River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-03-17
Legislative Summary.


MONDAY, March 9.-Morning. As
sembly bills ooncurred in, to provide for trial
Of criminal eases III Justices courts 10 authorize j
NJ Robinson 20 maintain certain dams, piers and
booms tho Wisconsin river 10 copstrue section,
IS of chapter a. revised statutes relating to sale ~
lands for the payment of debts by executors adj
minlsitators aud guardians, for certain improve
ments ia Oshkosh attaching certain townships 10
Burnett county; amending the act incorporating
Bronson Institute; relating to the Waupaca Union
High School; abolishing the office Of State Com
missioner OF Immigration; authorizing Altnop Acad-
envy TO maintain Normal School TO encourage
the propagation Of better kinds Of fish TO authorize
ferry on St. Cro1 river, amending the act incor-
porating the Wisconsin r. H. Farm Mortgage Land
Company. Memorials were eoncurred in; for
the erection Of custom houses and post Offices at
Green Bay and Oshkosh for an increase Of mail
service IN several Identities Also Joint resolutions
asking Members Of Congress tr scturB ah appropri-
pTiation to complete the canal around the lower rap
ids Of the Mississippi river; and relative TO the
court house and post Office in Oshkosh.
MONDAY, March O. Evening. The
bill was passed relating to Incorporating cities in
Brown county The bin repeating exemption of
West wisc5nsn 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 a statement that an at
tempt 70 buy his vote on the bill taxing life insur-
ance companies had been made, and a select COM
mittee TO investigate the subject was appointed.
Assembly.
Aresolutou 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
authorizing the purchase of stereotype plates for
the Legislative Manual for the improvement of
Prairie River. BILLS cpprqpriating $500 to the
superintendent OF Public Property for the pur-
chase Of stationery for the ensuing year was passed
the Dlll providing for county Academies Sas dis
etssed, and ordered to third reading
The county academy bill was passed to a third
reading. Bills were concurred in, for the ap-
pointment Of commissioners on the printing claim
Of Calkins Il Proudht appropriatng 81 500 to the
superintendent Of public property for the purchase
Of stationery; to amend the charter Of Grand Rap
ids in relation to railroads, providing that por-
ton of the directors Of any railroad running IN the
state shall reside in the state; in relation to evil
dence when either party becomes insane; relating
TO maintaining abstract Of tax sales in Shawano
county; to amend the law relating to the collection
OF certain statistics with view Of more fully equal
lzng state taxes to repeal the laws of 1873 relating
20 toll gates on the Milwaukee and Green Bay Plank
road.-Bills were passed, IN telatidn TO the form
OF conveyance Of land apprOpriating $4,000 for
the enlargement of the Madison hospital for the in
sane.-Bills were concurred in, in relation to pay
OF Wisconsin soldiers providing for the levy Of
state tax OF s2ol,525 approprating 100000 to the
| northern hospital for the insane.
senate.
TUESDAY, March 10-Morning.- "A
resolution adopted instructing the Secretary of
State to withhold the publication of Potters railroad
/ bill till May 9Th. 1574---Tbe Governors veto mes
sage the bill legazng the sale Of the Milwaukee
| and Northern Railway was sent in this morning,
and the Senate failed TO pass the bill the veto.
| bills were passed to appropriate money to the
state prison for current expenses, and to pay its ill.,
deptedness, and fixing the pay Of keepers, guards,
| etc.--A resolution was adopted for the distribu-
ton Of the Legislative Manual to employees The
bill arpr5pfgting 1880 to the Superintendent of
Public Property Tor the purchase u stationery
eoncurred ln.-Bills were passed: TO amend an act
to confer certain benefits on the Wisconsin Agricul-
tural Society; authorizing the Judge of the Sth
judicial circuit to employ short hand reporter to
| regulate the sale of Mineral oils appropriating
sl,OO0 10 the Northern Wisconsin Agricultural So
eety 81 amend the laws Of ts79 in relaiBn 10 rail-
roads, and the organizing OF railroad companies to
| authorize the Board Of Supervisors of Outagamie
county to reduce the price of swamp lands ;
memorial to Congress for increase of mail
vice Tor Rchland, Vernon and Juneau countes.-
| The toFern0r'H nomination ef s. 8. White. Of Wal
worth county, as Normal Regent confirmed
Assembly.
resolution requesting the superintendent of
Public Property to furnish a statement of the
amount Of stationery furnished the Legislatures Of
the years 1854 lSGa and Resolutions relat-
ing T. the appointment Of Board 81 Managers for
inc centennial anniversary was indefinitely post
poned; also relating to the election Of United
-, HtOin " ulIeCt Note OF the peopie.----
oil egalizing acts of town assessors was concurred
m--The bi'i authorizing the establishment Of
County Academies was lost, "a to 35.-Bills were
passed, authorizing town Boards of Supervisors to
construct certain drains regulating the election of
directors Of railway companies,
senate.
TUESDAY, March Evening. The
Assembly amendment to the appropriation bill for
the northern hospital for the insane making it S9O,-
O00 was concnrred in also the bill leyying the state
tax, after amendment a. to include this sum- was
eoncurred IN. The bill authorizing the Central r.
r. Co. TO change its line between Portage and Ste
Nens POINT was Imdnllmlt-lN nnainnnnd al.n the Iii