The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-02-08
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings in Both Houses.
senate.
TuEspAY. January 3O-Bills were in
Senate.

TUESDAY, January 30-Bills were in
trodnced to pay the expenses of the Taylor inves
tipatinR committee; mend the charter of Beaver
Dam; relating to assault with intent to KILL relaung
TO insane persons At O'Clock, the special order
being the bill for the exemption OF the lands OF tine
Wisconsin Central Railroad, 1t was taken up. Dir.
Fifeld offered an amendment making the company
p alitaxes assessed against themf this wear Mt.
Tr, at offered an amendment to this, which was
adopted, repeating the exemption OF the roas IT m
paying hcerse ices Mr.. Mnmbrue mov.d 10
amend by making the assent OF the people OF eacn
county necessary to exemption of railroad lards.
The amendment was lost by ~ to ii An amend-
mept TO refund to said counties the license les,
WAS also lost, and The original bill was then ordered
engrossed and read third time! cas- lo nays 10
90. .,..Adjourned.
Assembly.
TUESDAY, January 30.-Petitions were
received for an amendment to the statnie relating
to sales on execution for the incorporation OF Chill
ton; against changing the town OF urlon; to enlarge
the second ward, hIwaukee IA JOINT resoiu loh
was introduced to amend the con htutlon In reia-
ton to qua ca, ion of voters. II woulh bar insane
and convicted persons. Bliis were roo ~ W
ing and dlscouragng tn. ra sing OF dogs; relating
to publication OF delinquent tax sts TO amend IN
constitution relating to the appointment OF 3uog's
and the pay OF legislators Bills passed re
apportioning the st cond assembly and senate DIS.
tricts in WnDebsgo county: to estab sh the scnooi
| district Of Shawano; amending the law SO as 10
make general election daSs OILY legal holidays.
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 31.-Resoln-
tions were introduced requiring the committee on
towns and county organizations to inquire into the
propriety OF limiting the amount OF taxes in county
and school oist1ic icts. =. Bills introduced re-
lating to school fund in Clark county; to prohibit
| the Continental Insurance company from doing
business in the state relating to tne sale of swamp
lands The senate bill extending tie exemption
of the Wisconsin Central lands Ior five years was
passed by vote Of II to H.. Adjourned.
Assembly.
WEDNESDAY, January 3l.-A com"
munication was received from Attorney General
| Sloan giving the laws in relation to publishing de-
hnquent tax lists. Under the existing laws, In
counties in which the number of description ex-
ceed 1000, the shall advertise ana let
| the advertising to the lowest bidder. He was of
opinion that any law to make any county let its tax
LISTS to the lowest uidder would be unconstit u
tional . Bills were introduc. d, relating to town
| ins urance companies; to procedure under mort
cages; to incorporate the city of Manitowoc; re-
.uneau and create the county of Mitchell; pro-
vdine for the settlement of the award in favor of
8. D. Carpenter in 1853, 1859, and 1860; to levy a
state tax for tue better support of public schools
to provide for the complexion of the wisconsin Cen
| trail between Ashland and Superior City. The
| Fink-Salentine contested election case was then
| taken up the special order. minority report
was read, signed by Daley, figuring up Salentines 8
| majority at sixty. An adjournment was then had
| until 1880 in the evening, when vote was taken,
| resulting in al es 50. nays So The seat was given
| to Fink. .AG ourned.
| Senate.
THURSDAY, February Ia commu-
nication Was received relating 70 Calkns printing
| claim of s., DOS Bills ware introduced sppropri
ating 700 to the State Agricultural Society; $500
to st. Luke's Hospital, Racine; 2u00 to Northern
Sisters of Mercy Orphan Society, Fond du Lac; 81
oDO to ST. Ameliznus Orphan sylum; ,UeU to Mil
waukee Industrial School; 81 ,oeo to st Roses Or
phan Asylum; 81 ,0U0 to ST. Joseph's Orphan Asy-
lum; 81 ,yo0 to Home of the Friendless; 81 00U to
Orphan Association to appropriate s., DC for SER
vices rendered by state board of charities and re-
forms Bills were indefinitely postponed, cutting
down sSscsocs' pay t. s. per day; making town.
city and village treasurers ineligible to election
making Good Friday legal holiday. "A bill tc
have the railroad commissioner elected by the
people passed to a third reading Adjourned
Asss mbly.
| THURSDAY, February Hon. Henry
Fink took the oath of oif1ce and was allowed "a
change hts seat from the Democratic to the Repub
hcan side of the house. The secretary OF statt
presented the report Of the Farm Land Mortgage
Company Ordered that 100 co lee be printed -. A
communication was reeeived In relation TO Ca,kirs
printing claim; resolution wss introduced for TO
strictng the Judicial circuits Of the state BILL
introduced: To oivide Oconto and form Saw el
county changing court terms 10 Walwortk county
for road in Clark county, for g bridge across
Wise nsiD rvf: to LET tax list printing to the low
| est b.1ss. - attach part OF NeelRh 10 Aenasha
| yel.dng TO Increase OF supreme court JUSTICES :.
Che VedA esdse rssolutious On the eoupromas'