The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-03-01
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings in Both Houses.
Senate.


TUESDAY, February 20.-Bills were
passed relating to the Farm Mortgage Company;
appropriaing 200 to the State Board of Charities
and Reform -. The bill to make it mandatory on
the county board to call election for change of
was Killed :. Bills were cCncurred in allowing la
borers cutting logs in Chippewa county lien for
unpaid wage; appropriatiDg &2,5U0 TO Messrs.
Smith and Villas for l. gal services i'll the Carpenter
case Re solutions from the Committee on Fed
eral Relations commencing senator Howe's course
the compromise bill. was laid over until to NOR
row A bill for sl,lss.As was presented to the
Committee Claims for expenses incurred by
Salentine in contesting for a seat.
Assembly.
TUESDAY, February 20.-The resolu-
tons commenting the conduct of our fellow cti-
.ens in Washington who favored the electoral bill
were laid over till tomorrow. lis passed in
corporaticg the city of New london, waupaca
county, creating the nty of Wells; Incorporating
the city of OconoGowoc; to submit an amendment
to the state constitution, that the supreme court
consist Of one Chief Justice and four associates
EIll No. 3S3 assembly, providing for uniformity OF
textbooks, was referred to select committee con-
sisting of Messrs. Leavens, Kelley, Sylvester and
Hamilton The railroad committee reported back
the stock-bond bill and recommended its indie finite
poetpsnement.. The minority of The committee
on federal relations made a report requesting the
substitute for jo Mt resolution on the compromise
bill be indefinitely postponed After much discus
sion, the resolutions reported by the committee on
Mr.. Pope then moved to reconsider and lay on tue
table, and it was done. The assembly then went
iuto committee of the whole, rose: reported and
adjoui ned
Senate
WEDNESDAY, February 21-Prayer
by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. :. Bills were passed
amendaory of the law for the establishment of free
high schosls, and joint resolution requesting
Congress not to vote for the establishment of fog
signal and lighthouse on Standard Rock. Lake Su-
perior. Bills were concurred in to prevent fraud
by coloring grain: repeating the Law relative to the
use of money arising from the sale of swamp lands
49, The bin providing that incurabe insanity for
space Of eight years is ground for divort
ferred to the Judiciary committee.
Assembly.
WEDNESDAY, February 21.-Prayer
by the Rev. Mr.. Beecber. The following joint res
olutIon was adopted:
The People Of the STATE of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as JoLiotcs:
Section /. Every male person Of the age of q
years upwards, belonging TO either of the fellow
ing classes who have resided in the for one
year next preceding any election, and in the voting
precinct for irty days next preceding any elec.
ton. shall be deemed a qualified voter at such
election.
/ White citizens of he United states
=. White persons of foreign birth who shall have
| declared their intention to become citizens con-
| formally to the laws of the United States on the
subject of naturalization.
2, Persons of Indian blood who have once been
declared by law of Congress t. be citizens of the
United States, any subsequent law of Congress to
| the contrary notwithstanding.
| 4. Civilized persons of Indian descent, not men,
bers of any tribe. Provided, that the Legislature
may at any time extend by law the right of suf
| fraRe to persons not herein enumerated; but ne
such law shall be in force until the same shall havs
been submitted to vote of the people 1t q genera