The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-25

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tees reported. The special committee
reported against the feasibility eff trans
forming the Soldiers Orphans Home
into Blind Asylum. Senate bills for
the asse ssment and collection of taxes
; In certain cases; to amend section /,
chapter 900, laws of 1864, to authorize
Igsrnishee actions in circuit courts to
amend section IS, chapter IS. r. S.,
! of assessment and collection of taxes
to appropriate 500 to the Green County
Agricultural Society TO appropriate to
Geo. W. Peck and J. q. Waggoner $50
each were Loncurred in. The following
Assembly bills were passed: TIC prevent
gambling in railroad cars !; relating to
the service of summons or process on
foreign insurance companies to encour-
ago the invention and successful use of
steam on highways.
THURSDAY, Feb. IS. -Ssnate.-Six re-
monatrances, were presented against the
taxation of church property including
one by Mr., Simmons signed by 80 citizens
of Kenosha, The resolution authorizing
the Secretary ofState to audit the account
of theState Librarian, was adopted. An
Assembly bill was eoLcurred in amend
ing the statutes relating to cemetery assoc
Citations and town cemeteries. Senate
bills were passed relating to county off
CTS rendering treasurers Ineligible to a
rs-election); appropriating $34.5OO to
the Deaf and Dumb Institute. The
Senate refused to order to third reading
a joint resolution for an amendment to
the constitution providing for biennial
sessions of the Legislature, by vote Of
Is to IS.
MISUNDERSTANDING were pre-
sented against taxation of church and
school property, &c. A resolution to re-
quest the Secretary of State to have 100
copies of the report of the Board OF Char
tiles bound, was adopted. Senate bills
were cencurred IN to punish bribery at
and before elections; to appropriate
$1,000 to the Soldiers Orphans Home
81 900 for machinery at the Hospital for
the Insane $55, 600 to the NotherDl Hos.
pital for the insane $50. to authorize
the Regents of the University to erect a
scientific edifce, &C.; $4,000 to the
: Blind Asylem $4,000 to the Reform
School; 100000 to the Hospital for the
Insane, end $1,000 to the Superintendent
of Public Property. Assembly bills were
passed in relation to service of summons
and other process of foreign Insurance
companies; to amend chapter 90, laws OF
, 1879, relating to appeals from justice
courts; to render women eligible to
local school offices. The following were
indefinitely postponed: To appropriate
to james Reynolds and John Fellenz
certain sums; to appropriate to certain
driving parks, sc to regulate teac hers
school month; to reorganize the 18th and
change the ID and Sd circuits, sc.
FRIDAY Feb. 19.-Se1ate.
SMOKING IN THE SENATE CHAMBER.
!, The Chair presented letter from the
Sergent-at-Arms, stating that he had not
been able to find any rule on the subject
of smoking in the Senate Chamber; and
asking an expression of the wishes ofthe
Senate on the subject.
FOX AND WISCONSIN RIVER IMPROVE
MENT.
A memorial to Congress For theimprove-
ment of the Cox and Wisconsin rixers-
asking the adoption of the second or third
plan proposed by Gen. Warren, for 1.-THE
; improvement-the second plan being the
construction of canal portion OF the
way; and the third, a canal all the way
the latter plan most strongly urged.
The memorial vas adopted.
A nation was made to reconsider the
, vote Dy Wntt'n CHe CoAaCS Ao'uooO "
order to third reading the amendment
of the constitution, this being the third
time the question was up, it was laid on
the table.
Senate bills passed:
To provide for Board of StateCenten-
NAL Managers.
To appropriate $1,000 to StAmelianus
Orphan Asylem, Of Milwaukee.
To appropriate $500 to The Home ofthe
Friendless in Milwaukee.
To appropriate S. 900 TO theMilwaukee
IOrphan Association.
To ap gropriate $1,000 TO St. Rose Or
phan Asylum, of Milwaukee.
BILLS KILLED.
To appropriate $500 to Cadle Home of
Grt en- Bay.