G. W. Peck for
indexing the Assembly Journal O.; present session.
The bill taxing aogs discussed at
length, and indefinitely postponed. Also the bill to
repeal the laws exempting church property from
taxation. The Assembly adjourned till evening,
when the railroad bill will be discussed.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, February 25.-A Joint