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

and February were not provided for in the appro-
priation bill for the Madison asylum, and that to
meet current expenses $4,000 viii nave to be bQr-
rowed. The senate resolution for an examination
as to the feasibility of changing the state prison into
an institution for the incurable insane discussed
at some length and adopted. Bills were passed
authorizing cities to make appropriations for cele-
brating the fourth of July, 1876 to authorize the
improvement of Catfish river for purpose of navigs
ton; to appropriate to the directors of the state
prison $4,000 to provide hospital accommodations
for the criminal insane. The finance committee
reported bill for state tax of SS8O,OOO.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sent in communication ex-
planning the use of the contingent fund under his
administration, and claiming that it had been
properly used -. Senate bills were concurred in
for clerk for judges of the supreme court: reat-
ing to trespasses State lands, so as to transfer
the appointment of agents to care for such lards
from the land commissioners to the governor A
large number Of bills were passed Among others,
to provide for the better protection of life in thea
tiers, concert halls, lectures, aud public school
houses relating to the disposition of real or per-
sonal property of paupers to provide for the con-
struction of a viaduct the Chicago Milwaukee
and ST. Paul railroad and approaches thereto; to
State The assembly concurred in bills appropri-
ating 100000 to rebuild portion of the blind asy-
lum at GAINESVILLE; amending the charter of the
Milwaukee and Beloit railroad also, the resolution
proposing amendment to the constitution in
creasing the number of supreme court judges to
five, and several local bills.
SATURDAY, March 11.-Sendte. bill to
reapportion the State into Senate and Assembly
+oo
of 20 TO H. and passed. as also bills to further
provide against injury to life and property rail
ways; to provide for the safe keeping of public
moneys and investment of surplus funds; to or
ganize the State Board of Charities and Reform;
to establish the salaries of Secretary Of State and
Treasurer at 000 and Acknowledgement at So 900,
without fees; to provide for the increase of the
school fund income by an annual State tax of one
mill on the dollar.
Assenably.-A veto was received from Gov. Lud-
ington of bill authorizing tax to establish mar
ket in the. first ward of Milwaukee. which was sus
tained with but vote for the bill over the Veto
-. The reapportionment bill was passed by vote
of Al to SO Much time occupied in discussing
Senate bill repeating the law exempting 81, 800 of
printers material, concurrence in which was finally
refused by vote Of SO to 49,. The Assembly at
midnight adjourned to Monday, leaving consider
able business on hand
MONDAY March 13.-Sen0te. The Senate
tabled resolution to increase by three the Com
mittee of Investigation into the Governors and
Superintendent of Public Propertys contingent ex-
penses, which consists of Senators Barden and
Treat, and Assemblymen M. Griffin, Fagg and
White. President Parker received q costly and
elegant library copy of Shakespeare's works. and
Chief Clerk Turner very handsome trout fishing
set and set of Allibone's Dictionary Of Authors
80 The bill providing for tax of one mill for
school purposes was Killed =. Both houses have
passed strong resolutions against interruption OF
navigation by bridging the Detroit river at Detroit,
and memorial to Congress for the improvement OF
the Fox and Wisconsin rivers passed
AssenebEy-The vote rejecting the bill appropri-
aihg &c. 900 for the purchase of the cabinet of the
late T. A. Lapham was reconsidered, and the As
sembly concurred-54 to g. The Assembly con-
Cured in the bill for the safe-keeping of public
funds and the investment Of the surplus, making
the loaning of public money for private profit en-
bezzlement . The last bill passed was one intro
dtced in the Senate this morning by unanimous
consent, which authorizes the Portage Com
mon Council to appropriate $1,000 to cele-
brate the Fourth of July. The Assem-
bly,, having killed two or three others
of the same purport in carrying out its in
flexible rule to slaughter all deadhead substitutes
for bills differing from original titles, it was con-
Cured in by the Assembly about three minutes be-
fore the time limited for doing business. hand
some set of Appletons Cyclopedia presented to
COL Strong, Chief Clerk of the Assembly, by the
members and clerks, and handsome sum of money
to Sergeant-at-Armls Storrs.