Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-17
Legislative Summary.

WEDNESDAY. Jan. 9-Senote. The
state senate met ut II o'clock, noon,
and was called to order by Lieut.. Gov.
Bingham. The newly elected senators
were sworn in, the roll called and
all senators answered to their names
The senate then elected Hon. A. j. Tur-
ner Of Portage, chief clerk, and Mr..
/. J. Bayton, sergeant at arms Sena-
tor /. w. Barden was elected president
pro TEN. The following resolution was
adopted:
Resolred That the standing committees Of the
Judiciary NJ p Wing. A. A. Arnold d. n.
Bailey, /. r. HuGd, Joseph Rankin.
state Atfairs-0 G. Hathaway, = 7. Price, u
Anderson.
Finance, Banks and Insurance u. B. Treat. G
b. Burrows, John A. Rice.
Railroads -rhos. Scott, II. S. Sackett Isaac
Van Schaick, B. o. REYNOLDS o. {. hathaway
George IL. Paul Joseph Rank H. W W. Reed,
Chas. II Williams.
Educaton-G. b. Burrows A. d. Andrews
Geo. III. Paul
Manufacture and Commerce-G W swain A.
A. Loper, Geo 4. Albert.
incorporatlons s-W. L. Pri G. Thos. Scott Geo
NJ. Richmond.
Town md County fairs-R d. Torrey. A.
Campbell H. {. Numbrue.
Public LandS-A A Loper. George (Irimmer
Chas. ii. Williams.
Military Atfairs-Isaac Van Schaick rayid
Aelch. Geo Nj. Richmond.
riyileges and Elections-D. Il. Bailey, L. d.
iorcey, Philip Schneider.
Legislative EXpenditures-a. Campbell. IL,
Richardson Phi ip Schneider
Federal Relations HI : Sackett. L. A. Bones,
John A. Rice.
Roads and Bridges Geo. Grimmer, L. W Par
den, Louis " of.
Agriculture A. A. Arno'd, L. W Barden Louis
Wolf
Engrossed Bliss Q. Reynolds, +, d. Torrey,
Enrolled Bills-A T. Andrews, c. " Swain,
Geo A Albert
The following senators viii represent
the senate on the joint committees:
CiainS-D. T.. Welch, j. B. Treat, II. G. Mum
bTue.
Charitable and Penal Institutions--H. Rich
ardson, 4. 4. arnold W w Reed
Printing!. a. Bones W. I. Price, George II
Paul
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 9.-AssembIg, The
assembly met at noon; the roll was
called and ali ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
to their names The oath was admin
istered to the members in a body. BY
4 union of the greenbackers and demo-
Gratis Hon A r. Barrows, greenbacker,
of Chippewa Falls, was chosen speaker.
Mr.. ]. r. Hunter, of Rock county, was
chosen chief clerk and Anton Klaus, OF
Green Bay, was chosen sergeant-at-
arms.
THURSDAY, Jan. 10.--Sendte-T only
matter of general interest was the in
production by Sen. Price of the follow
ing resolution:
ResoIred by the Senote the assembly con-
curing, That the complete restoration
of the provisions of the coinage act as it
existed prior to February Il, 1873,
whereby the silver deilar may again be
coined and be made full and unre-
stricted legal tender, as it had existed
from the formation of the government
down to that time, with detriment to no
one, but of manifest advantage to the
people, IS impcratively demanded by
every consideration Of public policy;
cur senators in congress are hereby in
structed and our Representatives in con-
gress are requested to support legisla-
tion for such restoration of the law.
Resoivd, That all Indebtedness, pub
lic or private, which by the terms of the
contract under which it was incurred is
payable in coin, is payable either in
gold or silver coin, rs may be elected
and we deny that where the word coin
is used in contracts it means gold to the
exclusion of silver The secretary OF
the treasury, Hon. John Sherman, has