The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-14

schools; also against the creation Of Forest
county Petitions were presented: From citi,
zens OF Clark county for uniform system OF
taxation; for the equalization of soldiers boun-
ties; asking that all coin shall be made legal
tender for all debts; asking $25, 900 for the
Industrial School for Girls in Milwaukee
RESOLUTIONS were offered asking members OF
Congress TO do al they can to effect the repeal
OF the Bankrupt law. Resolutions were
adopted relating to the revision of the statutes
and that no new business be introduced after
| the 18th OF February Bills were introduced
defining the laws relating to hawkers and
| peddlers for returning certain fees for
licenses to hawkers and peddlers to amend the
laws relative to slaughter-houses relating to
tract indexes repeating the law relating to the
towns of La Prairie and Harmony; relating to
excise amending laws authorizing fire appara-
tus in villages relating to descent of real and
personal property; defining certain offenses
and prescribing punishment therefor to en-
courage the keeping of stations; legalizing a
town meeting of Liberty; amending the charter
OF Milwaukee; relating to tramps and vaga-
bonds; authorizing the town of Plymouth to
hold elections in the city of Plymouth relat-
ing to the preservation of game to define ex-
emptlon OF property from levy and seizure in
certain cases; to incorporate the city of Mer-
rillon to authorize the city of Waterloo to levy
tax to compromise its railroad Indebtedness ;
for laying State road from Lincoln to inter-
sect certain State road in Brown county.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6.-SENATE.-Th resigna-
ton of Hon. Al. Turner, as Chief Clerk, was
presented by the President, and Charles E
Bross, of Madison, was unanimously elected as
Chief Clerk. :. A large number of petitions were
presented favoring bill prohibiting the sale
of intoxicating liquors, and against the passage
of a law prohibiting the use of the Bible in the
schools. Resolutions were introduced: To
amend the constitution, relating to the
common schools; that the revisers of
the statutes be requested to fur
nish each member of the Senate a printed
copy of the revisers' notes, and to each news
paper reporter in the Senate a printed copy of
the bill to revise the general statutes, and also
revisers' notes. Bills were introduced: Tore
organize the judicial circuits CT Wisconsin re-
lating to the publication and sale of the geo.
logical survey to remedy evils consequent
upon the destruction of public records by fire
to regulate the inspection of grain, and to es-
tablish grades thereof relating to corpora
tons to enable corporations and associations
to increase their capital stock to provide pay
for the clerks of the Board of Revisers to
lay out and establish a State road in
the counties of Jackson Wood, and
Clark; to discontinue territorial
road in Columbia county. An Assembly
amendment to a Senate resolution was con-
Cured in, which fixes the date for receiving
new business at Tuesday, Feb. 70. Bills were
passed to amend the charter of Green Bay; in
relation to village cemeteries; to amend the
charter of Racine. . The special order. being
the joint resolution relating to the repeal of the
Resumption act, came up. 1t was discussed at
length. A number of motions and counter
motions were made, and, after great deal of
flibustering, a motion finally prevailed to make
the resolution and pending amendments the
special order for Wednesday, the 18th inst, at
II o'clock q. m.
ASSEMBLY. solutions were offered: Relativ
to the revision of statutes relating to furnish
ing copies of the Revised Statutes to reporters
of newspapers in the Assembly. Bills were
introduced: Relative to executions'and proceed
ings supplementary thereto relating to build
ing sidewalks and protection of the same; re-
lating to the loaning of trust funds to the town
OF Newport, Columbia county relating to Su-
perintendents of the poor in Chippewa county;
relating to loaning trust funds to Chippewa
Falls relating to fish-ways in dams in Baraboo
river and its tributaries regulating the prac
tice of medicine relating TO certificates
of Indebtedness of ManitowOc relating to the
exemption of lands of Winnebago and Lake
Superior and Portage Railroad Companies re-
lating to the conveyance of lands to the Stur
geon Bay Canal Company relating to the build
ing of pier in Green bay relating to the
preservation of game relating to municipal
corporations; relating to Surveyors relating
to teachers certificates relating to the sewer
age system in Milwaukee; relating to the
expenses of dredging rivers and canals
in Milwaukee; relating to the amend
ment of the charter of the city of Milwau-
kee; relating to the wages of employees of
railroad companies; relating to distress for
rents relating to ferry across the Beaver Dam
lake; relating to the collection of wages; relat-
ing to the liabilities of contractors carpenters,
and others; relating to the transfer of proceed
ings from County to Circuit Courts Indefinitely
postponed); relative to proceedings for the
collection of demands against ships, boats, and
vessels; relating to counties and county affairs;
to prevent the law partners of District Attor-
neys from acting as Justices Of the Peace or
Court Commissioners in certain cases; and re-
lating to the jurisdiction of Justices of the
Peace.
THURSDAY, Feb. 7.-SENATE. Petitions were
introduced: For an amendment to the AS
sessment laws; for a reduction of the rate
of interest for the abolition of the liquor
traffic; that the counties Of Ashland and Bay
field might be taken from the Eleventh
and attached to the Seventh Judicial Cir
cult. Numerous circumstances were in
PRODUCED against the abolition of religious in
struction in public schools. Thanks were
voted to the retiring Chief Clerk Hon. A. J.
Turner, and the new Chief Clerk, Charles E.
Bross, was sworn in. A bill was introduced
for the preservation of fish in La Crosse
county "A memorial to Congress for an ap-
preparation to improve Kewaunee har-
Dor was introduced. E. Bills were pro-
posed: Relative to estates in dover;
incorporating the city of Ahnapee
for more effectually obtaining reports of bank
ing institutions in the State authorizing the
Governor to execute quit-claim deeds in GER
tain cases. . The joint resolution apportion-
ing out the revisers' report to the several COM
mittees was killed :. "A joint resolution favor
ing more iberality in the. United States patent
laws was adopted. :. "A bill was passed pro-
viding trade marks for packages Of beer and
other beverages.
ASSEMBLY Sundry petitions were introduced
for the passage of prohibition laws; for the re-
peal of the Wisconsin Central Tax Exemption
law; and remonstrances against the abolition
of religious instruction in public schools. . "A
resolution was introduced for biennial sessions
of the Legislature. Bills were introduced: Rela
tive to Sheriffs' fees; a large batch of Milwau-
kee local bills; relative to town insurance COM