The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23


MONDAY, February 4.-Petitions were
introduced for fixing the rate of interest at
seven per cent. and for the limitation OF
game laws......A remonstrance was offered
against the abolition of religious instruction
IN public schools -. Bills introduced: APP
propriating So, 900 to the superintendent OF
public property for the purchase of legisla-
80 stationery; relative to duties of towns
S15own officers; concerning limited pro-
pr,et0rship; to authorize the formation of
the Manufacturers and Millers' Mutual in
surance company; to incorporate the city
of Jefferson. - bin was passed relating
to The transfer or assignment of stock in in
corporated companies. Adjourned.
Assembly.
MONDAY, February +. Remon-
strances were read against taking the bible
from public schools and against the division
OF Clark and Marathon counties. Bills
presented: For the equalization of assess
ment rolls; to provide tax deeds where tax
certificates are lost; relating to the sale of
lands for unpaid taxes to consolidate the
charter OF Racine; tocOnsolldate the charter
OF keHosha; relating to the manner of filling
vacancies in the office of county Judge. A
communication was received from the secre-
tary of state submitting the annual report of
the Wisconsin farm mortgage land company
showing the total receipts during the year to
be S20,065 and the expenditures SIS, 142..... In
committee of the whole several important
bills were considered
Senate.
TUESDAY, February 5.-Petitions in
troduced: For the exemption of mortgaged
property to the extent of the mortgage for
the passage of constitutional amendment
traf for no oil,
of the office of railroad commissioned.
circumstances were offered against the
abolition of religious instruction in schools
Bills introduced: Providing for the ex-
hibition Of Wisconsin's dairy products at
the Paris exposition, and appointing three
commissioners to superintend the
same; for more equitable assessment
OF property; relative to fencing
railroads; authorizing the appoint
ment of commissioner to represent Wis
consn in the industrial prison congress al
Stockholm, Sweden, next August "A me-
mortal to congress was passed for the estab-
lishment of "a tri-weekly mail route from
Whitehall, Trcmpealeau county, to Eau
Claire, Eau Claire county. An assembly
bill was concurred in to authorize town and
village supervisors to license hawkers and
peddlers within and near their respective
towns and village.
Assembly.
TUESDAY, February 5.-Petitions, me-
MORALS, etc, presented: Protesting against
the removal OF the bible from public schools,
university and normal schools against the
erection of the county of Forest; for the
passage of memorial to congress asking for
a law to allow silver to pass current for the
payment of all debts in the state of Wiscon-
sin; from the common council of Milwaukee
asking an appropriation of $4,000 for the
Milwaukee industrial school for girls
Resolutions were introduced denouncng
the bankrupt act, and memorializing con.
gress bya joint resolution to abolish the act.
1.-The resolution relating TO swamp lands
III Crawford county was sent back to COM
mittee of the whole ..... The senate resOlu-
ton fixing the time for the introduction
of new business to cease was amended
to Tuesday, February 18th, and was so con-
CURED in..... Bills introduced: Relating to
highways in the town of La Prairie Rock
county; for the purchase and maintenance
of fire apparatus in incorporated villages
to define certain offenseS of breaking toll
dams, and to prescribe punishment therefor;
to incorporate the city of Merriam; to
authorize the city of Watertown to levy a
tax to compromise it's railroad Indebtedness;
to provide for laying out state road from
Lincoln to intersect certain state roads in
DTOWH COUNT ......l Inc assembly InCn went
into committee of the whole on the general
file. In considering the bill to fix the per
diem OF county supervisors at $500, Milwau-
kee county was by amendment exempted
from the provisions of the bill ...... djourned
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, February 6.-After the
prayer chief clerk Turner rendered his
resignation and Chas. Z. Bross, of Madison
was unanimously elected to fill the vacancy.
bills introduced: To re-organize the
judiciary circuits; to regulate the inspection
of grain and to establish the grade thereof
to enable corporations and associations to
increase their capital stock to lay out and
establish a state road in the counties oil
Jackson, Wood and Clark; to discontinue a
territorial road in Columbia county,. The
assembly amendment to the senate
resolution was cOncurred in to
make the date for cutting off new
business Tuesday February 18TH.
Bills passed: TO amend the charters OF
Green Bay and Racine; in relation to vii
lage cemeteries. The special order, the
joint resolution for the repeal of the re
sumption act, came up and lively debate
ensued. Rankin moved to amend by add
ing and that so much of the said resump
ton act of congress as fixed the date fol
such resumption at January /, 1879, should
be Immediately and unconditionally re
repealed" Lost by vote of 10 to 10. After
a half hours debate the resolution was mad,
the special order for Wednesday, the 18Th
inst. djourned.
Assembly.
| WEDNESDAY, February 6.-Bills in
troduced: Establishing board of medica
examiners TO examine all parties oracticins
medicine in the state repeating the act ex-
empting the Wisconsin Central railwa,
from exemption; authorizing the convey
ance of certain school and university land
1 to the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan shil
canal; extending the time three years from
July, to the Chicago. Portage and Superio
railway for completing the road; forbiddinj
the expectation of all game birds from tn
state by railway or express companie
or otherwise; relating to wages of employee
OF railway companies; relating to the publ
schools of Watertown relating to the trans
Ter OF proceedings from county to circui
courts.....A bill authorizing Newport town
ship to borrow money to pay the balanc
! due to the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Pau
railroad for bridge over the Wisconsin
river at Kilbourn was passed -. Afte
clearing the general file in committee of tn
whole the assembly adjourned.
/ Senate.
! THURSDAY, February Petition
introduced: For an amendment of asses.
ment laws; for the reduction of the legs
rate of interest; for constitutional amend
ment against liquor traffic; for the detacf
ment CT Ashland and Bayfield, counties fror
the eleventh judicial circuit and attachmen
to the seventh. 49,. Several remonstrance
against the abolition OF religion
readings from schools were presented
Bills introduced: For the preservation @
hsh IN the waters OF LIE Crosse county:
memorial to congress for harbor at K ewau
nee; to incorporate the city of Ahnapee.
The committee considering Washburn's Gil