Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-20
Legislative Summary.

senate petitions were introduced for a
state road from Beaver Dam Lake,
Barron county, to Butternut Station,
Ashland county; against the bill to
prohibit religious instruction in the
common schools; in relation TO the
equalization of taxes. A memorial to
congress against the reduction of tariff
on wool. Bills were introduced in rela-
ton to the publication of the supreme
court report: to provide for the con-
river; to lay out state road
from Wolf river in Shawano county, to
Wausau in Marathon county relating
to attachments relating to the release
of estates in dover in certain cases to
amend the revised statutes of offenses
against property relating to the drain
age fund to provide for the collection
of produce statistics; relating to dams
across Rock river; relating to the bonds
of the Chicago & Northwestern railway;
10 amend the charter of Dodgeville ; to
amend Of the charter Of the city Of
Berlin. Bills were passed relating to
counties and county Off GERS, and to
prevent the making and publication of
deceptive statements in relation to the
business of fire insurance companies.
MONDAY, Feb. 11.-dssen1Otu.-In
the assembly numerous petitions and
remonstrances were introduced against
the passage of the bill to prohibit religi-
Gus instruction in the common schools
of this state; also a remonstrance
against vacating aroad in Monroe coun-
tv; also to change state road in Wood,
Pepin, Pierce and st. Croix coun-
ties; also a petition for the
repeal of the law exempting the Wiscon-
sin Central railway lands from taxation !;
also memorial relating to the survey
of the waters of the St. CroiX, Chippewa
and Wisconsin rivers. Another joint
resolution was introduced in favor of
the reconciliation of silver. The reso-
luton relating to the number of officers
and employees was indefinitely postpon-
ed. Bills were introduced relating to
the fees of justices of the peace; relat-
ing to the assessment and collection of
taxes; relating to town insurance Cos;
relating to the compilation and. publica-
ton of the laws of this state; relating to
the duties of notaries public: to provide
for laying out state road in Oconto
county; for the adjustment of the
state board of charities; to authorize the
loan of portion of the trust funds to
the city of Stevens Point; to amend the
charter of WATERFOWL; for the sale of
certain lands on Sturgeon Bay; to lay
out state road in Door and Kewannee
counties; concerning marriages. Bills
passed relating to trials in criminal
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Home.
TUESDAY, Feb. 12.-Senate This
being the last day for Introducing new
business both houses held two sessions;
at the morning session in the Senate
several circumstances were presented
against the bill to prohibit religious in
struction in the common schools of
the state; numerous petitions were
also introduced asking the passage of
the constitutional amendment pro-
hibiting the traffic in intoxicating
liquors. Bills were introduced to fix
the license Of insurance companies; to
regulate the time of holding the Circuit
Court in the 9th judicial circuit; to
amend sec. s, chap. 10, of the Revised
Statutes relating to state officers; to
fix the rate of interest; to appropriate
$1,000 to each of the following insti-
tutions of Milwaukee: St. Rose Orphan
Asylum, St. Joseph Orphan Asylum, St.
Ameliana Orphan Asylum, ST. Vincent's
Orphan Asylum and the Milwaukee
Orphans Asylum; also $500 to the ST.
Luke's Orphan Asylum of Racine; also
$3.50 to the Cadle Home and st.
Joseph's Orphan Asylum of Green Bay;
to fix fees of justices of the peace: to
appropriate $3.50 to the President of
the Senate; to legalize the acts of the
common council Of the city of Chippe
pewa Falls, in relation to street work; and
to amend the law relating to the as
sessment and collection of taxes. Bills
passed to appropriate $1,000 to the
Northern Agricultural and Mechanical
Association; and $1,000 to the State
Agricultural Society; also to detach
certain territory from the town of
Koshkonong, Jefferson county, and at
tach the. same to the town of Jefferson,
Jefferson county; also to provide for
the publication of the Legislative
Manual
At the evening session of the Senate
bills were introduced relating to insane;
to amend the laws relating to the as
sessment and collection of taxes for
the division of Chippewa and Lincoln
counties, and the erection Of Flambeau
county; to incorporate the city of
Neillsville to amend chapter 1O3, laws
of 1877, relating to the license money
of Chippewa Falls to remove certain
civil cases from the Circuit Court of
Chippewa county to the Circuit Court
of Taylor county to exempt from tax
alton the lands of the North Wisconsin
Railway, in the counties of Ashland and
Bayfield,; to legalize the acts of certain
timber agents to fix the terms of the
Circuit Court Of the Tenth Judicial
Circuit to provide for the publica-
ton of the Revised Statutes.
TUESDAY. Feb. 12-Assenaby.-In the
assembly at the morning session numer-
Gus petitions were introduced concern
ing various local matters; also mum err
Gus circumstances against the bill to
DrOhibit RELIGIOUS instruction in the