The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-07

/ dock an Sturgeon bay; amending the laws rela-
| tive TO the establishment of the Municipal
| Court Of Milwaukee Assembly bill in.
| definitely postponed: To encourage the keep
! ing of sfalions in the State. On motion
Of FIR. Bailey, the Senate took a recess
/ TIL 1880 this evening, then 10 take up Mr..
| Hudd's joint resolution for adjournment Of the
! Legislature. "A large number of petitions
! from polcy-holders were presented against the
/ passage OF any law taxing insurance compa-
MES. In the Senate tonight the Joint resolu-
ton relating to the revision Of statutes the
printing OF the bill reported therefor and to
| proTlde for the incorporation of the general
acts Of this session Herewith, and to prevent
conflicting legislation upon the subjects en-
braced therein, and relating also to an adj
Journment OF the Legislature, came I'D on
special order, and an amendment was adopted
80 that the Legislature will meet on the 9Th of
April III extra session, to consider revision Of
the statutes. A recess will be taken about the
10th of March.
ASSEMBLY, following Senate bills were
concurred in: 10 appropriate to the county of
Dodge $798.50; to legalze the organization of
school District No. 2, Of Millston appropriat-
ing $l8, 300 to the Institute for the Blind; ap-
proprlatlng $4,000 to the Superintendent Of
Public Property for stationery approprlating
money to provide stationery and postage
stamps; for the preservation of fish in the
waters Of st. Croix county relating to ware
house receipts. Assembly bills passed: For
the relief of FL. N. Smith, Warden of State
prison repeating the charter Of the Manitowoc
and Two Rivers Plank Road Company amend
ing the charter of the city of Manitowoe.
The Assembly spent considerable time in COM
mite of the whole, Mr.. Carter in the chair, and
considered the entire file OF bills.
FRIDAY, March 1.-SENATE.-A perfect ava
lanche Of petitions against the bill taxing life
insurance companies were presented :. Sena-
tor Wing offered the following, which lies over:
Resot0ed By the Senate the Assembly conotyYj,o0
That no business shall be transacted by either
house after Saturday, the 9Th day of March
excepting the consideration of Executive mes
sa8es and the reports Of the Committee on En-
rolled Bills, privileged resolutions, and re-
vision of Statutes, and the Senate and AS
sembly adjourn on Tuesday, March 70,
at IL o'clock q. M, until the 9th day
Of April, 1873. Mr.. Price, one of the
special committee to whom was referred
his resolution providing for an amendment to
the State constitution forever prohibiting
traffic IN Intoxicating liquors within the State
read an elaborate report favoring the resolu-
ton. The Committee on Banks. Banking
and insurance, to whom was referred the re-
port OF the Committee on Charitable and
REFUSAL
OF ex-Gov. Washburns offer Of the EdgeWood
property for an industrial school for girls, re-
ported adversely on the recommendation.
they recommended acceptance by the State Of
the proposed donation, and putting the school
IN immediate operation. believing there exist
ed necessity for such an institution, and that
tbs donation was q timely one. Bills in
definitely postponed To allow right of con-
science in matters of religious belief in State
institutions; relating to publication Of Su-
preme Court decisions. :. The bill appro-
prIating $4,000 for the erection of
buildings for tine Milwaukee Industrial School
for Glrls was passed under suspension of the
rules. The Senate had long session this
afternoon, ordered a number of bills to third
reading, killed the bill for the creation of the
county Of Flambeau out of territory from the
counties Of Taylor and Chippewa, and the
joint resolution authorizing the Attorney Cen
eral to commence suit against Cornell Univer-
8lty for the purpose Of testing the title to some
$50, 900 acres Of land now held by the uniYer-
sity in this State.
AssEMBLY.-In the Assembly bills were
passed To provide for the improvement of
the streets of Milwaukee to repeal section /
chapter 1884, laws of 1875, relating to the char
ter of Milwaukee to provide for the payment
OF labor in lawful money of the United
tuition providing for biennial sessions Sem
ate bills concurred in: Relative to the disposi-
ton OF license money in the town of Keemas-
KUN to authorize the town Of Rushford to
borrow money. Indefinitely postponed In
relation to sewerage in Milwaukee amending
chapter IA, laws of 1876 of the charter Of
Milwaukee, in relation to the sewerage system
IN Milwaukee amending section 2, chapter
1874, laws of 1874, relating to the charter of
laws OF 1875, relating to inquest Of the dead
to revise and consolidate The charter Of the
city Of Sheboygan.
SATURDAY, March 2-SENATE.- Prices
joint resolution providing for constitutional
amendment forever prohibiting the sale of in
toxlcating liquors within this State, came mp
for consideration. Senator Hudd moved to
amend by Limiting the territory to circuit five
miles from the capital, and the time to the
annual sessions OF the Legislature. Lost.
The Joint resolution was lost-ayes, 10; noes,
mot constitutional majority voting. A
motion was made to reconsider the vote, and
that motion was laid over tall Tuesday Mr..
Wings joint resolution came up and was
adopted. 1t is as follows: ResolUed,
by the Senate, the Assembly concur
ring, That section Of article 10
OF the constitution of the State of
Wisconsin be amended SO as to read: Section g.
The Legislature shall provide by law for the
establishment of district schools which shall
be as nearly uniform as practicable, and such
schools shall be free and without charge for
tuition to all children between the ages of 6
and 81 years, and no sectarian instruction shall
be allowed therein. Senate bills passed
Amending the city charter Of Columbus; au-
thorizing W. q. Horn to build and maintain a
pier into Lake Michigan; to provide for the
establishing and laying out boulevard in the
county of Milwaukee; legalizing the acts Of
the Common Council of Chippewa Falls;
relative to street work and special tax for
streets; providing for the election of a District
Attorney for Brown county; providing com
pensation for completing the transcribing
of the Senate and Assembly journals relative
to swamp and OVERLOADED lands in Manitowoc
and Calumet counties; appropriating $68, 672
to the State Insane Hospital for current ex-
penses relating to booms on the Wisconsin
river; to prevent the making and publication
of deceptive statements in relation to the bust
ness OF fire insurance companies. . Assembly
bills concurred iii: In relation to inlprov,-
ment of Embarass river; Iegalizipg the Off