River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-03-08
Wisconsin Legislature.

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ity OF the committee on the bill TO cheaper
school books reported the same back with
amendments, and in favor OF its passage when
so amended. A minority report was also made
against the bill. Bills were passed, relating
to assessment OF property Tor taxation; TO pro-
tect makers OF notes given TO insurance COM
panies to submit to the people an amend
ment to section 2, article 8 OF the constitution;
relating to estates in dover relating TO COM
mencement OF actions; Tor Limitation
OF tax certificates owned by counties APP
propriatlng money TO the Fish Commission
relating to deposits of married women, trus-
tees and minors, in saving banks; relating
to the partition OF real estate. resolution
providing for biennial sessions OF the Legs
lature, was indefinitely postponed. The SEN
ate refused 10 order to a third reading, q bill +,
TO change the system OF county government
to the commission system
In the Assembly. on the ODD, Senate
bills were concurred in: to authorize the
Commissioners OF School and University
Lands to loan q portion OF the trust funds OF
the State to school district No. z, town o.
| Baraboo; amending sections and 8, chapter
| 60, general laws OF 1870, for the improvement
an raising OF stock TO amend section /,
chapter 90, laws of1876. for the preservation
OF duck aud other wild fowl authorizing and
requiring the Farm Mortgage Land Commits
| sionerS, appointed under chapter 446 private
| and local laws OF 1868, to extend the BENEFITS
OF said act to certain other parties equitably
entitled thereto; also joint resolution ratlying
and agreeing to an amendment to the bill pro-
| posing an amendment. to section 2, article 2
| of the constitution. Bills were passed under
suspension OF the rules, TO authorize the COM
| missioners of school and university lands TO
| loan a portion OF the trust funds 10 the city
Of NeeIah; and concurred in, TO authorize the
Governor to designate judge OF a circuit
court to hold court in a circuit where vacan-
cy exists; relating to the appointment OF no
aries public and making their term OF office
| tour years
In the Senate on the 2Sth bills were
| passed. relating to certain action OF the
| school and university land commissioners;
relating to the establishment and aid In main
tenanCe of Tree high schools; relating to town
| insurance companies; to amend chapter 81,
laws OF 1859, providing fer the more efficient
punishment of certain cases; relating to a
| change of time OF holding terms OF the Circuit
Court in the 9th circuit; IN relation to ices oil
County Judges relating 10 highways, streets
and alleys upon the boundary lines of cities
and towns. The bill to divide the county OF
Oconto and create the county Of Wells, was
indefinitely postponed.
In the Assembly on the 2Sth. the
veto of the Governor OF the bill relating to and
amendatury of section 2, chapter 223. general
laws OF 1876 entitled ian act TO authorize the
establishment of tree high Schools" was
passed relating TO railroads, and smendatory
OF section z, chapter 81, laws OF 1876; to amend
laws of 1876 in relation to sheritfs ices; relat-
ing to and amendatOry oil section chapter IS,
laws OF 1874 to ascertain annually the number
OF acres OF the principal farm products OF the
State.
In the Senate on March lst, Senate
bills were concurred in; relating to the trial
OF certain criminal cases; relating to school
and university trust funds to school districts;
relating to the foreclosure OF mortgages; TO
provide for the alteration and the discontinue
snce IF portions OF the state road from Black
River Falls, in Jackson county TO the city o.
La Crosse, in La Crosse county; to empower
the board OF trustees OF any incorporated vii
lage, or the common council of any city, to
prescribe the duties and qualifications OF
street commissioners; to authorize the COM
misseners OF school and university lands to
loan portion OF the trust funds of the state
TO the county of Polk; to submit 10 the PEG
pie an amendment to section 2, OF article 8, of
the Constitution. Assembly bills passed
relating 10 thu preservation OF hsh IN Sugar
river to authorize John I. Kingston, John
Smart, VIM. WoOk, aud their associates to
build and maintain bridge across the Wis
cousin river, and authorizing certain towns to
grant aid thereto relating TO the election OF
county Superintendent OF schools; concern
ing the collection OF delinquent personal
property tax codiiying laws relating TO town
insurance companies ; 10 provlde Tor Inc re-
cording Of the lands OF the Wisconsin rail-
road farm mortgage land company; providing
for the establishment OF an hospital and
school for imbeciles, idiotic and feeble minded
children; money TO deirsy current expenses
OF the State Hospital for the Insane; appro-
priating $4,000 TO the State Agricultural So
ciety.
le the Assembly ON the lst inst, the
report OF the commi tee OF the whole was con-
sidered, and bills were indefinitely post
poned, IN provide for letting the printing OF
The tax list property In the several counties to
the lowest bidder, repeating chapter 90, laws
tax Isis.
Both houses met on the Sd hut very
little business of general interest was transact
ed. The Senate passed the school text book
bill, but amended it to let the contract TO low
est bidder. Both. houses expect to adjourn on
the 7th or Sth.