Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-13
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, Isl
Legislative Summary

Il
duced: providing that certain territory
Ct the town of Koshkonong, Jefferson
county, be detached and attached to
the town of Jefferson, Jefferson county;
relating to towns and town officers; to
authorize the judge of the 18th circuit
to appoint an additional court commits
sioner in Chippewa county; to incorpo-
rate the city of Jefferson; to amend the
charter of Columbus Bills passed. to
provide for special taxes; relating to
warehouse receipts; relating to the
transfer or assignment Of stock In incor-
porated companies.
MoNDAY-Feb. 4-4s@nably-A large
number of remOnstrances were present
ed against the bill prohibiting the reading
of the Bible in public schools; also a
number of remOnstrances against the
division of Clark county. Bills were IN
troduced To equalize the assessment
rolls of the cities, towns and wards of
this state; relating to the elective laws
of 1877; relating to filling vacancy in
the office of county judge; relating to
sewerage in Milwaukee; relating to as
sessment of property for taxation; re-
lating to sale of lands for unpaid taxes;
relating to costs on writs of ce1tiora15;
amending charter of Racine; relating to
town treasurers- The bill relating to a
change of venue IN county courts was
indefinitely postponed.
TUESDAY. Feb. 5.-Senote-A petition
was presented asking for a law to tax
MORTGAGES; several petitions were pre-
sented asking for the constitution
amendment prohibiting the traffic in
Intoxicating liquors; a petition was
presented asking that the office of rail
road commissioner be abolished. Bills
were introduced; representingth the State
at the Paris exposition; to provide for
more equitable assessment law; re-
lating to the fencing of railways; to pre-
vent multiplicity of actions In involun-
tary trespass; relating to the Female
Seminary at Geneva; to provide for the
representation of the State at the inter-
national prison congress to be held at
Stockholm next August. The memo
rial to congress for a weekly mail
route from the village of White Hall,
Trempealeau county, to the city of Eau
Claire, passed Assembly bill relating
to hawIers and peddlers was concurred
IN.
TUESDAY, Feb. 5-ASsembly.-Sev
petitions were introduced against the
bill prohibiting Bible reading in public
schools; several remonstrances were in
troduced against the erection of the
memorial was presented in favor of an
appropriation of $4,000 for an indus
trial school for girls. A joint resolution
Was,,introduced relating the repeal of the
oankrupt act. Bills we're Introduced:
relating to haWkers and peddlers, re-
lating to slaughter houses; relating to
the descent Of real and personal pro-
perty; relating to tramps and vaga-
bonds; to authorize the town board of
town of Plymouth, Sheboygan county,
to hold its meetings in the village of
Plymouth; relating to the construction
of a dam across the south fork of the
Flambeau river; for the preservation of
game; to provide for levy and seizure
of property in certain cases; to author
ize the city of WATERFOWL to levy a tax
to pay railroad Indebtedness; to pro-
vide for laying out state road in Ke-
waunee and Brown counties.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6.-Seoate-In the
senate the president read the following:
To the Senate:-
| hereby tender my resignation as
chief clerk Of the senate. to take effect
at II o'clock, Thursday, Feb Z, 1878.
A. ]. Turner,
Senate Chamber, Feb. 6, 1878.
The resignation was accepted and the
senate elected Mr.. Chas. E. Bross as
chief clerk. "Reminiscences were pre-
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liglous instructions in the public schools.
Petitions were presented for the adcp-
ton of the constitutional amendment
prohibiting the traffic in intoxicating
liquors. Bills were introduced: to rec
ognize the judicial circuit of Wisconsin;
relating to the publication and sale of
final report of the geological survey;
* remedy the evils consequent upon
Tie destruction of public records by
fire; also to regulate the inspection of
grain, and to establish the grade there
of: to appropriate to Chas. Chapman,
800 for money paid on overlooked
school lands; relating to corporations;
also to enable corporations and asso-
Citations to increase their capital stock;
to provide pay for the clerk of the
oocNAo Vi iCNIoC1o, w 1dy Olto dIIu 6oUdU-
1sh a state road IN the counties of Jack.
son, Wood and Clark; to discontinue a
territorial road in Columbia county.
Assembly amendment to the senate
resolution was concurred In, which
fixes the date for receiving new bust
ness at Tuesday, Feb. 18th
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5.-Assenabu.-In
the assembly petitions were introduced
to repeal the lazy exempting the lands
of the Wisconsin, Central railway from
taxation; to provide uniform system
of taxation; to secure the taxation of
mortgages; for the constitutional
amendment prohibiting traffic in intox-
icating liquors. Bills were introduced:
Relating to executions and proceedings
supplementary thereto; relating to
building sidewalks and protection of
same; relating to building a ferry
across the Mississippi river at the vii
age Of Trempealeau; relating to loan
.ng of trust funds to the town Of New
port, Columbia county; relating to SUI
DerintendentS of moor in ChipneWa