Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06

passage of the bill prohibiting the sale
of intoxicating liquors; also 81 memo
rial of the State Dairymens Association
for law requiring assessors to list the
number of COWS; also a remonstrance
against the passage Of the bill prohibit
ing the reading of the Bible III public
schools. Bills were introduced to i'm
prove Stony Creek in Door and Ke-
waunee counties; to provide for the
inspection of boilers and the licensing
of liquors; to authorize the maiuten-
ance of a ferry across the Mississippi
river in Grant county; to repeal chap.
25S laws of 1877 in relation to a dam
across Little Wolf river; TO amend the
Revised Statutes in relation to mar
riages and deaths; relating to insurance
in Incorporated villages; to appropri-
ate 81 900 to improve a bridge across
Buffalo Lake; relating to town business
in Port Edward, Wood county; relating
to Booms on the Wisconsin river; re-
lating to insurance companies; to pro-
vide for the removal of civil actions in
certain cases; to appropriate $50, 900 to
the Industrial School for boys. The
Senate confirmed VIM. Starr, Geo.
Koeppen and Jonathan Evans as re-
gents of the Normal Schools. The
governor sent in q message nominating
A. J. Turner to be railroad commits
sioner, which nomination was con-
tirmed. Bills passed to provide for the
election of additional Supreme Judges;
to authorize Barron county to issue
bonds to licuidate it's Indebtedness.
THURSDAY, Jan. -AssembW.-
mOnstrances were presented against the
Lewiston of Clark county; also against
the bill prohibiting Bible reading in
public schools. Bills were introduced:
concerning prisons and jails; relating to
hawkers and peddlers; for the more eff
ticient government of hospitals for i'll
sane; relating to school districts; to de-
fine the duties of town officers; relating
to the improvement of the Fox and
Wisconsin rivers; relating to the pre-
servatlOn of game; to provide for au
diting the accounts Of the several state
charitable and penal institutions; to
loan a portion of the trust funds to
Adams county; relating to cemetery
associations. The bill was indefinitely
postponed relating to costs of Justices
courts. The bill amending the charter
Of the Madison Mutual Insurance Com
pany passed; making it the Madison
Fire Insurance Company.
FRIDAY, Feb. 1.-Senate-A number
of petitions were presented in favor Of
the constitutional amendment prohib-
iting the traffic in Intoxicating liquors;
also one petition for an amendment to
the assessment law. Bills were intro
duced; to provide fish ways IN the out
let to Green Lake; relating to railroad
and railroad companies; relating to
costs and fees; to allow the right of
conscience in State Institutions. Bills
passed. In relation to divorce; in re-
lation to the manner of holding cleo
tons in the city of Waupaca; to estab-
lish a public library in the city of Mil
waukee. The bill to change the name
of the Madison Mutual Insurance Com
pany to the Madison Fire Insurance
Company was concurred in. The Senate
adjourned until Monday evening.
FRIDAY. Feb. 1.-Assenabiy.-In the
assembly numerous petitions were pre-
scented against the bill to exclude Bible
reading from public schools. Several
et!tiOns upon local matters were also
presented. A resolution was offered
ordering 1,5O0 copies of M. NJ. Strong's
address before the historical society
also one relating to printing the COVER
nor's message in the German and French
languages. Bills were introduced: to
preserve fish in the waters of ST., Croix
county; also 70 extend time for the
construction of the North Western rail
way; to legalize acts of school district
No. 1. town of Fremont, Waupaca Co. j;
relating to insurance companies; relat-
ing to the publication of the decisions
of the Supreme Court; relating to
assessment and collection of taxes; re-
lating to dam on Little Wolf river;
relating to the collection of personal
taxes; of highways and bridges; relat-
ing to special taxes in Chippewa Falls
The Assembly adjourned until Monday
evening.