The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-02-07
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.

THURSDAY, Jan. 3l-Se1Gte.-Me
MORALS introduced: for law requiring
assessors to list COWS separate from other
neat cattle; FOR passage of prohibition
laws; demonstrating against abolition of
Bible reading in schools. Bills intro
duced: to provide for inspection of
steam boilers and licensing of engineers;
relative to registration of marriages,
births and deaths. The Governor sent
in the name of Hon. A. ]. Turner, of
Portage, to be Railroad Commissioner;
nomination confirmed by the Senate,
unanimously. Joint resolution passed,
granting S. worth of stationary and So
worth of postage stamps to Legislative
employees. Bills passed, providing for
the election of two associate justices of
the State Supreme Court.
neutrality-suspicious. presented: -
against prohibiting the reading of the
Bible in schools; against steam street
cars in Milwaukee; for payment of
wages in lawful money; for erection Of
additional Insane Hospital accommoda-
tons. A large number of bills were in
troduced. Bills were passed-relating
to transcribing Senate and Assembly
journals; resolution amending the Con-
stltution so as to provide for biennial
sessions, was made the special order for
next Thursday at II o'clock
FRIDAY, February 1-.Senate-Petit
ions introduced: for the passage of a
constitutional amendment prohibiting
liquor traffic in this Ste; for amendment
of assessment laws. State Librarian
reported 12,525 copies of Supreme
Court reports on hand, not in use. Bills
introduced: authorizing purchase of GER
tain territorial script for State Histori-
cal Society; providing fines for walking
or driving along railroad tracks or over
railroad bridges, where not public
highway. Bills passed: making eight
consecutive years of insanity, sufficient
ground for divorce. Both Senate and
Assembly adjourned till Monday night.
4Assen1bly-A large number of remon-
strances were presented against the
passage of bill prohibiting religious
instruction and the reading of the Bible
in schools; asking On amendment to the
registration laws. Bills were introdu-
ced providing for more perfect and
uniform system of keeping town records;
amending law of 1876, relating to mile
age and stationery of members, etc.;
authorizing Maryland to convey to the
United States the interest Wisconsin
holds in the National Cemetery at An
tietam.
MONDAY, February 4. -Senate-Mis-
cellanecus petitions, remonstrances and
resolutions were introduced, among the
latter to make the rate of interest per
cent. and for the appointment by the
Governor of two commissioners to the
Paris Exposition; to appropriate So, 900
for Legislative pen knives, etc. Bills
were introduced TO authorize the organ
ization of the Manufacturers & Millers'
Mutual Insurance Company.
Assenably-The usual number of re-
monstrances against taking the Bible
from schools were presented. kesolu-
ton to print 1900 copies of Moses M.
Strong's address of the Indian Wars of
Wisconsin were presented. Bills were in
PRODUCED to egusslize assessment rolls.
TUESDAY, Feb. 5.-,Sonote. -Numer
GUS petitions were presented, among
them to exempt mortgaged property
from taxation, and for abolishing the
Office Of Railroad Commissioner; bills
were introduced for exhibiting Wiscon-
sin dairy products at the Paris EXPOSE
ton, and for the appointment OF COM
mission of three persons to take care of
them.
Miscellaneous petitions,
circumstances and resolutions were pre-
sented, among them resolutions asking
that silver pe made a legal tender fof
the payment of all debts in Wisconsin;
for equaEzing soldiers bounties; asking
the repeal of the bankrupt act; cutting
off new business on the 18th inst. Sew
eral miscellaneous bills were introduced.
The following items are from the
Chronicle:
Quite novel and difficult operation
was recently performed by DR.. Gridley,
of Manitowoc. A boy, while skating,
fell and broke off a part of one of his
front teeth, almost exposing the neevs;
in consequence, the too.n was so seisi-
tive that it could not be built down
without first extracting it or destroying
the nerve. There was some objections
to doing the latter. The tooth was ex-
tracted, immersed for some time in