The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-02-22
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
Senate.
TUESDAY, February ia resolution


TUESDAY, February ia resolution
commencing BANDS silver bill was referred to the
committee on federal relations. resolution
adopted ASKING the Supreme Court TO report the
progress made by the revsers of the statutes, and
whether these gentlemen had carried out the spirit
oil the law. 1t was also asked If the court should
not declare the Offices of some of the reysers va
cant Bills were passed, to appropriate SlsoGOO
to the deaf and dumb asylum; SIS 500 to the blind
asylum; $4,000 to the industrial school for boys;
$1,000 fer the payments of soldiers pensions: Sb6-
500 to the northern hospital for insane. The bill
prohibiting county and city treasurers from hold
ing two consecutive terms of office was indefinitely
postponed. Adjourned.
Assembly.
TUESDAY, February 13.-The resolu-
ton favoring BANDS silver bill referred. The
bill for the creation of Wells county was recom.Elt-
ted to the committee en- town and county organiza-
ton. The resolution for final adjournment on the
18th inst, was amended to make il the
2Sth inst, and then adopted. Vances resou-
ton to compel the st. Paul railway company to
furnish statistics was also adopted. Tie special
orGer, being general taxation, only exemptng ceme-
teries and public buildings came up. Pope made
speech in favor of the measure. Hammel moved
his amenendment. After a strong debate Ham,
mel's amendment to exempt church property
adopted-ayes Al, nays 46. AT the evening session
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad COM
pany presented report in compliance with vance's
resolution -. The railroad committee reported
back the bill for exemption of Wisconsin Central
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, February IA mem
orial Congress that each head of family of the
passed :. "A resolution passed calling upon
Congressman to vote for the silver bill The bill
license question was ordered to third reading,
the bill for the formation of the county of Lud
ington was indefinitely postponed. Adjourned.
Assembly.
WEDNESDAY, February 1.-two re-
monstrances we're read against the division of
Oconto county ..ssr. Ins,is member from Fond
du Lac who has been sick since the opening of the
session, came forward, and was sworn in....A
batch of bills from the Senate were read first and
second time. Among them were the appropriations
to public institutions. Bills were passed to prevent
fraud in cooring gran relating to effenses against
decency; regulating the salary of the Judge of Mil
waukee county; to confer civil jurisdiction upon
the County Court of Fond du Lac. "A motion to
adjourn, just as the Wisconsin Central bill
coming up, carried by a vote OF 45 to "a.
Senate.
THURSDAY, February 15.-Assembly
bills were passed relating to powers and duties of
fish commissioners; authorizing the taking of FISH
in public waters for the purpose of propagation;
fer increasing mail facilities in Oconto county; de
hning the status of beggars, yagrants and tramps.
Adjourned.
Assembly.
THURSDAY, February 15.-The bill to
Incorporate the city of Chiffon passed under
suspension of the rules, also bills fol-
lows. To regulate the management of the poor In
county; to provide for payment of part
of the bonded debt of Milwaukee county; TO levy
tax of two mills on the dollar in the Ninth and
Tenth wards, Milwaukee. The assembly then
went into committee of the whole and took up the
bill to exempt Wisconsin Central railway lands from
taxation. The first question considered was the
amendment to make the state treasury pay back to
counties and towns the amount of exemption on
Central lands. After much discussion, the amend
IaS
by Ringle to except Marathon county was voted
1own. Spence moved to amend to make the act
not apply to village lots owned by the company.
Carried. Ringle moved to amend by striking out
i've years aud inserting three years. Lost. mo-
ion then made and lost to order the bill to a
hird reading. Adjourned till evening.
EVENING SESSION.
Fink moved to reconsider the vote by which the
Central bill had been refused third
reading. Carried by vote OF AZ to AZ. Mr.. Vance
,ffered amendment to make the time of exemp-
ion three years instead of five. Carred-ayes 81;
lays 80. The bill as amended was then ordered to
third reading. Adjourned.
Senate.
FRIDAY, February i6-After des-
patch of some unimportant business, the bill for
of Wisconsin Central lands from tax
ltion, was amended in the assembly, came up for
in amendments. The previous ques-
ion was moved and carried An amendment
making the time three years instead OF five was
,oncurred i'll by vote of 20 to 10. An amendment
excepting village pats and city lots owned 10y the
-ailroad company from exemption was concurred
H. and the bill ready for the Governors sigua-
ure "A bill to give the tate Agricultural Society
q 900 ordered to third reading, and to give
Il 900 to the Northern Agricultural Society came
lp. Both were then referred to the committee on
,laims "A bill introduced by the committee
IN state affairs, authorizing the Governor to ap.
point delegate to the International Prison Cen
,ress at Stockholm. Adjourned.
Assembly.
vas read against exemption of the North Wisconsin
silway lands The bill for the exemption of the
Wisconsin Central from taxation for three years
ame UP. A motion to postpone was voted down
md the bill was concurred in by the following vote
Ayes-Anderson, Abel, Phineas, Baldwin, A. l..
earnest, Field, Fitzgerald, J. G. Flahders, Gray,
;reening Grover, Hamilton, Hammel, Heron,
Hull, Huburt, Hyde, Johnston, Kelley, keogh,
linzie, Ieavens, Maxwell, McCollum, Merrill,
Mitchell, Nelson Newman, Owen, Pierce, Philips
iies Rice sarnow, Scheuber, Shufelt, Sylvester,
rruell, Vance, Wall, Walker, "annemaker' cSsso'
!ay-47.
Xaus-Arnold Arnot, Bailey Black, Brooks, Brost,
Jash, Dale, Deland, Dorwin, Dottader, W. FISH,
Neuhaser, Pope, Ringle, Roche. Sem,
Sc ymour, Spence, Stapleton, Thornton, Vincent
Van Waters, wedig, Weeks, Wright, Wyatt Iieman
-35.
Assembly bills were passed To extend the ben
,ft of public schools to foreigners between 20 ana
30 years of age; appropriiing t2,5O0 to george b.
smith and Wm F. Villas .or defending the state III
he Carpenter printing claim case; maFing IL uh,
awful for county superintendents or public school
acting book agents; authorizing the
,erk of the supreme court to keep list OF natural
ged persons, the same as the circuit court clerk.
senate.
SATURDAY, February H.-Bllls were
passed authorizing Appleton to issue bonds for
bridge purposes authorizing the state treasurer to
pay over certain moneys belonging to Iayior couh-
~ To Lincoln county; amendatory of the act tor the
raising of stock; appropriatng $4,000 to the North
arn Hospital for the insane. Bills were concurred
in concerning the authority OF land commissioners
TO loan portion of the trust funds to Racne coun-
ty proyiding for an abstract of tax titles -. Ad-
journed till Monday evening.
Assembly.
SATURDAY, February 17.-Bllls were
passed as follows: Defining the duties OF the
cm,ntv treasurers; amending the section in regard
to the recovery of real property; author izing the
transfer of documents relating to land grants OF le
territory of Wisconsin TO the secretary OF states
office: relating the foreclosure OF mortgages; ap
al 500 to the state library for the pur-
chase of law books; allowing all papers having poha
6de circulation of two hundred goo Tor 1uonshlDB
the laws of the lie gisature "A bill proposing 70 re-
neal the law levying tax of o:e-tenth OF ml per
dollar upon all property for the support OF the
state university was inde fnitely postponed. The
r,,ia- and senate bill authorizing
GAINESVILLE to issue 10000 lin bonds for engine
houses were passed. djourned until 1880 p. NJ.
Monday.
Senate.
MONDAY, February 19. = Senator
Mumbrue got leave of absence because his house
Was burned The bill to extend the time of geolo
gical survey was concurred in Resolutions for