, 1874-03-07


MADISON, Wis, N1nrcll Cat last evenings
sessions much WAS accomplished iu each House.
Tho Senate, by b voto Of IL to 18 Qhe yeas
mainly noforrnors, and tho noes 1sepubiicanb),
refused third reading to tho bill for tho Settle
ment Of tho Caslxins i proudfls printing claim,
which Gov. Washburn vetoed la8t winter.
Tho bill to incroaHe tho duties Of Assessors,
30 as to secure tho truthful listing Of property,
VAS also refused third reading by Il tie-yote
and the Assembly bill, rolativo to tho WISCONSIN
Farm-A1ortgago Land Company's lands, was in
definitely postponed.
= bill was ordered to third readiug authorizing
tho State Prison Directors to lease the labor Of
eonvicts also giving the prisoners share Of
tic gross earnings Of their labor.
Appropriation bills passed under suspension
of tho Incorporating 3lo2. 900 for lhe North
ern Hospital for insane to Soldiers' Orphans
Homo, 9l8,00o also mailing appropriations for
lho Industrial school for Boys, and for tho In-
stituto for tile Blind.
The Assembly concurrcd IN tho Senate nmond~
ment 10
THE voOEL EIc1BE p1LL
TINT prohibits tho Hale Of liquor OIL Sunday and
5lecti0n-dayH by ~ to II.
Bills wero passed to prescribe liconao-feea for
Insurance companies approprlating S2S, guy FOR
tue State Prison. Several bills wero Indefinitely
postponed, including ono for organizing indus-
trial schools, mud largo number were ordorod
engroaEod. ...... ....-....
YESTERDAYS SESSION.
This morning tho Senate postponed roaolu-
tion for adjournment OIL the 18th till Monday
and adopted o resolution prescribing tivc-mnuto
speeches, mud forbitlding any Senator to speak
moro thnn twco on tho same subject.
motion was adopted asking the opinion Of
Tho Attorney General on tho constitutionalsty Of
;he West Warehouse bill passed by tho As-
temby.
Tho voto refusing q third 1oaling to tho bill
~
Ihe Calking l. ProudAt claim was roconsidorod:
An amendment waH adopted making tho Sccre-
tnry OF State, Treasurer, and AttorneY-Goueral
Commissioners to adjust tho claim, and after
I long discussion the bill Was ordered to third
.cadirg by Is to Is.
bill passed under n suspension Of tho rules
sxompting certain northern conntieB from tho
operations OF the bill restraining counties from
Toting did to railroads.
Selute bill No. %, in relation to rnilronda,
prohibiting determinations and iBslling paaaes,
after some amendment md discussion passcd-
l0toG.
A bill also passed. regulating insurance COM
panioa, and compelling laynlout BY iiro co1npa-
nios, in case Of total loss, Of tho sum named
Tho Assembly substitute to tho s,enato rcsolu-
ionR; protesting against the Issuing Of patents
On lands certified to tho Wisconsin Central l,ail-
road, was concurred iu-17 to 10. The vote WAS
concurred in sixteen Senate bills, including the
bill roating to the purchase Of State Htatioll-
cry; to tho repeal Of tho law for the
collection OF statistics for property exempt from
taxatiou: to amend tho statutes iii regard to the
disposition Of unclaimed property and the lion
Of mechanics; to invest portion Of tho State
Trust funds in Iowa County bonds aud some
minor appropriations.
Tho Assembly bill passed, amending tue law
of 1878 regulating the Hale OF Illuminating oi1s
go IL to better secure public safoty.
Tho Senate bill, advocated by h1r. Bingham,
amending the law OF 1873 for tho improvement
Of tho Yellow River, aud the Assembly bill re.
peaiing the snil law, advocated by MIR. Car.
michael woro taken up at tho special order
Tho formor was ordered to third reading, and
tho latter indefinitely postponed.
Tho bill to provide for tiepuslting public funds
in bank WIS opposed by MeHars. Rankin, Reed
| mud Si!yorthorn advocated by MossrB. ClapI
and Richmond all refused third rcadiug.
! IuTTER's ltA1L1toAD COMMISSIONER DILL,
ra,no ,ip it, the Assembly this evening under
spocial order. Aftor good deal Of 1lscussion
ti'o hill WIS finally coucurrod III by q largo .na
jority.
Ino bill authorizing the Milwaukee l. St. Pau
Railway Company 70 build a bridge at LaCross
over tho AllaHisHippi was conourrod In by vott
Of a ..
An opinion wAs submitted to tllo Honnte thi
evening by tho Attorney General tllat tho LogA
laturo hnH no constitutional right to pasa Vest
Werellouse bill. In accordance with thlH opinion
tho bill was indefinitely postponed.