The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-16
Legislative Record.

TUESDAY, n15ICI Observation-Disclosures bdh6F,
from the Committee on Finance, to whom re-
ferred the resolution of inquiry into the expendi-
ture of the contingent fund by Gov. Taylor, re-
ported that a large amount of the fund
pended, and that there are no warrants on file ;
that of the warrants drawn for $780, for examina
ton of the Fox and Wisconsin River improvement
and $500 for Superior harbor there no itemized
bills, and that some of the amounts charged up
are larger than the vouchers accompanying
them. ;. Bills were passed to amend the char
ter of the Milwaukee and Beloit Railroad
Company, to organize the Thirteenth Judiciary Cir
cult, and for the support of the poor in Milwaukee
- The special order, the bill to regulate the sala-
ries Of State officers Attorney General $1,000;
Secretary of State, $4,000; Treasurer, S1,4OO and
fees, not to exceed S., 60O-was taken up. Senator
Barron moved to make the Treasurers salary S. OOO
to be in lieu of all fees which was adopted, and the
bill ordered printed. Assembly bill No. 258,
to prevent fraudulent banking, was concurred in
under suspension of the rules-yeas, 25; nays, 6.
Resolutions were adopted for evening sessions
during the remainder of the present term.
ASsenbLy-The joint resolution for final adj
journment on the 18th was referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary. Bills concurred in to
extend the time for the construction of the North
western Railway and to waive the forfeiture in
Cured by said company by it's failure to construct
twenty miles of it's road during the year 1875; to
amend the Constitution so as not to allow the pay
ment of claims made after six years from the time
the claim accrues to provide for the
publication of the transactions Of the
Northern Wisconsin Agricultural Association.
Assembly bills passed: To provide for the payment
of fees to garnishees to provide against damage to
threshing machines; to establish a State Board of
Health to provide payment for legal services in
enforcing the Potter law; to protect the manufact
of butter and cheese; to codify and consolidate
the laws relating to town insurance companies.
The ST. Paul Viaduct bill was ordered to third
reading.
WEDNESDAY, March 8.-Senate.-A large
number of bills concurred in, among them
one to authorize the Governor to appoint Com
mission to examine into the old claim of Nelson
McNeal. Especial ORDER" the Chippewa Dells
bill, came up, and without discussion, ordered
to a third reading by vote OF 81 to TO-. The bill
for an appropriation for contested seate amend
ed by striking out attorney fees" and it
Cured in James 6. Knight presented statements
through Senator Barney, claiming that in
justice was done him and Gov Taylor by the report
of the Finance Committee yesterday. Senator
committee, which were, with Mr. Knights statement
referred to joint committee of five to investigate
the affairs of the Executive office and the Office of
the superintendent of Public Property for the last
four years ;. The Committee on Internal Improve
ments introduced memorial to Congress in relation
to the Fox and Wisconsin River improvement. -.
The Assembly bill was concurred in to authorize
water works in Eau Claire Dells
Nm Tha in rnIo 10 inf S11Op
intendents was reconsidered and amended, SO that
the election be held in the spring, and ordered to
third reading The Senate bill for the DISPOSE
ton of duplicate volumes in the State Library was
concurred in. The bill appropriating $4,000 for
artificial propagation of fish came up, and was or
dered to third reading; also the bill to authorize
Milwaukee to build or buy dredge. A number
of unimportant bills were indefinitely postponed.
THURSDAY, March 9.--Senate Bills were
passed to establish municipal court in Milwaukee;
to amend the charter of Milwaukee; to amend the
charter of the Valley railroad and the bill appro-
priatng 100000 to the blind asylum at GAINESVILLE
At the evening session the apportionment COM
mittee reported that they would apporon the State
at the close of the session. Nothing else of i'm
portance done.
Assenobty.-Bills were concurred in: To authorize
the board of charities and reform to transfer in
sane persons from hospitals to memorabilia
congress for the improvement of the st. Croix
river; appropristing $4,000 for books for the state
library, $4,000 for the artificial propagation of
fish, $1,000 for the contingent fund, $4,000 |
for the Madison asylum, and $126,0O0 for /
the Oshkosh asylum. Bills were passed: Fixing i
the salary of the sheriff of Milwaukee; for
the appointment of a commission for the
of %ha c4n%a Tf,o
bill to transfer the appointment Of state agents in
care OF timber lands to the governor brought forth
a long discussion between Messrs Griffin, Fink,
Fish, Macarthur and Fagg in favor, and Messrs.
Wiltze, Lees, Charlton and Keogh against. 1t was
ordered to third reading. The resolution to
amend the constitution to make six years the mini
mum school age was lost.
FRIDAY, March 1O.-Senate.-A communica-
lion was received from the trustees Of the insane
hospital to the effect that the months of January