Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30
Bills were intro

pital for the Insane. Bills we're intro
duced to authorize the commission
ers of School and University lands to
loan portion of the trust funds to the
city of La Crosse to legalize the Or
ganization of school district No. 2, in
jackson county to appropriate $50, 900
to enlarge the Wisconsin Hospital for
Insane relating to divorce and to
amend chapter Ill of the Revised
Statutes; to appropriate $50, 1872 to the
Wisconsin Hospital for Insane for cur
rent expenses. A long discussion fol-
lowed upon the following resolution:
Resolved by the Senate, the assembly con-
curing, That the action of our repre-
sentatives in congress, who voted for
the repeal of the time now fixed by
act of congress for resumption Of specie
payme tents in 1879, meets our approval;
that, in the opinion of this legislature,
it is the desire and expression of q
majority of the citizens of Wis
consin, that specie resumption be
postponed until the commercial and
industrial distress in our country be re-
lieved; and when specie payment be-
comes fact, by the expanding force
and effect of the laws of trade, indie
pendent of any contracting statutory
enactment by y the congress of the
United States.
Resolved fu,tucr, That our senators in
congress from the state of Wisconsin
be requested to give the bill now pend
ing in the senate Of the United States,
for the repeal of the "specie resump-
ton act, their votes and support. ~.
Resolved .fn,tt er, That the governor Of
this state be requested to forward to our
representatives and senators in con-
gress, copies of the foregoing resolu-
tons Immediately after their passage.
Senator Hudd spoke ut length in
favor of the measure. The senate
without coming to test vote, referred
the resolution to the committee on
federal relations.
BILLS PASSED.
Relating to transcribing of senate
and assembly journals, and repeating
chapter 242, laws of 1876, under sus-
pension of rules: to authorize the
county of Jackson to borrow $40, 600 of
school and university land commits
sioners; requiring commissioners of
school and university lands to transmit
information to county clerks, relative
to non-taxable lands in said county
THURSDAY, Jan. b 24.-Senute. The
only bill introduced was that relating
to the publication of the State His
torical Society's Report The bill for
the relief of tho family of the late NJ
NJ. Strong was ordered to u third read
ing. A communication was received
from the Governor appointing jeremiah
M. Rusk Railroad Commissioner.
THURSDAY, JAN 24th.--Assen,Jly--Bills
were introduced for the division of the
counties Of Clark and Marathon and the
erection Of the county of Forest; for
the division of the counties of Chippe-
wa and Lincoln and the erection of the
county of Flambeau; to fix terms of
circuit court in the fourth judicial cir
cult; to prevent the law partner of the
district attorney to act rs district attor-
ney or as justice of the peace; relating
to the jurisdiction of justices Of the
peace; to- authorize the loaning of a
portion of the trust funds to the city of
Necedah; to appropriate to school dis
trict No. 8, town Of Highland, Iowa
county, sum Of money; to authorize
Joseph Harris to erect n pier in Sturgeon
Bay; relating to trials in criminal cases
a bill passed to regulate the license Of
hawkers and peddlers. The resolution
asking congress to vote for the bill re-
monctizing silver, came up rs the special
order and was discussed but no vote was
reached. ..,.. u.tN