Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-21

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ard NJ. Kutchin, of Fond du Lac, to be
director of the state prison at Wau-
pun, for term commencing January 1,
1873, vice William E. Smith, term ex-
pired.
The following memorial to Congress
was discussed at length and ordered
engrossed without division:
! TO the Senate and House Of Representatives OF
I ~ the Cgsited States. en- Congress ASsenabke0. Z
| Yorr memoriaists. the legislature OF the state
/ Of Wisconsin. respectfully represent:
That owing TO the demonstrated insecurity Oh
aany savings banks as repositories for the surpu.
| earnings ofthe people, public policy and the gen.
j rraI welfare alike mbiRe 10 demand that con-
I grsss should authorize the Issue of bonds or
certificates OF deposit bearing low rate of inter-
/ est, not exceeding four per cent per annum, into
which the industrial classes OF the country cen ar
al lines invest their earnings, making such de-
posIts entirely secure, and at ali times conyerti-
ute whenever investors shall SO desire:
I That the bill introduced by Hon Hiram Price
Of Iowa, into Congress in most of its general
features, meets the approval OF this legislature
that no loans for the payment or retirement Of
aational bonds ought hereafter to be made unit!
the same have been offered TO the people OF the
! Cnitea states, TO be taken in sElall denomina-
Tons, so that every prudent citizen may have az
| opportunity. according 10 his means. 10 hold
/ portion OF the public debt: and syndicate
/ ought TO be c0uDteaanced transferring said debt
abroad, until the loan has been freely offered in
! the market at home, through any designated de,
.vry, or the money order op0stofiicesa OF the
! United States S -
| Your nemoria!ists therefore, earnestly reques:
hat the matters aforesaid may receive the early
ana favorable consideration Of congress.
At the evening session after three
hours debate the bill for letting the
publishing of the reports - Of the
supreme Court to the lowest bidder
passed by the following vote:
,Noes--Anderson, Barden. Grimmer. Hathaway,
1 hudd LOper, AumbrUe, Paul, Reynolds, Rich
,rdson, SCHNEIDER, Scott, Swain, Torrey, Vas
/ schsick, Welch, Williams, Wing, Wolf-19
! AyeS-Bailey, Campbell, Treat-;..
Senators Bones, Burrows and sacket,
VINO would have voted for indefinite
| postponement, were paired with Sena-
| tors Rankin, Price and Andrews, who
would have voted against indefinite
pOstponement
Senators Arnold. Albert, Reed, Rice.
sld Richmond .werc absent and moi
paired.
| THURSDAY, Feb. 14th-A sensbEu-In
the assembly bills passed: To improve
Blue Mound or Spring street road, in
Milwaukee; amending act establishing
l. municipal court in Milwaukee; To
charge the expenses of re-dredging the
rivers and canals in Milwaukee to the
general fund; relating to the collection
Of personal property taxes in Milwau-
kee; in relation to the establishment Of
a fireman relief fund in Milwaukee;
TO appropriate to the Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb, $4,000; senate bills
concurred in, for the compensation Of
the clerk of the committee on the
revision of laws; providing for
! al nf ftz-n
ciate justices of the supreme court;
authorizing the county of jackson to
borrow money. Indefinitely postponed:
directing the payment into the city
treasury Of the city of Milwaukee of the
percentage collected on delinquent per-.
sonal taxes; amending the charter OF
she city of Milwaukee,; asking for the
extension of Humbolt avenue in Mil
Haukee. Several petitions were pre-
sented upon local matters, and some
time was spent in the discussion of
biennial session amendment to the con-
stitution, but no action was taken.
FRIDAY, Feb. 15.-,Senate e-In the SEN
ate bills were passed Repeating sec
ton l, chapter 86, laws of 1877, relative
to duties of towns and town officers:
memorial to congress fayoring postal
savings banks; to amend the charter Of
the city of Prairie du CHEN; and to
enable the town of Newport to borrow
money. Assembly bills were coneurred
in: Authorizing school land com
missioners to loan portion
of trust. funds & to Newport,
Columbia county; under srspen-
sion of rules; authorizing town of Hart
ford, Washington county, to borrow
money. under suspension, bills were
indefinitely postponed, relating to ap-
pointment of notaries public; relating
to issue of bonds in county of Barron
to pay outstanding indebtedness; relat-
ing to town business in Fort Edwards,
Wood county; authorizing pur-
chase of territorial scrip for State
Historical society: regulating the
amount of the county tax in Shawano
county; appropriating $500 to Clark
county Zouaves; establishing district
court of Milwaukee county and re-
pealing civil jurisdiction of the county
court ofAIilwaukee county; relative to
shooting OF wild pigeons; appropriating
$4,000 to institution for education of
deaf and dumb.
FRIDAY, Feb. 15-4ssembh h-In the
assembly bills passed, relating to the
reduction of swamp and overfowed
lands in Waupaca county; authorizing
Joseph Harris to build and maintain
pier and dock in Sturgeon Bay; amend
ing the charter of Neenah; to amend
sec. IL. ch. 81. revised statutes; appro-
priating $50 to Peter Swenson; am end
ing the charter of the city of Watertown;
amending the act creating the muni-
cipal court in Chippewa, relating to the
reduction of the price of swamps and
overtiowed lands in Monroe county;
am ending the charter of the city of
Chiffon; legalizlng certain order of
the board of supervisors of Juneau
county; amending act of 1876, authoriz-
ing the improvement of certain portions
of Embarass river; authorizing loan
of trust funds to the town of Nee
edah; legalizing acts of John Brownlee
a Justice of the peace; amending char
ter of Prairie du Chen; legaEzing the
official acts of Chas. NaffZ, % notary
public; providing for the more efficient
government of the state hospital for
the insane; appropriating certain sum
of money to Dennis Phelan. Bills
were indefinitely postponed relating to
the protection of rabbits in Racine
county.