The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-01-24
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE,
Senate.

senate.
TUESDAY, January l5.-A resolution
was adopted asking the resident clergy to
open the senate with prayer. Bills were
presented requiring the school land CON-
mlssioners to furnish county clerks informa-
ton relating 10 lands in various counties.
AID journed.
Assembly.
TUESDAY, January 15-Bills introduc-
ed: To provide payment of wages in lawful
moneys of the United States; to divide tbe
counties of Clark and Marathon, and for the
erection of the county of Forest; amenda.
tory of section l, chapter 139, laws of 1877,
relating to the appointment of notaries
public, and also section l, chapter 12S, of
the revised statutes; TO divide Wrightstown,
Brown county, and create the town of Green
Leaf; 10 repeal chapter 80 of the general
laws OF 1876 relating to the length of the
school month. After reading the joint reso.
lutlons as to the revisery commission from
the senate, the assembly adjourned.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, January 16.-A COM
munication from the governor was read in
relation to proposed gift TO the state by
Hon. {. c. Washburn, of his residence on
Dead Lake, together with its commodious
buildings, grapery, and farm of sixty acres,
to be used as state industrial school for
girls......Bills were introduced: To enlarge
the Oshkosh asylum; concerning appro-
prlations for Dodge county; a school book
bill substantially that of last year,.The
resolution relating to BANDS silver bill was
then called up as special order. Wing
moved to amend, TO make the silver dollar
! l..
amended was adopted by unanimous vote
OF those present-29. Adjourned.
Assembly.
WEDNESDAY, January 16.-Among
the memorials and petitions presented we're:
Several asking the construction OF additional
rooms to the Oshkosh asylum; several to
ietach certain portions of the town of New
London; relating to the division of Clark
and Marathon counties, and of the organiza-
lon OF another county Bills introduced:
Relating to the navigation of the west
branches of the kickapoo river; to repeal
laws OF 1874 for the preservation of game in
Trempealeau, Pepin and Eau Claire coun-
ties; to legalize the orders of the supervisors
Of Juneau county..-..A joint resolution for
the revision of the statutes reported from
the senate was concurred in, as also one re.
IneSting the commission to report soon......
Senate.
THURSDAY, January IA resolution
vas introduced indorsing the repeal of the
act; also one, which was
adopted, rendering acknowledgements to
* Governor Washburn for the gift of his
arm, Edgewood, to the state for an..indus-
rial school for girls Barden, Price and
dudd were appointed committee on the
part of the senate to consider a report of the
statute revisory commission. The bill
the charter OF the city Of OSHKOSH
vas cOncurred in, and alsu mat amending
he law relatins 10 Dodge county......Ad-
Assembly.
THURSDAY, January l1.-Bills were
'fiered Relating TO the registration of vot-
RS in cities and villages; to legalize the
Innual meeting of the school district of
lakeland, Barron county; for the preserva-
ion OF fish in Lake Winnebago and other
Idjacent lakes; TO appropriate TO the Mani
owoc county agricultural society a sum OF
money; Ia provide for the preservation OF
ish in Coon river and tributaries; relating
o the price of swamp and overtlowed lands
II Waupaca county; TO divide Chippewa
md Lincoln counties, and for the erection
If Flambeau county; to legalize acts OF
school district No. u: in towns of Berlin
md Nepuskin, in the counties OF Green
Lake and Fond du Lac. The committee on
ederal relations reported favorably on the
Bay Adjourned.
senate.
FRIDAY, January lS.-A memorial
was introduced by IIudd of twenty-three
members of the Brown county board OF STU
Dervisors for an appropriation for enlarging
he Northern hospital for the insane The
assembly memorial to congress for an APP
propriation OF 81 900 for the Sturgeon Bay
larbOr Improvement was passed; also one
Tor an extension of the time for the compile
ion of the Northern Pacific railroad .,.... The
oint resolution limiting new business to
i was amended to February >, and
adopted .....A Joint resolution favorng the
'epeal of the resumption act was made
special order for Wednesday morning .....
until Monday.
Assembly.
FRIDAY, January lS.-A Joint resolu-
ion rendering thanks to Ex-Governor Wash
Durn for the gift of his residence to the state
was concurred in -. Bills were introduced:
To appropriate to the Northern hospital for
he insane $S7 900 for current expenses and
permanent improvements; relating to the
ssue of bonds in Barron county for the
payment of outstanding Indebtedness;
authorizing the commissioner of school and
lands to loan money to the town
If Princeton. journed until Monday.
Seuate.
MONDAY, January 2l.-The revisers
,anying which were forty-fve copies of the
'evisIon partly completed, with the promise
1f the full report soon......A joint resolution
vas passed, for extra copies of the blue book
or state officers, members, officers and re-
DOrters of the legislature, and officers of
various state institutions. Bills were intro
iuced relating to warehouse receipts, and
the law governing the same; to
provide for the election of two additional
Supreme Court Judges; to regulate the
amount of county tax in Shawano county; to
revise the general statutes. Adjourned.
Assembly.
MONDAY, January 21.-The commit.
tee from the revisers of the statutes submit
ted 110 copies of parts one and two of the
revision 49,. Resolutions and bills were intro
luced and referred to appropriate commit
tees as follows: To refund TO the Mineral
Point railroad certain monies; 10 authorize
Burnett county to borrow money; to legalize
AK collections of the town of Armenia,
Juneau county, in 1877; to authorize the
governor to purchase the library, cabinet
and scientific instruments of Moses Strong:
authorizing the town of Hartford, Washing
ton county, to borrow money; to improve
the Bruney river......A resolution in favor of
the reconciliation of silver, and instructing
the congressional delegation to favor legis-
ation to that end was laid over. Adjourn
ed.
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