The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-10
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


SATURDAY, February PA resolu-
Hon was adopted for the appointment of commit.
ga ~ Ava two from the senate and three from the
assembly to examine the work of the revisors of
,ne ststutes and report what legislation Is neces-
ssry 10 expedite the work of revision. Assembly
bill rxing the salary of the county Judge of Mil
wsukee county at $1,000 year was concurred In.
49,. Adjourned.
Assembly.
SATURDAY, February M.-Bills pass
cd: To authorize the commissioners of school and
university lands to loan portion of its trust funds
to the town Of Pine Valley, in Clark connty; to ap-
propriate 1900 to the Superintendent of Public
Property for the purchase of stationery; requiring
of state penal institutions give sonds;
for the preservation OF fish in inland Las es relating
10 the exemption OF earnings of married men and
other; authorizing Philetus Sawyer and others to
improve certain portions of the Menominee river;
relating to the right of way of ailroads. The as
sembly went into committee of the whole ana a1ter
transacttng considerable business adjourned until
Monday evening.
Senate
MONDAY, February 26. - Senator
Mumbrue, as special COMMITTEES, reported Dill &c
provide that license fess of the Wisconsin Centra
shall be paid back by the state treasury 70 towns In
which its exempted lands lie Flint's Dill 20 pay
license monev of the West Wisconsin to towns IN
which exempted lands lie was read tnlrd Time
passed by vote of 16 to II Assemoiyman
MItchelps bill increasing fees OF witnesses from
81 to 1880 day was concurred in, II to 49,. The
bill for the creation of Wells county came up 1or
third reading, but an amendment to make II tue
special order for Thursday at IL O'Clock, was
adopted "A number of unimportant bills were
disposed of Adjourned
Assembly.
MONDAY, February 26.-Bills were
passed, to appropriate $1,000 to the state library;
authorizing Chippewa county to issue bonds for
certain purpose; for preservation of fish in Rock
river. The bill authorizing the commissioners OF
school and university lands to loan portion OF
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 the bill authorizing the board
of supervisors of any county to submit ques-
tons of removing county seat upon application
of one-third of the legal voters. Amendment
was lost that the majority of voters could make APP
plication. Assembly refused TO order the bill to
third reading. The following bills indefinite
ly postponed: Authorizing county chippewa to
aid in construction of the Eagle Rapids Flooding
and Boom Comoany; relating to registration OF
voters. Adjourned.
Senate.
TUESDAY, February Ex-senator Da-
Wis presented majority report recommending
substitute for No. 215, s. for contracting for
school text-books), which ordered printed.
Senator Richardson presented a minority report
Senator Davis moved that the consideration of
the bill and substitute be made the special order
for Thursday at 10: 20. Carried -. The bill appro-
priating s., 900 to the Fish Commissioners
CURED in resolution for amendment to the
stituon to provide for biennial sessions was after
debate between Dawes and Davis, indefinite ly post
poned. The bill for the creation of the county of
Wells, a special order for 11:30 O'Clock, came up
for third reading, but after consIdera BILE discus
sion 1t was made the special order for tomorrow
morning Adj burned.
Assembly.
TUESDAY, February ga bill to
authorize the Governor to designate circuit judge
to hold court in a circuit III which there is
csncy, was passed under suspension of the rules.
....A resolution ratifying the amendment to the
state constitution providing that money be paid
out OF the trea sury except by process of law,
passed by "a to l.. A bill was passed authorizing
The commiss oners of school and university lands
to loan 800 of the trust funds to the city of
Neenah. Bills were concurred in autho riZDg the
commissioners of school and university lanos to
loan $1,000 of the trust funds to the town of Bara-
boo, Sank county; authorizing the town of Niece
struction of the Necedah and Camp Douglas Rail-
way; authorizing Appleton to issue bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for bridge purposes Ad-
journed
WEDNESDAY, February 28.-The COM
mittee on claims reported favorably on the claim
of e. A. Calkins for S. 700 being the amount allow
ed him. but not paid by the board to whom the
Caikins Proudft claim submitted three years
ago.. AT III o'clock the special order, being the
Wells county bill, up. After Discus
sion the bill was indefinitely pestponed-syes 81,
NAYS TO-. The Milwaukee appropriation bills of
S0UU institutions were ordered TO
third reading by nineteen to thirteen. Other
charitable appropriation bills passed by the same
vote. Adjourned.
Assembly.
WEDNESDAY, February 28-Bills
were passed, making 1t obligatory for railroad
company to refund to person who been
charged exorbitant rates three times the amount;
to reimburse Messrs. Fink aud SaIentine for
penses of contested seat case; providing for the
establishments of In titr1ta
fixing salary of Milwaukee court reporters at 900
,.;.The Governor returned bill 81 Assembly, in
relation to free high schools without his signature.
"A joint resolution was adopted to refund the
license money of the Mineral Point rail way. The
vote was alter ward reconsidered and the matter
was laid upon the table. The committee on
accounts OF the Centennial commissioners reported
that they had not deemed it expedient to discuss
the wisdom OF the expenditures made by the COM
mIssloners. They reported sums expended, and
that Messrs. Atwood, Parkinson and Field hao
Travelled on passes and charged travelling expenses.
Parkinson and Atwood had obtained their passes for
advertising. Field said he charged his expenses
because 1t IS customary State Boards end the
Agricultural soc ETY. resolution vas offered to
cover balance of centennial fund into the State
treasury, Adjourned.
Senate.
THURSDAY, March 1.-The bill to pay
Cakins award of s., COO came up fer third reading
and was referred to the Judiciary Committee. "A
resolution directing standing and select committees
10 report all bills back to the Senate by Friday,
March 2. was adopted -. Bills passed, author
izing county boards of supervisors of the state to
lew special tax for county road purposes; author
izng the Union numbering Company to improve
the Yellow River for log driving purposes Adj
tourned till evening.
EVENING SESSION.
After disposing of work the Senate took up the
special ORDER, it being the uniform text book bill
After adopting amendme nts striking out Madison
as the place where the work shall be done, that the
work shall be let to the lowest bidder nd that the
bids be accompanied with 0, 600 bonds the b IL
was ordered to a third readingA resolution
instructng our Congressmen to oppos@ all ailatory
motions III declaring the count of the electoral vote
bers having left the chamber. -. Adjourned
Assembly.
THURSDAY, March 1.-Tne charitable
appropriation bills came up for third reading and
were indefinitely postponed by vote of 81 to 81
The senate bill providing for publication of pro-
ceedings of Wisconsin Dairymens Association,
2,o0o pamphlets, created much discussion. The
assembly refused to concur by vote of 80 to S..
bill 20 furnish stationery to clerks and other en-
poyes of the legislature was indef 1teiy postponed
....A resolution OF instruction to our representa-
tlves at Washington to oppose all datory motions
ID declaring the electoral cou was passed unani-
mously. Assembly bills we're passed: Improving
cunningham Greek. ark county; extending time
OF construction of North Wisconsin Raj way for one
year Assembly went into committee of the