The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-02-24
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS,
Summary of Proceedings in Both Houses.
Senate.

senate.
MADISON, February 12.-After the
presentation of couple communications in
relation to the repeal of the Potter law, and
an appropriation to the historical society,
the resolution asking the railroad commits
sioners to furnish rates of tariff in Mime
sofa was considered and an earnest debate
took place. A substitute, offered by Silver
thorn was finally adopted, as follows:
ReSotted, that the railroad commissioners be,
and they are hereby requested TO furnish TO
the Senate, as complete a statement rs posi-
HE OF the market quotations for the past
three years, of the stock, both of the common
and preferred, of the several railroad COM
panies having railroads within this state.
Three or four local bills were then passed;
also bill authorizing cities, villages towns
and counties TO make appropriations for CEN
tennial charlottesville Senate then
adjourned until Monday evening.
Assembly.
MADISON, February u The Assem-
bly, was in session all day Friday, and until
this morning at 10 o'clock, considering the
Bennett contested seat case A vote
taken in the afternoon Of the day before,
rect resulted in dead lock of the house
Mr.. Louis PAIL, of Oconto, having absented
himself purposely, it is said. The case was
finally disposed of by unseating Mr.. Gray
by vote of 40 to 44.....A resolution was
then offered, ordering the Sergeant-at-ArmS
to arrest Mr.. PAIL and bring him before the
bar of this Assembly, to answer to it for
contempt in grossly and willfully transgreS-
sing and violating the rules of the body of
oh l,.,, L.,
may receive such punishment as this Assem-
bly, may see fit to impose. Consideration
was postponed till Tuesday, and the Assem-
bly, adjourned till Monday evening.
Senate.
MADISON, February 14-Evening-
"Reminiscences were presented against the
nneXation of territory to Barron county;
against repeal of the Potter law. Bills
were passed: The bill regulating the term
of the Circuit Court in Dane County passed
under suspension of the rules; amending
the charter of Prairie du CHEN; amending
the law regulating school month"; amending
the charter of Sheboygan; authorizing
Janesvillet to issue bonds; amending the char
ter of Beloit; amending the charter of Fond
du Lac comforting certain powers and annu-
tiles on corporations COditying the laws re-
lating to members and employees of the Leg
islature; Joint resolution rectifying the pro-
posed constitutional amendment for uni
form system of county government.
Assembly.
MADISON, February 14-Evcning-
Bennett, of Iowa, was sworn ill.,. Bills
were passed: Vance's railroad bill; relating
to the power of courts over the estate of in
fants; legalizing the line of the West Wis
a. 70 of
claim for $4,000 against eX-Treasurer Betz
......A resolution referring the Dells matter
to special committee to report to the next
legislature was referred; and the resolution
requesting the establishment of signal sta
ton at the state university was concurrcd in
IA resolution was introduced amending
the constitution SO as to have the Supreme
Court consist of five judges; also a number
of petitions on various subjects.
Senate.
MADISON, February ia long de-
bate occurred on the resolution asking the
secretary of state for information in relation
to railroads. and it finally adopted 800.
The bill placing railroad pontoon bridges in
a separate class was passed, and the follow
ing Assembly bills concurred in: Relative
to collection of statistics of taxes collected
in towns cities and villages to extend time
gage Land Co.; legaliZing state road from
Chippewa to Augusta; also, under a suspen-
sion of the rules, the bill legalizing the line
of the West Wisconsin Railway COM
munication was received from the commits
sion recently held in Detroit, in regard to
the protection of fOOd-tiShcs, and recon-
mending that no otfal be allowed to flow
into the lake that is destructive to their life
also, recommending law regulating the
catching of fish
Assembly.
MADISON, February ia resolution
was introduced charging Tim OBrien,
Milwaukee court Crier, with attempting to
bride one of the clerks of the Assembly to
forge certain words in a bill-lies over till
tomorrow. Thirty odd petitions and re-
mOnStranceS on various subjects were re-
ceived and bills were passed as follows:
Authorizing Racine to levy q special tax for
school house grounds; authorizing the
arrest of gamblers on railroad cars; requiring
two years publication of newspapers before
competing for county advcrtiSing.....T The
Senate bill authorizing municipal corpora
tons to guarantee interest on bonds of mar
row guage railroads was cOncurred in
Senate.
MADISON, February Is. - Petitions
were presented favoring the passage of the
Vance railroad bill, and bills were ordered
engrossed as follows: Amending the laws
concerning arrests relating to foreclosure
of mortgages regulating licenses paid by
railroads; and bill to facilitate the arti-
fetal propagation of fish, providing hatch
ing houses, etc, and appropriating $4,000
therefor. A motion to indefinitely post
pone the latter was lost by vote of % to /.
...A joint resolution was presented in
viting the governors of Iowa, Minnesota
and other states to participate in celebrating
the opening of the Fox and Wisconsin
canal also one calling for information as to
compensation received by railroad COM
panies on commodities passing through the
state. Both resolutions were referred.
Assembly.
MADISON, February 16.--Forty petit
tons were presented against the passage of
bill 1906 and against taxing chrrches......A
select committee of three, consisting OF
Booth, Dale and BOyden, was appointed to
investigate the charges of attempted bribery
of a clerk of the Assembly, by Timothy /
O'Brien, of Milwaukee,. The lumber and
manufacturers committee then reported in !