Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-20

DOSllOIS, lOI Vic ClCCUloll vi ii OOOllA VII
the Menomonie river below Chafrans
rapids; to authorize the construction of
dam across Yellow river in Barron
county; to lay out q state road in the
counties of Wood and Marathon; re-
lating to the printing Of the revised
statutes; to detach certain territory
from the town of Orion. Richland coun-
tv, and attach the same to the town of
Richland, same county; to tax costs IN
criminal cases; for state park in Wis
consin; to prevent hunting of deer with
hounds; relating to executions, and pro-
ceedings supplementary thereto; rela-
ting to the courts of justices Of the
peace; relating to the force losure of
mortgages; relating to prisons and COM
mon jails; relating to the Wisconsin
river improvement company; relating
to a reassessment of certain property IN
the city Of Wausau; relating to town
insurance company; to lay out state
road in Monroe and Juneau counties;
to amend the charter of the city of
Sheboygan; to amend the law relating
to highways and bridges. A bill passed
to provide for the purchase Traditional
copies of the Legislative Manual.
In the assembly, at the evening ses-
sion, bills were introduced to provide
for the transfer of the normal school
income; relating to the license money
of railway companies; to provide tor
the improvement of the Eau Claire
river; to amend the charter of Eau
| Claire; to exempt the lands of North
| Wisconsin railway from taxation: to
amend the charter of the city of New
London: to fix terms of court in the
Sth judicial circuit; to prevent the
adulteration of milk in butter and
cheese factories; for the protectien of
game in St. Croix county; to provide
for dam, booms, and pier in the Chip
pewa river at Eagle Rapids to improve
Big Rib river; for the preservation of
trout in the waters of Crawford county.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13-Senate.--In the
senate numerous petitions were pre-
scented for the passage of the constitu-
tional amendment prohibiting the traf-
fic in intoxicating liquors. Bills pass
ed. Appropriating $79S.5O to Dodge
county for support of insane persons
not properly chargeable to said county;
ayes q; noes 5; amending chapter 144.
laws of 1868, authorizing school land
commissioners to- loan portion of trust
funds to Wood county; to provide for
removals of civil actions, in certain
cases; approprlating $4,000 to Indus
trial school for boys Of Waukesha; ayes
90; noes, none; to provide for construc-
ton of fish-ways in outlet of Green Lake
authorizing county of Brown to ex-
change bonds with certain bond holders;
authorizing appointment of addition
al court commissioner in Chippewa
county; curtaillng tax exemption OF
property of Lake Geneva seminary;
for the preservation off;sh in waters OF
La Crosse county. Senator Hudd's joint
resolution as amended, requesting our
senators in congress to vote for the re-
peal of resumption act, came up, as
special order for IL o'clock; the
amended resolution read as follows:
| Resozued by the .Senote, the assembly concuS-
ring: That in the opinion of the legislature of
this state it Is the desire Of the people of Wiscon-
| sin that so much of the act of congress, COM
monty known the resumption act, as author
ICES or may be construed TO authorize the can
| collation. retirement from circulation of any
portion of the existing volume of United States
treasury notes, or greenbacks," be repealed.
After good deal of discussion the re-
| following vote: .- ..-.....
Ayes-Andrews, Arnold, Bailey. Barden, Bones,
Burrows, Campbell, Grimmer, Hathaway, l. per,
| Reynolds, Richardson, Swain, Treat, Van Shack
and Wing-16.
| Noes-Anderson. Hud,, Mumbrue Paul, Price,
Rankin, Reed. r ce, Richmond Schneider
Scott. Torrey, Welch, Williams and VOLTS.
Senator Torrey called up joint resolu-
| ton No. 20. S., another silver measure
which after good deal of fillibustering
was adopted by vote of "a ayes, to
l)3S.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13th-Assenabh-In
| the assembly resolution was adopted
relating to the licensing OF the North
| western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. Bills passed: Amending and
consolidating the charter of the city of
| Beaver Dam; relating to the poor, and
amendatory of the charter of the city of
WATERFOWL; to authorize the county of
Oconto to issue bonds, to provide for
construction of a county jail; to author
ize the loan of trust funds to the town
of Princeton; respecting trusts created
by will, and repeating a law of 1874;
Providing for the erection of monument
to the memory of the late Governor
Harvey; for the relief of Barberra Sill
verfriend; to empower the COM
mon council of Beloit to pro-
vide security against loss by fire;
amending chapter 120, revised statutes,
relating to appeals from courts; amend
ing chapter %, revised statutes, relating
to town and town officers; amending
| law of 1877, relating to the salary of the
county judge of Milwaukee; appropri-
ating 500 to the Manitowoc county az
ricultural society; amending section 4,
chapter 146: laws of 1872, relating to
organization of corporations; authoriz-
ing the state Of Maryland to convey to
| the United States, the interest of Wis
consin in the national cemetery at An
tietam; to legalize the action of the
board of supervisors of Fierce county;
to provide for the punishment of the
common law offense of champerty; to
refund to the Mineral Point railroad,
So, 431.74; memorial to congress for a
| light house on Grand Marias Bay. in