Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06
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WATERFOWL, WIS.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1877.
Legislative Summary.

MONDAY, Jan. 2S.-Seilnte.-BlllSW were
introduced to appropriate $4,000 for
the purchase of grounds, erection of
buildings and other expenses Of the
Milwaukee industrial school; to fix
conversation of assistant attorney
general: to authorize the town of Wau-
paca to keep ali office and hold cleo
tons III the city of Waupaca; to pro-
tect manufacturers and dealers in ales
and other beverages from the loss of
casks, etc: in relation to district, ward,
graded and high schools. Bills were
introduced relating to the relief of per-
sons confined in jail on civil process;
to ratify, confirm and make valid the
acts of certain timber agents; for the
relief of the widow and children of Nj.
Strong, deceased.
MONDAY, Jan. 2S-AssembW--A reso-
luton was adopted to instruct the trus-
tees of the Oshkosh Hospital for the
Insane to make out an itemiZed &C
count of expenses for 1877. Bills were
introduced to appropriate $1,000 in aid
of the Central Agricultural Association
at Watertown; regulating the rate of
interest; relating 10 county and county
officers; relating to town treasurers; re-
lating to highways; relating to
the larceny of beast, and birds;
to exempt the city Of Appleton
from road tax; to tax dogs; relating to
the construction of drains by town Of
ticers; to appropriate money for legisla-
tive manuals; relating to a dam on Dry
Wood creek in Chippewa county; 4 bill
was passed under suspension of the
rules for the relief of the widow and
children of NJ. Strong. deceased.
TUESDAY,. Jan. 29-Sendte-A com
munication was received from the gov
ernor withdrawing the nomination Of
Gen. Rusk as railroad commissioner.
Two petitions were introduced in favor
of the bill laying out a state road in
Barron county, and one remOnstrance
against the same. 4 remonstrance was
introduced against the bill relating to
religious services in the university and
normal schools. Bills were introduced:
to regulate banking associations; relat-
ing to telegraph companies; to prevent
the making and publication of decep-
tive statements in reference to fire in
surance companies; to provide for a
photographic reporter for the circuit
court of Calumet county.
TUESDAY, Jam 29.-Assembly-A re-
monstrance. was introduced against the
passage of the bill prohibiting Bible
reading in the university and other
public schools; also one against the di-
vision of Clark and Marathon counties.
Bills were introduced to authorize city
and village officers to purchase fire APP
paratus; for the protection of game in
Jefferson county; relative to the assess
ment and collection of taxes; to amend
the charter of the city Of Eau Claire;
for the relief of the State Prison COM
nissioners; relating to the publication
of the Supreme Court reports; relating
to the debt of the city of Oconto; in
relation to the duty of town officers in
certain cases; in relation to highways;
to legalize certain acts of Rocky Mound
Grange; to appropriate $500 to St. Lukes
Hospital at Racine.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30-Senate.-
resolution was adopted calling upon
the State Librarian to report to the
Senate the number Of volumes of the
Reports of the Supreme Court on hand
and the number not required by law
troduced relating to county seats; to
provide for printing 1000 copies Of the
constitution of the United States and
of the constitution of this State for the
use of the common schools; relating
to village cemeteries; to appropriate
$500 to the Clark county Zouaves; to
appropriate annually $4,000 to the
State Agricultural Society and 81 900 to
the Northern Wisconsin Agricultural
Association; to regulate the licensing
of the sale of Intoxicating liquors; to
provide for the publication of $500 cop
les of the legislative manual; to regu-
late the practice of dentristry in this
State; relating to the preparation, pub
LEGATION and distribution Of the Geo
logical Survey; to appropriate $1S,50O
to the Institution for the Blind; and
$4,000 to the Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb.
A message was received from the
governor nominating William Star of
Ripon, Geo. Koeppen of Milwaukee
and Jonathan Evans of Platterville to
be regents of the Normal Schools for
the term beginning Feb. LIST 1873.
Bills passed, to authorize the City of
Hudson to issue bonds to the amount
of $4,000 to liquidate its indebted
ness; requiring the Farm Mortgage
Land Company to extend the benefits
thereof to certain other parties eeuit-
ably entitled thereto. The bill relating
to divorce was passed TO a third read
ing.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. O.-Assenably.-
Remonstrances were prcsented; of cit
liens of jackson county against the
bill to loan that county portion of
the trust funds; also of citizens of Wis
consin against the bill prohibiting the
reading of the Bible in the university
and public schools; also against the
bill for the erection of the County of
Flambeau; also against the division of
Clark county; also against the division
of Marathon county. A resolution was
adopted inquiring into the condition of
the Farm Mortgage Land Company.
Bills were introduced; relative to rail
road. EXPRESS. and telegraph cOmpanies: