The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-03-14
Legislative Summary.
Senate.

Improvement OF the Missouri river and tributa-
ries was received.---Tle 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 hle.--Bilr were passed. TO lay out
a road in Polk county: RELATING to executions aud
proceedings supplementary thereto appropriating
certain sums OF honev to Charles Marquardt and
others 70 provide for the payment of the Chaplain
OF the Senate authorizing company to improve
morn apple river; to lay out road in Baron Co.
Assembly bills were concurred in to establish
ferry across the St Croix in Burnetty county:
10 codlfy laws relating to common schools to pro-
wac Tor the purchase of $50 copies of Websters
Dictionary - The bill amending the school law SO
as TO make 20 days legal sch col month, debated
at length and lost - The bill fixing the pay of the
speaker of the House the same as other members
which was Indefinitely postponed on Saturday was
reconsldered and referred to the Judiciary commit
Assembly,
MONDAY, March Bills we're con
CURED IN amending the law concerned hawkers
ana peddlers confirming the lease OF the Milwau-
kee and Northern Railroad, and authorize the pur
chase thereof by the Wisconsin Central Company
authorizing the clerk of Milwaukee county To ,eep
abstracts relating to the preservation OF Hsh iii
Lake Wlnnebago.-B Bills were tassed, to legalize
the acts of certain town meeting in Anson Chip
pewa county selatng to state commissioner of i'm
migration to construe the law relating to he sale
OF land for tbs payment of debts by executors re
laing to trials of criminal before justices of
the peace ; defining the limits of the Legislative
Manual declaring railroads common carriers re-
latng To The duties of tbe eupefin endent of the
poor in Milwaukee county for the protection of
persons insured in certain cases relating to swamp
lands IN OutaSamie county regulating the sale of
mineral oils ; authorizing county boards of super
vlsers TO Tx salary OF school superintendent
authorizing the city of Milwaukee to refund the
amount OF certain assessment authorizing certain
imprc vements in Oshkosh. ---Appropriatip bills
passed: $4,000 to Deaf and Dumb Asylum 81, 600
Tor Improvement of Capitol Park, to Agricultural
Societies of Waubace Grant and ST. CroiX counties
I cd for a1tInti cf IT,
tariff, and for of mail service in certain
portions of the state.
Senate.
TUESDAY, March "a petition was
presented from John Nasrc and others, of Milwau-
kee, against the passage OF Vests storage bill
Bills were concurred in relating to the DISPOSE
ton of the Milwaukee court House fund autboriz-
ing Milwaukee to refund the amount of certain as
sessmens.--The Assembly Temperance bill as
amended last night was concurred in.--The bal
ance of the session spent in discussing railroad
| bills without any conclusion.
Assembly.
TUESDAY, March 3-Evening. "A
resolution for extending electrical gas lighting
apparatus to al lights in the chambers, was intro
| duced.-1he special order being Potter's Senate
bill providing for railway commissioners and fixing
tariff rates taken up ana its discussion con.
timed during the whole session without any definite
action.
senate.
WEDNESDAY, March 4.--Last evening
the following bill was passed under suspension of
rules: relating TO police courts of Eau Clare: and
concurred i'll bill apprnpriating s35 900 for the
| Deaf and Dumb Asyum.-The bill making the
amount specified i'll an insurance policy the true
| value of the property and eollectable in case of
destruction by fire, discussed and ordered to a
| third reading. This morning the Senate con-
Vened ard soon after adjourned for the purpose it
| Is supposed OF preventing thn Of no
Crox Land Grant veto message, within the required
| three days.
| Assembly.
number of appropriations to charitable institrl-
tons were indefinitely postponed last evening, and
the bill taxing life insurance companies two per
| cent. on their gross earnings was ordered to
| third reading, after spirited discussion This
| morning d resolution for a final adjournment on
the 10th was presented The Assembly refused
| to econsider the vote by which the bill relating
to tn responsibility of railroad panies to en-
ployes was indefinitely postponed The bill re-
peallng the charter of the Green Bay aud MISSISSIPPI
| pl Canal Company referred to the judiciary
| commlttee.-A resolution relating to the return
| OF reglInental flags to the historical rooms was
| adopted. resolution providing for l. 500 copies
of the statistical list of the Legislative Manual was
tabled THE resolution instruCting the Secretary
OF the interior to withhold patents from the Central
| Railway Company came MP for consideration and
occupied the remainder of the session The As
| semnly adjourned without definite action
Senate.
THURSDAY, March "a resolution
| TOR final adjournment on the 18th was laid o7er-
The bill reducing the size of the Legislative Manual
was amended by cutting off the eugrdyings and
concurred III. Also the bill requiring railroad
panies to stop trains and take freight passen-
gers and mails at villages of 900 iEhabtants-
The Assembly bill Known 4f6, relating to rail.
road tariffs, was taken up i'll Committe of the
whole and amended by substituting Potter's I'LL In
I'M 1Tng a6gr tod ~
bill ordered to third reading. The bin passed
under suspension of the rules-ayes 26 noes 5.
The bill providing for a system of parks and
boulevards III the city of Milwaukee taken up
and passed under suspension OF The rules.
Assembly.
Last evening after three hours' discussion Vests
| railroad bill fixing maximum rates on rail
roads was ordered to third reading.-The
forenoon session to-day was occupied entirely in
considering the resolution relating to central land
grant patents. "A substitute offered by Mr..
Wlnans was adopted which requests the Secretary
until security is given tor the building of the road
between Portage and Stevens Point.
Senate.
FRIDAY, March 6.-At last evenings
session. bills were passed approprating $4,000 to
the Soldiers Orphans Home 1892, 900 to the North
Hospital for the Insane; 800 to the Grant,
st. Croix and Waupaca County Agricultural Socie-
ties to the Industrial School for Boys the Blind
Asylum for the completion of the improvements on
Capitol Park.--The bill relating to the printing
claims of Calkns X Proudft defeated. THE
bill relating 10 the leasing Of convict labor of the
Wisconsin State Prison ordered to third read
ng-The bill relating TO lrther duties of assess
ors was discussed and lost by tie vote.-The
bill relating to lands of the Farm Mortgage Com
pany was indefinitely postponed.
This morning the resolution relating to time of
final adjournment WAS discussed and pystponed.-
The resolution asking for the opinion of the Attor-
ney General the constituonality of Vests stor-
age bill was adopted.-Tbe vote by which the bill
relating to Calkins 4 Proudft's printing claim was
last night indefinitely postponed was re-cOnsidered
and the bill ordered TO a third reading. bill
eXempting certain counties from the law limiting
the corporate powers of counties in relation to vot-
ing aid aid to railroads, PASSED under suspen-
sion of the rules.-The bill .oregulate insurance
companies passed-AlsC declaring railroads
common carriers and prescribing certain regula-
tons.--The joint resolution relating to Central
Railroad land patents, amended by the Assembly,
was COnCurred in.
FRIDAY, March g. Bills We're passed,
to provide for the collection of license fees author
izing Z. NJ Sexton to maintain a dam i'll Barron Co.
provide for certain bridges i'll Polk Co.: to pro-
vide for the collection of statistics to equaze state
amend the school law to incorporate Prairie du
Chien.-Assembly bills Concurred in, con-
ferring certain powers the Cedarburg fire compa
ny to cOdify the acts relating to the city of Apple
ton to authorize v Brooks and others to maintain
dam Little Sandy river; for the protection of
camp meetings and other religious assemblies to
prevent the OF poisonous substances in candies
to preserve fish Green Lake relating to evidence
OF non-residents relating to apportOnment of the
bonded indebtedness of Jefferson county, to aI-
thOriZe counties issue bonds for building bridges
to protect fish in eyel streams of Monroe county
to amend the law relating TO tax receipts and stub
books for town and village treasurers to authorize
Wrightstown, Brown county, to borrow money; for
Geneva La o.