The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-27

making the Committee consist of Messrs. Barron.
Bryant and Hudd.
AssembLy.--Bills introduced: Forthe prescry
of ducks: to organize the Thirteenth Judicial CT
cult Court from parts of the counties now ccnsti
tuting the Sixth and Eighth Circuits; to preven
married women from holding school offices whe
the father husband or brothers school oficerss
prescribing the rate of interest at per cent.
THURSDAY Jan. -Senate..-Bills were in
troduced relating to wills proved and allowed; to
appropriate $4,000 to the Board of Centennial Man
ayers $4,000 FOR the payment of the soldiers
phans, and s27s7O for the current expenses OF the
State Prison. to amend the charter of Grand Rapids;
to repeal the law relative to Infants insane persons
and habtual drunkards The Governor sent in tn
name of Prof. T. O. Chamberlin, of Beloit, as Chief
Geologist in place of DR.. Wight, resigned.
Assen1bly.-A resolution was offered for the final
adjournment on Feb "a and cutting of new bust
ness after the 2ist. bill was introduced to create
the county of Langede out of territory from Clark
and Marathon Counties.
FRIDAY, Jan. 21.-Sendte. Memorials were
received from Morgan L. Martin for interest in an
old claim; also memorial from the Milwaukee and
st. Paul and the Chicago and Northwestern Raj
modification of the Potter law. Senator Hudd
offered joint resolution, urging upon the United
States Government the erection of United States
Court House and Postofice at Green Bay "A bill was
presented requiring County Clerks to make and keep
records of tax sales. A bill allowing Racine Col
lege to mortgage its property to provide money for
erecting the buildings destroyed by fire in
troduced and passed under a suspension of the
r1llaS he Of prOf ~ anolao
lain as State Geologst, in place of Dr. Wight, was
unanimously confirmed. =. The Senate Committee
on Apportionment was announced follows:
Barron, Polk, Bryant, Dane, Hudd, Brown.
The Senate refused to adjourn till Monday even
ng and adjourned till 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
A sSenlbEy.-But brief session was held. The
| Committee on Apportionment was announced as
follows Reynolds, Walworth /; Bradley, Lacrosse;
Book, Grant Putnam, Fond du Lac; Wall, Winnie
bago; Keogh, Milwaukee Adjourned till Mon
day evening.
SATURDAY Jan. 22.-Se1tdte.- communica-
ton was received from the Railroad Commissioners
in response to resolution showing the number of
acres of land sold, money received, lands mort
gagged, etc., by the West Wisconsin Railroad, of
land granted by Congress to aid its construction
also resolutions by the Board of Supervisors of ST.
Croix County against the issuing of patents to the
West wisconsin Railroad which is in violation of
law -. The joint resolution for United States
Court House and Postofice at Green Bay was
adopted.
| MONDAY, Jan. 24.-Sefldte.-A memorial was
introduced for increased mail service in Sank
County Bills were introduced for photographic
reporters for the Circuit Court in Oconto County;
To%t
Board of Railroad Commissioners, and to repeal the
law authorizing the Railroad Commissioners to en-
ploy clerk; to repeal the law providing stationery
to employees of the Senate, except the Sergeant-at-
Arms and Chief Clerk; to repeal the law providing
stationery to reporters of daily newspapers, and
enact law providing for the purchase of stationery
and authorizing such reporters as in daily at
tendance during the whole session to draw at the
end of the session 500 worth of stationery and SO
worth of postage stamps; memorial to Congress
! for an increase of mail service in Pepin County
| ACCOMPLISHMENT petitions were presented for
/ repeal of the law exempting the West Wiscon-
sins lands from taxation also the petition of the
| Chicago Milwaukee and st. Paul and Chicago and
! Northwestern Railroad Companies for modiica-
ton of the laws regulating railroads. They were
ordered printed in the journal. Resolutions were
offered that there should be no more adjournments
| except from day to day; that no new business be
introduced after the 10th prox. resolution for
| final adjournment Feb. "a was postponed one
week "A resolution instructing the Judiciary
Committee to report better protection from losses
by defalcation in municipal treasures was adopted
- There were score of bills introduced, among
them one authorizing municipal corporations to
establish sinking funds one to make the law taxing
dogs uniform one to make abstracts of title prima
! facie evidence