The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-02-03
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

Senate.
MADISON, January 22.-Communica
tons from the Railroad Commissioners, and
from the Board of Supervisors of st. Croix
county were presented by the Lieutenant
Governor. RESOLUTIONS asking Congress to
erect Custom House and Postoffice at Green
Bay were adopted. The bill repeating the
act requiring notices for local legislation to be
published, WAS indefinitely postponed such
law having heretofore been repealed Ad-
Journed.
senate.
MADISON, January 24-Memorials to
Congress relating to mail facilities in Sank
county, ard for the increase of service from
Pepin to Durand, were introduced. . Bills
were introduced repeating chapters 273 and
29C Of laws OF 1874. relating to the appoint
ment of Hallway Commissioners; to repeal
chapter SO, laws of 1875 on same subject; to
repeal chapter 50, laws of 1870, providing
stationery and stamps for the Legislature; and
chapter ., laws OF 1867, relating TO reporters
or newspapers to provide for payment of
stationery for reporters relating to hearing
aud decisions of motions; relating to the
registration of electors and relating to rail-
road farm mortgage and land company .AG-
journed.
Senate.
MADISON, January 25.-Several peti
tons we're presented to repeal the law ex-
empting the West Wisconsin Railway from
taxation; also to change the law relating to
soldiers orphans. "A resolution was offered
to inquire respecting the practice of timber
agents IN granting permits to cut grass on the
land grant of the st. CrOix and Superior Rail
way -. Bills were intr reduced to repeal chap.
104, laws of 1870, an act to aid the West Wis
consn hallway by exempting its lands from
taxation; to authorize counties, cities.
villages and towns to make appropriate ons for
celebrating the Centennial; relating to verdicts
OF Jurles, which renders it competent for II
men IN a criminal case, and 3 in civil suit to
return verdict. Memorials to Congress for
an appropriation to improve the navigation of
the Chippewa river were presented =. Senator
Sllverthorn moved to indefinitely postpone the
memorial to Congress asking that body to
enquire into the Cate case. Consideration of
the memorial was made the special order for
Thursday- -Ad journos1.
Assembly.
MADISON, January IS. Petitions we're
presented for the repeal OF laws exempting
the West Wisconsin Railroad from taxation;
for the payment of all liquor licenses into the
general county poor fund :. Resolutions we're
offered directing the Committee on WAYS and
Means to make investigation in regard to the
proprlety of more advantageous location of
the State Prison as suggested in the Cover
nor message; also asking information in re-
gard to West Wisconsin Railroad land sales
IA joint resolution to receive no more bills
after February 10th, was adopted. Bills
were introduced to enable boards of under
writer's in the State TO maintain fire patrols:
to appropriate 81 900 to the Central Mechani-
cal aud Agricultural Association; to provide for
the support of the poor by making the law
regulating the matter in Milwaukee county
general, giving the superintendent power to
appoint deputies adopt rules and regulations,
and fixing his bond at $4,000 to refund to
Marathon county S327.47 taxes, paid to the
state on Wisconsin Central lands, not taxable:
for the protection of brook trout in this state
by punishment with fine and imprisonment
for the catching of them, especially in the win
ter, with nets, traps and other devices by
which trout streams are depopulated. Sieve
raj bills were ordered to third reading and
one reducing the interest on unpaid taxes from
20 to Is per cent. was indefinitely postponed
by vote OF n to g.. Adj burned.
Senate.
MADISON, January 26.-Several petit
tions were presented for repeal OF the law
exempting the West Wisconsin lands from
taxation. Resolutions were introduced: Re-
questing the revisors to report progress made
in revising the statutes, the expense incurred
dIlO WI0n Inc I6NlSlOn would De completed ::
our Senators and Members of
Congress to vote against Senator Sargeant's
bill providing that where lands were condition
ally granted to aid in the construction OF rail
ways and the condition has Iapsed, that the
lands shall be restored to the United States
This includes the st. Croix Laud Grant
Bills introduced: To amend section /, chapter
46, laws of 1869, to protect st. Croix Railway
land; to provide for the incorporation of fire
departments in unincorporated villages; to APP
prOpriate IS, 900 to pay IL debtedness for fur
nishing wing Of Institution for Blind; to per-
feet and encourage organization of State militia.
-. The resolution calling on the Governor to
inform the Senate whether reports of timber
agents show that permits to cut grass on St.
Croix land grant lands have been sold and how
much money has been received, was adopted
The bill authorizing a divorce in case of
insanity of eight years duration, was refused
a third reading ayes, IL; nays, 18. There
was loog session Of the Committee Of the
Whole, discussing the revision of the rules. 80.
Assembly.
MADISON, January 26.-The report of
the Commissioner of the Wisconsin Farm
Mortgage Land Company was presented; also
of Lumber Inspector Of District No. L..
Petitions for the repeal Of laws exempting the
West Wisconsin railroad lands from taxation;
Health A Joint resolution was offered for
the appointment of FIVE commissioners to in
quire into the proprlety of a removal OF the
State Prison, and, if deemed best, Sc
lect a more suitable site, and report
to the next Legislature. Bills we're
introduced to amend chapter 273, of
the laws of 1874, so as to substitute q maxi
mum ariff for the specific rates of the Potter
law, and making sundry other amendments;
to amend the law for the assessment and col
lection of taxes, so as to greatly reduce the
exemption list; to re-enact with amendments
the law of 1875, authorizing the city Of Eau
Claire to establish water works. which re-
opens the Chippewa dells fight. Several bills
we're ordered to third reading Adjourned.
Senate.
MADISON, January 27.-The Senate
met, as per adjournment. Several communi-