Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-23
LEGISLATIVE.
IN the Senate. on the nth. resolutions

IN the Senate, on the nth, resolutions
Of inquiry were adopted-in regard to State de.
potts in the Corn Exchange Bank and Madison
Bank by the State P.son Director and Insane
Hospital Trcasu er; asking MS to the amount Of
aid by the state for legal services in the last two
years. and instructing The Judiciary Committee to
report bill prohibiting emp oyment OF additional
counsel than the Alto ney- General and his assist
ant, except in extraordinary cases, in which the
necessity was certified TO by the Supreme Court
Judges. or Governor secretary of State and
Treasurer. The nominations OF s. s. Sherman. j.
Phillips and G. A. Wesbrod as Regents OF the
Normal school were unanimously confirmed.
few unimportant Assembly bills were concured
in, and several Senate bills of the came sort
and destitute e chi euer
....1n the Assembly, an ext aordnary
condition OF affairs existed It was stated that
there WAS mistake In the count and announce
ment OF the vote in the Iowa contested election
case, and that instead Of the vote being 4S t, a..
thus keeping Gray in his seat, it was 40 to 4S,
thus seating Bennett At the opening Of the ses.
each member to state on his hopor how he voted,
and that then the vote should be count and re.
corded. This gave rise to u bitter discussion, and
motions and counter motions were the order Of
the day. The Aseemby was still in session at
1890 q. m. OF the 18th, aud there no immediate
prospect Of the deadlock being broken.
In the Senate, on the 10th, resolution
was adopted. after considerable debate, request.
ing the Railway Commissioners to furnish the
Senate with the local tariffs OF the several rail.
roads in the State OF Minnesota; also n resolution
requiring the Commss toners to furnish the Sen.
ate with as complete statement as possible Of the
market quotations for the past three years. of the
stock. both common and preferred OF the several
railroad companies am hayng RAILROADS within this
continued all through The night At 9;3C
a. M. the Speaker announced the arrest
OF Pah the member whose absence without
1aay hQH ran sod th. daaA 1prE Nae oil Of ~
vote on Thur day was then proceeded with, and
the Speaker announced the corrected cOuut-49 to
4S-and Mr.. Bennett was declared seated and MIR.
Gray unseated. Mr.. Gray then retired after an
appropriate speech resolution Of ccnsure upon
Mr.. PAIL was offered and its consideration post
poned until the 18th, and the Assembly. having
been in continuous session for over twenty four
hours, adjourned until tue evening of the i4th.
In the Senate, on the 18th, several re.
monstrances and petitions were presented.
resolution was offered asking information as to
the cost of bridges, etc, from Elroy to Hudson IL
the West Wisconsin Railroad. Sundry private
Assembly bills were concurrei in. Senate bills
were passed for the organization Of n sociatons
for benevolent purposes: conierrng tain
corporations certain powers and immunities
IN law to codify the laws in regard to members
and emp oyer. The joint re- olutlon rati ying the
proposed amend ment to the Constitution for
TEN o. Comfy Coz ernment wa adopted In the
Assembly. Mr.. Bennett. the new member from
Iowa took his seat. An amendment WAS offered to
instead OF three and fixing their term Of
Office at twenty years instead of six.
now. resolution was offered censu ing Mr.
Pam for contempt for absence during the dead
lock on Friday night a~t. The bin lcgalizing the
track of the West Wisconsin Railway from War
rem Mills to Elroy, was passed on SUI pension Of
the rules The bill to amend and modify the Pot
Ter law passed by u vote oil 81 to 80.
In the Senate, on the 10th, the reports
OF the Railroad Commissioners In answer to reso.
nj niry Il.
sented A number of petitions on various sub.
)ects we received. communication was pre-
scented from the Fish Comns soners OF the States
OF OHIO Michigan and " sconsu. asking prottc-
ton for the ish in Lake Michigan Assembly bills
we concurred into le- azc the road OF the v eft
Wisconsin railroad Company AS constructed and
no" operated from WaIrens Mills, by way of
Camp DIu. las to Elroy, in the county of juneau
and to legalize the removal o the tack tween
Warren's Mills and Tomah; to compel the clerks
o. every town, city and Village and the county
clerks OF every County in the State to carfy ont
the provisions OF chap. 100 OF the general laws of
lss2 an act to pro, ide for the collection OF sats
tics from towns villages and cities, showing the
amount Of tax laised therein; to leralize the Law
ing out of State road from Chippewa Falls Ia
Chippewa County. to Augusta in the town of
b iGge Creek. in Ecu Claire County; to extend
t u Time Tor proving and filing Claims against the
Wisconsin Farm Mortgage Land Compan,. The
on III regard TO pontoon b dge at Prairie du
Chen pass ed afte, considerable dis Gus ion The
Vance Raih Dad bill was read the irst and second
Tune and referred to the Railroad Commit
tee In the Assembly, large mum.
Der OF petitions presented The
Senate bill. to encourage the construction of mar
row gauge roll Dads etc. va ,oucu red in I'M
der Suspension OF the rules. Assembly bills
were pas ed-to amend CHI 'pter lie OF the general
Laws Of 1873, entitled an act to ent gainb ing
on railroad cars; to secure iutDrc advances upon
mortgages, and for other rposes; 10 legalize the
oiht ial acts OF Cyrus Llnyon, notary public: nu-
thorizing the correction conveyance, Of real es-
tite IN c, riain Cases; to a end section chapter
81 al yp he oil
OF kacne TO !ev} special tax TO purchase ad.
oiional school rounds: to provide for the adjust
ent aud taxation OF costs. relating To the publica.
ton of delinOLent tax lists authorizing the takin,
of depositions. The bill pro iding that Graduates
OF the State unives ity should be entitled to State
teachers certificates after Years successful
teaching, was unidentified postponed resolu-
ton WIS adopted to bind the report of the Rnlro
Comiois, iouvrs sud the decision of The United !
States supreme Court on the r4ih DAD question |
when made.
In the senate, on the 18th, the Attorney. |
General presented communication stating that bs
did not deem any legislation necessary 10 OF 90,
the interests OF the State in the matter of the de-
post in the Corn Exchange Bank at " auDnn |
fentions iaNo.ing and opposing the Vance bill !
were ple.entcd. a re- oiuto on was offered look no
TO con ention to celebrate the compl I on Of he
c nal uniting the Fox d Wiscon. in ri pr. suo ~
urge tue early coinpltt on of the entire work A |
solution King Tor information r. to the cost a.
going through the State by yarinns
RAJ iIo1ds, VS. re.e-led 10 III, RAILROAD com
n iltee. TIE bill appropratiug SlOVa0 Tor
the atiac al propagation OF ash was Or
de ed en- r1s cd IN the Assembly a larGa
ma Der OF pet.to.s were p esented on
ported 70 ave tg lie a ! ed case of b ibery
snndr pr ate &c h'y bills we e pas.ai So
ave bis were concur cd no appr1Dr'afe Same |
10, 10 me- rue n,e 81 me institute or The education
lae Deal AMI u 40. FOR the pay l ent o. the e p |
: tht expenses or the yra= e Idur March is "a |
cog cog fetma eht Improve 10, nts; Appropriate So