Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-06
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1877.
Legislative Summary.


senate petition was introduced, asking
for the passage of Joint resolution, No.
Is, S., to prohibit the traffic IN lntoxlca-
ting liquors. A large number of re-
monstrances were presented against
the passage of No. 1913, S., increasing
the license fees of life insurance COM
panies. A bill was introduced by the
committee on state affairs, to provide
for the purchase Of the cabinet and
library of Nj. NJ Strong, Jr, deceased.
A bill was passed providing for the
collection of statistics of the principal
products of this state. Bills were con-
CURED in to provide for the more eff
cieut government of the state hospital
for insane; TO amend the charter of the
city of La Crosse; also to amend the
charter Of the city of Neenah.
MONDAY, Feb. 25th-Assembty-ln the
assembly a number of circumstances
and petitions were introduced on va
rious subjects. Bills passed relating to
cemetery associations; to legalize GER
tain acts of the Rocky Mound grange
company; relating to patents for lands
granted by the United States to the
state Of Wisconsin, by certain act, en-
titled "an act granting lands to the
state of Michigan and Wisconsin to aid
in the construction of military road
from TT. Wilkins, Copper Harbor, Ke-
wenaw county, in the state of Michigan.
to Ft Howard, Green Bay, in the state
of Wisconsin," to legalize the official
acts of the beard of trustees Of the
Fremont cemetery association in Nau-
paca county; to authorize Aaron Deck
Ell to keep and maintain ferry across
the Mississippi river, at the village of
Trempealeau; bill was indefinitely
postponed, to repeal chapter 347 laws
of 1874, relating to insurance compan-
les.
TUESDAY, Feb. 26.-Sendte- the
senate Senator Hudd introduced reso-
luton to the effect that all amendments
statutes, and that when all general bus
mess was transacted, an adjournment
be had until April 10th at 10 A. NJ,
when the revision would be taken up as
the special and only business Of the ses-
sion; during the recess. all employees,
but the elective officers and the clerks
of the said committee, should be dis
charged, and none be re-engaged at the
extra session, except such as were alb
solutely necessary for the transaction OF
business; the committee to sit upon the
revision throughout the recess, and to
incorporate therein all acts passed at
this session, and otherwise to pre-
vent conflicting legislation upon sub
jects embraced therein. The reso-
luton and substitute were made
the special order for Thursday at 1870
A. NJ Bills passed.-Appropriating
$3.50 to Senator Barden, for services as
President pro tem.-ayes %, noes none;
relating to release of dover, in certain
cases-ayes 81, noes 6; amending sec
ton Is. of chapter 65, Revised Statutes,
entitled "offenses against property"
memorial to Congress, favoring an in
come tax-ayes %, noes 6. Bills were
concurred in legalizing the official acts
of Charles Naffz, a notary public of Sank
county; legalizing proceedings of Foun-
tain City Mutual FarmersFire Insurance
Co.; concerning the municipal court of
Chippewa Falls; under suspension OF the
rules. Repeating chapter SO, private
laws of 1869. relating to business be-
tween towns of La Prairie and Har-
mony. Rock county; under suspension.
Bills were Indefinitely postponed: Pro
viding for punishment Of the common
law effense Of champerty. Of towns
and town officers. Relating to appeals
from justices judgments to circuit and
county courts Relating to the discov-
cry of books, papers and documents in
actions now pending or hereafter COM
menced in courts of record in this state.
To amend chapter 1873 of the revised
statutes, entitled "Of fees Of consta-
bles" To amend ,ohapter 40, general
laws of 1886, entitled ''Of costs and
fees of sheriffs" Relating to lay
ing out building lots in villages
and cities Relating to evidence.
The bill providing local option in the
granting of liquor licenses in towns and
villages. came up on its engrossment
and third reading. After some discus
sion, the bill was so ordered, by the fol
lowing vote:
Ayes-senators Andrews. Arnold Barden, Bones,
Burrows. Campbell. Grimmer. Hathaway. Lopez
Price, Reynolds, Rice, Richardson, Schneider.
Scott. Swain, Treat. Welch and Williams-19.
NO6S-SondtOrS ADert. ANDERSON, Bailey, 6HCd,
Paul, Rankin, Richmondj Sacket, Van Schaick,
Wing and Wolf-11.
TUESDAY, Feb. Acknowledgement
petitions were presented upon local
questions. Bills passed relating to
holding terms of court in the 4th judicial
circuit; for the punishment of any person
using male animals for the purpose OF
procreation in sight of any dwelling
house or public street Or roadway.
Bills were concurred in authorizing
town of Waupaca to hold elections in
village of Waupaca; relating to village
cemeteries; relating to the circuit court
of Racine county; memorials to Con-
gress for an appropriation for a harbor
at Kewaunee: joint resolution relating
to national finances A bill was in
definitely postponed comforting copy
of the Supreme Court Reports upon
each district attorney in the State. After
a long debate the constitutional amend
ment providing for biennial sessions