Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-20
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 90, 1877.
Legislative Summary.

ual batch of remonStranceS against the
taxation of life insurance companies
were presented by sundry senators.
Sundrv standing and special commit
tees reported relative to business sever
ally referred to them.
Substitute for bill No. 1853 S., amend
inc section q, chapter SO. Of the laws
of 1870, entitled can act to regulate
the business of life insurance" cameup
as special order for 1880 o'clock. the
question being on the adoption of the
substitute.
Senator Sacket offered al amend
ment to the substitute, which amend
ment was lost by the following vote:
Aues-Senators Barden, Mumbrue. Sacket. and
Wof-4.
Noes-Senators Albert, Andrews. Burrows,
Hathaway, -audd, Paul, Price. Rankin, heed
Rice, Richardson. Richmond, Schneider, Torrey,
Van Schaiek and Wing -l6.
Senator Rankin moved that the origi-
nal bill and substitute be indefinitely
postponed. Lost by the following vote:
Ay6s-Senators Albert, Hudd, Paul, RaRkin,
Richmond, Swain. Van Schaick and Wings.
Noes-Senators Andrews, Barden. Burrows.
Mumbrue. Price. Reed, Reynolds. Rice, Richard
son, Sacket, Torrey, Williams and "olf-13.
The substitute was then adopted and
orderded engrossed and read a third
time without division. (The substitute
bill increases the license on life insur-
ance companies doing business in this
state from one per cent to two per cent.
Bills were indefinitely postponed relat-
ing to fish culture in the state; relating
to telegraph companies; appropriating
a sum Of money to the Clark county
zouaves; incorporating the Charlton lit
erarv association: to detach certain ter
ritories from Vernon county and attach
the same to La Crosse county; relating
to highways; relating to agricultural
statistics; relating 10 the publication Of
local laws; bill passed amending the
charter Of the city of Eau Claire.
SATURDAY, March g. Assenbly-In
the assembly bills passed: To authorize
the commissioner of school lands to ex-
tend the time of a certain loan; to re-
peal an act Of 1876, authorizing a free
bridge across the st. Croix river in Bur
nett county; to provide for the preser-
Jation of fish in Coon river; to amend
chapter 900, laws of 1877, relating to
the Peter Well bridge company; relat-
ing to the registration of voters in in
corporated cities; to amend chapter
1SS, laws of 1861, relating to the sale of
land for unpaid taxes. Bills were in
definitely postponed: to incorporate the
city of Merrillon; to amend chapter 81,
laws of 1871, relating to fees of justices
of the peace; to define the property ex-
empt from seizure in certain cases; to
repeal chapter 81, laws of 1877, relating
to the extension Of time of exemption
from assessment and taxation Of lands
belonging to the Wisconsin Central
railroad company: to provide for an
exhibition of dairy interests of the state
at Paris. A senate bill was concurred
in providing for the purchase of the IL
brary and cabinet of the late Moses
Strong, late assistant geologist.
MONDAY, March 11-Senote In the
senate a Joint resolution was concurred
IN asking our representatives in con-
gress to vote for bill providing an in
come tax. Bills passed relating to the
publication of the transactions Of the
Historical society; to provide for city
superintendent of schools in the city of
Ripon. Assembly bills were concurred
in to appropriate to the Northern Hos
pital for Insane $4,000 for current ex-
penses; to codify the laws relating to
common schools. To amend the char
ter of the city Of Menasha; to amend
the charter of the city of Watertown;
to incorporate the Manitowoc and
Two Rivers p ank Road company
relating to the employment of
children under IA years of age in the
factories and workshops Of this state.
Bills were indefinitely postponed: Re
lating to the keeping and maintaining OF
slaughter houses; to secure the children
in this state the benefits of an elemen-
tary education (the compulsory educa-
ton blll) relating to patents for lands
granted by the United States to the state
Of Wisconsin, for the construction of a
military road from Fl. Wilkins, Copper
Harbor, Kewenaw county, Michigan, to
Ft. Howard. Green Bay, in the state of
Wisconsin.
MONDAY, March 18th ,-AssembEy-In
the assembly bills were concured in to
remedy the evils consequent upon the
destruction of any public records by
fire or otherwise; to provide compensa-
ton for completing the transcribing of
the journals of the senate and assembly
amending an act incorporating the city
of Berlin; to provide for the election
of district attorney for Brown county.
Bills passed to authorize Albert Wen
dorf to build and maintain a dam across
Little Rill river, i'll Marathon aountv.
70 authorize the construction of a
dam across Quaker's creek, in Barron
county. To authorize the construction
Of a dam across Yellow river, Barron
county. For the preservation of cram
berries. To appropriate money to
provide for postage stamps for en-
ployes. TO provide for the transfer of
the normal schools fund income to the
treasurer Of the boardiof regents of
normal schools. To legalize the official
acts of Abram Kuntz, a justice of the
peace of Wood county. To legalize
the annual town meeting of the town
of Liberty, Outagamie county;
to extend time for the construction
and completion of the railway of the
Chicago, Portage & Superior railway
company; to declare the true intent