The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-13
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

SATURDAY, January 30.-A resolution
was adopted authorizing the Judiciary Commit
tee to employ clerl --Bils were introduced
to promote fish culture in Monroe Co. in re-
lation compensation of circuit court officers :
approprlatlng T28 900 to the industrial school
for boys, and 966. 800 to state hospital for the
insane to prevent hunting Of deer with dogs
in kewaunee Co--Bills passed To amend
laws III relation to exemptions appropriating
$50 to clerks OF last session for opening the
present session; to authorize removal Of rail :
road station at Riverside to amend act codify-
ing normal school laws; for a law library for
Use OF courts In eastern parts OF the state ;
granting certain sum to Green Co. Ag. Soc
After some business in committee of the
whole, the Senate took a recess till 11:55 when
joint convention was held, after which the
Senate adjourned.
Assembly.
The resolution that all substitute bills be
printed was passed; and the resolution for
special committee to consider the Potter law
was lost by a vote of At to 48. This resolu-
ton provides for special committee Of five
on bills relating to chapter 273 OF the laws of
1874 and all bills amending, relating to or in
any way affecting sud chapter 273, shall be re-
ferred to such special committee whose duty
it shall be to consider the came and report at
as early day as practicable what, if any,
amendments are necessary to perfect and make
effectual said chapter. Bills were introduced
to amend chapter &c. r. s., entitled = Of costs
and fees to amend chapter SO II. s., AZ to
sales Of lands of minors and others; to amend
the charter of the Portage and Lake Superior
Railroad Company, &c; to protect public Ii
braries and associations; to appropriate GER
tain sums to be paid by chapter 273, laws of
1874; to appropriate to d. S. Glascott $3.50 for
rent of room for drill of military company
Tho Assembly then went into committee
of the whole on the general file, and acted on
all but fifteen bills. After which. in Joint con-
yention, one ballot for Senator was taken, and
resulted: Carpenter 81 Bragg A. Cole, 13;
J. j. Guppy, S; Atwood, 1; Bum, l, and Cam
eron /.
MONDAY, February Am NJ. G.. was
presented relating to the improvement of Ke-
waunee county, and bills were introduced to
legalizs action Of supervisors of Burnett
county; to amendlaw relating to village of
Darlington, and bill relating to the publica-
tor of legal notices.--A resolution of the
recent agricultural convention, relating to the
rate of interest, referred, when Senator
BEAD introduced resolution instructing the
Judiciary Committee to prepare and submit to
amendment to section % of article " OF the
constitution of Wisconsin, enabling the people
of the several counties TO elect under which
system the affairs of their respective counties
shall be administered present township
system, or the so-called commissioner system
The Senate then, after participating in q
joint convention, adjourned.
Assembly.
Fi6eld was elected Speaker pro tenn
Among other resolutions was one for adjourn
ing sine die February 5.--The resolution tc
receive no new business after February was
rejected. Bills were introduced: Amending
r. S. in relation to fence and fence viewers
to appropriate $500 for coast survey signals:
i'll relation to compensation OF school district
clerks; to amend Il. s. entitled ''of county
officers to amend laws in relation to levying
taxes for bridges, etc; to repeal law in relation
to the appointment of land inspectors; to pro-
vide better system of education in villages; to
amend r. S. in relation TO executions-A
resolution was introduced that no new business
he received after February 10.--The Assem-
bly, then went into comittee Of the whole; and
went through the general tile.--In Joint
Convention but one ballot was taken. resulting
as follows: Carpenter 45; Bragg 81; Cole II;
Bum l; w. I. Price L; George G. Hazelton /.
The Assembly then adjourned.