Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-13
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WATERFOWL, WIS.
Legislative Summary.

panleS. Joint resolution. NO. 10, s., to
amend the constitution so as to prohibit
the traffic in intoxicating liquors came
up for consideration On this resolu-
ton its passage would require a major
~ Of all Senators elected, and ii was
refused adoption by the following vote:
Ayes-Senators Andrews, Bailey Bones, Camp.
bell, Grimmer. Hathaway, Lopez, Price, Rey-
nolds, Scott, Swain Torrey and Welch-lS.
Noes senator's Albert. Hudd, Mumbrue, Paul,
Reed, Schneider and WiliamS-7.
Absent orys0t r0tiaq- Senators Anderson, Ar
mold, Barden, Burrows, Rankin, Rice. Richard
son, Richmond, Sacket. Treat. Van Schack,
Wing and Wof-13.
Bills were passed to amend the char
ter of the city of Columbus; to lay out
a boulevarde in the city of Milwaukee;
to amend the charter of the city Of
Chippewa Falls; to legalize the acts Of
the district attorney of Brown county;
relating to transcribing the Senate and
Assembly journals; to authorize w. III.
Horn to build pier in Lake Michigan;
relating to swamp and oyerf1owed lands
in the counties of Manitowoc and Cal
umet; to appropriate to the Wisconsin
State Hospital for Insane SS9,372
for current expenses: relating to
booms on the Wisconsin river.
Assembly bills were concurred IN; to
appropriate to Hugh Lewis S175, ayes,
is; noes, 4; for the Improvement Of
the Embarrass river; to legalize acts Of
the Rocky Mound Grange Company;
to authorize the city of Manitowoc to
issue certificates of Indebtedness; to
Fegalize official acts of William Shum-
way; to authorize Gem etery associations
to erect buildings for the purpose of
holding burial services therein; to
legalize the official acts of the board of
trustees of the Fremont Cemetery
Association in Waupaca county; to
authorize the commissioners of school
and university lands to convey certain
lands to the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan Ship Canal and Harbor Com
pany; to authorize the commissioners
of school and university lands to loan a
portion of the trust funds to the city of
New London: to authorize the COM
missioners of school and university
lands to loan a portion of the
trust funds to the town Of
Princeton, Green Lake county;
Bills were indefinitely postponed: re
lating 20 the employment of children in
factories and workshops in this state;
relating to town treasurers; to prescribe
the duties of town officers; to provide
photographic reporter for the 9th judi
cial circuit; to amend the charter of
the city of Chippewa Falls; to incorpo-
rate the city of Neillsville; to lay out a
state road frorl Beaver Dam Lake,
Barron county, to Butternut Station,
Ashland &C dnty; to regulate district,
ward and graded schools.
SATURDAY. March, 2.-AssenbIg.-In
the assembly bills passed to amend an
act II relation to the public schools in
the city of Watertown; to amend chap,
ter 364 laws of 1876 relating to sheriffs'
fees; to incorporate the city of Wua-
pun. Senate bills were concurred in:
to prevent deceptive statements by in
surance companies; relating to a dam
on Little Wolf river in Waupacca coun-
ty. Bills were indefinitely postponed:
to authorize the secretary of state to au-
dit the claim of Nelson Mcneil; relat-
ing to district, ward and graded schools;
to incorporate the city of New London.
A large number of circumstances were
presented against the passage of No.
sos A. to provide for licensing life in
surance companies.
MONDAY, March 4th-Senote. the
senate number of circumstances
were presented against the passage of
the bill, taxing life insurance compan-
les; remonstrance against the passage
of any law exempting railway lands
from taxation; also petition for an ex-
tension Of the time for the completion
of the North Wisconsin railway. Bills
passed: to exempt the lands of the
to provide for the purchase of the cabi-
net and library Of the late NJ. M.
Strong, Jr.; to provide means to escape
from hotels in cases of fire; for the i'm
provement Of public highways; to APP
propriate $1,000 to build a bridge
across Buffalo lake in Marquette
county. Bills were concurred in to re-
wise the charter of the city of Chippe-
wa Falls; to legalize the official acts of
r. w. Button, a notary public;
for the preservation OF fish
in Brown lake, Racine county;
relating to trusts; to authorize the loan
ing of a portion of the trust funds to the
town of Necedah, Juneau county; re-
lating to cemetery associations; to au
thorize the city of WATERFOWL to issue
bonds to compromise its Indebtedness;
relating to taxing dogs; to legalize the
acts of the board of supervisors of Chip
pewa county In electing a superintend-
ent of the poor; for the preservation of
game; relating to town officers and the
powers and duties of towns.
The bill to authorize Oconto county
to issue bonds to construct county
jail was indefinitely postponed The
bill relating to exemptions of mecban-
les and laborers was also indefinitely
postponed.
MONDAY, March 4-Assenably-In the
assembly resolution was concurred
in concerning freight and passenger
traffic on railways. Bills were passed:
To amend chapter "a of the general
laws Of 1871, authorizing town super
visors to construct drains in certain
cases; to appropriate to school district
No. 8. of the town of HIGHLAND. Iowa