The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-03-01
WHOLE NO. 967.

| election, and approved by majority of all the
| otes cast at euch election.
Bills were passed: Providing that any town of
not less than 8 U Inhabitants NAV be incorporated
as village; incorporating the city of Manitowoc.
| 80. Adjourned.
/ Senate.
THURSDAY, February 22.-The senate
met and adjourned without transacting any bus
| iness.
Assembly.
THURSDAY, February 22.-Keogb, for
the Milwaukee delegation, reported the co-rt re-
porters' bill, with amendment making the salary
81, ,0G0, aud the recommendation that it do pass -
resolution to adjourn in honor of Washington
birthday lost Bills were concurred in Pro
yiding that no Judgment shall be set aside because
the attorney of record is citizen of another state
authorizing the Northern Hospital to purchase a
tract of land of the county of Winuebago, east OF
the Northwestern railroad compapy's track; appro-
priating $l2OoO for an engine boiler and steam
diatorr for the Northern Insane Hospital
eral unimportant measures were passed The bill
propriatirg ss,015 for the artlacia propagation
OF hsh was ordered to third reading. .Resolu-
tions were passed for the construction of q hight
house at the harbor of Menomonee. Adjourned.
Senate.
FRIDAY, February 23.-A bill intro
duced by Senator Flint to have liceI sc money of
the West Wisconsin Railroad refunded by the State
treasurer to counties in which the exempted lands
lie was ordered to a third reading Bills passed
froVlunB tnat countles may nold personal property
that in trial of oiens against chastity all bysan d.
ers may be excluded from the court room; protect
ing deer from slaughter; the bill providing for the
support of married women and minor children
wnen the husband Is a dru ikard or prohig ate was
killed; and that repeating the act enabling Water
town to settle its railway debt was postponed thirty
days. Ao Journed.
Assembly.
FRIDAY, February 23.-On motion
OF Mr.. Cash, the rules were suspended and
n for hu,l $50
was passed. -. The stock bond bill then came up
and on motion of Vance it was indefinitely post
poned. "A bill was passed providing that new
bonds be issued by Watertown for paym mt of the
railway debt after October, 1878. Adjourned tll
evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The special committee consisting OF Nessrs
Leavens, Kelly, sylvester Flanders and HammoD
to whom was referred syivesecis school book bill
reported. Along argument ensued on the bill to
make eight years OF inonrable INSANITY ground for
divorce and the measure was Indefinitely pos poned
by vote of 81 to 3S. Adjourned.
Senate.
SATURDAY, February PA resolu-
tien adopted for the appointment of a commit
tee of FIVE, two from the senate and three from the
assembly, to examine the work OF the revisors of
the statutes, and report what legislation is neces-
sary to expedite the work OF revision Ass embly
bill fixing the salary of the county judge of Mil
waukee county at $1,000 year was concurred in.
Adjourned.
Assembly.
SATURDAY, February 24.-Bills pass
ed: To authorize the commissioners of school and
university lands to loan portion of its trust funds
to the town OF Pine Valley, Clark county; to appro-
pirate $500 TO the Superintendent of Public
Property for the purchase of stationery; requiring
treasurers of state penal institutions to give bonds;
for the preservation OF fish in inland lakes; relating
to the exemption of earnings of married men and
others; authorizing Philetus Sawyer and others TO
improve certain portions of the Sienominee river;
relating to the right of way of railroads. The
sembly went into committee of the whole and after
transacting considerable business adjourned until
Monday evening.
Senate.
MONDAY, February 26. - Senator
Aumbrue, as special committee, reported bill to
pr ovide that license fees of the Wisconsin Central
shall be paid back by the state treasury to towns
which exempted lands of the Central lie. Flint =
bill to pay license money of the West Wisconsin t.
time ana bdsas e1enpta lpdS Se rZ. :. ssertiury-
man Mitchels bill increasing fees of witnesses
from 81 to $3.50 day was concurred in, II TO 13..
The b.Il for the creation of Wells county came up
for q third reading, but an amendment to make II
the special order for Thursday at IL O'Clock, was
adopted. -. number of unimportant bills were
disposed of. Adjourned.
Assembly.
MONDAY, February 26-Bills were
passed. to appropriate 81 500 to the state library;
chippewa county W lseut DOnuS lOt q
certain purpose; for preservation of fish in Rock
river The. oil authorizing the commissioners of
school and university lands to loan portion of the
trust fund not exceeding $4,000 to the city of Nee
nah, was referred to special committee consisting
Of Mr.. Leavens of Winnebago county, lively
discussion arose on the bill authorizing the board
of supervisors of any county to submit questions of
removing county seat upon application of one
third of the legal voters. Amendment lost that
the ajority of voters could make application. As
semby refus ed to order the bill 10 third reading.
The following bills were indefinitely postponed:
Authorizing county of Chippewa to aid in con-
struction of the Eagle Rapids Flooding and Boom
Company; relating to registration of votes. .Ad
journed.